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[Roller Derby Team + Boot Camp Attendees]

Happy new year, Derby Dames! Tonight is Week Five of Boot Camp, and I invite all Dames to come on out, even if you haven't attended other Boot Camp sessions because it's everyone's favorite... 🧦SOCK SCRIMMAGES🧦!

That means we'll be running through bout scenarios on the track- yes, the track tape is laid out, finally- and doing practice jams in socks for most of the night.

Not that anyone needs the reminder, but- no hard hits in sock scrimmages, of course. Fresh meat haven't officially passed their skills test, so we've still got to be gentle.

If you did get new gear over the holidays- looking at you, freshies- you're still welcome to bring it. We'll be on skates for a bit to warm up.

Two nights left after this one. Skills review and then tryouts. Start thinking about your Derby names! 🙌

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Someday there will come a time when an important milestone passes where my immediate thought isn't along the lines of it being the first time I've been able to celebrate it in Dunhaven, rather than via video messaging from whatever location overseas I happened to be at the time, and that was just if I was very lucky. It's a bittersweet thought and I look forward to having years of memories with my family to look back on for those days.

In the meantime, though, it felt very good indeed to get to be here as our Hana celebrated turning three today. I missed her birth and only just missed her second birthday, so being here to watch her eat cake and open presents and just be her normal, goofy self was a treat beyond words. I'm glad to know that I'll be here for the birthdays to come, too. ( Cut for image! )

It occurs to me that as of next Thursday, I will have been back in Dunhaven for a full year. That just doesn't seem possible.

ANGIE, DAHLIA, STELLA, & TALLY

Just so you guys know, since you're the ones most likely to just show up there, I'm moving out of my apartment and in with Jun. My lease ends at the end of January and I had technically renewed it, but luckily with all the issues with the heating and cooling, they couldn't do much when I said that I wouldn't be paying anything for breaking or going back on my renewal. Lua is already all moved in, but I have until the end of the month to get everything else taken care of.

Also, funny story. He asked me to move in months ago when the cooling went out the second time, but I didn't think he was serious and just went back to my apartment when it was fixed so if you're ever in a situation where you feel like you are the most clueless, you can always be assured that I would probably win that contest.

TALLY

How have you been doing? I wanted to check in, now that we're on this side of the holidays.