So that's what goes on in her head

My shilling post, but I know a few of you do read these...

2009-07-08T19:33:25Z

July is another busy month for OHRG...

First up, a fundraiser, on Monday, July 13. Print out the flyer behind the cut, eat at Five Guys, and OHRG gets a percentage of the proceeds.

Then, our last home game of the season, a double header of Ohio Roller Girls v. Ft Wayne Derby Girls on Saturday, July 18. Info and Tickets here.

Next up, tryouts! Are you a female skater over the age of 21? Or do you want to become involved wtih the sport of flat track roller derby as a referee, statistician, or other volunteer? Check out all the info here and mark your calendar for tryouts on July 21.

Lastly, a major fundraiser, with a chance for you to win cash prize money as Ohio Roller Girls present their first cornhole tournament at Quaker Steak & Lube on Saturday, July 25. I plan to play on my skates, which should also provide comic relief. Sign up here.

Next OHRG bout: May 16 v. Gem City Rollergirls

2009-05-09T14:49:15Z

Tickets here.

If you miss this, you'll have to wait until July 18 to see OHRG in action here in Columbus, since we have 3 away games in June.

Next Derby....

2009-04-20T17:28:48Z

Hot on the heels of our win this weekend over Gem City (233-52)...

See both OHRG teams in full-length WFTDA games in this double-header of interleague action!

OHRG Gang Green v. Dixie Derby Girls B Team (Huntsville, AL)
Ohio Roller Girls v. Sioux Falls Roller Dollz (Sioux Falls, SD)

Located at Central Ohio Roller Hockey, 941 Burrell Avenue, Grandview Heights. Doors open at 3:30, Event starts at 4.

We expect this event to sell out due to capacity, so buy your tickets early.

Limited seating. Please bring your own lawn, camp or folding chairs. Free parking.

All online ticket sales are will call.

Photographers: those bringing professional cameras (SLR or D-SLR type) should contact our Photos/Videos group pre-bout.

Ohio Roller Girls v. North Star Roller Girls

2009-03-12T15:27:00Z

Gang Green takes on NorthStar's B Team
OHRG takes on Northstar Supernovas

Doors at 3, game at 4
Free parking -- NEW LOCATION (see the map for details)
Ticket sales coming within the week @ www.ohiorollergirls.com. You'll want to buy early because this event is likely to sell out.

Bring a chair, and a friend!

Tickets on sale now: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/58398 All tickets will be sold online and available for pickup at Will Call.

Upcoming Ohio Roller Girls Events for the Holidays!

2008-12-04T15:41:43Z

On Saturday, December 13, we're doing a fun holiday-themed exhibition bout. The Jingle Belles (Christmas -- I'm on this team) and the Roller Ghouls (Halloween) will face off in Skatemare Before Christmas. The bout will start at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 at the Central Ohio Roller Hockey, 941 Burrell Ave, Grandview Heights, Ohio. Tickets are $5 at the door when you bring a canned good ($6 without). This one is in a new venue that is a little less "posh" so remember to dress warmly and bring your own seating.

Even if you have a holiday party to attend that evening, this should be a fun and quick event to get you in the holiday spirit beforehand.

We will also be guest grilling from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.Dec. 15. at the Arena District BD's Mongolian Barbeque (295 Marconi Blvd) in downtown Columbus. Proceeds from the event will help purchase new uniforms for the Ohio Roller Girls travel teams. BD's has arranged for a special dinner price on Dec. 15 only. For only $25, you get a complete dinner that includes one bowl and a soup or salad, fountain drink, tax and tip. Tickets can be purchased in advance, or at the restaurant that night.

Our regular season -- with travel teams only this year -- will be starting in February in Pittsburgh, then we'll have home games roughly March - July.

The Boycott Thing

2008-03-20T15:36:55Z

Some links here, here, and many many other places.

I have only been able to read a very little bit about all this, but I have decided I will be participating in this boycott. Because while I bought a permanent account a while back, I never would have done that had I not had the experience here for several years that I did while I was a free user.

I like lj. Even when I'm not here a lot. It's a homey place that I don't get from any of my other blogging services (also free BTW, SUP!)And I don't want to see it turned into some sort of pay to enter place. I like my friends. :)

Ohio Roller Girls v Detroit Derby Girls

2008-01-11T00:40:27Z

Ohio Roller Girls v Detroit Derby Girls
Originally uploaded by wittyknits

Next Travel Game for you Locals:

#25 Ohio Roller Girls v. #8 Detroit Derby Girls
Saturday, January 19, 2008
6 pm doors, 7 pm game
Lausche Building at the Ohio Expo Center

This is our last home All-Stars bout before our regular season gets kicked off in March!

The thing that's consuming my entire life right now

2007-08-09T16:44:29Z

So, one of the things that contributed to the timing of leaving my old job, starting the new contract gig and giving myself a scant week off in between was the upcoming regional roller derby tournament here in Columbus.

OHRG is hosting in it, and we're playing in it too. As you can imagine, that makes life for those of us doing double duty especially hectic. But things are coming together really well so far, and this event is gonna be awesome.

Some details:
The event runs Aug 17-19, and is back at Battelle Hall in the Convention Center, where we played last year. Single day tickets are $25, weekend passes (all 3 days) are $50. That's 12 games of derby -- high level derby from the best of the WFTDA teams East of the Mississippi River.

And, it's important to our All-Star team, because it's the first time we've ever played at home -- all four of our interleague games were on the road last year. To that end, we are selling single game tickets for our Friday night game against Providence so our home fans can see us even if they don't want to spend the whole weekend derbying. For just $10 in advance or $15 at the door, you can get in at 7:30 pm for our 8:30 game and cheer on the OHRG to victory.

If we pull off an upset and beat Providence (we're the last seed, they are 6th) then we'd play Carolina (3rd seed) on Saturday. Pull off a second upset and we'd be going to Nationals.

All the details.

Ohio Roller Girls Season 2 Playoffs

2007-06-29T21:17:08Z

Saturday July 7, 2007
at the Lausche Building in the Ohio Expo Center (state fairgrounds)
doors at 6 pm, first bout at 7pm

First Game: The Sprockettes (1) v. the Band of Brawlers (4)
Carson Drew plays at intermission
Second Game: The Take-Outs (3) v. the Blackeye Bullies (2)

Tickets $10 in advance at Surly Girl Saloon, Score Bar, Piercology, www.ohiorollergirls.com or from your favorite roller girl. $15 at the door, kids 5 and under free. All ages welcome.
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I actually won't be skating in this one (a friend is getting married that night) so my next game will be when the All-Star team plays in the WFTDA East Regionals here in Columbus August 17-19. But I love this artwork, so I thought I'd share. You locals should all still go! :)

For the locals: OHRG Events for June

2007-06-01T15:30:02Z

Screening of Xanadu at Studio 35
Get ready for the next Ohio Roller Girls bout, Xanadu or Die by screening the classic roller skating flick Xanadu, starring Olivia Newton John and Gene Kelly with the Ohio Roller Girls Friday & Saturday, June 1 & 2. Prizes for the best Xanadu costumes and raffles to win tickets to Xanadu or Die. Pabst Blue Ribbon special! $5 admission. 11 pm. Studio 35 (3055 Indianola Ave. in Clintonville). [I'll be at tonight's showing of this.]

Ohio Roller Girls Car Wash
[Edit: Car Wash Cancelled due to a weekend of rain.]

Xanadu or Die
If you were at Carnival of Destruction in May, you know that the second season is shaping up to be full of excitement. The Band of Brawlers beat The Sprockettes, and the Blackeye Bullies handed the 2006 Envy Cup champions The Take-Outs their first lost ever, meaning all four teams now have a season record of 1-1. On Saturday, June 9, Xanadu or Die will be pivotal in deciding the match-ups for the playoffs in July, so you won't want to miss a minute of the action, as the Band of Brawlers take on the Blackeye Bullies and The Sprockettes face off against The Take-Outs. Tickets are on sale now at Piercology, Surly Girl Saloon, Score Bar and www.ohiorollergirls.com. Tickets are $10 in advance, or $15 at the door. Doors open at 6pm, first bout starts at 7. Intermission entertainment from the Fred Astaire Dance Studio. [Come see ziggy_bo43 and I face off!!]

OHRG Car Wash, and Carnival of Destruction

2007-05-02T20:37:44Z

Warmer weather means you need your car washed, right? So why not help out the Ohio Roller Girls and let us wash it for you?

On Saturday, May 5, the OHRG will be at the Tee-Jaye's on the corner of High Street and Morse Road from 1pm - 5pm washing cars and talking to our fans. A car wash can be had for the suggested donation of $5, or you can get a free wash with the purchase of a presale Carnival of Destruction ticket! Where else can you find a deal like that?

What's Carnival of Destruction, you ask? That would be the second bout of the second season of the Ohio Roller Girls. May 12 at the Ohio Expo Center.

Ohio Roller Girls Second Season set to begin

2007-03-23T18:34:36Z

Ohio Roller Girls Season 2 Starts Saturday, April 7, at their new home in the Lausche Building at the Ohio Expo Center

The Ohio Roller Girls are back and better than ever with their season 2 opener, Derby Strikes Back on April 7 in their new home: the Lausche Building at the Ohio Expo Center. That’s right, the flat-track roller derby action is back, and you don’t want to miss one second of the fun!

In a rematch of last season’s championship bout, who will come out on top? Will it be The Take-Outs, The Blackeyed Bullies, The Band of Brawlers, or The Sprockettes?

In addition to YOUR Ohio Roller Girls, the event will feature music from DJ Harmonee, and Jeff Clark & the Crime Fighters. Get in on the action by wearing an Intergalactic costume for the contest, judged by a panel of Storm Troopers from the 501st Storm Trooper Battalion.

Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, kids 5 and under are free. Presale tickets can be purchased starting early next week from Surly Girl Saloon, Score Bar, or right now at www.ohiorollergirls.com (it's paypal, not ticketmaster, so no fees).

Doors open at 6 pm at the Lausche Building at the Ohio Expo Center. Support your local roller derby league, the Ohio Roller Girls.

Additional Dates this season: May 12, June 9, July 7, September 15 and WFTDA East Regional Tournament August 18-19 at Battelle Hall in the Greater Columbus Convention Center

Crossposted to columbus and roller_derby

This is nothing of any real importance

2006-07-13T20:59:03Z

So I'm having a friendly disagreement with someone about a soft drink. 7-up has recently claimed they are now all-natural. One of us thinks that this is because 7-up is now free of color. One of us thinks it always was. Help us figure out who is right!

View Poll: Settle an argument for me

My blatant promo post

2006-05-25T17:59:47Z

I know, I know, you're sick of hearing about roller derby. But really, I promise, if you haven't seen it yet, or even if you have made one or both of our first two bouts, you are not going to want to miss this next one. My team (The Take-Outs) is currently undefeated, as is the team we are playing (The Band of Brawlers). And the two teams that haven't won yet (Blackeye Bullies and Sprockettes) are out for blood in getting their first win.

Seriously, if you haven't come yet, you don't know what you're missing. Take it from my grandma, who came to Mother's Day Massacre and said, "We had a blast!"

The details:
D-Day: Sunday, June 4
Battelle Hall in the Columbus Convention Center
Blackeye Bullies v. Sprockettes
The Take-Outs v. Band of Brawlers
Intermission entertainment is jam skating (Kind of like hip-hop and break dancing on skates!)
DJ'd by DJ Moxy and DJ Kevy Kev
doors at 5 pm, first bout starts at 6
Yes, indeed, they serve beer. And cotton candy and dippin' dots, among other carnival-esque food treats.

Tickets are $15 at the door, or $10 in advance, from Piercology, www.ohiorollergirls.com , or, if you are someone I know in person, get them from yours truly. Just let me know how many you need and I'll pick them up at practice.

Come support The Take-Outs!!

Alli Catraz
#10-98

Friends only.

2006-05-05T20:26:13Z

OK kids. I've been making mostly friends only entries for a while for a whole variety of reasons, but I've now set the whole thing up that way. It's possible I'll make a public entry every once in a while, but don't count on it.

If you want me to friend you, comment here. No promises though.

Fun

2006-04-18T21:04:02Z

meme via mactavish

Instructions:

Reply to this entry by posting a picture of yourself in the comments, then post this sentence in your own journal.

Warning: It's possible that the responses to this post will take a long time to load.
Also: If you post a pic that's more than, oh, 500x500, please post the link to it rather than the pic itself.

I promise real content soon. Right now, my entire life is being devoted to Sunday's roller derby bout. I am a messed up mix of nervous, excited and I don't know what else.

Best spam subject line ever

2006-04-04T15:42:53Z

"You always wanted to use your penis as a billiards cue."

Really? Really? I mean, I don't have one of my own, but I've never heard any guy I know express this wish.

pixiecrinkle @ 2006-03-31T17:24:00

2006-03-31T22:24:38Z

Update on the This Bike is a Pipe Bomb Scare story

The charges were dropped, and the guy gets reimbursed for the bike. Good.

pixiecrinkle @ 2006-03-30T10:26:00

2006-03-30T15:31:12Z

Here's an interesting link: Global Rich List

You enter your yearly salary and it tells you how many people on the planet make less than you. The link I clicked it from warned "be prepared to feel guilty." I've often argued with friends that though we all of course think we're undercompensated at our jobs, we are incredibly lucky. Still, I wasn't quite prepared for the percentile I got dropped in at that site. It's very scary.

I'm incoherant right now, so I'm not able to say anything more than that. But check it out.

Calling all Derby Fans!!!

2006-03-27T21:26:51Z

They're here! Tickets are on sale now for our first derby bout, April 23 at Battelle Hall. They're $10 in advance, or $15 at the door, if there are any left.

If you are someone who I see in person and you want tickets, let me know how many you want, and I can get them for you. I have some in my possession right now, and can get more at practices.

If you want pay via credit card (paypal) or want season tickets, you're going to want to go to the website.

Otherwise, you can buy them in person at Piercology on 1st Avenue or at Sunsports, which is off of Polaris Parkway in the Lewis Center area. Also, a bunch of us will probably be set up at gallery hop this coming Saturday night.

The first bout will feature the Take-Outs (my team) v. the Black-Eye Bullies and the Sprockettes v. the Band of Brawlers, with Cotton Jackson playing at the intermission. Fun!

pixiecrinkle @ 2006-03-18T15:25:00

2006-03-18T20:25:52Z

Anyone who wants to listen right now to the Ohio Roller Girls, our coaches and some of our players are up in Cleveland doing an online sports radio show.

Here's the link I couldn't get it to work in Firefox, but it works in IE and seems to require RealPlayer.

Upcoming Derby Events

2006-03-15T20:55:47Z

Much exciting OHRG news, in image form.

Our uniforms are a ninja theme.

Secondly, for you locals, we are formally presenting the teams/uniforms at an event (the Skatetillion Ball) on April 8, at High Five. There will be prizes and such, so if you're free, come out for a good time.

For those of you who are interested, I'll know soon about ticket sales for our very first public bout, on April 23 at Batelle Hall at the Convention Center. They will be onsale at the website and a few other places tba. I think I'll have tickets to sell in person for those of you who I know IRL.

Also, fantastic news -- my derby name is approved. Therefore, I will sign off as:

Alli Catraz #10-98
The Take-Outs
"Crime pays if you don't get caught."

pixiecrinkle @ 2006-03-10T11:29:00

2006-03-10T16:31:38Z

Dan Abrams is giving Anderson Cooper a run for his money in the "Who wants to be pixiecrinkle's journalist fantasy boyfriend" race:

I was stunned how many people wrote in saying I'm not blaming the victim, but what was she doing out that late or I'm not blaming the victim, but why is a single woman out drinking so much? Well I hate to break the news to you but you are blaming the victim. You're only asking the question to suggest she could have, maybe should have prevented her own murder.

That's despicable...

Read the rest of it

pixiecrinkle @ 2006-03-05T23:25:00

2006-03-06T04:26:17Z

I really don't think I wanna watch the Oscars again. Crash?? Crash???? What planet is the academy on? I couldn't believe it was even nominated.

Bwahahahaha!

2006-03-02T18:02:50Z

yerpretty would have loved this story

I feel bad for the poor kid whose bike got destroyed.