A Pirate's Life for Me!

Roller derby starts this Saturday. Kendra and Pete, at the least, are going. I don't know about anybody else, but it's good to have hopes. I threatened last year, when Joanne and I agreed that I couldn't possibly play, because I'd break, that I would be her cheerleader instead. And so it has come to pass.

I have decided the Surly Gurlies' fans need to be more visible (obnoxious?). Especially since their first bout is against the Bruisers, who have a tremendous fanbase, being the first team. So while I was running around looking for arnica, I stopped by the party supply store in the Foothills Mall. And purchased:

• two red pom-poms
  
• two black pom-poms
  
• two eye patches
  
• two plastic cutlasses
  
• one piece of black foam core
  

I think I'm going to split the foam core in two. On one half, I'll just paint Joanne's number, or maybe her derby name and number. On the other half, I think I can do the Surlies' logo. It's finally on their website at a useful size; I ought to be able to enlarge it and print it in several sections, and then use that as a template for the sign.

Ahoy, mateys! There be pissed-off Bruisers fans here! Egg the scurvy dogs on!

I wonder if the derby bear will come to cheer for the Surlies. :)