Great Googly Moogly
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Neopia's Slowest Restocker 🏆 Grand Archive Judge / Arisanna's Most Devoted Follower ✨️ Great Googly Moogly #73 🛼 RVA Local ❤️
swapped my cushions from 83a to 80a - crazy how when I went softer earlier this year, it took so much getting used to and felt like I had no control over my boot - months later the same setup feels too stiff!
did try 77a for around 10 minutes before settling on 80a but the difference was too great
did try 77a for around 10 minutes before settling on 80a but the difference was too great
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
swapped my cushions from 83a to 80a - crazy how when I went softer earlier this year, it took so much getting used to and felt like I had no control over my boot - months later the same setup feels too stiff!
did try 77a for around 10 minutes before settling on 80a but the difference was too great
did try 77a for around 10 minutes before settling on 80a but the difference was too great
We had rookie minimum skills assessments yesterday morning. I passed!!!!!!!! I've skated 250+ hours in the last year to get ready for this. I'm no longer a beginner at skating but I am happy to say I'll be a beginner at PLAYING now.
Spent a lot of yesterday crying happy tears.
Excited!!!!!
Spent a lot of yesterday crying happy tears.
Excited!!!!!
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We had rookie minimum skills assessments yesterday morning. I passed!!!!!!!! I've skated 250+ hours in the last year to get ready for this. I'm no longer a beginner at skating but I am happy to say I'll be a beginner at PLAYING now.
Spent a lot of yesterday crying happy tears.
Excited!!!!!
Spent a lot of yesterday crying happy tears.
Excited!!!!!
did four hours of practice yesterday to get ready for what I hope will be my last assessments - there was a drill where we did a three wall and we would form up on a whistle and one of us would flip to brace. my wall felt so good I can't wait to play with these teammates 🥹 it felt like it made sense
November 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
did four hours of practice yesterday to get ready for what I hope will be my last assessments - there was a drill where we did a three wall and we would form up on a whistle and one of us would flip to brace. my wall felt so good I can't wait to play with these teammates 🥹 it felt like it made sense
passed my 10/2 last week and didn't even get to "celebrate" because I'm so weighed down by everything going on with my family 😭 practice has been a very welcome distraction... But we don't have practice again until next week because of our tournament so 😔 just have to hang in there
October 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
passed my 10/2 last week and didn't even get to "celebrate" because I'm so weighed down by everything going on with my family 😭 practice has been a very welcome distraction... But we don't have practice again until next week because of our tournament so 😔 just have to hang in there
Since Sunday's coaching session out of town, my confidence has gone way up on two skills that I feel have been really holding me back. Not only did I have fear to work through but also anger and frustration at my body for feeling like it just wouldn't do what I was "telling" it to.
October 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Since Sunday's coaching session out of town, my confidence has gone way up on two skills that I feel have been really holding me back. Not only did I have fear to work through but also anger and frustration at my body for feeling like it just wouldn't do what I was "telling" it to.
Cosplaying as a front IPR who knows what they're doing tonight - wish me luck 🤞🏻😭
September 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Cosplaying as a front IPR who knows what they're doing tonight - wish me luck 🤞🏻😭
Supposed to alt ref at a sanctioned bout today and have been bumped up to OPR. Wish me luck. I'm gonna throw up from nerves even if I don't have to call anything 😭
August 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Supposed to alt ref at a sanctioned bout today and have been bumped up to OPR. Wish me luck. I'm gonna throw up from nerves even if I don't have to call anything 😭
This morning's practice ended with ten free minutes -
I used them to work on my turnaround toe stops, stopping on the line instead of just over it. AND I did a one footed glide all the way around the track, which felt really good 😊
I used them to work on my turnaround toe stops, stopping on the line instead of just over it. AND I did a one footed glide all the way around the track, which felt really good 😊
August 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This morning's practice ended with ten free minutes -
I used them to work on my turnaround toe stops, stopping on the line instead of just over it. AND I did a one footed glide all the way around the track, which felt really good 😊
I used them to work on my turnaround toe stops, stopping on the line instead of just over it. AND I did a one footed glide all the way around the track, which felt really good 😊
Remembering Nate's exists forty feet away from me at 2:03PM when I missed my regular lunch break earlier is big sads.
August 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Remembering Nate's exists forty feet away from me at 2:03PM when I missed my regular lunch break earlier is big sads.
it's been one week of contact practice
day one felt better than expected
day two left me feeling incredibly inadequate, under skilled, and confused
but practice days three and four were great
been leaning hard on my fellow rookies for feedback and to keep myself positive
gonna be just fine :)
day one felt better than expected
day two left me feeling incredibly inadequate, under skilled, and confused
but practice days three and four were great
been leaning hard on my fellow rookies for feedback and to keep myself positive
gonna be just fine :)
June 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
it's been one week of contact practice
day one felt better than expected
day two left me feeling incredibly inadequate, under skilled, and confused
but practice days three and four were great
been leaning hard on my fellow rookies for feedback and to keep myself positive
gonna be just fine :)
day one felt better than expected
day two left me feeling incredibly inadequate, under skilled, and confused
but practice days three and four were great
been leaning hard on my fellow rookies for feedback and to keep myself positive
gonna be just fine :)
went from hardly having the confidence to stand in skates in August to passing my foundational skating skills assessments on Sunday
cried a lot about this when I got home yesterday because this has been both physically hard and physically empowering for me
proud of me
on to the next test!
cried a lot about this when I got home yesterday because this has been both physically hard and physically empowering for me
proud of me
on to the next test!
June 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
went from hardly having the confidence to stand in skates in August to passing my foundational skating skills assessments on Sunday
cried a lot about this when I got home yesterday because this has been both physically hard and physically empowering for me
proud of me
on to the next test!
cried a lot about this when I got home yesterday because this has been both physically hard and physically empowering for me
proud of me
on to the next test!
today's work vibes: external projects are la di da internal projects are boo hoo hoo
June 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
today's work vibes: external projects are la di da internal projects are boo hoo hoo
we have an open skate fundraiser tonight - I am going for fun and I will be wearing one of those 90s linen co-ord outfits you used to be able to buy at the strip when you went to the beach. it is a rad set of clothes and I am excited hehehehehehe
May 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
we have an open skate fundraiser tonight - I am going for fun and I will be wearing one of those 90s linen co-ord outfits you used to be able to buy at the strip when you went to the beach. it is a rad set of clothes and I am excited hehehehehehe
have decided that I'll be filming myself practicing stepping / stopping / transitions / lateral footwork on the tennis courts - honestly, wish I'd been doing it the whole time because I can't believe how far I've come already
can't wait to look back and be able to thank me today for me tomorrow ☺️
can't wait to look back and be able to thank me today for me tomorrow ☺️
May 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
have decided that I'll be filming myself practicing stepping / stopping / transitions / lateral footwork on the tennis courts - honestly, wish I'd been doing it the whole time because I can't believe how far I've come already
can't wait to look back and be able to thank me today for me tomorrow ☺️
can't wait to look back and be able to thank me today for me tomorrow ☺️
women in the US have expressed loudly and for a long time what we need to feel safe and comfortable enough to enthusiastically have children
they just haven't listened
they just haven't listened
April 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
women in the US have expressed loudly and for a long time what we need to feel safe and comfortable enough to enthusiastically have children
they just haven't listened
they just haven't listened
all my projects are like work work work work wait wait wait wait wait then wait wait wait wait wait some more because power isn't ready yet 🥹
April 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
all my projects are like work work work work wait wait wait wait wait then wait wait wait wait wait some more because power isn't ready yet 🥹
played in a Magic pre-release for the first time in over a year - had so much fun despite my 1-3 record - got to win a game with All Out Assault so that was very cool 😎
April 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
played in a Magic pre-release for the first time in over a year - had so much fun despite my 1-3 record - got to win a game with All Out Assault so that was very cool 😎
going from "my new skates kick ass" to "i kick ass in my new skates" this month 🤔🫡
April 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
going from "my new skates kick ass" to "i kick ass in my new skates" this month 🤔🫡
had one week off of roller derby practice so I could go judge at Ascent Seattle - it was an amazing event experience for me (felt so well organized!) - really looking forward to getting wheels back under me on Thursday though
March 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
had one week off of roller derby practice so I could go judge at Ascent Seattle - it was an amazing event experience for me (felt so well organized!) - really looking forward to getting wheels back under me on Thursday though
shout out to me for passing my one foot glides ✊🏻✨ still have the most work to do on my t-pushes, lateral cuts, and fast starts
was practically defeated yesterday when I froze for 360s during last night's assessments but it's okay?! because I can do them and test anxiety goes away eventually?! 🥹😂
was practically defeated yesterday when I froze for 360s during last night's assessments but it's okay?! because I can do them and test anxiety goes away eventually?! 🥹😂
February 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
shout out to me for passing my one foot glides ✊🏻✨ still have the most work to do on my t-pushes, lateral cuts, and fast starts
was practically defeated yesterday when I froze for 360s during last night's assessments but it's okay?! because I can do them and test anxiety goes away eventually?! 🥹😂
was practically defeated yesterday when I froze for 360s during last night's assessments but it's okay?! because I can do them and test anxiety goes away eventually?! 🥹😂
tonight is my second rookie roller derby assessment. a little more nerve-wracking than last time, because it's our vet coaches doing the assessing this time. my goal is to pass at least two of the skills I missed last time (one foot glides each leg straightaway and turn, t-push, 8/2, 1/13 seconds)
February 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
tonight is my second rookie roller derby assessment. a little more nerve-wracking than last time, because it's our vet coaches doing the assessing this time. my goal is to pass at least two of the skills I missed last time (one foot glides each leg straightaway and turn, t-push, 8/2, 1/13 seconds)
rating my day that started without kombucha: sad/10
February 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
rating my day that started without kombucha: sad/10
representation of me isn't erasure of you
January 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
representation of me isn't erasure of you
dang it sure do got a lot of worry to jam into a little day
January 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
dang it sure do got a lot of worry to jam into a little day
i don't want to be making process documents and budget spreadsheets i want to be a little teeny weeny roly-poly spinning around in the soft cool dirt
December 19, 2024 at 4:26 PM
i don't want to be making process documents and budget spreadsheets i want to be a little teeny weeny roly-poly spinning around in the soft cool dirt