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all dolled up
Nov. 22nd, 2009 07:36 pmI had to blow the dust off all my makeup. Tonight my roller derby team is getting our photos taken to go on the league website and in our bout programs, and our uniforms arrived precisely a week ago. I tried mine on very quickly and determined that yes, it fits, then put it away and only dug it out again just now to put on for the photos. It is a big change from last year, including being a different color, and I'm relieved to discover that I can still wear the various socks and stockings and so on that I've accumulated over the years, as the logo is still the same colors so they still look all right.
So I've got ridiculous quantities of makeup on, which won't be visible in the final photo. I'm OK with that, that's kind of how I roll. I don't do makeup very well, I just kinda put it on there until everything's covered, and then stop.
Every year we try to come up with a theme. Last year we went to elaborate lengths to do individual photo shoots. It was kind of amazing. This year we'd planned on just adding in the new people as was necessary... but then we changed our uniforms. So, oh well. We're just doing one big shoot all at once.
But I think our theme is pretty witty. You know how that movie came out not long ago? Whip It? It's about roller derby. And the tagline is, "Be your own hero." Aww. Cute.
Our theme, though I actually don't know if it's mocking Whip It or not, is "Be Your Own Superhero". I don't know how that's going to work out. I think it's much funnier if it's in imitation of Whip It, because it's more awesome in the same way that real roller derby is more awesome than the version they play in the movie. (Which I admit I still haven't seen. You know, I haven't seen the roller derby movie with whatsername in it from the 70s either. I don't see much motion pictures.)
But it's awesome anyway. We'll see how it goes. Mostly I'm just happy to dress up. I do it so seldom. I'd be happier if I could find my good garter belt, but it's OK, I guess I'm pleased to have the sort of lifestyle where I have several to choose from. Still, that one is vastly superior. And it's missing. Grump.
I don't get to wear froufrou garter belts when I'm actually skating... And makeup, while I still bother with it since putting my face on kinda helps me get ready mentally, sweats off during the track setup (not even warmup laps), so nobody sees it. I tried checking out bellydancer tutorials on sweat-proof makeup, but ain't nothing sweatproof to the degree of roller derby.
Anyway. Gonna go prance around like a nutjob. It's great. I love picture day. Actually I printed some school pictures today-- it was funny, and kind of neat.
I've got to come up with a Christmas photo.
Oh, Z decided that his beard needed to get pimped for his birthday. He bought moustache wax. Yeah, yeah, I know: pics or stfu. But I don't have a picture yet. I haven't stopped laughing yet.
So I've got ridiculous quantities of makeup on, which won't be visible in the final photo. I'm OK with that, that's kind of how I roll. I don't do makeup very well, I just kinda put it on there until everything's covered, and then stop.
Every year we try to come up with a theme. Last year we went to elaborate lengths to do individual photo shoots. It was kind of amazing. This year we'd planned on just adding in the new people as was necessary... but then we changed our uniforms. So, oh well. We're just doing one big shoot all at once.
But I think our theme is pretty witty. You know how that movie came out not long ago? Whip It? It's about roller derby. And the tagline is, "Be your own hero." Aww. Cute.
Our theme, though I actually don't know if it's mocking Whip It or not, is "Be Your Own Superhero". I don't know how that's going to work out. I think it's much funnier if it's in imitation of Whip It, because it's more awesome in the same way that real roller derby is more awesome than the version they play in the movie. (Which I admit I still haven't seen. You know, I haven't seen the roller derby movie with whatsername in it from the 70s either. I don't see much motion pictures.)
But it's awesome anyway. We'll see how it goes. Mostly I'm just happy to dress up. I do it so seldom. I'd be happier if I could find my good garter belt, but it's OK, I guess I'm pleased to have the sort of lifestyle where I have several to choose from. Still, that one is vastly superior. And it's missing. Grump.
I don't get to wear froufrou garter belts when I'm actually skating... And makeup, while I still bother with it since putting my face on kinda helps me get ready mentally, sweats off during the track setup (not even warmup laps), so nobody sees it. I tried checking out bellydancer tutorials on sweat-proof makeup, but ain't nothing sweatproof to the degree of roller derby.
Anyway. Gonna go prance around like a nutjob. It's great. I love picture day. Actually I printed some school pictures today-- it was funny, and kind of neat.
I've got to come up with a Christmas photo.
Oh, Z decided that his beard needed to get pimped for his birthday. He bought moustache wax. Yeah, yeah, I know: pics or stfu. But I don't have a picture yet. I haven't stopped laughing yet.
