I made it through enough practices to submit my rollergirl name for approval! Woooohoo! There is quite a process for earning a derby name... It has to be approved not only by the league but by a national roster. No two skaters can have the same name! The national list takes a while to let you know if your name has been accepted.... (months!)
Sooo, my unofficial/official rollergirl name is:
Atari JoyKick
#2600!!!!!
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| See how I made the Atari Logo look like a JK for JoyKick... haha I'm such a genius ;) |
It doesn't seem real, even though I'm allowed to put my name on my helmet (bye bye raw meat!). I mean, I'm still not a great skater and I haven't even had an assessment. I feel kind of weird about getting a derby name when I'm not sure I've earned it yet. But, according to the league I have... So I'll take it! :) Its an amazing feeling!
Yahooooo!!!
p.s. Okay, so why? WHY pick a name that really has nothing to do with derby? Well, anyone who knows me at all knows that I'm a video game freak, and the Atari 2600 started it all! I will never forget the day my sister brought the system home... first we popped all the bubble wrap, then we started playing games, and never stopped! One time my family even had a Pac-Man competition party. haha! The Atari 2600 represents my childhood, my competitive side, my fun side, and really just brings me tons of good memories.... I wish I had a working one now!
Soo, I had a list of about twenty five names to choose from. I kept narrowing it down, but I really didn't want to choose an arbitrary name that didn't represent anything about me. I mean, this is MY name and I just went with my gut. (PLUS this name had a great number to go with it - which is also part of choosing a derby name!) :)
Unfortunately, its tricky for others to pick a catchy nickname for me... I think I'll just remain Atari. ;)
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| Circus Atari!! SO FUN!! boing boing boing POP! |
Aw, and I was just getting used to calling you JoyKick! But you're right, Atari is probably more catchy. ;)
ReplyDeleteI think it is an awesome name! We seem to be at about the same stage in the derby journey. After months of writing down names and trying to come up with something really clever, I finally narrowed it down to 4 and let me friends, etc decide.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting a name. It's a monumental step :)