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Oprah.com: Show Me Who You Really Are -- How Roller Derby Can Save Your Life

I got so excited about this I screwed up the update twice.

When times get tough, tough girls get rolling. At least that's what Pamela Ribon says. The author of Going in Circles (which she affectionately refers to as Eat, Cry, Shove) extols the virtues of roller derby, why it worked better than therapy when her marriage ended and what she learned along the way.

Read the article here. Hope you enjoy. Please forward, Tweet, Facebook, email and/or share it with your favorite roller girl.

Lots of Seven People!

Thanks again to all these pretty people who came out to the downtown Borders in Washington, DC this past weekend. Thanks to the fantastic people who worked the store (special thanks to Annika, who I think we might have turned into a derby girl), Morgan Davidson for her tireless efforts at getting me in that store in the first place, and the kickass skaters from DC Rollergirls who came out to represent and promote.

I was in rare dork form, you guys. The podium was so tall I had to alternate b...

My Brain is a Jerk.

I've mentioned before how my dreams are annoyingly literal. I rarely have to spend any time pondering, "I wonder what that meant." Yes, even REMpam is a Wonder Killer.

How literal? Well, to be extremely graphic, I once had a dream in college where a notoriously tough professor was butt-raping me in front of the entire class to prove a point about the importance of authenticity in acting technique.

LITERAL.

IT IS NOT FUN TO BE DREAM ME.

What appears to be happening now is that the ones that a...

this is how sad it gets.

I looked up the upgrade standby list for my flight today and it said:

8. RIB, P.

9. DEP, J.

And for the splittest of seconds I was all, "OH MY GOD, IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING." What is wrong with me? How many romantic comedies did I have to see to fry my brain this way? Like that man is sitting in coach, fingers a-tingling, hoping for an upgrade. Like that man ever has to be on a waiting list.

Honestly.

Pathetic.

Anyway, I look forward to meeting you, Jennifer Depperschmitz.

chips ahoy

I get an email or text like this maybe once a month:

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DEAR PAMIE:

Please tell me the name of those chips you gave me that you said would change my life. You were right. I woke up the other day thinking about them and I am craving them like a pregnant lady. I need them now. I need them yesterday. WHERE ARE THOSE CHIPS?! CHIIIIIIIIPS!

.....

At this point, the Have'A Corn Chip people should send me so many free bags to thank me for the addictions I've created. I've even sent these things t...

confession.

dear internet.

i haven't gone to physical therapy in two weeks. and i keep going to the gym.

dear internet, i am so bored with physical therapy, as it doesn't seem to get any harder, and I don't understand how that ultrasound thing is supposed to do anything.

dear internet, i think today i officially overextended my knee's range when i tried to prove to myself that i could straighten both legs equally, because right now it hurts all throbby and angry, and i know it's all my fault but it...

east coast | west coast

People in the Washington DC area: Please Come See Me.

Friday, June 18th, 6:30pm

Washington, D.C. - 18th & L St - Borders

1801 K Street NW

Washington, DC 20006

I have a feeling there's going to be about six people there and I'm going to feel guilty and end up taking everybody to dinner. I do know that there will be members of the DC Rollergirls in attendance. (That means possible pantsless ladies!) They've got a bout on the 20th to promote: the DC All-Stars vs. Kansas City Roller Warriors.

T...

currently reading

Joshua Ferris: The Unnamed.

You can also see what I'm reading over at Goodreads.com.

I Watched Too Much Lost (No Spoilers)

I just think that many hours in a row of one thing is kind of bad for the brain. Like, Clockwork Orange bad. My dreams last night were ridiculous. So ridiculous, in fact, that I woke up during one of them and had to write it down. For you. Please don't miss the ending, as it has a very special guest star.

Okay, so Kate, Jack and Sawyer are walking through the jungle when Jack casually mentions he wishes he could have some Chinese food. Kate smirks and says, "Follow me."

She leads them d...

good reviews and me dorking out on someone else's website.

I love largehearted boy. First of all, he says nice things about me:

Few writers are as funny as Pamela Ribon, who infuses her novels with satirical humor alongside honest glimpses into our most intimate relationships.

Going in Circles is her new novel, a work that blends divorce, heartbreak, roller derby, and friendship into one of summer's most absorbing reads.

But more importantly, his website is directly responsible for at least half of the books in my "to read" stack (The rest come...