IN MEMORIAM

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RIP ARI UP
17 january 1962 – 20 october 2010


"TYPICAL GIRLS" THE SLITS


"INSTANT HIT" THE SLITS


"HATED BY MANY LOVED BY A FEW" THE SLITS

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cast-out, originally uploaded by Tukru Loves You.

i'm feeling grumpy. the cast is getting old and annoying and so uncomfortable. itch itch itch. shit is acting impossible to sort out. sulk face. i just wanna go out and sort some shit but stupid itunes has decided to sync my ipod and its taking ages and i can't make it stop. just. not. my. day. oh and my arm's starting to hurt again. ARGGGHH

VISIBLE DERBY INJURY #1

visible derby injury #1, originally uploaded by Tukru Loves You.

i fractured my right wrist at today's derby practice. it hurt so bad i cried. i've never broken or fractured a bone before. i'm already missing having use of my right arm. using the computer is so awkward. i can't fold & put together your pretty face #13 which i printed 60 copies of yesterday. how frustrating is that? luckily i put together about 10 copies last night before we went to abi & alex's for dinner. i can't write or draw, and i can't knit. what shall i do? read, i guess.

i'd write more but it's too flipping awkward. i miss my right arm already. don't know how i'm gonna cope! i never realised how much i need my right hand for on a regular basis.

NEW HAIR

new hair, originally uploaded by Tukru Loves You.

no, unfortunately it's only a wig i got from wilkinsons for £3.98

I POPPED ONE KIND OF DERBY CHERRY.

i went to my first roller derby bout on saturday, featuring london roller girls.

SUFFRAJETS VS. STEAMROLLERS











HARBOUR GRUDGES VS. ULTRAVIOLENT FEMMES























steam rollers won 148 - 66, and harbour grudges won 168 - 42.

it was awesome. i went with my friend jasmine with whom i spent most of my first year with, despite the fact she was in london. we used to go to a whole lot of libertines gigs.. i hadn't realised she was in anyway into derby until she texted me on my way to birmingham that she wanted to come to the bout with me. didn't think she was the type. she's much more sensible & grown up than me. she's gonna start training soon too, she's just got the gear etc.. it was weird going to a sporting event (me, the least sporty person in the world!) but goddamn i love derby. i also went up 2 laps on sunday, despite falling over and having serious trouble getting back up! i did almost 22 laps (21 3/4) in five minutes. need to be able to do 25 to qualify, as i may have mentioned. go me. the fact that demi loosened my wheels up a bit may have helped. i'm hella useless at hip checks though.

sorry about the crappy photo quality, but grrrls moving real fast indoors isn't the best conditions for my little pocket camera.

AUNT FLO IS IN TOWN

Aunt Flo is in Town, originally uploaded by Michael Zampelli.

my favourite thing i found on the internet. that is the BEST EVER derby name + number, don't you agree? apparently she also tosses free tampons to fans. love it.

i had my first derby practice today with my very own skates. not bad, not bad. did blocking and checking (whacking people with your shoulder to knock em out. AWESOME. me and hannah really went for it, i think we might both be pretty fucking bruised up in a few days. being gentle was just no fun) and i did only 19 3/4 laps in five minutes which is down from last weeks 20. poo. but i managed to master cross overs going counter clockwise without even trying! so it's swings and roundabouts.

what else? i've been feeling a little low this weekend, even friday when i had a much appreciated DAY OFF. too much crying and shit. poo at that. but i feel much better today. i had derby and got to get off some aggro / pent up energy, i guess. in other news, i'm pretty close to being finished with your pretty face is going to hell #13, it should be printed the weekend after next (i'm going to london to see an LRG bout on saturday so i won't be able to print it this week.) and i will be printing / finishing off the vampire sushi comp in the next few days, printing after work. EVERY SINGLE VAMPIRE SUSHI ORDER IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WILL RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF VAMPIRE SUSHI #1, just so you know.. it's a good month to order something! oh and i finally put together some grab bags from the pruning of my zine collection. 10 zines per bag, and this is the best of the bunch. more info on the vampire sushi tumblr.

i think i'm gonna go work on the zine and watch x factor while doing so. i think carl will be home from oxfam soon.

PROJECT MIXTAPE

i made a new 8tracks mix today. of songs about sexual assault / harassment / violence against women. with hope sprinkled in. i'd made a list of a few songs at the pub with emma few weeks ago and last night i started expanding it and said to her "i'm gonna make it into a mix". so yeah, here we are.

"GIRLS DON'T ALWAYS WANNA HAVE FUN" MELODY CLUB
"LADYKILLERS" LUSH
"HEARTS AND CROSSES" HEAVENLY
"MONSTER" LADY GAGA
"SWIMSUIT ISSUE" SONIC YOUTH
"HOW TO PLAY DEAD" SLEATER-KINNEY
"JOKU RAJA" PMMP
"PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE" THE SHANGRI-LAS
"POLLY" NIRVANA
"ASKING FOR IT" HOLE
"WHITE BOY" BIKINI KILL
"AND I LIVE IN A TOWN WHERE THE BOYS AMPUTATE THEIR HEARTS" BRATMOBILE
"DONATING MY BODY TO SCIENCE" HEAVENS TO BETSY
"DISSTHENTIC PENETRATION" HUGGY BEAR
"GIRLS WITH GUNS" TENDER TRAP
"FIGHTER" CHRISTINA AGUILERA
"KEEP ON LIVIN'" LE TIGRE

listen to it at HTTP://8TRACKS.COM/KISSAKERHO/XXXXX