Author Archive for Lindi
There’s no place like home!
Hi All! I’m so sorry I haven’t blogged in months! A lot has happened in derby since November. We opened our new season with the lovely Albany All Stars A Team in January. This was our first A-Team ever! Our feelings at first? Terrified! But, it turned out to be a great experience with a [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is a holiday where one should just stop for a minute and think about what they have. A lot of people live day in and day out without realizing what life gives to them and it really is a shame. So, for this blog entry I want to talk about what I, Lindi Himes, [...]
Who really needs an off-season? Psh.
So, a lot has happened since my last post on here. We are now in “off-season” but in roller derby terms that means absolutely nothing as said before. We still are practicing 2 to 3 times a week and have have our common social events. How do we do it you ask? Because it’s a [...]
Jammer Boot Camp
So, you think you know a lot about roller derby until you’re taught by some of the World’s Best Jammers and Blockers! This weekend, I went down to Brooklyn with 4 of my teammates and we took a 5 hour jammer boot camp with the Gotham Girls Roller Derby. We got to meet two of [...]
To my team- thanks.
You know the saying individually unique, together fabulous? Well i’d say that pretty much sums up my team. Never have i ever participated in a sports team and felt like I belonged until i joined the Oz Roller Girls. It’s not just what every one of us does day in and day out but it’s [...]
Hi All!
Hello Everyone, My name is Lindi Himes. I am a senior at SUNY Oswego and I’m a Business Administration Major. I was born and raised in Oswego, New York and it’s been quite an adventure thus far. My roller derby team’s Announcer/Ref/Friend Tim Nekritz thought it was a good idea for me to do a [...]