One of the traditions of the Silicon Valley Roller Girls (SVRG) is that we try to have a pasta potluck the night before every bout. The potluck is a time to get together to get excited/focused; we watch bout footage and talk about new plays. It is also a time for us to hang out and relax away from practice, fundraisers, and all the other activities that it takes to run a roller derby league. The ladies (and a couple of dudes) of SVRG are super awesome about making sure there are lots of vegan options at the potlucks (Smack Dahlia and I are the only vegans in the league).

Above are pictures from last month’s potluck that we held before our bout against our friends/rivals the Santa Cruz Derby Girls. Smack Dahlia and Skooter hosted the potluck at their pad, The Pentagon, in downtown San Jose. The first picture is of the spread of awesome food that was brought over (fruit salad, vegan spaghetti, Skooter’s homemade pasta sauce, pad thai, garlic bread, roasted asparagus, and orzo salad). For dessert I baked a mango/peach “make it rain” pie. The expression “make it rain” is an inside joke for me and the league but it is also one of the songs that we roll out to.

Tomorrow SVRG has a double header in Ventura and I will unfortunately will not be able to make it. This is first game this season that I will have to miss (I’m staying in the Bay Area of an event that Hanford is putting together, Tiki Central’s 9th annual Tiki Crawl). While I am sad to be missing a bout, especially a double header, I know that I need to be able to balance derby and personal life. I delegated out all my coaching duties and I’m sure that everyone will play smart/hard tomorrow; MAKE IT RAIN SVRG!!!!!