roller derby and other things

We went and saw the first game of the Bay Area Derby Girls this season. I had a co-worker who was on the Richmond Wrecking Belles team, and we showed up to cheer her on. (Unfortunately I don't think she was actually in the game because she was sick.) We won, and kicked ass! Roller derby is a brutal sport; Mark told me that one of the girls' legs was entirely purple afterwards. It was a lot of fun, even though we were sitting on a hard dry ice rink for about two hours straight, and we were stuck behind some guy who smelled like he hadn't bathed in years.
Among other things:

• Bridge to Terabithia, the movie, is very good. It is nothing like the trailer at all. It starts out a little bit cheesy, but in the end it will wrench your heart.
  
• Asianweek. Dude, what an insane person. And I'm so depressingly not surprised that the article actually got published.
• I seem to have writer's block. I can't seem to commit to any train of thought for very long, not even a short email. Maybe I'll find it easier once work settles down a bit.