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Nicole Balch·December 5, 2011·39 comments


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I never know how to pose for pictures, let alone pictures of me in my roller derby gear. Angry face? Tried it. I’m not tough! So a wink it is. *Wink!*

I’m such a dork.

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39 comments

  • Lorissa
    13 years ago

    I had no idea you played derby too! Excellent! It is so much fun :)

  • Kacey @ Kacey's Kitchen
    14 years ago

    Love this shot! It’s so fun! I just had to leave my Florida team (Emerald Coast Roller Derby) to move out of state. I miss it so much!

    – Murder ’em Rare 360°

  • katrina
    14 years ago

    very pretty, nicole and for what it’s worth, you look mighty tough!

  • SAWK
    14 years ago

    I wasn’t sure you could get any cooler, but you are!
    Go derby!

  • Marcella
    14 years ago

    It’s official; I think you’re awesome!

  • lindsay
    14 years ago

    AH! This picture is perfect. I love the wink. And good on ya for being such a bad ass Roller Girl!

  • Sara Rose
    14 years ago

    I’ll admit that I’m not cut out to be a roller derby princess but my inner goddess TOTALLY WISHES I WERE. Oh and I am SERIOUSLY COVETING THE TIGHTS. You look fabulous!

  • GirlsGoneChild
    14 years ago

    I am obsessed with you. You are darling x infinity.

  • Jennifer
    14 years ago

    Okay, I feel like an idiot, but I have to ask about your name. I’m assuming it’s some kind of play on words, but I can’t figure out what it’s referring to? (I have a feeling I’m going to feel really dumb once it’s explained…)

  • Sara
    14 years ago

    Nothing wrong with being dorkie.
    I make my bout debut this weekend and I’m so excited.
    How’s your training?

    • A
      Making it Lovely
      14 years ago

      I’m not getting better as quickly as I’d like, but I can’t devote more than once a week to it (and I’ve missed some weeks lately too).

  • Leone
    14 years ago

    But you’re such a cute dork and DORKS RULE!

  • fifi fo fum
    14 years ago

    AWESOME! I’ve been following your blog since before you had Eleanor, and I LOVE that you’re playing derby now. Isn’t it amazing? :)

  • Dee's House
    14 years ago

    Now see.. I just don’t get it.

    You do look cute as all get out, but I don’t get the whole roller derby thing. It seems like a lot of aggression to me.

    • A
      Making it Lovely
      14 years ago

      I like a little competition now and then, more than aggression. But we don’t scrimmage much — I’m focused on improving my skating skills.

  • Melissa
    14 years ago

    Love love love. I wish I had the guts to do roller derby!

  • Lindsey @ arkadian belle woods
    14 years ago

    That’s awesome! I love those hot pink tights!

  • Kristin
    14 years ago

    You look great! I love the tights.

  • Cecilia
    14 years ago

    You are a rockin dork!

  • Danielle
    14 years ago

    My mom always said, kill em with kindness. So the wink works lol.

  • The Distressed Mother
    14 years ago

    How awesome was the World Cup? With personal friends and team mates in Team Australia, it made it extra exciting.

    TDM xx

    (Tootsie RollHer)

  • Michelle
    14 years ago

    Love the picture! I think the wink works. I usually go for a half smile/smirk in my headshots.

    I always look like such a dork in game pictures. Either my mouth is open and all you can see is mouth guard or the photographer catches me in mid-blink.

    Did you get a chance to watch the final game in the World Cup yesterday? Although Team USA spanked Team Canada, I’m still really proud of the way my country’s team played.

    Michelle (aka Veronica Mar)

    • A
      Making it Lovely
      14 years ago

      I took my mouth guard out for the pictures! I saw some of the early bouts, but I wasn’t able to catch the final ones. I bet it was great fun to watch.

  • Carla
    14 years ago

    So cute! The wink works!

  • Anna
    14 years ago

    I’m with Erin; you look just like your daughter–or more accurately, I can really see that she looks like you when I look at this picture.

  • Heather
    14 years ago

    AWESOME! Hey dorks of the world unite! You have fabulous design with the occasional roller derby, Storm Troopers and zombie-attack wedding photos thrown in. What more could you ask for in a blog?

    Love it, I do! (there’s some Yoda for ya.)

    BTW, my fourteen-year-old son has determined that Home Depot is the best place to be in a zombie apocalypse just so you’re prepared… Now that I think of it, you could have an interesting roller-derby in Home Depot too…

  • m @ random musings
    14 years ago

    what an awesome alter ego!

  • Giulia
    14 years ago

    Love it! Even the track is pink to match.

  • Erin
    14 years ago

    You look so much like Eleanor in this picture!

  • Bobbi
    14 years ago

    Um, you don’t have to have a tough face, when you are in roller derby! That’s intimidation enough, in my mind. :)

  • Helen
    14 years ago

    a bone crunching, elbow bashing, floor shredding dork. I totally love it! What a great alter ego!

  • meg
    14 years ago

    I LOVE this picture! You look great. Fun tights too.

    That name is he-larious.

  • Cinthya
    14 years ago

    You look awesome. I love the wink. It makes the picture look like a lot of fun.

  • Kathleen
    14 years ago

    Love it! You look fantastic.

    One of my clients is an original flat track rollergirl from Austin, TX. She wrote the book Rollergirl: Totally True Tales From the Flat Track. She’s PERFECTED the mean tough face (but is in reality a total sweetheart).

    XO,
    Kathleen (formerly KatAtomic 3000)

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