Photo challenge day 4 mostly story, cz to me that's the fun part flickr.com/photos/rollerc… In which a clean-shaven Brian Gadell talks to a dozen or so Girl Scouts at RollerCon. This was really the... flickr.com/photos/rollerc…

Naturally this memory would be my Day 5 for the photo challenge! That's Trish beating me up on the floor of a bar in the 2nd season (2004) of AZRD, shortly after we met. I was 36 and she was 26 and we were rival... facebook.com/ivanna.s.panki…

Photo Game Day 6 (alternate rules where I'm not forbidden from commenting) In which Trish, Ginger Green & I celebrate "other sports day" (we made that up) as an excuse to see everyone's team photos from sports... facebook.com/ivanna.s.panki…

NY Times 1916 Project is the best history I have ever read. Its worth $4 a month for a digital subscription, I swear it.

Okay, its day 7. This was my favorite roller derby year - 2014 - out of all of them. Which is funny because it was also a super hard year - the hardest I remember - and ended in a way that broke my heart in a... facebook.com/ivanna.s.panki…

Day 8 (Bacon just shared, too). Its a short story why this memory is worth sharing: it is SO HARD to think up fresh new ideas for these graphics and shirts every year! OMG. And Bacon is already on me to work on... facebook.com/ivanna.s.panki…

#10 took like 15 days and isn't actually a photo of the roller derby story I want to tell, but it is really close, so honestly, it might as well be. One time my dad was at a car show in New Jersey (I think) with... facebook.com/ivanna.s.panki…

Thinking about Brexit, and reading about it, and curious why no one I know (or haven't unfollowed) is talking about it. I'm interested in how the "sides" are being broadcast in news outlets, and how its being... facebook.com/ivanna.s.panki…

If we're friends, you have probably met one or both of my dogs. Marge Pankin has gone to the great dog beach in the sky now, but she was a big, sweet, sleepy, hungry, farting ball of love and patience and... facebook.com/ivanna.s.panki…

Hey LA friends and valley girls, we have a guest bed and a couch that fits two people, plus lots more sleeping options, if anyone needs a place to wait out fires. I won't be hanging around here but you can text or email me!! Bring your skates. :)

I remember scoffing when people said they watched the super bowl for the commercials. But just now I got a little choked up when Champs played the Girls On Track Foundation video and then the RollerCon "what's... facebook.com/ivanna.s.panki…

It might be the 3 hour skate session, or the aperol spritzes, or the kick ass unexpected amazing b-day prezzie, but either way I'm feeling warm & generous, so I want to share my fantastic... open.spotify.com/playlist/5NZTh…

My Garmin Vivoactive is a few (3, maybe 4?) years old now and the pulse sensor seems unreliable lately. I'm tempted to get another because it's been so great (especially compared to the string of... facebook.com/story.php?stor…

"...commodification of death has resulted in one of the most profound and transformational events of our lives being mediated and staged through two industries—medical and... yesmagazine.org/issues/death/d…

Dear local (and Phx) friends, do you know about Exposure? I'll link in the comments. They do adult women's skateboard clinics - Amelia Brodka has a group of amazing mostly women coaches in N. County (usually... facebook.com/ivanna.s.panki…

Who has trouble I can get into tonight? Or maybe just wants to go out for dinner and drinks at least. Jessica Ralph? Nikki Cox? KungPow Tina?

How to find impeachment rallies near you for tuesday (tomorrow). I think fb downgrades links so I'll put the master lookup link in the comments. anyone want to carpool to chila or esco???

I have been really, really trying to learn airs on my skateboard for over a year now. I'm just not getting it. I am super discouraged. I can't ever recall wanting something achievable so bad, trying... facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Dont steal artwork. Make your own.

I confess, it makes me feel crazy when roller skate tricks adopt skateboard trick names. For one thing, as a person who loves skateboarding AND rollerskating in parks, I swear to you that most of the tricks are... facebook.com/ivanna.s.panki…