Equipment
Skate: 395s with single action XK4s, stolen from the back of a pink pickup truck.
Wheel: Orange & Blue combo Witch Doctors, annually light 8 light blue candles for each opponent traumatized in acquisition
Socks: Black & Gold knee socks & Gladiator knee gaskets
Gear I Can't Live Without: Plates, screws, ACL tendons, nunchucks
Training
Twenty Lap Time: 5:10ish
Favorite Move: A coy wink and a smile. kapow!
Skating Since: A young cub
Practices A Week: 4
Crosstraining: Weight training, biking, pilates, kung fu fighting...
Derby Diary
Joined CRG: August 2, 2003 - it became a kicking child in my stomach
Debut: Expo Bout I (October 2004)
Teams Played For: Tai Chi-tahs, Crimson Crushers
Favorite Opponent: Gotta love a Big, Easy Rollergirl!
Favorite Location: Skatepark/downtown/parking decks/shadows
Favorite Surface: Bowls, fallen pink & blue jammers
Why I Became Involved: Well, I was in Texas, I saw this bout...oh hell, I just had to hit it.
Why I Skate: To breathe.
Embarrasing Moment: Leaving my wifey at the altar...
Favorite Fresh Meat Moment: I just like followin my captains around like a cub-struck ninja.
Favorite Derby Memory: Seeing all the fans at Dorton Arena during the Texas & Kansas City games holding their breaths on every point scored, watching them move in unison - dodging imagined hits because they don't realize how intensely they're following the game, and jumping out of their seats to cheer Carolina on in the final close jams.
Likes: Skill, passion, mentoring, speed.
Dislikes: Derby pin-ups with big mouths and small hits.
Bad Habit: Breaking things
Derby Heroes: Chola, Eris Discordia, Ivanna Spankin, Eight Track, Eva Lye, Kitty Crowbar, Betty Rumble, Harlot O'Scara, Leadfoot, Kasey Bomber, Helena Handbasket, All the skaters that balance motherhood & derby, Ann Calvello
Inspiration For Name: Fate
Food Before A Bout: Ninja power shake & peanut butter on 7-grain goodness
Personal Stats
Birthday: Year of the Ox
Height: One should strive to have form so low, scarcely a shadow may slip underneath
Weight: With subtle formlessness, one becomes the director of an opponent's fate