Roller Derby

Oh wow have you seen this amazing sport? It is really popular in the USA and it's now sweeping the UK! 

If you haven't seen Whip It yet then get yourself onto Netflix and get watching! A 2009 film directed by Drew Barrymore really gives you a good view of what Roller Derby is all about! With speed hotpants and a good old healthy dose of competition what more can you ask for? 

Click here to take a sneek peek of what this womens-only sport is all about in the UK. If you fancy trying it out for yourself there are teams popping up all over Britain and you can visit Roller Derby UK for loads of great information on Roller Derby including Player Profiles and their own Blog too!

I personally found myself getting very excited that I have a team local to me called Dorset Roller Girls and get this, they practice just down the road from me! Such an empowing sport with great outfits too (I'm thinking hotpants, fishnets & roller skates how can you resist?) really ignites an unkown desire to take up roller derby for myself!  The only thing that puts me off is the fact that I literally cannot skate to save my life plus I'm only 5'1" and not sure I could handle being pushed about lol! I'm totally loving the idea of it though and I'm really looking for an excuse to check this sport out for myself! I may have to be 'passing by' during training one evening or something? Ha! 

Love Sophie..xxx

I Heart Florence!

So for NaBloPoMo #9 I must let you know that I am a Florence & The Machine fan!  I know they haven't released any new albums recently but the old ones are still standing strong and are played regularly in my car!  

My favourite tracks are: Cosmic Love - Lungs, Never Let Me Go - Ceremonials and Shake It Out - Ceremonials.

Please check out the website and if you have been hiding under a rock somewhere and haven't heard any of these tracks you can get an idea of what they are all about here! 

US Highschool Does Katy Perry's Roar!

I love this video on Vimeo.com it is so uplfting and I must admit after I had watched the Lakewood Highschool in Colorado I had a huge smile on my face!  Not only do I love Katy Perry's Roar right now but this fabulous video was filmed in one take while the whole school takes part. 

Why are American Highschools so cool?!  It makes the local comp seems a little boring, doesn't it?