Yokosuka Sushi Rollers!

I have joined a roller derby team. In case you don't know what that is, it's a sport in which the players wear roller skates and try to knock each other off a track. While roller derby was popular in the 70's and the pioneer of the sport was Japanese, roller derby has seen a resurgence in the 2000's as a women's sport in the US. The women adopt crazy names with sly pop culture references (like Mad Donna or Smashley Simpson), they wear silly costumes, and basically play a rough game of derby.

I had wanted to join a derby team while I was in San Diego, but it can be very intimidating being the new person in a highly competitive sport. When I got to Japan, I saw the flier for the Sushi Rollers and thought "no fear!" and joined right up. I just completed my first week of practice! Every muscle on my body is screaming in pain. However, it has been a great way to get out of my hotel room and meet people.

Speaking of which, I have to stop this moping around in the hotel nonsense. Tomorrow, while John's at work, I'm going out in town to pick up lunch!! I'll post pictures of what I get, I want to go to the 7-11....I know, I know, it doesn't sound like THAT much of an adventure, but I assure you, the 7-11 here is far different than the one in the US. If they scan something and the "freshness" date has passed or is soon to pass, they'll refuse to sell it to you. There's no "Big Gulp" slurpee machines or free coffee, only bento boxes, seaweed wrapped rice, and Japanese pudding.

A lot of things have happened this week, all bad news, so I'm trying not to wrap myself in this blanket of obsessive depression where I just Google the things that are bothering me hoping to seek an answer in some stranger's experiences that have been posted on the Web. One of the keys, I think, to controlling depression and anxiety without medication is to remind yourself there's only so much you can control. The world keeps on spinning and what will be, will be....no matter how much I push back or want to push back, the world is still coming. I can't be that little figure pushing against a wave.

So, I'm going to get back to blogging regularly and having great experiences in Japan.....