Rah! Rah!

I was a cheerleader in high school. I’m still not entirely sure why.

I was on the ice hockey squad- donning my skates to risk life, limb and coccyx- to lead our half of the arena in cheer. Thankfully, I never fell on the ice during a match, but did, indeed sacrifice my coccyx during a practice. I learned that day that one of the most painful things in life isn’t childbirth nor a broken heart, it’s doing a Russian jump in skates on the ice and missing the landing.

Oh. And I’m the one on the right.

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10 Responses to “Rah! Rah!”
  1. vince says:

    I was an ice hockey player in high school. I have two scares in the same place on my mouth and just am having my front tooth replaced, which was taked out by a hockey stick. The other scare is a cross check in the mouth about 1997.. we didn’t wear face guards till my 3 year of HS.

    cheerleaders are cool!

  2. vince says:

    http://www.microsoft.com/truetype/links/News.aspx?NID=751

    that’s me no. 3 checking a girl!! from the MS exchange team I was on the MS Windows team.

    Vinnie ‘Baddaboom’ Connare as they said.

  3. giagia says:

    For anyone who doesn’t know what a Russian or Toe Touch Jump is, click it.

  4. john says:

    So let me get this right – you were ice skating in your house, hurried your jump, missed the landing and fell down the stairs?

  5. Creepy Lesbo says:

    I too seriously hurt my coccoyx at school – mine was being pushed over during a 5 a side by a girl who later turned out to be a lesbian. I bloody knew it at the time and everything. Grr. I walked like a duck for a fortnight.
    PS: your anti spam things are too hard for a friday afternoon! My head hurts. *weeps at having to do maths*

  6. Mark says:

    Requesting video proof that you can still perform a toe touch jump.

  7. Sari says:

    Must you remind me of the torture? I hated when you were a cheerleader!!

  8. giagia says:

    Sar! Sar! Sar! Come watch me practice jumping! Come on! Come ON!

  9. R.J. says:

    Jolly hockey sticks! I would have recognized you anywhere!