So last week - was an interesting week - Part Trois

On Thursday 15th June

Marie Blackwood died suddenly.
Aged 48.

She left 5 beautiful children.



She was a dear friend of Bev's family - someone who i spent a lot of my teenage years around.

A loud, funny, passionate and giving individual.
Who will be deeply missed.

R.I.P Marie.

Love you.

Your spirit will live on in so many of us, forever.

X

P.S. picture was taken after her coffin had been left at crematorium - the horses were beautiful and well behaved the whole time. The sun shone elegantly over the whole day...

So last week - was an interesting week - Part Deux

On Wednesday the 14th – I busted up my knee playing basketball.

Me and another girl (zoi) collided, hit the deck hard, I twisted my knee and she twisted her ankle.

May not sound much – but the pain was a little nauseating.


Had an xray and what not - and on codeine for the pain...Now on crutches.

I have a tournament in Glasgow on June 30th that i need to be match ready for...
So i'm icing and doing small exercises to make it better real soon.

And I’ve only had 1 day on my new bike…

* Sigh *

So last week - was an interesting week.

On Tuesday the 13th – I got my new bike.

Yay!Fantastic. Superb. Orgasmic.

These picture have led to various 'Dyke on a bike' references from some of my friends...

Girl Talk..

Emails between my sister and I:
About the scar on my right hand












My sis makes natural products by the way (for those that don't know): inkylovesnature.com

> -----Her Original Message----->
From: Leesah B>
Sent: 06 June 2006 12:08>
To: Oduyemi, Remi>
Subject: product update!


>> I made some stuff, it's waiting to be shipped out to you… i have a lip balm, hair conditioner, hair cream, body oil, hair oil, poo bar etc...>> how is your hair now, is it still in braids, how often do you wash it?> do you still have that iron burn mark on your hand, or is it totally> cleared up?


My Reply:

On Jun 6, 2006, at 7:17 AM,
Oduyemi, Remi wrote:

> Hair still in braids. Cos I am well lazy.
> Don't know what else to do with it - that doesn't take up too much time.
>Natural is hard work.
> Relaxer makes my hair break.
>> Haven't got a clue what to do with it.

When I come out to NY (soon hopefully) you can give me some tips and ideas.
Cos I'm clueless.. I don't think twisting it will look good on me either
I just don't know...

The scar on my hand is there for life and permanent.
Its not like a cut scar... it's the type of scar you get when you iron cotton trousers and the heat is too much - the material bonds together and becomes hard. You can NEVER fix it - iron it out or smooth it out.

All you can do is cut out some material and sew over it.
Which surgeons said they would do if I want it – but it would restrict movement in my hand… right now I have perfect movement in the hand (with the scar) – So why screw that up for vanity?

In a weird way - I really like it.
Its character building.. and to me it just makes me different..

I kinda like it.


Her reply:

-----Original Message-----
From: Leesah B
Sent: 06 June 2006 12:29
To: Oduyemi, Remi
Subject: Re: product update!

I know, the hair thing is a nightmare, im lazy too, i just wear a nappy afro, i cant take it,the best hair i ever saw you with was the braids in jamaica, twists would look beautifulon you, only thing is it takes time, unless you can find/afford a natural hair dresser to doit every two weeks, i asked because i wanted to see if i could make something, maybeyou would not be able to test the hair cream properly?

and that was beautiful what you said about your hand, again I asked because I was gonna send you an eo blend for keloid skin, also sonia had asked me if you still had it, because she felt like a bad mother letting it happen, but im to blame too, I was sitting on the sofa watching cartoons and saw you crawl over to the iron, what a nightmare, I still remember all the hospital visits, i was with you all the time, but I’m so glad that you feel that way about it, it's true that is part of what makes you remi and not any one else and oh what a story!

I'm qualified to ride!

I did my CBT (compulsory bike training) yesterday in the sweltering UK heat – with my helmet on all day. Twas not the greatest of days to do it – although I think I almost preferred that to trying to ride in the rain.

Not only did it give me great confidence on the bike – I learnt a hell of a lot about road safety and the rights that bicyclists have on the road.

For a 'newbie' on the road I was told I had excellent riding skills and good control over the bike. Sha-mone! The instructor pulled me to one side at the end of the day to ask me if I was sure I hadn't ridden before!

Admittedly I rode a scooter in Thailand and In Ayia Napa… But it wasn't much and to be honest in thailand it was more 'survival riding' than anything. By the way being on a bike to see a new country is a FANTASTIC way to do it.

 

Anyway – I can now ride any bike up to 125cc.
I've got my certificate now!

Remi's new scooter!

I recently purchased myself a new toy to make myself happy... Let's be honest, no one else was gonna buy it for me....

I've got it in white for better visibility (and all that good stuff).

So I went out with the intension of buying an old school vespa - cos they look wicked and I ended up with this. Bender Kelly is most certainly to blame!

I told him I wanted to get a bike cos driving in london... or should i say sitting in my car in traffic (in london) - when trying to get to meetings - was driving me insane.

1 hour to drive 6 miles? Fuck me that's wanky.
And what a pointless waste of time..

So i said fuck it - get a bike and whizz about - live baby - dont waste your life locked in a car in a traffic jam.

So anyway - He started going on in his boring (but actually sensible and correct way) about how i should buy a new bike cos it'll come with Gaurantees and insurance and blah blah blah blah... And I went from wanting to spend £500 - to spending £2500 ON A SCOOTERRRRRRRRRRRRRR! That goes no faster than 50mph.. hmmm....

But you know what.... 50mph is a hell of a lot faster than 0mph when i'm sat in my car in 2 mile fucking car backup.

So that's where we are at.

If you hate my new bike - well... I probably hate you.

If you like my new bike... - well, you can be in my club.

By the way - in the event that i get killed whilst learning how to ride my new bike - in london, where car drivers dont give a fuck about people on bikes...

Can someone ensure that when i'm buried in my coffin - that i have the following:
- Firstly check that i really am dead, nothing worse than being buried alive
- Secondly a duvet wrapped around me (I don't like to sleep without a cover and i might get cold down there)
- and thirdly my ipod. It has to be on the songs playlist so all my tunes can just run and run....

Thank you and good night!

My quote of the week

'Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,
a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around'.

-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998)

Waxed or shaved?

Ummm.......... Errr......






Answers on a postcard please.

Storm ladies - After winning the Championship game 2006!

Here we are!

London Storm!











Our club website that I built: www.londonstorm.com

Size does not matter!

Umm...

 

Well..... Let me just figure out how to attach a picture now...

 

Durrrrrr

Size does not matter!

Here is a picture of my Basketball team that I set up 2 years ago.
London Storm BC!

In our first year we came 2nd in the league, which was an amazing achievement, as we'd not played together and hardly had any players.

 

This year (year2) – the squad grew in numbers and grew in strength too on the basketball court. This year – we finished FIRST!

The teams in the league this year were even tougher than the teams last year…
And we went on to beat teams this year… who whooped us last year.

 

I set up the team after years of B/S and drama's at other clubs.
And just couldn't take it anymore!

 

I wanted somewhere where women could turn up and play ball and have a laugh… have no backstabbing and bitching, develop as ball players through great coaching and to have a social network of friends who you can have fun with.

 

Amazingly – my objective has been achieved and that makes me so happy.

 

I'm so proud of the team and the core of women which have been assembled.

 

We are so diverse too: Australia , Ireland, Czech Republic, America , Greece, France , Africa, Russia .. and a few brits!

 

We are quite possibly the shortest basketball team in the world (I'm only 5'7 and a 1/2) -  but you know what. SIZE DOES NOT MATTER!

 

We are the shortest champions in the world – but you know what… we still are the champions!

 

Sha-mone!