Whip It!

Bliss: If I could have dinner with anyone… it would be Oprah

Winfrey because she has created something important and special out

of being true to herself. —Although, if I were really being true to myself,

I’d have to say music is the most important thing to me. And I’d totally

freak if I got to have dinner with Joe Strummer from The Clash because

every time I hear London Calling it makes me feel like it was written just

for me, today, not 30 years ago by some punk dudes in England, y’know?

Uh—and that is why I would like to have dinner with Oprah Winfrey!

Mom, please just listen. For the first time in my life I don’t feel like

there’s something wrong with me. I found something I’m really good at.

You know how good Shania is at winning pageants? That’s how good I

am at roller derby. We’re gonna be on TV because of me. I guess we have

different ideas about what it means to be a lady. I know I lied and I’m

really sorry. I am. But I knew you would say no and I can’t explain it. I

just had to do it. I needed it. Just let me g to practice. You can ground me

later, okay?