A LOT of DDR today. However, no scores to update, because I exchanged DDR Extreme for DDR MAX2 with a friend (for a while)

So, I have all new songs, and so on.
So far I have an A or an AA on 15 of the first 16 songs I did on beginner. Seems it’s easier so far, but I’m still sorting through the game.

Looks like I”m going to have to start reporting calories burned.

Topaz Square 136,129,394 - Trying out the SLURLBlogger for the first time. once working, I’ll be able to make posts from in world, which totally rocks, because .. well.. it just does! I’ll be able to rant on the spot! Woo! Real time blogging, as the action unfolds!

Right now I’m just at Topaz Square, chatting with CaSimone. She really is one of the finest designers in SL, and has quite a variety of clothing and shoes to choose from.

Her best boots, and best sellers, have even been ripped off by someone who is nothing more than a petty theif. What drives me crazy is that Linda and her army of alts knows they are rip-offs, and openly promotes the stolen goods. So nice to know the SL Mentors are on the side of honesty.

Spent time in the yard today pulling weeds, mowing grass, the usual, so had a short workout today

Still…

AA on Peace out (light)
AA on I Feel (light)

A note about “Peace Out”. If you are a beginner, and moving towards doing the “light” difficulty level on the dances, I’d put this on in on the list of “easier” ones, along with “Kick the Can” and “Only You”. It’s also a nice one to drop back to if you have done some other “light” level ones, or some “standard” level dances and need a break from the high speed.

There’s a small competition coming up near me on Saturday. I might go to watch and maybe even learn something. Play? NOT. Like I’m going to jump from a diaper dance-pad straight to an arcade machine (which I’ve never ever been on) and do anything better than an E. And the IRS might disband and give back all of last years taxes too.

*update*
Decided to go for a second round. I was bored. *shrug*

AA on Higher (light)
AA on 321 Stars (light)
B on Believe (standard)
AA on Paranoia Max (beginner)
B on So in Love (light)
B on Trip Machine(light)

“A” and “Ecstacy” are still kicking my ass on the beginner level, I just can’t seem to get an AA on them. It’s the damned stops and offbeats in the songs. Bleh, I’ll get there.

Well hell, I have made up for yesterday! woo! Go me!
Yesterday I was offbeat somehow, and it sucked

Today, I had my ass in a groove baby.

AA on There You’ll Be (beginner)
AA on Pink Rose (light)
AA on Only You (standard) <– I know have AA on beginner, light, and Standard, and a *mumbles*D*/mumble* on Heavy
AA on On The Jazz (beginner)
AA on Never Ending Story (light)

at this point I got my first AA on overall score for the overall rating for 4 stages.

A on Kids In America (light)
AA on Keep On Movin’ (beginner)
AA on Do Me (light)
A on Go West (light) <— I sooo hate that song
C on Pink Rose (standard)

AA on Trip Machine (beginner)
A on Simply Being Loved (light)
A on Mobo (light)
C on Diving (standard)

And!!!!
(cue Also Spracth Zarathrustra)
A on Drop Out (beginner) FINALLY!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOO!

ok, I know,the vets are think I’m being retarded. but so what. To me it’s huge.

This now means that “The Legend of Max” is the only track on the entire game that I have left to get an A on at the beginner level.

In related news, I got to order my Cobalt Flux today! yayayaya

owwwwwwwwww! I need to find a way to change my patterns. I’m starting to feel it in my knees and ankles.

Anyway

AA on Trip Machine Survivor (beginner)
A on Trip Machine Survivor (light)
C on Legend of Max (beginner). At least I finally got something other than an E
C on Like a Virgin (standard)
A on A Stupid Barber (light)
A on Ecstacy (light)

Not a very long workout today. Had just finished replacing a water pump in the basement (known in the US as a “sump pump”). Now I can do laundry again. yay.

Big thanks to Spikey for fixing the comments for the blog so people can leave them now.

I’m still trying to put to words my feelings about the loss of my friend this past weekend. It might take a few days I suspect. Mostly a matter of sorting memories to pick the ones that best describe the qualities I saw in him that left a permanent impression on me.

All the notes and encouragement have been appreciated.

Thanks to you all.

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Managed to leave my rhythm lying around somewhere, that or my dance pad is really getting bad, which I suspect may be more likely.

Anyway.

AA on Wonderland (beginner)
AA on Scortching Moon (beginner)
AA on Planet Rock (beginner)
AA on Jet World (light)
AA on Don’t Clock Me (beginner) <— this song is retarded. wtf is it even used in the game?
A on .59 (light)
AA on Stupid Barber (beginner)
B on Higher (standard)
C on Highs of you (standard)
AA on Pink Rose (beginner)
B on Scortching Moon (light)

I won’t list the ones I got E’s on at the standard level, but I tried a few others.
Got a high score, but still stuck at B, on Drop Out.

I can’t wait until I can get a Cobalt Flux pad. I’m tired of missing steps and then finding out the reason why is that the damned pad has drifted.

Been one of those days. I went today to spend time with my mother. We took a nice walk, and then went to dinner. Returned to dinner to learn that the man who could best be described as my “adopted dad” died of a heart attack yesterday morning. Kind puts a damper on things. I’m going to write up a post later today or tomorrow as a memorial. He was a great man, and a great friend.
So this kinda slowed plans for DDR.

AA on Frozen Ray (beginner)
D on JaneJana (standard)
AA on Like a Slut *cough* I mean “Virgin” (beginner)
A on Peace Out (standard) <-- has corners, augh!
A on Theme from Enter the Dragon (light)
A on There You'll Be (light)
B on Wonderland (light)
and
E on Music (Standard) info from Bemani style Step charts: 138bpm, Difficulty:6, spacing:1x
This track on standard has corners and 8th notes. Have I mentioned that I hate corners?

Overall I went for about an hour and 45 minutes today, but wasn’t all that accurate. I had a number of beginner level songs that I should have gotten A’s on that I was hitting B’s. Bleh, it happens.