So it’s been a bit, but I’m still stompin’ arrows.
Got DDR Super Nova 2 for Christmas, so have been busy.

I gotta say, it is an awesome game, but there’s one little thing that really pisses me off about it. With Super Nova 2 you can now get an AAA score even if you get a couple “great” steps. My message to Konami/Bemani: “BOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
Bad move, and I hope they are hearing about it from the fans. AAA is and always will be for those who score all perfects.
My fix for that is that i”m simply going to write down the names of the songs that I get true AAA scores on.

As for the song mix, it’s a good one. Haven’t unlocked a lot of them yet, but over all there’s a good mix of tracks to choose from.
My favorite so far has got to be “Strict Machine” by Goldfrapp. That track just rocks

AA on “In the Heat of the Night” on Heavy mode, at 1.5x speed. Full combo

I’m quite happy.

yay! Go me!

back in early June…

hrm. now that I look at it, it’s very nearly half a year ago today that I started playing DDR seriously as an exercise program.

Anyway, I started out with DDR Extreme and a flimsy plastic “diaper dancepad”. In those early days when I felt like I was going to keel over and die trying to pass Jet World with something above a C, I made a goal for myself. Someday, I would have a minimum of an A score on all songs that had a “beginner” level. This was a huge goal, but I figured I’d go for it.
By mid-July, I had knocked out all but about 5 of those songs. By mid-August it was down to just two. Drop Out, and Legend of Max. I scored an A on Drop Out sometime in August.
In the meantime, I had purchased a few more DDR games. Extreme II, Supernova, and DDR Max2. So was a bit distracted overall, but I rotate my games for variety and all, so I was playing Extreme now and then, progressing further in many of the songs at Light and Standard levels. But Legend of Max still was sitting there with a “B” staring at me. Taunting me.

Well, that ended tonight. I finally got my A score, and with that acheived the first major goal I ever set for myself with DDR.
To top it off, I got an AA on Only You (Heavy), which completes an AA on all levels for that song

I’ve also started beginning my workout by wearing a pair of 3lb. ankle weights. When I start to feel bogged down and tired, I take those off and feel like flying. Now all I gotta do is figure out a way to get my upper body worked out.

The Rules

1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged need to write a post on their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules.
3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

ooooKay. So Rowan tagged me. um.. hrm. 8 random facts/habits.

1. Fact: I’m a plane/jet fanatic. Can’t help it. Especially the C5A Galaxy. Absolutely majestic.
2. Habit:Addicted(?) to soda. If it weren’t for diet and no calorie sodas, I’d be way overweight
3. Fact: I play pool/billiards better when I’ve had a little alcahol (”little” meaning like one beer)
4. Habit:I’m a perfectionist
5. Fact: I have, on more than one occasion, been called a walking encyclopedia of useless information
6. Habit:I use my turn signals when driving (I know this is a shocking, but it is true)
7. Fact: While I live in the United States, I lived in Europe for two years, and it was not due to the military
8. Habit:I rarely am without some sort of music playing when I am at home.

Tagging: CaSimone Aquitaine, Autumn Heyse, Nekow24 Zarf, Light Sol, SpikeHeel Starr, Bobbie Stewart, Unmasked Shepherd, VagueGirl Petty