I really should not get into the habit of making posts after midnight… especially since I really should not get into the habit of going to sleep after midnight. Blah.

Um… so I’ve played a lot of ITG and DDR in the past couple days (with 8). As in… more in the past couple days than in the previous three months combined. I’m definetly starting to improve. Highlights:
-Got my first S ranking (had never managed to break A+ before) and continued getting S’s.
-Got my first Excellent streak (where the combo counter glows gold)
-Broke 600 combo for the first time
-Increased stamina (I can now play through an entire set without needing to stop and rest)
-Passed my first 10-rating song (Fleadh Uncut) with a C- and then a B (managing to keep us alive since 8 failed out trying to train himself with mods)
-Learned to read the reverse mod
-Passed a large number of 9-foot songs (Bouff and Dawn are two of my new favorites)
-Played survival mode for the first time ever (and didn’t do *too* horribly)
-Played DDR’s Oni mode (where you can only get below Great three times before you lose) and survived for 5 minutes, 30 seconds (longer than 8, amazingly)
Today was especially fun. Played something like 50 songs in a row… spent around 4 hours there. So much fun… so much exercise… so good for me! I think, between the two of us (8 and I), we’ve easily spent over $30 in the machines over the past two days. Wheee!

My next goal is to achieve a star ranking, but I need to get much more accurate with my steps first. Still getting far too many Greats. Maybe I should shoot for a “Single Digit Greats” first, then then work on increasing my Fantastics.

Also finished over half of GTO the series (I think we’re on episode 25 now). Amazing series. So much totally random stuff in it. Wheee.

Um… so yeah, I’m feeling much better. I’m actually really happy today. I had a lot of time to think about everything yesterday and last night, and I’m actually really, really, really happy with the way things turned out.
Most importantly, we’re still friends.
And I think doing a lot of stuff with 8 lately helps, since 8 is (usually) happy, and his happiness is contagous. I’m serious. I dare you to spend time with him and not walk away grinning.

Apologies to Keith and Tim for not attending the party at Keith’s place today. I didn’t get back to my room until around 15:30, and then had to shower and do laundry and eat (having not eaten in over 24 hours). I’ve just been kinda out of things for the past few days, but I should be good now.

Pooja and peoples threw a PSLC party thing tonight. We had lots of food and played Cranium. Whee. I’m especially proud of my doodle of “Drive-in movie” that I had to do with my eyes closed. Marc kept on asking me, “Is this one of those movie scene things?” while pointing to something that I obviously couldn’t see (since I had to have my eyes closed). Wheee.

Pictar of 8 with Tyler’s star pillow. I think I really like this one because of the colors (the bright yellow of the pillow with the bright blue of his shirt… whee)

I have used “Whee” too many times in this entry.
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Whee?