my moral standing is lying down

I just played DDR (Supernova Mix?) for a while tonight, over at D&B's in Times Square. Their arcade is kind of nice, I like the atmosphere, but it's definitely a rip-off in price. It really is too bad that it's all overpriced because I do like it there. Nice arcade, sports bar, etc. (I want to go back, possibly, during Hockey season.)

I suppose I preferred it because there weren't a whole lot of people waiting to use the DDR machine, so there was less pressure to do your songs and then make room for someone else. So Yoshi, if you have another recommendation for a DDR machine in a slightly less intense atmosphere than Chinatown Fair, let me know. (Also, cheaper than almost $2 for 3 songs would be good.)

But yes, playing DDR was really fun! I forgot just how much I enjoy it~ I haven't played game after game in soooo long. I really would like to start going to play it again. (In the arcade, though, 'cause I don't find it as fun on home pads.) It took me a couple of tries to remember most of Afronova and Dynamite Rave, but I nailed Brilliant2U and LaSenorita. =D I also did try some of the newer songs, but I can't remember them 'cause Maryann and Will picked them and I don't remember.

Hey Angelica, can I borrow the DDR 5th mix again? Pleeeeeeeease?

Gah! It's practically one week left until Otakon!!! Jeez... I dunno if I can take the stress. In any case... boy, have I been busy lately. It seems every person & their kid brother wants copies from my distro site or to trade for something or other. Not that I blame them, of course. I mean, that's what the site's for anyway... it just seemed like it all happened within a one-week time span and I was rushing to get things copied for him, her, and the next one. o.O*

Of course, a few of them were my regulars and so I have no problem with those.... it's actually quite fun to get regulars! I feel like I'm sharing stuff with them & we get to gossip afterwards, LOL. And sometimes, like just recently, for instance... someone ordered the first 3 volumes of Kodomo no Omocha. Well, that's one of my (many) tapes that I haven't had time to see... so, since I had to copy it, I decided to sit down and watch it.... and now I'm hooked! Although I'm sure a lot of people would be insulted by my saying this, I find it to be kind of like a younger version of Kare Kano. By no means are they exactly the same... in fact there are many differences! But they are similar in many ways and the characterization of the main and certain secondary characters are similar to each other. And, I have to admit, I absolutely LOVE school stories! The only one I was disappointed in (of those I've seen so far) is To Heart. That was very disappointing... it was too episodic to be really satisfying. ::sigh:

Tonikaku... besides the copying & trading I've been doing, I've also been trying to raise (and save) money for Otakon... you'll be glad to know that I accomplished my goal. Not that I had a real number goal in mind, you understand, but I *did* end up saving several hundred dollars to throw away... uh, I mean spend!... at Otakon. I'm very proud of myself. Not the least of which was due to the very kind woman who bought my Ini-D dj at an exorbitant amount. Then again, Ini-D Ryousuke X Keisuke is kind of HTF, so I'm not surprised she paid so much. Not that I'd pay so much, but hey, if she's satisfied with what she paid for, then all the better for both of us!

I'm skipping topics like a stone skips on water. (That was a REALLY bad simile, but it's late you'll have to excuse me.) In any case... I'm very excited about Otakon. Even besides the fun & festivities (& the cel tables!) I'll get to meet so many of the people I've been talking to online for the past year!

And Sharon -- sweetie that she is -- has made a present of a certain 2x1 dj that I'd been drooling over! I'm *dying* for that dj NOW! I ran downstairs the other day and right into the car saying, "Mommy! Can we go to Otakon now, pleeeeeeease?" It's sad how certain things can bring on a bad case of regression.

And about the move! We won't be moving til the middle of September, so I don't have to worry about getting everything packed up double-time and ready to go by the end of August. That was really putting the pressure on. I mean, when you live in a place for 20 years without moving, you tend to have a pile of garbage that, when you look it over, you decide you just can't bear to part with! LOL. Even when it's a medium-sized 2-bedroom apartment that you've been living in. Does anyone really understand the amount of junk that piles up in a place for 20 years?! It's really amazing. I brought down 15 garbage bags the other day, full of school notes from 7th grade through 12th grade! (I haven't yet achieved enough distance to say goodbye to my notes from the first 2 years of college... not to mention some of my things from Kindergarten and 1st grade... I don't think you could pay me to part with some of that stuff!) I guess I'm a pack rat, what do you think?

Sheesh... this is what happens when you play DDR for a few hours straight and then go online to check your mail. Ramblings... about nothing and everything. It's pathetic. Oh well.

Things I will do before I leave for Otakon:
-- copy the rest of the tapes for which I'm distributing/trading/etc.
-- work a little (need more money, LOL... oh! and a job interview on Monday morning!)
-- play a little (DDR, here I come)
-- see some friends from junior high (supposedly to go bowling... ::shudder::)
-- complete my cosplay costume! (riiiight)
-- re-dye my hair just before we leave (it's fading a little)
-- update my distro site! (I have to let everyone know the distro won't be open while I'm away)
-- watch the rest of Kenshin (only about 8 episodes left!)
-- watch more Kodocha!

Okay! So that's my TO DO list! Let's see exactly how much of it I can accomplish!

Oyasumi nasai! (Not that I'm going to go to sleep, you understand...)

P.S. Duo's back as my default pic! I missed him! ::sniff:: Mana will come out every so often, but I think Duo got a little annoyed with me for taking him down for so long. He's so demanding!

My teeth hurt.

So do my knees... from playing DDR way too much.

And I'm changing my pic for a while. But don't worry, Duo'll be back soon. ^_~

Well. I've been busy, busy, busy. My father's still in the hospital with tubes draining the stuff in his lungs. He's getting better, but it'll be at least until Wedneday before he comes home and then he'll be home for a week or two before going back to work. Which really sucks. Not that I don't love my father, I do... but I don't want to wait on him, I don't want to have to do stuff for him, I don't want him to be sick, and stay at home. I don't want to not be able to do stuff 'cause I have to be here to help him.

Wow, I sound really callous, don't I? Ah well. It's the truth.

But in other news... last night I went out with Angelica and a friend from Junior High (ah, the good ol' days...) named Raquel. We went to Chinatown, ate, played DDR (of course), came back to Queens to play pool... which was a LOT of fun, btw. I haven't played in quite a while... I miss it a lot. Next time, it has to be just Angelica and me so we can play a bit more seriously without a newbie slowing us down. (Not that Raquel was bad, just that she was unfamiliar with how to play...)

Tonikaku... after playing for about 2 and a half hours, we went over to hang out at the local fast food joint (Wendy's), but they were closing in 10 minutes. We ended up staying there until they were practically locking up shop. Then we waited another half an hour, at least, for the bus. It never came. We took a cab.

My feet hurt (I had to get used to playing Standard with shoes on). I was tired (got up at 8:30 that morning and here it was 2:45am already). But I was wide awake.

All in all, it was a fun night.

Gods, I really don't want to go clean house now... o.O*

And goddammit! I really want that Schwein CD and I know I'm not going to be able to get it for another two weeks, at least. ::sob::

I resisted for so long! Always finding something else to do when Angelica wanted to play... but then, Saturday... I couldn't resist anymore. I gave in. I'm weak, I know. I played a game or two.

Now I can't stop. I knew this would happen! Now I'm spening a dollar a play to jump around on some arrows and make a fool of myself.

o.O*

Well, today was productive. Went and hung out at Chinatown with my best friend and another friend. We went to an arcade where they proceeded to play DDR until their legs were turning to jelly. (Okay, so that's somewhat of an exaggeration, but that's what it seemed like...) Especially since I barely did a thing. (Still feeling a little ticked off because of that... I didn't really expect anything else, I guess I was just hoping it'd be more fun.)

Of course... I do get a kick out of watching people play DDR, especially the good ones that look like it's no effort at all... I asked one of the guys who was there (one of the few who could do the "expert" level without messing up) how long he'd been playing and he said "not too long." (Like that cleared everything right up. ::sweatdrop::) Well, I'm going to assume that means at least a month.

In which case... I have plenty of time before Otakon to get the hang of it...

...right?