DDR Extreme
A week or something ago (time is fuzzy lately), John hosted a great DDR Extreme party in which we all got together and played the new game. I am rusty since last year, but it felt good to play just a bit. Ping pong, pizza, dancing, sweating, laughing, they all came together for an excellent Friday night. I owe Mykala quite a bit, she gave me a ride there, and stayed to play. She played! DDR! That was, suffice to say, really cool.
You will notice in the picture that we are both concentrating quite hard. I manage to look like a complete moron while our other dancer does not. Pictured is not my “I can do this” face. I think it is my “I wonder how dumb I will look if I screw up” face. I think. Only my unconscious knows for sure; I was just trying to stomp on the correct arrows at the right time! Also note in this picture the metal pad on which the lovely Mykala is standing. See it? That’s Mike’s metal pad. Very nice. Out of the field of view, is Justin’s Cobalt Flux pad on which I am standing. For my purposes, I like Justin’s pad better, but watching Mike play in his socks on his pad is a testament to how efficiently one can dance on it. It all is what you are used to.
Justin found (the kid can find anything if given time … and I do mean anything) the song I have been looking for: Boots of Spanish Leather, by Bob Dylan, Covered by Martin Simpson, from the A Nod to Bob album. An powerful and moving song, I am only scratching the surface because I can not quite make out the lyrics yet. Other great songs I am currently listening to:
4 Strings - Let it Rain
ATB - Here With Me
Armin Van Buuren - Burned with Desire
DJ Tiesto - Adagio for Strings
Oceablab - Clear Blue Water (Ferry Corsten Mix)
Tree 63 - Blessed be Your Name
Bruce Springsteen - Nothing Man
Creeper Lagoon - Under the Tracks
One final thing to note: my Shawshank Redemption poster came. I like the picture, and the message of hope. I like to hang things that make me happy, and I like it when they work.