New on Backwash: “Year Changes Suck”. A short recounting of how my New Year’s celebrations went, along with a look into my increasingly messed-up mind. Somehow it feels like my paranoia and depression may hit new heights in 2004.
My DDR obsession has now grown to the point where I actually went out and dropped the cash for a RedOctane Ignition v2.0 pad. Either the obsession, or the fact that I woke up this morning and it was like both my legs were screaming, “AMPUTATE ME! AMPUTATE ME!” The new pad is a lot more comfortable than my old el cheapo pad, and it doesn’t slide around like the old one was, but the sensors on it are so big that I can barely…
It actually hit 55 here in town today. Perfect day to go to Wildwood and walk, which I did for an hour. Then I came back here and played DDR for an hour and a half. Then I spent the next two hours popping the blisters on my feet. Sheesh. And yes, it will get colder and snowier this coming winter; I can guarantee it, since I’m having to walk between main campus and engineering for one of my courses next year. As far as…
I don’t know how I’m going to be ringing in the new year. The folks are all downstairs showing Mark old home movies, and of course there’s no way I’m going to be a part of that. None of the stuff on TV interests me, my Web connection is too slow to do any online video … and of course I don’t have anyone to celebrate with, thanks for asking. Hope you’re all a lot more lucky than I am.
Just to give you all an update on my Dance Dance Revolution addiction, after seven straight days of playing it for at least ninety minutes, I’m going to force myself to take a day off tomorrow, just so I can give my legs a chance to recover. My legs aren’t particularly troubling me, actually, but even the most strict exercise plans I’ve seen have said to take one day a week off to give the muscles a chance to recover. It’s going to be hard,…