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I still play dance games sometime. https://www.twitch.tv/paranoiarebirth https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIlJPXQSywhcLFf3webfWVw

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I can’t get over how cute my cat is :3

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New cat and new (arcade) record :P Say hi to Midna

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Played a bunch of DDR and PIU over the weekend with my family in Illinois! :) I asked my sister to film one of my songs so I could look at my foot placement and overall form since I’ve been inactive for so long. I definitely need to work on just tightening up my movement in general, but my back arrow is actually pretty bad... Still had a lot of fun at Star Worlds and Round 1 though! And I can pass Pump it Up 6′s and some 7′s now :P

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Ayy, I beat my old record at the arcade. Probably would have been close to a full combo on a pad with a working up arrow but w/e

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Not sure why, but I just felt like sharing some tunes I’ve been enjoying lately. I really need a vacation or something, man. Life’s getting pretty stale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPqTCrm61-I Odesza - It’s Only

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZddwUpLN-A Mura Masa - Low

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoZPVMEsbeQ  Vallis Alps - Young

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exQIlfAkbMU Bassnectar - Reaching Out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rLyY8H3xaA Seven Lions - Leaving Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5YNiCfWC3A Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dNIPca1LD8 RÜFÜS - Innerbloom (What So Not Remix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srrD0ZOqqB0 Grieves - Sunny Side of Hell

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Had a super fun week/weekend! Feels good to be truly independent again, since I got my own apartment. Biked to work, hung out with friends, played disc golf + Pokemon Go, biked 12 more miles today, and finished off the weekend watching the SSBM finals stream at EVO.

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I was hired to make an infographic for my town for Pokemon Go! Finally, my years of Pokemon have paid off haha! It was fun to research and create, so check it out!

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This is awesome! How did you go about collecting all the data, and what program did you use to make the maps? I have a mapping and GIS background, and one of these would be super cool to try and make for the Minneapolis metro area.

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For the few who follow this blog and care -- I’ve decided to semi-retire from dance games, at least at home. This is partially due to my move to an apartment complex, where I feel inconsiderate playing loudly, even on the ground floor. Mostly though, I’ve been frustrated with my pad’s limitations. Playing 14+ songs in the long term just isn’t a good idea for me; I have to press the arrows too hard to trigger them on the Cobalt Flux, hurting my ankles after just a few songs. I could just play FA, but I don’t get the same enjoyment without challenging myself.

I had a good run though. Stepmania helped me get the healthiest and most fit I’ve been in my life, at a time where I was unemployed and my morale was low. Now that it’s summer, I’ll be doing a lot more running and biking, and can hopefully get to the arcades sometime. I hope DDR A does well at the Dave & Busters test locations so one can eventually come to Minnesota!

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New apartment = new Stepmania setup! No shared walls and on garden level. :)

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This was the last song I played after over 2 hours of Stepmania on Wednesday... It took everything out of me but I somehow managed this FC with only 3 greats! I think my tendinitis is back though :(

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this is literally how they announced wave 2 of the SMB amiibo

not on stream, not via a huge tweet but this

i love it oh my god 

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Now I don’t have to drown my sorrows with this song anymore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzRzGnvl6WI

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Sony, I used to like you. FeelsBadMan

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I’ve seen an insane jump in my footspeed since I started running & biking more this summer! Now if only my pad wasn’t so finicky--I swear I spend 1/2 as much time re-taping pennies and cleaning the pad as I actually do playing...

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New 14! I have a video but Twitch muted half of the audio on the vod. 

Also the most boring 13 chart ever made--5 minutes of constant streaming. At least it was a good workout ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Sightread FC; reading and footspeed are getting a bit better still

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Weebsongz. Another 14 I passed. 193 BPM x_x

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Saw a 95.8 high score and had to try for the 96+ star