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Old 06-10-2019, 08:35 AM   #1
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Default Hey y'all, it's your favorite stepmania grandpa

So it's been about 14 years since I've first come here. A lot of the good friends I've made through rhythm games have mostly been from FFR, so I owe a lot to this place. I'm getting old now, and few of those who shaped this place when I was around are still here. I've been pretty MIA the past few years from online communities in general, partly due to university, and also due to self isolation.

For many who have met me IRL, especially at Anime North, you probably noticed I was a bit of an alcoholic. It wasn't really something I noticed nor thought about in my early 20s, but I was young and dumb and having lots of fun meeting a bunch of people I knew online. I was always mega excited for the next cons/meetups but I had not yet realized it was serving me as a sort of escapism. I would feel post-con depression a bit harder than everyone else, because a weekend of great times once a year made coming back to a depressing reality that much harder.

I didn't know it back then, but I was depressed, had been suffering from severe anxiety for years (from my teens, never did anything about it), and was slowly going down the path of alcoholism, which runs in my family. Some people are just now making me realize how dangerous my behavior was, and it sort of disappoints me that I never even stopped to consider it being a possibility. It was only in my mid 20s that it became a serious problem. I started lying to my local friends, engaged in self-destructive behavior, hooked up with one of my best friend's girlfriend and basically forced her to let me move in, among other things. I completely destroyed any sort of relationship I had with my friends back home. I was becoming a different person, and I was too ignorant to notice or accept it.

It came to a head at Magfest 2015 where my behavior was scaring my own girlfriend, whom I had brought with me to room with 16 complete strangers in a country she had never been to, to the point where she would have to frequently isolate herself to cry out of sheer stress. Alcohol was destroying everything I had, and it took me a while to truly accept it. A year later, we both decided to go back to school. This is where most of my self-realization happened.

At this point, I had basically immersed myself in my studies and barely did anything related to my hobbies, nor did I speak very often to all the friends I had made over the years.
It would take another two years of her tireless efforts to make me cut alcohol (bless her soul, she has a massive difficulty being confrontational when I'm really stubborn). Even in small amounts, my addictive personality made it difficult to moderate myself, and my personality was still changing for the worse. In the summer of 2018, I finally started to seek professional help, and was diagnosed with long term anxiety disorder.

It's been 10 months since I've been on antidepressants, and it's been a huge change. Though one thing I've realized is that I've become less social, more bitter, and more flat emotionally. Overall, I no longer have anxiety, my mood has significantly improved, and I don't drink any alcohol whatsoever (and barely any caffeine for that matter). Though it feels as if I've cut ties with a lot of my friends, and for that I sincerely apologize. I also apologize if my destructive behavior has affected anyone on here in the past 10 years. I can think of a few people with whom I've been a complete dick for no reason other than my own self frustration and depression.

I'm trying to get back into things slowly, but it's been different. I still love rhythm games and I don't see that changing. I might not be able to contribute as much to FFR as I used to, but I can still be grandpa stepmania sometimes. I've been picking up some of my hobbies again, making chiptune, and trying to reconnect with people I've fallen out with.

Thanks for reading. Solo rulz.
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Old 06-10-2019, 03:13 PM   #2
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Always here for you if you ever want to talk. You've been one of my closest online friends turned into real life ever since our meeting at AN 2010. This hasn't changed at all, regardless of how out of touch you've been with myself and others.
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Old 06-10-2019, 03:37 PM   #3
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Hey man I play a lot of pad ITG stuff these days and it's cool seeing your name all over the place for songs. Glad things are looking up for you!

I can't really contribute much to the rhythm game community any more myself, but it blows my mind how much the community at large has picked up the torch and run with it since I was pushing the stepping meta in 2006. It feels like the stuff we did a long time ago left ripples in the community that are still developing today. I don't think any other gaming communities really have anything like it.
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Old 06-10-2019, 04:48 PM   #4
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If anything, being able to share your story like this is is a huge step, in my opinion.
And while we may not chat a whole lot, seeing you at AN is always a highlight and I'm glad things are turning around for you.
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Old 06-10-2019, 05:51 PM   #5
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So it's been about 14 years since I've first come here. A lot of the good friends I've made through rhythm games have mostly been from FFR, so I owe a lot to this place. I'm getting old now, and few of those who shaped this place when I was around are still here. I've been pretty MIA the past few years from online communities in general, partly due to university, and also due to self isolation.

For many who have met me IRL, especially at Anime North, you probably noticed I was a bit of an alcoholic. It wasn't really something I noticed nor thought about in my early 20s, but I was young and dumb and having lots of fun meeting a bunch of people I knew online. I was always mega excited for the next cons/meetups but I had not yet realized it was serving me as a sort of escapism. I would feel post-con depression a bit harder than everyone else, because a weekend of great times once a year made coming back to a depressing reality that much harder.

I didn't know it back then, but I was depressed, had been suffering from severe anxiety for years (from my teens, never did anything about it), and was slowly going down the path of alcoholism, which runs in my family. Some people are just now making me realize how dangerous my behavior was, and it sort of disappoints me that I never even stopped to consider it being a possibility. It was only in my mid 20s that it became a serious problem. I started lying to my local friends, engaged in self-destructive behavior, hooked up with one of my best friend's girlfriend and basically forced her to let me move in, among other things. I completely destroyed any sort of relationship I had with my friends back home. I was becoming a different person, and I was too ignorant to notice or accept it.

It came to a head at Magfest 2015 where my behavior was scaring my own girlfriend, whom I had brought with me to room with 16 complete strangers in a country she had never been to, to the point where she would have to frequently isolate herself to cry out of sheer stress. Alcohol was destroying everything I had, and it took me a while to truly accept it. A year later, we both decided to go back to school. This is where most of my self-realization happened.

At this point, I had basically immersed myself in my studies and barely did anything related to my hobbies, nor did I speak very often to all the friends I had made over the years.
It would take another two years of her tireless efforts to make me cut alcohol (bless her soul, she has a massive difficulty being confrontational when I'm really stubborn). Even in small amounts, my addictive personality made it difficult to moderate myself, and my personality was still changing for the worse. In the summer of 2018, I finally started to seek professional help, and was diagnosed with long term anxiety disorder.

It's been 10 months since I've been on antidepressants, and it's been a huge change. Though one thing I've realized is that I've become less social, more bitter, and more flat emotionally. Overall, I no longer have anxiety, my mood has significantly improved, and I don't drink any alcohol whatsoever (and barely any caffeine for that matter). Though it feels as if I've cut ties with a lot of my friends, and for that I sincerely apologize. I also apologize if my destructive behavior has affected anyone on here in the past 10 years. I can think of a few people with whom I've been a complete dick for no reason other than my own self frustration and depression.

I'm trying to get back into things slowly, but it's been different. I still love rhythm games and I don't see that changing. I might not be able to contribute as much to FFR as I used to, but I can still be grandpa stepmania sometimes. I've been picking up some of my hobbies again, making chiptune, and trying to reconnect with people I've fallen out with.

Thanks for reading. Solo rulz.
'Grats for working on getting out of that slump dude
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Old 06-10-2019, 06:44 PM   #6
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Glad things are going better for you
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Old 06-10-2019, 08:15 PM   #7
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good luck with the new chiptunes )
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Old 06-11-2019, 12:47 AM   #8
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Hope nothing but the best for you man, seriously. I had no idea you were struggling that bad, but Im very happy that you got the help that you needed. Youre a good dude, I could tell even even if it felt like I was approaching you as a random nobody at MAG.

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Old 06-11-2019, 02:11 AM   #9
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Hey, welcome back Hope things continue to go better for you.
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Old 06-12-2019, 12:24 AM   #10
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Hey man, I'm glad to hear you're okay. It's hard to believe we met seven years ago - you were a cool guy then, and hopefully a cooler one now.

If you want somebody to talk to, feel free to hit me up. Maybe you can teach me a few things about composing chiptunes.
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Old 06-12-2019, 07:16 PM   #11
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from my own perspective, I always thought you were a cool guy with a lot of confidence and flawless in making humorous stuff like blue french toast, solo stepman review (CHORDSMASH), all kinds of face reactions to HEJ KANIN just to name a few. Of course, there are the mad skills of stepcharting that I want to acknowledge as well (groundhog, in general an overall enjoyable flow of pattern choices in all of your charts) as well as of course the admirable skills of composing music which is 100% relatable to me as a composer myself [edit: it was truly an honor and a pleasure to have seen you play and improvise your music last year at Anime North! I really mean that!]

it's certainly eye opening still that there is just so much going on in any person's lives behind closed curtains. I'm honestly very happy to see that you're on track to recovery, picking up hobbies, and having sincere care for those that are close to you. much love to stepmania grandpa <3

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Old 06-13-2019, 01:13 AM   #12
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welcome back fam im b&'d from fiffer discord but i remember vcing with you there once or twice, u was always cool

solo japan 4 when?? lol jk but ive been into solo recently and ive been havin to chart my own files cuz i dont have enough to play :thinking:

good to see you is doing better tho
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Old 06-14-2019, 12:24 PM   #13
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Man, more then a few of us became drunks didn't we?

Glad it's getting better for you man and hope you stay around and make FFR your home again for reals. Don t worry too much if you mighta been a dick cuz hell we all were and we're kind of just been letting bygones be bygones lately.

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I had a similar episode when I was a bit younger - I don't even go as far as sipping a beer anymore. I'm glad you decided to make a decision like this.
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Old 06-17-2019, 05:34 AM   #15
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I've been coming to Anime North since 2016 so I can say with some level of confirmation that you're doing great mate, we all love you <3
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On a much more hysterical side-note how much would it cost to get you, Aquellex, Frums, and Kurorak to collab on a 3 minute FFR Masterpiece
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damn, I had absolutely no idea what you were going through. you've always been beyond cool to me and my pals during chance encounters and meetups. anime north really wouldn't be the same without seeing you there. huge props for cutting out alcohol entirely; that sounds really fuckin' difficult.

I'm gonna keep an eye out for chiptune releases for sure.

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Big thanks fellas. I found this year at Anime North was more enjoyable and more memorable without a single drink. It was nice to feel that.

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wtf I was just thinking of stepping this an hour ago lmao

https://soundcloud.com/frums/caprice-for-if


but I'm down literally any time. Aquellex and I owe each other another collab anyways
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Always here for you if you ever want to talk. You've been one of my closest online friends turned into real life ever since our meeting at AN 2010. This hasn't changed at all, regardless of how out of touch you've been with myself and others.
fuck reading this made me tear up. I needed to read this my dude
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wtf I was just thinking of stepping this an hour ago lmao

https://soundcloud.com/frums/caprice-for-if


but I'm down literally any time. Aquellex and I owe each other another collab anyways
Mate, it could be way closer than you think.

I know Kurorak's on a DM-basis with Aquellex, Aquellex was interested when they learned that JHM3 was a thing that existed, and Frums is just a stone-throw away as he both owns an FFR account (Surt) and was very intrigued on getting his songs in FFR in the past, and he's grown a lot since participating in BMS of Fighters.

I think the lot of you could make a super-banger together and it would be an FFR fever dream.
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