I picked up DDR Max yesterday, and much was the jumping around as I finally got to use the pads that leahleaf and monkeymad sent me home with last month. Alas, one of the pads appears to be nonfunctional in the cablular area. (The LEDs twinkle when you step on the arrows, but the console doesn't hear a thing about it.) Guess I'll be looking for a replacement. In the meantime, I'm playing enough to already really desire a cooling unit of some variety in my living room!
Also bought a PS2 multitap (which lets you plug four controllers into the console) and a couple more controllers, in preparation for kyroraz's upcoming birthday thingy in W-ville this weekend. Alas, the PS2 doesn't seem to have the 4-player party-games like the Game Cube has... no Monkey Ball or Smash Bros-like fun that I know of. (Suggestions welcome.)