diff --git a/stepmania/src/ArrowEffects.cpp b/stepmania/src/ArrowEffects.cpp
index 215310abf3..29eccf26c0 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ArrowEffects.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ArrowEffects.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ float ArrowGetPercentVisible( PlayerNumber pn, float fYPos )
 		fAlpha = 0;
 		break;
 	case PlayerOptions::APPEARANCE_BLINK: // this is an Ez2dancer Appearance Mode
-		fAlpha = sinf( TIMER->GetTimeSinceStart()*3 );
+		fAlpha = sinf( TIMER->GetTimeSinceStart()*12 );
 		fAlpha = froundf( fAlpha, 0.3333f );
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenStage.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenStage.cpp
index df99a534ba..b9f3ec7050 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenStage.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenStage.cpp
@@ -373,9 +373,9 @@ ScreenStage::ScreenStage()
 
 		for (i=0; i<2; i++) // specify the font file.
 		{
-			m_ez2ukm[i].LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathTo("Fonts","stage") );
+			m_ez2ukm[i].LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathTo("Fonts","normal") );
 			m_ez2ukm[i].TurnShadowOff();
-			m_stagedesc[i].LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathTo("Fonts","stage") );
+			m_stagedesc[i].LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathTo("Fonts","normal") );
 			m_stagedesc[i].TurnShadowOff();
 		}
 
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ ScreenStage::ScreenStage()
 
 
 		// write the stage name
-		m_stagename.LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathTo("Fonts","stage") );
+		m_stagename.LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathTo("Fonts","normal") );
 		m_stagename.TurnShadowOff();
 
 		m_stagename.SetXY( CENTER_X+400, CENTER_Y-30+element_y_offsets );  // set initial position