The Based God

The world holds its breath as Kanye prepares his new album.

Thesis

The most fun thing to do when I have time to kill before class is make lists.

OSCARS Predictions

This post is all about the 83rd Academy Awards. And here are the winners (pretty sure):

Leading Actor | Colin Firth
Supporting Actor | Christian Bale
Leading Actress | Natalie Portman
Supporting Actress | Hailee Steinfeld
Animated Feature | Toy Story 3
Art Direction | Inception
Cinematography | True Grit
Costume Design | The King's Speech
Directing | Aronofsky
Documentary Feature | Exit Through The Gift Shop
Documentary Short | "The Warriors Of Qiugang"
Editing | 127 Hours
Foreign Language | Dogtooth
Makeup | The Way Back
Original Score | Inception
Original Song | "If I Rise"
Best Picture | The King's Speech
Animated Short | "Day & Night"
Live Short | "God Of Love"
Sound Editing | Inception
Sound Mixing | The King's Speech
Visual Effects | Inception
Adapted Screenplay | The Social Network
Original Screenplay | The King's Speech

Conclusions

I bet I'm right! Tune in on February 27th to find out! Before I go, I'd like to give thanks to Lil B ("The Based God"), for making some crazy, crazy music.

"TIME FOR A SHOWER"

by Patrick Beane

A shower

So Hot

So Cold

Never both At once But

Sometimes

Never Sleep

A screenshot from Malick's Days Of Heaven. Gorgeous.

Thesis

If I use my night time unwisely, I can use my mornings wisely.

A Quick One

Let's see if I can turn this nonsensical blog into a hip music blog for a second. Or, I would just like to use this area to catalog '011 releases I'm excited about. That way I can simultaneously share my coolness and remember what exactly my coolness is. So:

Constant Future - Parts & Labor

Boys And Diamonds - Rainbow Arabia

A I A - Grouper

Spiritual * Mental * Physical - Death

Tha Carter IV - Lil Wayne

Tomboy - Panda Bear

Violet Cries - Esteban And The Witch

I guess that's most of it. I'm just regurgitating information from other blogs. As a student in Indiana, other blogs are my only real source for music news. Still, it's pretty great.

Conclusions

If ever there were a time to go to bed, that times is now.

Short, sweet, and small - the ideal blog post.

Gucci's Face Tattoo

A look backstage reveals #METASWAG's original Year In Review design. Ew.

Thesis

When one is swamped with schoolwork, one must not blog too much. In other words: Sup, fam! It's been a while. You would not believe what I've been through since I last blogged.

Maybe I'll tell you later. My dear friend Ros left just last week, and I'm to see E.swee off tomorrow (I smell Frisco melts). These are indeed tough times. But nevertheless, I'm finding fun to squeeze in between stresses.

The New Year

So my resolutions aren't panning out completely according to plan. I've definitely become more health conscious, but I haven't acted on this consciousness much. Which is just as good! I've cut soda from my diet, and am eating healthier in general (outside of some Steak 'n Shake visits). I've even made it to the gym. Once. I'm making an effort to enjoy the time I have with my thoughts - to be more aware of myself. To quote Far East Movement, "And I'm like hell yeeeaaaah."

It could be mentioned here, as I can't think of anywhere else to put it, that Weezy's post-prison (New Year?) output has been phenomenal. Way to go, champ. I've been consistently bumping Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now" thanks to Tunechi's killer verse and that sickly saccharine "Play"-like beat.

Also of the New Year, Earth's Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1 and Destroyer's Kaputt are duking it out for the Best Album so far.

Sprung

Yes, school is very much in session. The course load I have this semester is by far the most challenging I've ever taken on, but it's with a great delight that I'm tackling these subjects. Feminist Theory is an engaging and energetic beginning to the week (and at 2:30 no less). The Atom Bomb & Japan is fascinating. My two English courses (18th & 20th Century Literature) are both wonderful for their readings and their discussions. Bioanthropology is the only dud, but thankfully a dud that I attend with three friends.

So, despite the heavy homework lifting (I was seriously assigned over 1,000 pages of reading for last night - hella wut), I'm enjoying myself.

HAUSU

This is a great film. The Collins Film Society hosted a very successful screening last night. A good 11 students showed up, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. It's such an energetic and joyous film, captivating in how assuredly (blindly?) it blends tones and styles. I think it enjoys the distinction of being the most totally unique movie I've ever seen.

LOTR Love

Yes, it's happening again. Another marathon of these classic films (Extended Editions, of course). They speak to me. The characters, the story, the music, the design - all flawlessly executed. It's a triumph of filmmaking. Pretty astonishing that I'm still tearing up and getting chills after all these years. The Fellowship this time around is comprised of me, Rachel the GF, Sara, Cara, Jay, &drew, & Drew. A perfect set of cinema to watch with friends. We finished Fellowship tonight, and shall continue through Two Towers on Friday. Return either comes Saturday or Sunday.* We intend to watch the trilogy with commentary after spring break. That's a Fellowship, right there.

Sunday*

My poor father hasn't been able to sleep all week he's so anticipating Sunday's game. I'm pretty nervous too, finding myself devoting actual thought to football for the first time since I left the old homestead for a university education. #BEARDOWN

Conclusions

This is a fine time of the year! Touches of spring are finding their way into the chilled air. &drew and I are seeing an apartment on Friday, which we'll hopefully be renting for the next school year. Exciting, no? I've gotta feeling.

Up next for the Fellowship...

Quarantine

This is my new desktop background. It's pretty great.

Thesis

The best thing to do when you're sick is pretend to be a cowboy. Well, that's the approach I've taken these past two days. Red Dead Redemption has been my medicine of choice, supplementing a steady intake of MucinexD and some antibiotics. Unfortunately, I remain couch-bound.

This is lame for two reasons,

> 01. I can't hang out with my friends.

> 02. I feel bad.

So, the blogosphere is my home. Sweet Tokyo The Cat is keeping me company too. Boardwalk Empire has served as a nice distraction as well. Also,

+ Instead of including a poem at the end of every post, I might just include a quote or a fact or a drawing or some sort of Fun Thing. Yup.

Fun Things

I've noticed a sharp decline in the quality of my vocabulary. It has corresponded with a weird amount of memory loss. I can only hope these issues are unrelated, and not caused by some terrible mental disorder. Working thesis is that it's the result of a lot of Reddit-reading and not a lot of novel-reading. My brain is just out of shape at the moment. Once the semester gets fired up, and I'm throwing it into overload, maybe I'll be more eloquent.

For now, though, I'm just dum and sick lololol

THE PLAN

THIS SEMESTER

> WORK OUT

> READ FOR FUN

> DRAW MORE

> RECORD MUSIC

> SLEEP MORE

> PROCRASTINATE LESS

> WRITE MONTHLY MUSIC REVIEWS

> BE MORE RESPONSIBLE

> BECOME PERFECT

Um

I probably won't write an interesting blog post until the Oscars. That'll be fun.

Moving back into the dorms tomorrow (provided my health is up to the task). Second semester begins on Monday. I can't say I'm totally excited. It means stress. But it also means company and direction. I can dig it.

Conclusions

See you around! I'm going to play videogames and watch television. And get better.

I totally saw The Music Tapes two nights ago. They didn't play this song, but this is the one I've been watching for a couple years.

The Year In Preview

I am reborn in the New Year.

Thesis

2011 is gonna be a good year. Also,

+ If #METASWAG began every post with a picture, it would be alright. Also,

+ If #METASWAG ended every post with a poem, it would be alright.

Feels

Weird not writing lists. I mean, it's what I've been doing for the past month. I've nearly lost the ability to communicate (online) in any other discourse. I now have to contend with real first-world issues like boredom and sleepiness. I can't just ignore my life's problems by writing comprehensive evaluations of the past year's media.

But maybe I can write about this year's media...

2011 (Albums)

That's right - it's already happening. Here's what's been cooking in my ears:

> S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TnT - Akron/Family

> Kaputt - Destroyer

> Angels of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1 - Earth

> The One... Cohesive - G-Side

> James Blake - James Blake

> Dye It Blonde - Smith Westerns

So don't worry about me slacking on my musical intake. It's flowing.

Wait

There's a new year waiting for me! The last one was nice, but I think I can do it even better this time. For one, spring semester is always more successful academically and partyingly. For two, I'm growing as a person.

I suppose I need some resolutions.

> BE HEALTHY

> WRITE A NOVEL

> THINK LESS ABOUT MORE AND MORE ABOUT LESS

There was this brief hour last night as the sun set where I thought a lot about simple things. I felt so moved and human. A wonderful experience. Proceeded to take a long shower, feeling out all the motions and neglecting to worry about trivialities. So obvious, and so cliche for a resolution, but nevertheless, the emotions were huge and the revelation seemed important. I'm not getting any younger, and I have to start figuring out the Big Stuff. If I get lost in the Big Stuff, how can I have fun? So: think little/huge.

Swag

Turn It On. Played a lot of chess with fam and female (5-6 overall). New Year's Eve party was excellent, courtesy of JWong. Fam and friends abound. Visit from the girlfriend (love) prior was likewise beautiful. King&Queenie. Steak 'n Shake tonight was refreshing, though I hate to see Hayley go. Excited to see The Music Tapes on Tuesday. The year begins.

Conclusions

Sleep is still great in 2011. Going to bed now. I can't wait to see what happens this year when I'm not sleeping.

"Daydream Little Bed"

Drone cymbal fill punch

Feel force head back hit hunch

Every little touch and every little

Rise out of it

Call tomorrow and

Never been so ready for the

Tomorrow's Promise

Better be a good one

I promise

It will be a good one