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.

Hail, Snow!

Thesis

So I wake up and it's snowing gently. I wasn't even expecting it.

That Time Of The Year

Finals. Well, close. Next week is Dead Week, but unfortunately for me (and hopefully not you), it's looking to be more of an Undead Week. Which is to say, my profs conspiratorially decided to assign a lot of work before hitting me with the actual finals. Total frat move.

Friends

There's nothing better. Give thanks! PS - Happy Thanksgiving. I know, I forgot to blog about it.

Arrivals & Departures (they've come and gone)

> Lady Of The West, RZA

> Main Man From The East, E.swee

It was such a lovely time - we rocked it hard with Old Fathful to make 4/4tet. Cosmo quizzes fear us. All of this section of the post is probably incomprehensible. To that I say:

PUNCHLINES

> Then where was he hiding it?

> So she said, "It comes with the territory."

> But that dog can't bark!

> Nothing like a good rain.

Daughters

It's what I'm listening to right now. The band isn't my usual cup of tea (it's something like a mix between noise-punk and math metal), but it's heavy and hard-hitting. Sometimes I'm up for this kinda trip. Anyway, it rocks. It goes hard. Can't quite compete with Yeezy, and doesn't deserve a review, but it's blowing up my cans right now. I want to make a mix comprised solely of Women, Daughters, and Girls. Now to Google search for a band called Sisters. Maybe then I'll check Aunts and Grandmas.

The Zine

A collaborative effort between me and my good friend Bubbz, MetaDepth is a multi-volume collection of our poetry and art. Maybe. It's sorta under construction. I'll post .pdfs if it ends up looking great (I'm sure it will).

Videodrome

The girlfriend and I watched it last night. Hella cool. So many ideas and so much energy packed into a tight 85-minute running time. Top-of-the-line effects work from Rick Baker, of course. It was a delight! I don't know if it deserved an entire section in the blog post, but I guess I could also use this section to talk about the girlfriend and how great she is.

She's great! Things about her that I like include her weird elbow, great frown, and funniness. Sometimes she makes me laugh way more than any one else, and she's also really good-looking. Should also mention that we got a monthiversary coming up (10 mos). It's hard to say if she liked the movie as much as I did, because we watched it late, and she's not the best of late-night-movie-watchers. How we made it through Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows (Part 1), I do not know. Speaking of that one, it probably ranked 3/7 of the series. Nothing can touch Cuaron's Azkaban. Then again, I'm all about Remus Lupin. RAMBLE.

Tonight, to complete a Cronenberg double-feature, me and the gang are gonna watch Eastern Promises. Love it.

Conclusions

"Play" by David Banner is what came on after Daughters. I'm always in the mood for it. Play wit yo monkey. That playful, squeaky, and somehow sexy little synth line bouncing under those heavy bass thumps just sounds Right all the time. Great, now I'm talking about how great "Play" is - probably discrediting my Kanye review. Uhhh. Sup, fam?

That's all folks.

Sunday

FRIDAY | October 24, 2010 WORDMOUTH FREE | Special Edition

Room for improvement on both sides of the ball

by Patrick Beane

BLOOMINGTON, IN -- A foggy Dunn Meadow hosted two fresh

-faced football teams this afternoon. Blue Velvet, comprised of

Patrick Beane, Andrew Cambron, and Jay Warrick, took on the

underrated Red Dragons, of Andrew Lockdall, Drew Versweyveld

and Drew Wehrle.

After winning the opening coin toss (Spaces, not Laces), Blue

Velvet made a modest return around midfield. Following some of

quarterback Beane's only successful play-calling of the game, the

first touchdown of the game was caught by Warrick in the back of

the endzone.

The Red Dragons answered quickly with a score of their own, a

pass from Lockdall to .....

Thesis

What do you think? Played football with some bros, had a fun breakfast with said bros and my number one girl (ILUVRJ), ate Bub's with my Real Bro and Dad. Not too much homework going on tonight, so maybe some movie-watching is also going to go down. Much needed break from stress.

RUNAWAY

Can you believe it? Kanye's new film, Runaway, is a real piece of Art. It's actually really, truly terrible - but in a way that begs you to love it. I think he's earned our affection. Pic tells a classic story - Man finds Phoenix, Man loves Phoenix, Man loses Phoenix.

Key lines of dialogue:

> "Your girlfriend is really beautiful... Do you know she's a bird?"

> "I'll never let you burn!"

At any rate, the music is top-notch, and my anticipation for Dark Twisted Fantasy is growing with every passing moment. I think I forgot to mention Nicki's opening narration, which is appropriately insane. The whole work is a complete mess, but its (big, loud, ugly) heart is on its (unbelievably fashionable) sleeve. For that, Kanye, you earn an A+ from this blog critic. #kanyeshrug

Conclusions

The reason I haven't posted in quite some time can be summed up in a single word: midterms. It's not a good excuse (actually, it is), and I promise to find more time for nonsense in the future. Maybe I'll post some Art or Writing onto this thing. METASWAG. That was Meta.

There are other things to be done:

> Get conditioner (Don't use Selsun Blue without the Conditioner)

> Write a paper

> Read a book

> Schedule an advising appointment with the English Department

> Watch a movie

> Choose my classes for next semester

> Have a toast for the douche bags

Wish me luck!

;)

> The Winky Frowny is now a Winky Smiley, because I don't want to look sad all the time. Really, I'm quite happy.

Uh Oh, Uh Oh

Thesis
Times are tough. Due to an extended stay in Chicago (the concert was excellent), I was unable to go to work. This would've freed up time to do my reading and work on papers, but other things (food, sleepiness) got in the way. Now, I am blogging in a hopeless effort to strengthen my mental capabilities. The hour will simply not allow it.

Fun
I had lots of it this weekend. Sara, Andrew, and Drew rode in my car to Chicago. Andrew, Will, and Drew rode in my car to Bloomington. Between these rides I saw my lovely friend Hayley - young and silly townie turned film icon at Northwestern - who provided bedding and company and a great reunion.

LEAKS
Sufjan Stevens' The Age Of Adz. I must listen to it. Note - I must also read quite a lot before going to bed. It would seem that time is leaking away.

Conclusions
I suppose I should get back to reading. A Short History Of Women, by Kate Walbert. A noticeable Virginia Woolf influence, which I'm always fond of. It is the third in a row of non-linear, multi-perspective historical family dramas being read for my 21st Century American Fiction class. I wouldn't mind some more variety in the reading. Or at least the sequencing of novels. Who is this guy? And, who am I? A Reader.

;(

Blow Up

Thesis
I'm going to Chicago to see Of Montreal (7.3) and Janelle Monae (9.1) perform at the Riviera. Driving up with some of my closest, and staying with one of my oldest. Tickets were inexpensive-ish. The girlfriend will be travelling separately to the Chicago show. It's okay.

I'll also be seeing Cults tonight. Two concerts in a row. That's okay too.

Comedy Sketches
> A bear lost in an ice cream store.
> Phonetag with God.
> A baby dentist.
> Reuniting with your dead dog in a strange city, only to find that you're in Dog Heaven, and that you were a dog all along.

Conclusions
I have to get lunch. More to come later.

;(