As 2021 began I lived in Texas, and my exercise consisted of jumping up and down for about 4 hours a day as part of my two live streams, during which I’d swing the occasional kettlebell.
I'd reached the best place I’d ever been mentally and spiritually, after finally conquering a gang of dragons that I’d been at war with my whole life.
But there was something missing.
When I was a little kid I liked comics and music, I got in fights with bullies every single day, and was literally that kid who got picked last for the football team. I got the impression that people like me didn’t DO sporty stuff, so I didn’t, and when I left home on the eve of my 16th birthday, I launched myself fully into the excesses of what I thought, from my reading and cultural exposure, creative people did.
You can imagine how that went. I’ll write a book one day.
It wasn’t til my early 30s when I was preparing to move to the USA that I thought to take my physicality seriously. By day I worked on my DJ library, and by night I ran on the beach and did pushups. Soon I was in the best shape of my life.
Then I moved to LA and became a club DJ, and the accompanying lifestyle of shots and afterparties soon had that best shape of my life fading away.
Presently, I invented Meaningwave. And as I integrated the lessons from the music, things changed fast. I made JBP’s Drinking Song, which said alcohol is a shortcut to random adventure. So I chose my own adventure, and soon that LA DJ lifestyle too faded away.
As '21 began I lived in Texas, and had been finally granted my new visa. We had to vacate the US immediately, to visit an embassy and get our passports stamped. We flew to Mexico. Due to an international pandemic of foolery, the Embassies were booked till 2022. It was OK. We loved Mexico. We made friends. Found the perfect local coffee shop. Next door to the coffee shop, a gym. I wandered in one day, and took a CrossFit class. I didn't even know what CrossFit WAS.
I've been going 5 days a week ever since.
As 2022 begins, I'm in the best shape of my life. Stronger, healthier, happier than I ever even knew possible.
Here, in Mexico...
I finally found that missing something.
Timelapse of me drawing my new avatar
Tools: Procreate on iPad with Apple Pencil
Own the NFT at https://opensea.io/akirathedon !
BACK WITH ANOTHER BANGER FROM BERTON AND THE DON!
TELL THEM NOW!
With lyrics adapted from Berton Braley's poem of 100 years hence!
STREAM https://go.meaningwave.com/TELLTHEMNOW
Art by me!
Own the NFT! https://opensea.io/akirathedon
“You can't pursue happiness
You could pursue a wild animal
You could pursue a ball
That's rolling downhill
You could pursue a car
You could pursue a dog
Because those are all real
But happiness you can't pursue
You could end up happy
But you can't pursue happiness
There are two things
You can pursue
That'll get you there…”
Make some noise for the grand return of Scott Adams () to the Meaningwave Universe! And with a song that couldn’t be more perfectly Meaningwave if it was synthesized in a lab by a team of 100 genius-level Meaningwave scholars 2000 years from now...
CHASING MEANING
(https://go.meaningwave.com/CHASINGMEANING)
…is out now!
I sent it to Scott last week, and he replied straight away, “I love it! But I am biased.” Which is fair. I love it too, and I hope you do too. Hey look! Here’s the music video!
(https://linktw.in/USRVHE)
Wonder where it’s gonna show up in next month’s MEANINGWAVE TOP 50, huh? SPEAKING OF THE TOP 50!
The MEANINGWAVE TOP 50 ...
It’s Friday, which means NEW MEANINGWAVE, and it’s BLACK FRIDAY which means up to 75% off at meaningwave.com! Use code BF24 at checkout!
(http://meaningwave.com)
"Mr. Hitchcock
What is your definition
Of happiness?
A clear horizon
Nothing to worry about
On your plate
Only
Things that are creative"
We are joined this week in the Meaningwave Universe by a new voice, that of legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, speaking to us across space and time of happiness, on this soaring new instant classic, with vocals sampled from 1964’s CBS TV special, Telescope, A Talk with Alfred Hitchcock.
A CLEAR HORIZON
(https://go.meaningwave.com/ACLEARHORIZON)
Is out now on all platforms!
(https://go.meaningwave.com/ACLEARHORIZON)
And you can enjoy the music video here
(https://linktw.in/BzBjIc)
MEANWHILE! It’s our biggest sale of the year right now at meaningwave.com. We’re offering 25% off EVERYTHING, including clothing, vinyl, posters, CDs… In addition, all digital bundles have been slashed by ...
It's the most wonderful time of the year... I am blessed and proud to present your annual gift of low fidelity yuletide glory and wonderment...
LOFI CHRISTMAS VII
(https://go.meaningwave.com/LOFICHRISTMASVII)
…a cozy, crackling carefully crafted collection of Lofi Christmas perfection to soundtrack your holiday season.
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As is only right and traditional, the mix is comprised of a smorgasbord of delightful new winter bumps, 14 in total.
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As always, an instrumental version is available to stream (https://go.meaningwave.com/LOFICHRISTMASVII) and download (https://akirathedon.bandcamp.com/album/lofi-christmas-vii) on all platforms (https://go.meaningwave.com/LOFICHRISTMASVII) … and a special vocal-sample-infused version will be dropping on Youtube at 1 CT (https://linktw.in/tFeIKl), and available to download for our supporters. This version is peppered with samples from some of my favorite Christmas movies and TV specials. Can you spot them all? (https://linktw.in/tFeIKl)
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MEANWHILE!...
