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Blogocentric Formulations
Logocentric (adj). Regarding words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality (especially applied as a negative term to traditional Western thought by postmodernist critics).
Blogocentric (adj). A portmanteau of "blog" and "logocentric" devised by a word nerd with way too much time on his hands.
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Sometimes I just write whatever I feel like. Other times I respond to prompts, mostly found from the following:
February 23, 2026 at 12:49am February 23, 2026 at 12:49am
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DAY 20
"F1"
by Hans Zimmer (from F1: The Movie)
Since my last entry was about speed, I guess we should get to the film score on my playlist that had the biggest impact on me. I've been following Formula 1 for over a year now (ever since I got really into Drive to Survive on Netflix), and this past 2025 season was the first one that I actually followed along with in real time. So I was thrilled when the long-awaited F1: The Movie was due to be released last year... and it did not disappoint.
There were definitely things to critique and the film was far from perfect, but it was a blast to sit there and watch. Joseph Kosinski (the guy who also directed Top Gun: Maverick) knows how to make a kinetic, exciting movie and that's just what a movie about professional motor racing needs. You know what it also needs? A composer like Hans Zimmer who knows how to write themes that are absolute bangers, and "F1" is certainly no exception. This is a great, high-energy track that is right at home in the movie, and is something I can play in my office at home when I want to get motivated to get some work done.
Just don't listen to it in the car because, as the top-rated comment on the YouTube video says, "Suddenly my Toyota Camry feels like a McLaren." 
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February 23, 2026 at 12:42am February 23, 2026 at 12:42am
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DAY 19
"Fast (Motion)"
by Saweetie
I honestly can't remember where I heard this song first (I think it was on a televisions show or in a movie), but it reminded me a lot of Megan Thee Stallion, where the beat of the music is catchy and the lyrics are just so over the top, you can't help but start bopping along with the track. This was probably one of my most listened-to rap songs last year, although I don't know how much that is saying because I didn't listen to a lot of rap in general last year.
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February 23, 2026 at 12:28am February 23, 2026 at 12:28am
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DAY 18
"Universe"
by Rosa Linn
I don't actually know anything about Rosa Linn; this song just popped up in a "Spotify recommends" playlist at some point in 2025 and I thought the song was catchy and added it into my regular rotation of songs. I really dig the chorus of this song and think she has a decent voice.
After looking her up for this blog post, she is apparently Armenian and first rose to prominence during the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (although she only placed 20th). But her performance did go viral and land her a recording contract, so that's how she was able to parlay that experience into making an EP and touring with Ed Sheeran for a bit.
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February 23, 2026 at 12:23am February 23, 2026 at 12:23am
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DAY 17
"Forget Me Too"
by mgk feat. Halsey
mgk is an artist that's grown on me over the past few years. I think that has a lot to do with the fact that, for the first part of his career, he was a rapper and then he dramatically changed his musical style to more of a pop/rock/punk aesthetic starting with his album Tickets to My Downfall in 2020. I've featured mgk songs on my playlists before, and I think they've all been from the post-2020 reinvention phase of his musical career.
I've been listening to his newest album a lot (last year's Lost Americana), but nothing has hit me quite like Tickets to My Downfall which has a number of songs I listened to last year. I almost went with "My Bloody Valentine" or "No Cell Phones in Rehab," but this is the song I find myself returning to again and again because of its strong rock elements, and the way he and Halsey duet and alternate verses and play off each other so well.
If you look close, you'll also catch Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker playing the drums in a fleeting scene of the music video below; Barker was actually a producer on this album and collaborated on developing mgk's new sound. And, honestly, it's kind of hard not to hear Barker's influence on his music after knowing that.
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