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[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]
Song of the day: Delay the Fiasco - For The Mathematics
(*Really, it's the only one I've listened to today, but it's still pretty good*)
So here I am, 1:36pm Monday afternoon.
I'm on holidays. It's 3 degrees outside and partly cloudy (not because I've actually seen daylight yet, but because I have theweathernetwork.com's desktop weather guide).
Point is, I'm sitting on my ass in front of our generation's idiot box. (Does anyone even watch TV anymore?)
The one thing that makes me somewhat happy is I'm using my free time to envelope myself in music. At the moment, I'm listening to, recording, and arranging some form of music.
Still, I should do some of the things I've been meaning to do. Like get call waiting for my cell phone and end some of my frustration.
!!!!!!!WARNING:!!!!!!!
If anyone attempts to call my cellphone anymore, be advised that I probably won't answer. I automatically start paying 35 cents a minute if I accept a call. For now, I'll let it ring, you leave a message saying who you are and WHAT TIME IT IS. And I'll call you back.
This will all be made easier once I get call waiting, but for now you're just gonna have to deal.
Brennan "I've said 'You're gonna have to deal' at least twice in the last few weeks. Someone go find when I last said it. That will show me who my true friends are. Why do I keep typing in here?" Cuff
Hate to say it...
[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]
Song of the day: Georgia on my mind - Ray Charles
I'm sorry, but I just really need to express on here my utter hatred for the way people casually bring up the past.
Now, let me explain myself.
You're at the bar, trying to (meet people/hang out with friends/dance/drink) and you run into an old (classmate/friend/former best friend). And the conversation goes something like this:
(Friend) "Hey!"
(You) "Hey! How are you?"
(F) "Good. How about you?"
(Y) "Good. So what are you up to?"
(F) "Not too much. How about you?"
(Y) "Nothing much. Just (insert pastimes here)"
(F) "Cool!"
...lull in conversation. I hate
that part alone because of the informality. But let me continue:
(F)"...Wow. It's so good to see you!"
(Y) "Ya. Same here."
(F) "Hey, remember when we were ten, and we used to hang out, like, every weekend?"
(Y) "...(eyes down, nod, smile) Yep. Ya, that was fun."
Honestly.
This is the absolute worst when it's someone that truely used to be your best friend. Hey, I'm all for talking to people. But especially if I haven't seen you in years, talk about what I'm doing now, what I'm interested in, what my plans are. But I hate HATE when people throw out the nostalgic "Hey, remember when we were younger?" after just seeing me. Sure, I bet we had a lot of fun when we were younger, but I like the way my life is right now. If I didn't like it, I would change it. I do NOT need to be reminded of what it was like 10 years ago, and how I've grown apart from some of my closest friends.
The other thing I hate is when people (again, after just re-meeting you for the first time in years) bring up these miniscule points of memory and expect them to be earth-shattering revelations.
"Hey, remember when we were in Grade Four, and we tried to collect all of those books by that author?"
What if I don't remember? Now one of your main memories of me is tarnished because it obviously doesn't mean as much to me as it does to you. (And it must be a major memory, cause we've only been talking for 3 minutes and you've brought it up).
I guess it just seems to me that there isn't anything better to talk about when you have to re-hash some segment of history casually, and 'casually' is probably the worst part about it. No real care or personality. If there was any, you'd be talking about 'now' and 'later', rather than 'then'.
Maybe I'm wrong. But I just get this lame feeling whenever someone tries to pull a "Hey remember when" right off the top.
It's Easter Sunday tomorrow. I'm happy about that.
Brennan "Cut my life into pieces" Cuff
D-d-does your mother know
[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]
Album of the day: What to do when you're dead - Armor for Sleep
Anyone that likes emocore/artcore music will appreciate the new Armor for Sleep album. I've been hooked on Armor for Sleep since... start of last year? Anyway, their 'Dream to Make Believe' album was my anthem for University. Not because of what it was going for, but just the fact that I had it on all the time. Anytime I hear one of the songs from the album (like right now) I'm immediately reminded of driving around Campus looking for a parking spot (cause that's how I spent most of my time.)
Back to the new album: forwarded to me by Mr. Graham Welch, the new album follows a story line that I have yet to decipher all the parts to. (The songs that he lent to me aren't in the proper order). Alls I know is, there are some very catchy and very unique songs that I've grown to really like. One of them starts with a sequence of full stops (which I LOVE in a song), 'Basement Ghost Singing' carries a dance beat through most it. Just good quality intelligent music.
So Brodie's in BC, Mom's leaving for Calgary tomorrow, I'm house sitting for a friend on Tuesday. Looks like Ronnie's gonna be lonely next week.
Brennan "
Swedish women's curling team = hella hot" Cuff
Spring my ass
[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]
Song of the day: Saskafunk - Dalai Lamas
So, no one blogs anymore? Or no one reads them. Or no one comments. One (or all) of these must be true, cause I feel like the only one that's puttin up the effort. 'Cept for the other regulars like Sean and Joel. And they are above my site. I even feel bad for them reading it sometimes.
That brings me to a point that I've been meaning to adress, and thats the lack of awesomeness on my site. I read Sean's and Joel's sites and they don't necessarily tell you what they think about life/world, and they don't give you a detailed itinerary of what they did on the weekend. Yet you can glean both of those from reading the site. I just feel like my site falls in the category with most of the other millions of random bloggers out there: just another blog to have to read.
On a happier note, NBC has tried to Americanize
The Office. I saw it, and it was good, but just not 'David Brent' good. It featured Brick Tamlan (for those of you that have seen Anchorman) who is an outrageously funny man. But the show just isn't as... awkwardly funny as it's British instigator.
Granted, NBC has some pretty big shoes to fill after losing Friends, Seinfeld, and Fasier. Much like how Brodie Cuff auditioned to be in HOJA today. (Yes, he's only in Grade 11, and YES Connie Cuff gave to OK for him to... hhhmhmhmh... drop out of highschool to do HOJA for a year).
Let it be known, that would NEVER fly if it was Brennan asking in Grade 11. I even wanted to go to Grant MacEwan after I
graduated, and that wasn't even going to happen.
Ah well. The kid's good. Almost too good.
Brennan "I might as well get used to answering: 'Yes, I'm Brodie Cuff's older brother'" Cuff
Broken Streak
[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]
Song of the day: Goodbye in Gasoline - Less then Jake
*Two points about song of the day*
- The reason it's there is because it's ska, and as such has been a frequent in my CD player, which is also the reason why it's stuck in my head (and therefore why it's now the song of the day)
- Who else is downright disgusted with Saskatoon gas being 91.9?
VANESSA!! I lost you! You went through security and I didn't see you after that! Ah well. As long as you weren't searching for me afterwards. I waited for half an hour before I decided that you weren't going to come to either of the windows I was watching. (I realized after 15 minutes or so that you were on the ground level, but I still couldn't see you in the crowd of people sitting.)
AND I went to your house for my wallet and ended up having a small visit with your 'rents. PLEASE DON'T GET MURDERED IN DETROIT.
For those of you playing the home game, Vanessa's connection flight from Detroit to Lexington was cancelled, so she is now sitting in Detroit airport until 9pm for another plane. Cool thing: you're stuck in a big city and a big airport with probably lots of interesting things to do. Un-cool thing: IT'S EFFIN DETROIT. The murder capital of the United States.
We cancelled a show in PA today. The roads just weren't worth the drive. So ends the perfect record of Aaron, Aaron, and I not cancelling any shows. But really, this was due to adverse weather and not sickness AND the school is looking to rebook in June, which will mean that we didn't miss out anyway.
So I've got one more day of work, then two days of temping for Vanessa, then a wedding on Friday, and then holidays until... the 29th.
WHERE IS EVERYONE. What the hell happened? School? Work? Vacay? As long as everyone didn't just up and leave.
Here's to catching up with everyone this week that I've neglected either this month or this year.
Brennan "It's colder than I remember it ever being in Florida" Cuff
Jump to pacifier switch
[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]
Song of the day: Adagio for Strings
Three more day trips, and then sunshine and lollipops.
Well, a week off anyway. Who knows what the holiday will bring. I'm down a girlfriend during the week, so that means a whole lotta time for myself.
From Monday morning:
Biggar, SK
Cutknife, SK
Visit with Grandma and Uncle
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See Vanessa off at airport
Saskatoon, SK
Prince Albert, SK
Sleep
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Saskatoon, SK
Allan, SK
DONE FOR EASTER
That's basically the only thing on my mind right now. 'Get me to my week off'.
I'm tired and sore, my voice isn't as bad as it was last week, but it's still not great.
Who's looking forward to Easter? This guy.
(Have I mentioned I get a week off yet?)
Brennan "If you only could have heard the directions from her mom..." Cuff
Capital 'B' for "'Bout time"
[Flin Flon, Manitoba]
Song of the day: Cocaine - Eric Clapton
I was going to count days to see how long it's been since I posted, but honestly I don't reeealy care. :) It's been busy (as most of us have) and not falling overly sick has been my main concern.
V, thank you SO much on behalf of the group for your gift. (She gave us a warm-mist vapourizer for the road. Basically cause we're all sick right now.
Speaking of which, Three-man shows always sounded like a lot of fun. You get a chance to change up the routine of the road, and you get to feel like you're helping out the group in time of need.
Let it be known, if I never did another Three-man show, I would be alright. Such a drag for us AND the audience, you feel terrible because you gave an audience a crappy show, and you feel like you have to make up for the lost man by singing in such a way that's not condusive to keeping your voice healthy.
Luckily after we did a three-maner in Bruno, SK, Trent came out with us to Warman for the afternoon, and THAT was fun. Always nice to have a performer with 15-odd years of experience under his belt on stage with you.
Last week before Easter break. Girls, you need to tell me when your school season is done. Cause now we're only in BC for three weeks, with one week set aside for getting from Vancouver to Ottawa.
Vanessa got a camcorder, as some of you may know. And I'm uber jealous. I've spent SO many hours with one of those in my hands, and it's so nice to handle a new one with all the bells and whistles that new electronics come with.
..."all the bells and whistles with which new electronics come."
Sorry. I got a taste for math and English the last couple of days.
So I dropped in on a choir rehearsal last night. It's an allumni choir for memebers of Marion Graham and the Greystone singers (both of which I was a part of). And it felt soooo good to sing proper choral music again.
(Once again, a taste of something I was completely surrounded by in highschool).
I can't promise I'll be on here again before my Easter holidays. I hate to say it, but you're just gonna have to deal. Perhaps I'll focus more on other types of communication.
Brennan "Consider this your message" Cuff
Think back for a moment...
[Edmonton, Alberta]
Song of the day: Hey Leonardo - Blessed Union of Souls
Yes, the lyrics are important, but just the song in general put me in a super good mood.
She don't care about my car
She don't care about my money
And that's real good because I don't got alot to spend
But if I did it wouldn't mean nothin'
She likes me for me
Not because I look like Tyson Beckford
With the charm of Robert Redford
Oozing out my ears
But what she sees
Are my faults and indecisions
My insecure conditions
And the tears upon the pillow that I shed
She don't care about my 'big' screen
Or my collection of DVD's
Things like that just never mattered much to her
Plus she don't watch to much t.v.
And she don't care that I can fly her
To places she ain't never been
But if she really wants to go
I think deep down she knows that
All she has to say is when
She likes me for me
Not because I hang with Leonardo
Or that guy who played in "Fargo"
I think his name is Steve
She's the one for me
And I just can't live without her
My arms belong around her
And I'm so glad I found her once again
And I'm so glad I found her once again
And I'm so glad I found her once again
Gazing at the ceiling
as we entertain our feelings in the dark
The things that we're afraid of are gonna show us
what we're made of in the end
(cue harmonica)
She likes me for me
Not because I sing like Pavarotti
Or because I am such a hottie
I like her for her
Not because she's phat like Cindy Crawford
She has got so much to offer
Why does she waste all her time with me
There must be something there that I don't see
She likes me for me
Not because I'm tough like Dirty Hairy
Make her laugh just like Jim Carrey
Unlike the Cable Guy
But what she sees
Is that I can't live without her
My arms belong around her
And I'm so glad I found her once again
Found her once again
I'm so glad I found her once again
Once again
Just a quick update, and I thought you'd all appreciate the timewarp back to late 1990's.
Brennan "Frick do I like that song" Cuff
Get the key to profitability
[Edmonton, Alberta]
Song of the day: Switch - Will Smith
Oscars were no surprise. Good thing Jamie Foxx won for best actor. Cause I'm sick of movies that are made entirely for the Oscars winning awards.
"But they do good work."
Fine. Whatever. But I'd be more interested in seeing people win for their work in movies I've at least
heard of before.
Now that I've said my beef about Clint Eastwood, *gasp* I mean: 'made for Oscar' movies.... I haven't actually see any of the movies that were up for best picture this year. Which basically means I haven't seen 'The Aviator', 'Ray', or 'Finding Neverland'. Cause 'Sideways' was an indie film, so the chances of seeing it are decreased. And like I've already stated, I don't even know if I want to see 'Million Dollar Baby' now that it's won it's awards. I'd probably be just as happy hating it's role in the grand Oscar picture.
Anyone else notice that Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman must have been dippin into the old lady's cabinet backstage? Wow. Wayta not look like you've got yourself together. ps> if you know anything about the Kodak theatre, it's basically a whole bar made to look like a theatre. You can pretty much get alcohol anywhere in that building. I'm surprised that no one else showed they're drunkeness like Pacino and Hoffman.
Speaking of movies, I'm on a computer at our hotel right now, and we're in this little business room thing. Iunno. Just reminds me of a kind of room you'd see in a James Bond film. The only downfall: the 'backspace' key is only one key wide. Does anyone know what I mean by this? I'm used to the backspace keys that are at least twice the size of the letter keys. But this one is a one-spacer right in the corner of the main section of the board, and basically I'm getting frustrated with the number of '\' in my post.
Ah well. Coffee and food, when combined with hottub and with a touch of blogging, makes a pretty good recipe for a nice, deep sleep.
Brennan "I want to start being known professionaly as Brennan Lawrence Cuff" Cuff
