Yulelog

Yuletidings

I've been baking bread and we finally put up the tree today.  So nice and cozy and nice smelling today. 

Tiny Spirit

My boss brought me this tiny little yuletide tree. It plugs into my usb port. cuteness. I'm drinking coffee and trying to get serious about doing some work. not easy today. I've been running each morning before work for the past couple of weeks. I realized I was skipping too many runs due to my schedule. It's hard for me to get out of bed yet I feel pretty great after it's all done. Work on my new S on S album is going great. I'm entering into the hardest phase though. When creating a recording there comes a point when you have to cross the threshold and reconcile what each song could be, with what it finally ends up being. That's the proof in the pudding and it's a fucker. When making the demo version of a song you hear so much possibility, but when you start that final mix you hear so much reality. Every flaw and poorly seated and chosen tone is laid bare, and it can overwhelm the desire to finish the project. Keep going, hope for the best.

One Sided Saga pt. 17

no more talk of small storage spaces Sunday, January 6, 2002 6:32 PM

I never really acted growing up. unless you count lying...so then maybe, but only while sneezing. oh my, the humor. did you do any acting other than garage sale?

i didn't manage to find any clothes. i got side tracked early on though and had to go see kurt.

i wrote you a song today. even recorded it. not much of a song, just acoustic guitar and some vocals. i felt like creating something today and since i had so much fun writing a song for courtney i thought i'd try it with you, and you were kind of on my mind so hey... i must apologize, because it's not a very good song, but it will have to do. i'll tell you from the onset, it's based on a poor metaphor and goes down hill from there. i wouldn't take it all too seriously...but for what it's worth, i'll send it to you in a minute or two. if you don't get it, just let me know.

oh, yeah, weeknights are cool with me, i'm pretty well free this whole week other than work, so just let me know what would work for you.

is there anyone you absolutely hate?

brandon

Life on Mars

Monday afternoon Ronnie and I were speaking about the possible discovery of life on Mars. This lead to a discussion of an S no S song called "Bring on the Aliens". Lyrics:

Come on, bring on the aliens, I can't wait to see the look on your face, one million light year fall from grace

Come on, bring on the aliens Don't ask me to help hide your shame the evidence is all around and we're to blame

It's time to re-write the rules time to re-arrange some visitors have come and they've brought change.

It's a spacey song, in a first for S no S my brother Devin composed the music. I've had the song at the back of my mind and in a state of partial progress for a few years. When I told Ronnie about it I decided I would take some time and see if I could polish it up and finish it. Monday night I went home and did just that, and feeling rather inspired I continued to work on more S no S tracks, mixing a demo of each song down as I went. 10 songs flew out faster than I had expected. I've decided now that I'll pursue this muse for the next few weeks and finish this album up. I've completed a lot of S no S archival work recently and that has made me feel great, and more creatively free.

So sometime in January I plan to release "10 Digits" by S no S. It's been 10 years since we last found S no S wandering with aimless glee through the folky pastures of "May April". What a Difference a decade makes. The Machines have taken over and the acoustic guitar has nearly disappeared. The landscape of "10 Digits" is capable of being either bleak and spartan or lush and sometimes chaotic. The point of view has grown at times more hostile, certainly more seasoned but still capable of optimism. The most noticeable growth for S no S has been in technical achievement, the years between albums have seen an explosion of new and more affordable gear, and studio experience with many other musical projects has made for a better understanding of how to effectively use it. ultimately "10 Digits" is a journey back into the self. Where "May April" was a goodbye with one foot out the door towards adventure, "10 Digits" is the veteran come home. Pull up a chair, smoke it if you have it, and crank your stereo, let me tell you where I've been.

One Sided Saga pt. 16

coming out of Spacious closets Thursday, January 3, 2002 7:42 PM

on the matter if the song i wrote for courtney's christmas present. sing yes, but being the day after new years it was a little rough. my voice was fucked, but it fit the song. it was vagely based on some strange events courtney and i have been apart of. she really liked it, don't know if it was the song or the gesture.

birthday: march 19.

greatest day of my life: ....... don't really have one. kind of unfair to ask a question when i don't have an answer, but i was curious to see if i was missing anything by not having one. i'm inclined to agree that it just hasn't happened yet. or i could say today, it should be, but i suppose it really wasn't. but the day is not over yet, and dan just called to invite me to hang out with w\him and kurt to watch football. it's the first time in weeks that dan's had any spark in his voice.

last night was cool. jason and i went to the pub on santa fe to see this dude who rocks on the keyboards, but he was sick. so we went to one of my all-time favorite bars, the keyhole club. ever been there? it makes me laugh just to think about that place.

i had to "teach" cooking to the old folks again today. that's starting to be one of my favorite things at work. i can't cook, so i have to rely on wit. we have a blast. they all make fun of me and i pretend to have an ego the size of a minor god(albeit one with aspirations of claiming the top seed). we made some argentine desert called pasta frila(no way i spelled that right). i think i'm beggening to like cooking because i love to make things from other stuff or nothing. probably why above all else i would classify myself as an artist. i love creating. it turns me on. i am turned on.

"okay sir, i can see you're strange" "well, thanks for noticing."

how did the recording go? must hear some of your originals.

whats the nicest thing you've ever done for another person? to be fair, as of now i don't think i can answer this question. but i'll leave you with a funny thing i was told today by a women with extreme dementia. "shut up! all you've done today is help people!"

bye by buy brandon