Missing the good old days

Did you guys see the grammy awards?!? Me neither. I was reading about illegal search and seizure. I have, however, seen pictures. Here are the said pictures:


My girl Nicki Minaj, who I respect as a rapper and is the best female rapper since L-Boogie, went all thundercat.

But not to be outdone by anyone, Gaga set the caliber to unbeatable heights:


and then emerged from the egg





This crazyness has me missing the good ole days where:



A simple kiss between two pop stars




or


A simple wardrobe malfunction


Were enough to cause the Superbowl to have only those over the age of 60 preform the halftime show for the next 7 years.

In times like these, I wish, celebrities would turn to my life mentor, Tracy Jordan, for advice. If they did, I think this is something he would have to say:

I am so naive

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought I was so wise. I thought that I knew everything about everything that one could be naive about. Turns out I am totally naive when it comes to drugs and or drug references. Here is what just happened to me. I am wearing this what I thought was a cool Lucky Brand t-shirt that promoted live green......as in lets make the earth better.



What I thought was a promotion of environmental friendliness in an organically made shirt from one of my favorite brands of clothes.........apparently is really a promotion of marijuana. My shirt is tan, not gray like the pic above, and the plant under the "LIVE GREEN" is blue. The plant....when I first bought the shirt looked like the fronds on a palm tree like this:



It is a wonderful 75 degrees in AZ right now so I thought I would celebrate the warm weather by wearing my pro-environment palm tree shirt to go to the school and study after I got home from church. So I put it on and headed to the school. Parked in the institute parking lot, was walking to the law library, having my weekly sunday phone call with my mom, when this guy I don't know said hey, let me look at your shirt. Taken off guard I did just that. Then he said, "Yeah man, bad ass shirt." To which I hear my mom say, "What is going on, Brad?!?" and I was like, "Thanks." and then walking away, "Some crazy guy really likes my shirt." I walk a little further and I get stopped again by a different person wanting to talk about my shirt. "Dude that shirt is awesome, let me read what it says." You can't tell from the picture above but on the bottom of the shirt there is writing. I never noticed it before, I have only worn this shirt once or twice, under a jacket, so I thought I would take a moment to read it with this polite stranger. He finished before I did, offered up a high five, and said, "yeah man, don't let the man walk on you grasssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!"

This is what the shirt says in smaller writing on the bottom of the shirt: "Give Earth a chance. Take a trip and support the high life. Don't let the man walk on your grass"

Now I remember reading this once before, probably when I bought it. And didn't really think anything of it. But at that moment it hit me. This shirt did not mean what I thought it meant. And the fronds of a palm tree was not on this shirt. It is really this.


Yes ladies and gentleman, that is marijuana. Ganja, the mary jane, the juan valdez, the sweet lucy texas tea. Yeah I knew all of these crazy terms for it.........but didn't really no what it looks like. And now apparently I promote it on the clothes I wear.

Some random thoughts

Nothing in particular just some stuff i have been thinking about lately.

- Norah Jones: it amazes me that i can never not like you. Your music, especially your first cd, is really, really amazing. Me and a person that I was really close to in high school, would drive around chilling to that cd. It allowed for some really good conversation. We decided that any one of those songs can just take you to a different place. Don't Know Why takes you to a beach on a cooler day where there is no one else out there but you and maybe the person you are in love with. Come Away with me, is the song that will be stuck in my head traveling to wherever it is i will go on a honeymoon......provided that it ever happens. And also provided that ever happens, i really don't care about any of the details of the wedding, and i don't really want there to be dancing, but if there is, i want to choose the song......and i want that to be Painter Song, by Norah Jones.

- I seriously cannot create a play list that doesn't eventually end up having a Killers/Brandon Flowers song on it somewhere. That is not a lie.

- I am really grateful for such good friends. I am 700 miles away from you guys, well, with the exception of WIll and Magz who are only like 300 miles away and i get to see a little more often because they are awesome enough to let me come over when I need to get away from law school and life here for a weekend. Those two are seriously the best and produced the cutest kid i have ever seen. I talk with four of you on basically a daily basis, you know who you are, and I just wanted to say thank you for your friendship it really means a lot to me, and i think you are all the best. Magz please accept this for Will, because I am pretty sure he doesn't know what blogs are.

- I have been listening to Stephen Colbert's audiobook as I try to fall asleep and have written down my favorite quotes for you:
"Sorry handball, you are just tennis for poor people"
"Every time I see a lady in the WNBA make a basket I can't help but think a guy could have done it better"
"The first sport you should ever watch is baseball. It is as American as apple pie. So American in fact, that I think it should be played with a real apple. And I have a lot of other good ideas too"
"In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth. Sorry Darwin-huggers, it wasn't in the beginning a monkey evolutioned gay marriage."

- My mom is awesome. That should just be a given. But as it turns out I left a few things back in UT over break, and she is kind enough to mail them to me. Seriously three packages in the last two weeks. I procrastinate a lot, especially when it comes to packing and prefer to do it all in the 30 minutes prior to when i leave to go somewhere. And i always forget something somewhere.

- Instant streaming from Netflix is the best/worst thing to ever happen to me.

- Parks and Recreation is tying with 30 Rock as my favorite show on television. And I am so glad the Office has stepped up its game this season. Dear friends at my former place of employment: I miss our Friday chats about the television shows on the night before and the office office parties we had. Good times.

- Never trust the scantily clad female who sits down at the same black jack table as you to know what she is doing. She will hit on 15 with the dealer showing a 6 every . single . time. That said dealer, will then not get the jack she received by hitting when she is not supposed to, and will get a 5, giving him 21 and beating your 20. And you will then lose.

- I had my first experience at an Indian Casino last weekend with my roommate Jake. We both learned that lesson the hard way.

- I am craving Red Iguana.

- I am also craving Cauliflower soup from Zuppa's. Or the cauliflower soup that i make from scratch. Seriously just as good as Zuppa's. I just don't have time to make it down here.

- I enjoy it being 70 and sunny during the winter. Here is to hoping it lasts until May.

It's Kind of a Funny Story....

If you have not seen this movie yet. Please do. It is really good. If you don't believe me watch this clip.




I think this calls for a recreation? In anticipation I have listened to nothing but Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie. I am willing to do either parts.......but I prefer the Freddie Mercury part. Just a preference. Lets face it I will be a fake guitar player or play the tambourine. I just want this to happen. Also I apologize, they do the whole song in the movie, this is just a little teaser. I didn't want to ruin the whole experience for you.........also I couldn't find a video that contained the whole song on it, so this is what you are stuck with.

I hate....

getting an email from Itunes that says"Your Receipt..................$19.80" and then I have to think of what in the H did I buy on Itunes this time. Its the 99¢.....it fools me every time. Every.........Single..........Time

Setting the Record Straight with 21 Questions

So, Facebook has this application where people answer questions about you. It is called 21 Questions. I have never paid any attention to this application before but apparently people have been answering questions about me over the years and I have taken the time to gather the questions asked and the corresponding answers. The results show that some of you don't know me at all. So I have taken it upon myself to set the record straight, and give the real answers to the questions asked. Here is how this post is going to shape up. First I will write the question in bold, then the answer or answers by friends on FB in italics, and then the actual answer below that.


Do you think that Brad Cummings is a slacker?
No
The correct answer is actually yes. Yes I am a slacker. If anything Facebook, Twitter, and definitely this blog are all evidence of that. Also, have you ever had a conversation with me? I will keep you on the line for hours to avoid reading, studying, etc. You nay sayer, are incorrect.

Do you think that Brad Cummings has a cute butt?
Yes/No
Ok, mixed answers on this one. I can respect that. Depending on the mirror and the pair of jeans I am wearing the answer could indeed go either way.

Do you think that Brad Cummings has smelly feet?
No/No/No
3 no's. Hmmm, I don't want to say I have smelly feet.......but I might. I run 2-4 miles a five times a week. I have really excellent hygiene, take two showers a day, but it might happen.

Do you think that Brad Cummings has ever eaten a booger?
Yes
No comment except to say that at one time I was 3 and at one point I was a teenager who played truth or dare..........

Do you think that Brad Cummings is 'smarter than the average bear'?
Yes
This person is correct. Over Christmas break I went to see Yogi Bear 3D with my nephew and niece and couldn't help but think I could totally own Yogi in every way. Listen Yogi, you are a bear that can talk and wears people clothes. Humans eat that crap up. You are worth millions (unless you look at box office records.....sorry that was a low blow) and yet your highest ambition in life is to steal picnic baskets from unsuspecting campers then you are a complete waste of God given talent and I can't wait to see you lying on the floor of Sarah Palin's house in the next episode of Sarah Palin's Alaska.

Do you think that Brad Cummings has ever been unfaithful in a relationship?
No/No
You would be correct two people who said no. Fidelity is very important to me.

Do you think that Brad Cummings still sleeps with a teddy bear?
Yes
You are incorrect. I do however sleep with a small pillow that I may snuggle with as I try to fall asleep. Tmi......well if that wasn't then this picture may be.



This is the afore mentioned pillow


Do you think that Brad Cummings is mean?
No
The real answer to this question is completely relative.

Do you think that Brad Cummings brushes their teeth regularly?
Yes
You are correct. I am a two a dayer

Do you think that Brad Cummings would look good in a bikini?
Yes
I will let you be the judge of that one scroll to the bottom of this post for a visual

Do you think that Brad Cummings owns a nice car?
Yes
I drive a 2010 Nissan Rogue. I like it.

Do you think that Brad Cummings is a good driver?
Yes
You would be incorrect answerer. I was going to take a picture of my parking to evidence this but forgot. That will be a future post. I have described my driving as being similar to, and i mean this in the least sexist/racist way possible, a 16 year old asian girl who is texting while driving.


Do you think that Brad Cummings has ever skinny dipped?
No
Correct answer friend.

Do you think that Brad Cummings has ever pranked call someone?
Yes/Yes
Yes I have, but I will admit I am fairly bad at doing it.

Do you think Brad Cummings has ever pulled an all-nighter?
Yes
Yes, I do it on a fairly regular basis

Do you think that Brad Cummings is smarter than George W. Bush?
Yes
The only person to underachieve more than Yogi Bear is George W. Bush

Do you think that Brad Cummings is superficial?
No
Thank you, I don't think I am either


Do you think that Brad Cummings is trailer trash?
No/No
I knew hating country music my whole life would pay off eventually, and now it has with two correct answers to this question.

Do you think that Brad Cummings is a wannabe?
No
At one point I did wannabe your lover, so I had to get with your friends
Make it last forever, friendships never ends
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give,
Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is.

So tell me what you want, what you really really want...........



Do you think that Brad Cummings has soft hands?
No
Partially correct. I play a lot of tennis, so my right hand is kind of calloused and rough. I have a one-handed backhand so my left hand is never used and maintains a soft feel.


Do you think that Brad Cummings has ever had a 1 night stand?
No
My answer can best be summarized in a monologue of a made for the big screen movie of a monologue of a made for tv movie starring a young Sally Field about a girl named Cybil with multiple personalities.



You are correct, I am not a slut

Would you hook up with Brad Cummings?
No
Thats not what you or your mom said last night.

Is Brad Cummings's profile picture ugly?
Yes
Eff you. Looks like I need to clean out my FB closet, Eminem style

Do you think that Brad Cummings puts 'hoes' before 'bros'?
No
You are right, my friends mean the world to me.

Do you think that Brad Cummings is smarter than you?
Yes
Yeah, you are right, I probably am

Do you think Brad Cummings prefers Coke to Pepsi?
No
This may be a surprise, but if I am going to be perfectly honest, I prefer diet coke to mt. dew.


Do you think that Brad Cummings is more manly than Serena Williams?
Yes
Thank you

Do you think that Brad Cummings is a jealous significant other?
No
Yeah I am not really the jealous type.


Do you think that Brad Cummings has ever stolen money from their friends?
No/No/No
You all keep on thinking that..........bhahhahaha

Do you think Brad Cummings can drink a gallon of water?
Yes
Like in one sitting? whoa, i don't know


Do you think that Brad Cummings is hot?
Yes/Yes
and yet I have an ugly profile pic? you guys are giving me mixed signals.........which must mean only females are answering these questions. haha I kid

Do you think that Brad Cummings likes blue eyes?
Yes
You are correct, i do

Do you think that Brad Cummings is cute?
Yes/Yes/Yes/Yes/Yes/Yes
I am kind of adorable


Do you think that Brad Cummings could key a car for revenge?
Yes
For the record, I have never done that. And having been the recipient of that once in high school I would never do that to anyone.


Do you think that Brad Cummings sings Britney Spears aloud when no one is around?
No
You obviously don't get how awesome the songs Lucky, womanizer, and toxic are

Do you think that Brad Cummings has ever taken money for a bribe?
No/No
You are correct......although I am not opposed.....

Do you think that Brad Cummings has ever kissed a girl?
Yes/Yes/Yes/Yes
Yuppers


Do you think that Brad Cummings spends more than an hour on facebook everyday?
No
Haha, I wish. I would have so much more time to blog more if that were true


Do you think that Brad Cummings has ever punched someone?
No
You are right, I have never punched anyone. But I am seriously considering taking boxing classes so this could change soon.

Do you think Brad Cummings has good taste?
Yes/Yes
Why thank you. I do. I really do. In clothes, friends, music, movies, and girls. Ok, one of these is not true. You decide.


Do you think that Brad Cummings has a bad haircut?
No
Thank you for not making my sister cry. (She is responsible for the cutting process)


Do you think that Brad Cummings has ever failed a class?
Yes
I have technically never failed a class. I got really sick in high school, missed a third of my junior year, and came very close to failing my math class that year. But my math teacher may or may not have been one of my mom's close friends and in my ward and the ward choir director and said if I joined the choir I wouldn't.....so I didn't. So suck on that.

Do you think that Brad Cummings still wet their bed in 6th grade?
No
No, i still didn't wet the bed. However, funny story. One time while sleep walking I walked into by parent's room and started to pee on the floor. Technically not wetting the bed. It was a one time only experience. Also my parents started locking their door.


Do you think that Brad Cummings can cook?
Yes
Yes I can cook very well. I just choose not to very often.


Is Brad Cummings fun to be around?
Yes
I think just this post should be evidence of that.

Do you think that Brad Cummings can dance?
Yes
I don't want to correct this one because I would love to let this person continue thinking that I am a good dancer....however I started this post with the intention to be completely honest with the answers so..............no comment. that is lawyer for no comment.

Do you think that Brad Cummings can run a mile without stopping?
Yes
Yes, I can.


Do you think that Brad Cummings would help an elderly woman cross the street?
Yes
Yeah I probably would.......even if I wasn't related to her.


Do you think that Brad Cummings is a good friend?
Yes
I am alright.....I guess.......whatever

Have you ever had a crush on Brad Cummings?
No
If you haven't yet, then I am sure you will soon.

Do you think that Brad Cummings is annoying?
No
Yes and No. I actually can be. That is why I never hang around anyone for too long, so that way they never figure it out.

Do you think that Brad Cummings thinks shopping at Wal-Mart is classy?
Yes
Ugh....maybe klassy with a K. I hate Walmart and am proud to say I have not purchased anything from that hell hold for over two years.


Do you think Brad Cummings dresses well?
Yes
I do alright. If GQ is alright.

Do you think that Brad Cummings would ever do community service voluntarily?
Yes
Yes, you are correct. If yo know me at all then you know UNICEF holds a very special place in my heart. Please check out their website, the US Fund's website, and the organization me and a few friends created at the University of Utah called UNICEF/RED to see how you can help disadvantaged children. www.unicef.org www.unicefusa.org and www.unicefred.org or www.unicefred.blogspot.com


There we go. I just confirmed or straightened out the 21 Question application for FB. Please comment to see if you disagree with any of my answers.

Trying to put on

.........My studying face.......



This is obviously not it