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Musical Pipe Dream: It’s 1996 and I’m wearing a parachute track suit, dark lipstick, and I have green bands on my braces. My hair is shoulder length, straightened, and split down the middle. I creep out into the middle of a dance floor with a chameleon step: forward, back, forward, back. Nobody else is dancing and I hear someone yell, “Uhmm, NO!” My eyes widen, my face gets serious, and I nod, YES.

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Blurb 1/365: If there is ever a book written about me, it will be entitled “Short and Sleepy”.

Dailies 11/04/13

Daily Doodle: Want to go to the movies?

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Song of the Day: New York, New York as performed by Frank Sinatra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KJQNMqVIug

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Musical Pipe Dream: There’s a band in a restaurant playing this song. I’m wearing a cape and singing. During the music breakdowns, I take somebody’s hat to hold up in the air and alternate kicking each leg with a bit of pep. Security is called. I’m escorted off the premises in style.

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Blurb 1/365: Blue Blue Blue Blah Blah Blah Bloo Bloo Bloooooop.

Dailies 11/03/13

Daily Doodle: Block Head

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Song of the Day: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! as performed by Dean Martin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN7LW0Y00kE

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m sitting in front of a space heater singing this song while playing the ukulele.

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Blurb 1/365: Broken heater unit + migrane headaches = Block Head

Dailies 11/02/13

Daily Doodle: Dream Clouds

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Song of the Day: Money by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qse5YVPUOrI

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m singing lead on a stage during a practice session. I’m wearing casual clothes.

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Blurb 1/365: I’m so tired. It’s hard to find time or energy for dailies but I must stick to this commitment. Thanks for the encouragement guys and I’ll continue to work towards my goal of 365.

Dailies 11/01/13

Daily Doodle: Candy Corn

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Song of the Day: Runaway by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QqArc12juQ

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Musical Pipe Dream: I sit down at a vacant piano at the mall and start playing around on the keys and transition into this song. My voice is quiet yet strong and people in the food court look over while they chew. I continue to sing and play and a woman at Panda Express calls out somebody for not paying for their 3 item combo.

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Blurb 1/365: Boo. Boo-urns.

Dailies 10/31/13

Daily Doodle: Trick or Treat!

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Song of the Day: This Is Halloween by Danny Elfman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpvdAJYvofI

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m at home and this is blasting over the speakers as the kids run around happily in the streets.

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Blurb 1/365: The kids went crazy over Gobstoppers this year.

Dailies 10/30/13

Daily Doodle: Yolked

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Song of the Day: Mahna Mahna as performed by The Muppets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N_tupPBtWQ

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m playing beats with chopsticks on the backs of the chairs from school with the three air hole slots in the back. I’m hanging out with muppets.

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Blurb 1/365: I shouldn’t have eaten that cookie.

Dailies 10/28/13

Daily Doodle: Chubby Bunny

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Song of the Day: Slippin’ and Slidin’ by Little Richard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP3wdwRhpFs

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m hammering away on a child-sized keyboard and blowing on a kazoo mimicking this song.

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Blurb 1/365: So I says to Mabel I says … Hi Mabel!

Dailies 10/27/13

Daily Doodle: Alphabet Soup

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Song of the Day: Politicians In My Eyes by Death

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcRhnSEwVlo

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m playing the guitar and nodding my head to the poignant beats. I’m leaning back on my left foot and looking downward, concentrating on my hands.

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Blurb 1/365: Life is meant to be enjoyed.