Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

Blurb 1/365

Dailies 07/10/13

Dailies 07/10/13

Daily Doodle: BART Stare

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Song of the Day: Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXq5VvYAI1Q

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’ve got the bass hung low to my hips. My skinny arms are flexed. My hair is all brushed to one side bit it’s still messy. During the lyrical parts, I sway back and forth while accompanying the vocals. During the jams, I slightly bang my head while my left hand climbs right on the frets to the higher notes. I’m biting my bottom lip with concentration.

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Blurb 1/365: We’ve all just got to give each other a break.

Dailies 07/07/13

Dailies 07/07/13

Daily Doodle: Reading by Fragile Light

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Song of the Day: Johnny Angel by Shelley Fabares

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m singing backup with two others. We are swaying in unison to the music with choreographed dance steps. We are wearing white bows in our hair and long white gloves that go to our elbows.

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Blurb 1/365: Get in that right frame of mind and hang it up on the wall.

Dailies 07/06/13

Dailies 07/06/13

Daily Doodle: Max

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Song of the Day: Spill the Wine by Eric Burdon and War

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i0DMbCKnAg

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m with a band in a corner of a crowded room. I start off sitting down with my legs crossed singing stories into the microphone. I work my way to standing up and when the band jams my arms flail forwards and upwards.

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Blurb 1/365: My family and I are very protective over each other. We know nothing but respect for one another, so whenever anybody shows anything differently to one of us, we come at them like a pack of dogs. Not meaning to be scary, it’s just the sentiment that comes naturally to us. This is comforting to me.

Dailies 07/05/13

Dailies 07/05/13

Daily Doodle: Would You Like to Swing on a Star?

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Song of the Day: All I Have to Do Is Dream by The Everly Brothers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbU3zdAgiX8

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m standing stage left in relation to the lead singer. I’m playing rhythm guitar and singing backup. My overall body language is rigid with slight movements from shaking my head and tapping my right foot to the beat. I mostly shy away from the microphone but lean in close for the parts of harmony.

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Blurb 1/365: Every moment there is a choice that could have been made in an infinite amount of different ways. Instead of imagining what the infinite number of other me’s would be doing, I should realize that the current me can do an infinite number of things.

Dailies 07/03/13

Dailies 07/03/13

Daily Doodle: Sleepy Bao

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Song of the Day: Rhythm of the Rain by The Cascades

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmF_bG5IVnM

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m playing the xylophone on the back of a stage overlooking a dance floor full of kids from the 60s. My head is shaking from side to side in counts of two. I’m wearing a big, pink headband.

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Blurb 1/365: What I lack in size, I make up for in speed; like Pikachu.

Dailies 07/01/13

Dailies 07/01/13

Daily Doodle: Otter Pop

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Song of the Day: Cruisin’ by Smokey Robinson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlzY6cWpoMQ

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Musical Pipe Dream: Behind the star, I’m standing just beyond the spotlight’s reach. It only lights the tips of my toes. I’m wearing shiny black shoes. I’m playing the electric guitar while swaying back and forth, leading with my shoulders. When necessity calls for it, I quietly sing backup into the microphone.

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Blurb 1/365: I think I know what Bowser’s problem is. He’s entitled. He feels entitled to everything he wants or doesn’t want. That’s why he’s angry all the time because he’s never happy or satisfied; and he has all those kids. He picks on Princess Peach because he actually wants Mario, Luigi, and Toad to be his friends. His kids pick on Mario, Luigi, and Toad because they want to impress their dad. Bowser has got to get his life together.