Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

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Dailies 05/09/13

Dailies 05/09/13

Daily Doodle: Penguin in the Tub

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Song of the Day: Fly Me to the Moon as sung by Frank Sinatra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhujM7T1_fQ

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m playing the drums with a brush making circles with my left hand and holding a stick like a fork in my right. My head’s shaking and bobbing from side to side, keeping time, and I’m toe tapping with my left foot.

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Blurb 1/365: Step 1, make a plan A and a plan B. Step 2, do it.

 

Dailies 05/08/13

Dailies 05/08/13

Daily Doodle: Battle School

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Song of the Day: Dream a Little Dream of Me as sung by Doris Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAIIKuSI2Z0

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m tickling the ivory keys. My eyebrows move up and down to the ups and downs of the tempo. I’ve got a big smile on my face as I sway back and forth to this sweet sound.

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Blurb 1/365: It’s so much easier and pleasurable to live life without anger, guilt, or regret.

 

Dailies 05/07/13

Dailies 05/07/13

Daily Doodle: The Monster in My Brain is a Pretty Nice Guy

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Song of the Day: Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) by Monica

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9ZTiymoC5A

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’ve got some sort of flannel shirt/baggy pants combo going on. I’m mixing up shoulder pops with body rolls and my fingers are pointed like guns. The butterfly sneaks in there once or twice.

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Blurb 1/365: Being tired is natural.

 

Dailies 05/06/13

Dailies 05/06/13

Daily Doodle: Up Close and Personal

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Song of the Day: You Send Me by Sam Cooke

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6QlnlMqjE

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m sitting in front of glass jars of various sizes filled with different volumes of water. I’m armed with a pair of drumsticks and keeping a sweet toned beat. My singing blends with the vibrations of the water and glass.

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Blurb 1/365: Setting a schedule with deadlines is the only way anything will happen. Here I go.

 

Dailies 05/03/13

Dailies 05/03/13

Daily Doodle: Me circa 1996

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Song of the Day: Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check by Busta Rhymes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiVpSSkwPU4

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m wearing puffy clothes on an almost empty BART train. I’ve got my headphones on and I’m staring into the distance. A kid is using the windows in the car doors as mirrors to practice his tutting skills. The car sways to and fro. Instead of a Musical Pipe Dream I could call this a Musical Memory because it happened. It’s the little things that shine in my memory.

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Blurb 1/365: I just realized that I am, and always have been, a hard ass bitch.

 

Dailies 05/02/13

Dailies 05/02/13

Daily Doodle: I See Gnomes in the Trees

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Song of the Day: Back in the Day (Remix) by Ahmad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLV5F_PklKg

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Musical Pipe Dream: It’s a summer party. There’s watermelon and the kids are playing on a slip ‘n slide. The temperature is perfect under the shade of a large, non-allergy inducing tree. I’m lounging on a camping chair and someone passes me the Chex Mix before I even ask.

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Blurb 1/365: The sun was shining in my eyes today and it was uncomfortable. First, I shaded my eyes with my hand, but this didn’t stop the heat from boiling my head. Then, I bent a bit forward and the sun ray rolled over my head. My forehead and hair felt cooler instantly and I was out of harm’s way. I realized that I can apply this principle to life in general. If something is bothering me, I shouldn’t just make slight adjustments that make me slightly less uncomfortable; I should move and take a step in the right direction.

 

Dailies 05/01/13

Dailies 05/01/13

Daily Doodle: When I get anxious, I wish I had a sleeping bag that I could crawl in and zip up and then be magically transported to my bed.

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Song of the Day: Slam by Onyx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ADgCeYJMN4

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Musical Pipe Dream: All you can see is my head and my fingers peeking out of an enormously oversized sweatshirt. My pants are big enough for me to fit in one pant leg and the cuffs are stuffed into big boots. My limbs are flailing.

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Blurb 1/365: Dude. SLAM. 1993. Whenever there was three of anything, my sisters and I would associate one of them to each of us.

For example:

With The Chipmunks, I was Theodore.

With Duck Tales, I was Louie.

With the Brady Bunch sisters, I was Cindy.

With the Three Amigos, I was Ned.

With Onyx, I associated myself with Sonsee solely because of the fact that I constantly wore a grey sweatshirt that my sister got from a school lost-and-found and a pair of blue jeans. So it looked like one of his outfits in the music video. This song brings back memories …