Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

daily

Dailies 08/23/13

Dailies 08/23/13

Daily Doodle: Air Traffic Control

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Song of the Day: Hash Pipe by Weezer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9BGLtqqkVI

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m playing the guitar with my legs at a wide stance. My eyes are in a fixated stare as I strum the strings. My only movement is in my arms and hands, the rest of me is frozen.

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Blurb 1/365: I’m attending something semi-formal this weekend and do not own any semi-formal clothes. I have concocted the most insane outfit and the only choice I have is to own it and make it work, work, work!

Dailies 08/22/13

Dailies 08/22/13

Daily Doodle: Gordon Noggen Goes Grocery Shopping

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Song of the Day: Rama Lama Ding Dong by The Edsels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KStsPPgeka4

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Musical Pipe Dream: The saxophonist and I are in the back on a slightly raised part of the stage. I’m playing the drums. We’re looking at each other for timing cues. I’m sweaty and have a towel around the back of my neck and over my shoulders.

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Blurb 1/365: If somebody poos and pees on the sidewalk and nobody is around to see it, does it still make a smell? … … Yes. Yes it does.

Dailies 08/21/13

Dailies 08/21/13

Daily Doodle: Musubi Flip Flops

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Song of the Day: Good Day by Nappy Roots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3fkZeWsyvo

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m in a park with my family and we’re eating food under a tree. This song is playing. I’m standing and doing dance moves that only allow one section of my body to move at a time. It starts with my head and neck, then down to my shoulders and torso, next my hands and my hips, my knees bend in and out, finally my feet shuffle from left to right.

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Blurb 1/365: Sci-fi story in the making … time travel is involved.

Dailies 08/20/13

Dailies 08/20/13

Daily Doodle: Midday Nap

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Song of the Day: Borderline by Madonna

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m in a laundromat and this song is playing on a boom box in the corner. There is a slight static over the audio. I’m standing in front of a dryer and, while intensely staring at my reflection, I’m pumping my arms like I’m lifting half pound weights. Then with my palms against my thighs, I alternate rolling my shoulders. At a wide stance, I make outward stepping motions but don’t actually move my feet. As my dance number wraps up into an emotional finale, I strike a pose and the dryer buzzer goes off.

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Blurb 1/365: Take one bad day and throw it in a bowl. Add pizza and couch and stir together. Sprinkle in TV and let sit for 6 hours.

Dailies 08/16/13

Dailies 08/16/13

Daily Doodle: Cat Moon

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Song of the Day: Sunshine of Your Love by Cream

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDZqmF3zS04

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Musical Pipe Dream:  I’m stage right slightly in front of the drummer and next to the guitarist. I’m playing bass. My posture is extremely straight and I’m tapping my foot to the beat with a wide-eyed stare.

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Blurb 1/365: Flip the social anxiety overload into energy to do things!

Dailies 08/14/13

Dailies 08/14/13

Daily Doodle: Sproutin’

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Song of the Day: Woman by John Lennon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-x1FsvOAz4

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m singing at a wedding with a drummer and a xylophonist. We each have microphones and we all sing at the time for harmony. I’m wearing a skinny suit with ruffles on the shirt and I’m dancing by moving my arms and hips in a shoveling motion.

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Blurb 1/365: I fell on the stairs at BART today. It was one of those slow-motion falls forward on the stairs. A little boy asked with genuine concern, “Are you ok?” Aww … (I’m ok.)