Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

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Dailies 08/31/13

Dailies 08/31/13

Daily Doodle: Fitzcarraldo

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Song of the Day: Three O’Clock in the Morning by Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dim9xdVIiYw

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m playing the tuba along with a big band. We’re at a theatre and the audience is dressed up in formal attire. The curtains are red velvet and the moulding is gilded with gold.

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Blurb 1/365: On the weekends, I’m usually ready to start the day around 9PM.

Dailies 08/30/13

Dailies 08/30/13

Daily Doodle: Monkey Bars

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Song of the Day: Tonari No Totoro by Joe Hisaishi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz-tktACBV8

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m on stage in a huge auditorium jamming on a keyboard. The audience members are waving their arms and singing along with stars in their eyes. There’s a guy on stage drumming a hand held drum that’s hooked up to an amplifier with only one drum stick. A very energetic woman is singing. There are Totoros on stage and in the aisles between the seats. It’s magical.

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Blurb 1/365: Bark! Bark bark bark bark! BARK.

Dailies 08/29/13

Dailies 08/29/13

Daily Doodle: Road Ragin’

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Song of the Day: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m performing as one of the backup singers. Two other backup singers, the bassist, and I are doing a choreographed dance in front of our microphones. We have on polished black shoes that we tap and slide on the ground in unison.

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Blurb 1/365: Beauty of life.

Dailies 08/27/13

Dailies 08/27/13

Daily Doodle: Tofu Hot Tub

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Song of the Day: Gold Digger by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwNcNOTVzY

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m doing a choreographed dance on a stage at a high school multipurpose room. It’s straight up hip-hop with some well-timed body rolls and flirty campiness. I’m wearing a baggy, neon green tracksuit.

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Blurb 1/365: HA!

Dailies 08/26/13

Dailies 08/26/13

Daily Doodle: The World May Never Know

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Song of the Day: Art Star by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PBl2qsYtDo

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m singing lead on a tiny stage in a small venue. The drums take up most of the stage. The guitarist is behind the drummer stage right and I’m sitting on the left edge of the stage singing and screaming in a person’s face.

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Blurb 1/365: It’s best to ignore ignorance, but sometimes it’s really fun to get angry about it.

Dailies 08/24/13

Dailies 08/24/13

Daily Doodle: You Know, For Kids!

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Song of the Day: Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows by Lesley Gore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2sKH8yjVsM

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m doing the Charleston number that Pete and Trudy did on Mad Men.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7NLF6eNXNc

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Blurb 1/365: Short Fictional Story–JUMP

There aren’t many restrictions against Jumping. Security is so tight that if anybody tried to do anything, they’d just never Jump back. Some people have used it to purposefully end their lives: Suicide by Jump. If you talk to most people, they want nothing to do with it. There are too many politics involved. People get angry when they can’t change something that fails the Ripple. Even with the ability to time travel, evil sometimes still has to remain in history.

At first, Louie didn’t know if he should go; he didn’t know if he’d be able to Jump back. The case studies showed that he wasn’t in existence in 2045, but there was no record of his death.

He knew he would never leave her and that was enough certainty to make the decision. He was going to make the Jump and gather information to submit to the review board to test the Ripple. There was no guarantee, but if the Ripple passed, he could clear his name. He needed to clear his name so he could save her.

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.