Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

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Dailies 08/10/13

Dailies 08/10/13

Daily Doodle: Saturday Night Couchin’

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Song of the Day: Rockin’ Robin by Bobby Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKTgIK8DxA

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m singing backup and clapping in a Z shape. I put my head in close to the microphone to sing and stick my butt out a little in order to make room to clap my hands in front of me.

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Blurb 1/365: “We’re adults now. We can sleep on the couch all night if we want to.”

Dailies 08/09/13

Dailies 08/09/13

Daily Doodle: David the Gnome

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Song of the Day: Fish Paste by Die Antwoord

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBYd1MuFMgk

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m on the middle of my poorly lit living room. I have some sort of wrap or bandana over my nose and mouth and am wearing an oversized hoodie and big pants. My dancing is endangering all of the surrounding knick knacks and the bass is bothering my neighbors. This pipe dream just might become a reality!

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Blurb 1/365: It’s good to make a fool of myself sometimes. It’s training to help me do what I’ve been wanting to do all my life which is to not give a shit.

Dailies 08/08/13

Dailies 08/08/13

Daily Doodle: Nonchalant

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Song of the day: My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) by En Vogue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpugp6DIb3I

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Musical Pipe Dream: My sisters and I are cat walking down a Rite Aid aisle. By the time we make it to the breakdown, we’re in at school supplies.

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Blurb 1/365: I’ve grown attached to the daddy long-legs spider living above our shower head.

Dailies 08/06/13

Dailies 08/06/13

Daily Doodle: Caroline & Calvin: Co-workers & BFFs commissioned by @clo82 & @huh0kay

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Song of the Day: Belleville Rendez-Vous by Benoit Charest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wstA1AXH5M

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m playing the acoustic guitar on the sidewalk. My face is painted like a clown and when I’m singing my eyebrows go up and down.

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Blurb 1/365: It’s going to be a great day tomorrow because it’s up to you.

Dailies 08/05/13

Dailies 08/05/13

Daily Doodle: You Deserve a Medal for Getting Out of Bed Today

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Song of the Day: Fame by David Bowie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-_30HA7rec

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m playing the drums. I’m huddled over the snare drum with a microphone positioned close to my face to sing back up. I hit the crash cymbal with a badass look on my face where my mouth looks like an upside down U.

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Blurb 1/365: *wave*

Dailies 08/04/13

Dailies 08/04/13

Daily Doodle: Slurms Looks After All of Us from Above

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Song of the Day: Tonite Tonite by The Mello-Kings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyLQViMuE7I

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Musical Pipe Dream: There are four of us lined up and singing back up. The lead singer is slightly in front of us and stage left. We are all wearing powder blue suits with black lapels and skinny black ties. Our dance steps are alternating stepping one foot over the other and snapping. At the end of the song, we all bow our heads with our right toe behind our left heel and our palms facing the audience.

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Blurb 1/365: Some of the best quality sleep is begotten on a couch.

Dailies 08/03/13

Dailies 08/03/13

Daily Doodle: Polar Opposites Attract

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Song of the Day: The Way You Look Tonight by Fred Astaire from Swing Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIW_Ah0wg-w

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m slow dancing on a cruise ship. The dancing is understated and has small, playful accents. I lean forward slightly and my toe points down and back. In one fluid move, I go into a dip and my toe slides to the front into a small kick that doesn’t go beyond the width of my skirt.

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Blurb 1/365: BE excited. BE BE excited.

Dailies 08/02/13

Dailies 08/02/13

Daily Doodle: Lazy Daze (End of Series)

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Song of the Day: Part of Your World written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman and sung by Jodi Benson from The Little Mermaid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pPUmv3U2XY

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Musical Pipe Dream: James and I are standing in line for the Little Mermaid ride. The wait is about 1 hour and 45 minutes and it’s 90 degrees. In the line maze, I start blowing bubbles. Bubbles are kissing kids’ faces and clinging to hair sprayed hair. James’s hands are both painted. The right one is painted like Flounder and the left one is painted like Sebastian. The Sebastian hand is perched on my left shoulder. The Flounder hand is floating just above my right shoulder. I start to sing and nobody seems to care. I’m overwhelmed with happiness and confidence. I just want to be part of that world.

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Blurb 1/365: Make sure to slow down once in a while. Look around you. LOOK around you.

Dailies 08/01/13

Dailies 08/01/13

Daily Doodle: Dog Daze

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Song of the Day: Cookie Thumper by Die Antwoord

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cdhJsu1MqU

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Musical Pipe Dream: It’s 3AM and I’m at a CVS. I’m picking up a dog leash and Gatorade. The fluorescent lights illuminate the blue and blue-grey colored carpet tiles. Nobody’s at the cash register and as I wait for somebody to come out from the back room, this song is playing over the speakers in the ceiling.

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Blurb 1/365: I love how androgynous dance is as a sport and an art form.