Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

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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 …

 

Dailies 04/29/13

Dailies 04/29/13

Daily Doodle: Life Can Be a Carnival

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Song of the Day: Two of a Kind by Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m in an almost vacant restaurant and wearing a penguin tuxedo. A hard spotlight is on me and my eyes are shaded by a black top hat. I tap dance the night away just as if it was a packed house.

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Blurb 1/365: Now that I know who I am, it will be easier to be who I want to be.

 

Dailies 04/27/13

Dailies 04/27/13

Daily Doodle: Angel Beaver (a doodle drawn at a cool art party!)

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Song of the Day: Close to You as sung by The Carpenters

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: In the style of Rick Moranis’s character in the movie “Parenthood” I bust into a crowded room where James is seated and I sing a capella. “Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh … close to you.”

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Blurb 1/365: Keep moving.

 

Dailies 04/26/13

Dailies 04/26/13

Daily Doodle: I swear a lot.

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Song of the Day: Fire by The Ohio Players

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y47G-Wa4qfs

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Musical Pipe Dream: I absolutely love how every single one of the members of The Ohio Players played multiple instruments and were able to sing and dance while they played them. The YouTube video of their Midnight Special music video is one of the best performances ever; I envy their talent. Some members have already passed on, but they leave a legacy and a blazing trail of pivotal music. In my musical pipe dream, I sing this song flawlessly. I have this song on Rock Band, so, apologies in advance.

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Blurb 1/365: Woo woo woo woo woo-oo!

 

Dailies 04/25/13

Dailies 04/25/13

Daily Doodle: Portrait – Little D: The Mini Scientist

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Song of the Day: Supernova by Powerman 5000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h48ozMZP70Y

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Musical Pipe Dream: In this musical pipe dream, I’m singing lead. My body is possessed by the music and I require prescription goggles in lieu of my glasses in order for them to stay on my face. I’m sweaty and I’m owning it.

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Blurb 1/365: I’ve been slowly but surely (shirley) ridding my life of filth. It’s been difficult, because wallowing in it became quite a habit. Bad habits are difficult to break, but it is possible. Filthy anxiety, go away. Filthy unnecessary guilt, go away. Filthy negative thoughts, go away. Filthy people that usurp my positive energy, go away. As I slowly rid myself of filth, all that’s left is what’s worth living for.

 

Dailies 04/24/13

Dailies 04/24/13

Daily Doodle: Comic: BART Sneeze

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Song of the Day: Try a Little Tenderness as sung by Otis Redding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiDq4Q62tz4

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Musical Pipe Dream: This video of Otis Redding’s performance in Sweden is magical. His slight movement and groove when the horns come in, the tempo, the audience feeling the music, the bridge, the breakdown, the band, everybody feeling the magic, the two encores, the kids getting their bags ready to leave, the third encore, the audience going nuts, the horn section having to step up to another part of the stage to back up from the audience, the announcer just doing his thing, THE BAND, Otis Redding … my musical pipe dream was that I was actually there. This is the kind of stuff I thank the YouTube gods for.

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Blurb 1/365: “It’s easy to give advice, and it’s even easier not to take it.”

 

 

Dailies 04/23/13

Dailies 04/23/13

Daily Doodle: Super Mario Cereal with Marshmallows

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Song of the Day: Pillar Box Red by The The

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0EDX_lylgE

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m on the keys in this one; an odd mini piano that only comes up to my knees. I also see myself doing a weird dance step. Imagine two three foot sticks stuck in the ground with string pulled across them to make a big equal sign with about two feet in between each string. The dance step I’m thinking about is me trying to side step in between the two pieces of string. The leading foot steps, the following foot crosses over the leading foot and so on. This dance step requires a jacket with coat tails.

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Blurb 1/365: (O_O)