Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

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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 08/11/13

Dailies 08/11/13

Daily Doodle: He’s Not a Kit-Cat

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Song of the Day: Twist and Shout as performed by The Beatles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVlr4g5-r18

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m killin’ it on lead vocals until my voice goes raw. I’m not embarrassed, no … not embarrassed at all :O)

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Blurb 1/365: While enjoying my couch, I watched eight movies this weekend. I believe this deserves some sort of award.

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 08/01/13

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.

Dailies 07/31/13

Dailies 07/31/13

Daily Doodle: Cat Daze

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Song of the Day: You Beat Me to the Punch by Mary Wells

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O1iq3yEqXU

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m singing lead stage left to the three other singers. I’m wearing a crisp cotton candy pink dress with a square neck and full skirt. My dance moves consist of flapping my arms with the movement stemming from my shoulders and alternately stepping my foot behind the opposite foot.

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Blurb 1/365: Support and use public transit. I ranted today about inconvenient and inefficient bus systems: We’re lucky if a line runs more than once an hour. It’s not fair to the constituents or the bus employees. Not all of us constituents can afford a car to get us to available public transit. And the bus employees have to fight for available work time that sometimes has a forced 3 hour lunch in between. If there were more buses, people would pay money to use them and it would eventually start to fund itself. But it’s always pulling teeth to get things started because it seems nobody wants to give money without immediately getting something in return. The result of this is a perpetual cycle of underfunded public transit, almost useless bus lines and schedules (except for peak commute hours), and people having to PARK A CAR to take public transit. That defeats the purpose of public transit.

Dailies 07/18/13

Dailies 07/18/13

Daily Doodle: Sailor Diana

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Song of the Day: Nothin’ Wrong by The Flight of the Conchords with Adrian Pryor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qNgfH_2D9c

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m one of four people on strings. We’re all in a line on stage and I’m on the most left. We’re seated on stools that allow our feet to touch the floor and when we pick up to double time, I stomp my left foot on the floor to the beat.

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Blurb 1/365: The older I get, the more I know. The more I know, the more I can cope. The more I can cope, the more I can bear. Everything I can bear will eventually get me there.

Dailies 05/31/13

Dailies 05/31/13

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Daily Doodle: Hepcat

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Song of the Day: If You Want Me to Stay by Sly and the Family Stone

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: My body’s moving to the groove. Occasionally, my neck is drawing an L shape to the beat. I’ve got a tambourine at my side and I’m slapping it against my hip. I’m singing with quiet strength.

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Blurb 1/365: I love music. Music brings people together on a positive level. It is magical.

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Dailies 05/12/13

Dailies 05/12/13

Daily Doodle: Hot Air Balloon Ride

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Song of the Day: In the Mood by The Glenn Miller Band with a solo by Tex Beneke

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR3K5uB-wMA

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m on a cruise ship and two stepping it with the rest of the orchestra. We’re synced and our moves and sound are on point. The lights are down low and the reflections of the stage lights shine off of all the brass and create golden rays all over the room.

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Daily Blurb 1/365: Genuine laughter is powerful medicine.

 

Dailies 03/22/13

Dailies 03/22/13

Daily Doodle: Super Catnap-tendo Controller

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Song of the Day: Mr. Sandman by The Chordettes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNuX7bs2qAM

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Musical Pipe Dream: I am the conductor and I have my back to a fully packed audience. I’m keeping time as the band gleefully backs up The Chordettes while they’re singing like birds. The horn section makes little, playful circles with their instruments and raise their eyebrows in the middle of each circular movement. Smiles on all faces. White tuxedos and chiffon dresses.

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Blurb 1/365: I’m late with today’s post! But that’s ok. Life is perfect not being perfect and I’m perfectly imperfect with that.