Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

Daily Doodle

Dailies 07/16/13

Dailies 07/16/13

Daily Doodle: Jealous Jelly Bean

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Song of the Day: Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMAtL7n_-rc

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m on Main Street in Disneyland and I’m playing on the Ragtime Piano.

Like this person, Kristin. Go on girl, do your thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5we1Q8W1Q2I

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Blurb 1/365: Live life like you don’t have any control over it.

Dailies 07/15/13

Dailies 07/15/13

Daily Doodle: Gnome Crossing

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Song of the Day: Wrestler by Does It Offend You, Yeah?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AxRWA_yXd0

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m in a 400 square foot apartment that is void of furniture. The floor is concrete and in the center of the room is a boom box. This song is blasting and I’m jumping around with my arms flailing.

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Blurb 1/365: “Dang, she’s hella spicy.”

Dailies 07/14/13

Dailies 07/14/13

Daily Doodle: Guinea Pig Pals

Commissioned by: @_caroline_lommer_

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Song of the Day: Fever as performed by Peggy Lee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGb5IweiYG8

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Musical Pipe Dream: The singer is in a form fitting dress and under a hard spotlight. I’m playing double bass and stage left next to the drummer. We’re both wearing teal suits with black trim. I’m slightly tapping my foot.

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Blurb 1/365: “I just can’t take anymore scares!” – Colonel Mustard

Dailies 07/13/13

Dailies 07/13/13

Daily Doodle: Hamsters Gonna Ham

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Song of the Day: Out of Sight by James Brown and the Famous Flames

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sq3oSh8xLc

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Musical Pipe Dream: It would be a musical pipe dream to be any part of the performance on this video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGdmY0N1qZA

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Blurb 1/365: What do the animals do in Animal Crossing when I save the game and turn it off?

Dailies 07/11/13

Dailies 07/11/13

Daily Doodle: Happy Chip Cookie

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Song of the Day: Mellow Yellow by Donovan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrbni0tVBZ8

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Musical Pipe Dream: I feel like people are behind me so I look back only to see nobody there. I dismiss it as my imagination. I continue stepping to the beat and the man in the yellow suit and the woman with the pigtails pop out from behind another hedge and continue to follow me while dancing. The man in the yellow suit is doing sashays and pirouettes. The woman with the pigtails has her hands out in front of her with her elbows tucked into her sides and is advancing forward by doing the bunny hop. This continues as I keep feeling like there is somebody behind me, but I don’t see them no matter how quickly I turn around to look. Something must happen within myself before I can be allowed to meet these two.

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Blurb 1/365: They call me. Hello, hello?

Dailies 07/10/13

Dailies 07/10/13

Daily Doodle: BART Stare

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Song of the Day: Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXq5VvYAI1Q

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’ve got the bass hung low to my hips. My skinny arms are flexed. My hair is all brushed to one side bit it’s still messy. During the lyrical parts, I sway back and forth while accompanying the vocals. During the jams, I slightly bang my head while my left hand climbs right on the frets to the higher notes. I’m biting my bottom lip with concentration.

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Blurb 1/365: We’ve all just got to give each other a break.

Dailies 07/07/13

Dailies 07/07/13

Daily Doodle: Reading by Fragile Light

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Song of the Day: Johnny Angel by Shelley Fabares

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m singing backup with two others. We are swaying in unison to the music with choreographed dance steps. We are wearing white bows in our hair and long white gloves that go to our elbows.

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Blurb 1/365: Get in that right frame of mind and hang it up on the wall.