Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

music

Dailies 11/16/13

Dailies 11/16/13

Daily Doodle: The Sun and the Moon

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Song of the Day: Planet Rock by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh1AypBaIEk

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m workin’ the turntables. When I let that first beat drop people go crazy.

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Blurb 1/365: Dogs are cool. I realized today that when I give my dog food, he counts that as another reason to like me. They always see the better side of anything.

Dailies 11/13/13

Dailies 11/13/13

Daily Doodle: Duck Umbrella

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Song of the Day: Where’s Me Jumper by The Sultans of Ping FC

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m bobbing my head with the beat as I jam on the drums. Everybody’s pretty sweaty.

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Blurb 1/365:

Short Fictional Story: Soy Sauce

She sat in front of her makeup counter in her silk slip with her knees together and feet rested slightly to the right to accommodate for the height of her tall, black suede heels.

“I think everything is finally starting to feel right in my life,” she said as she dabbed Kikkoman soy sauce behind her ears.

“It’s like everything is falling into place.” She dabbed more soy sauce on her left wrist and let the drop retain its meniscus momentarily before placing her right wrist over her left and softly rubbing them together. A small drop fell onto her thigh and she nonchalantly rubbed it into her stalkings with her thumb.

She was found the next morning on the floor, still in her slip and heels, with the sculpted waves of her hair covering her face. The tips of her fingers and palm of her right hand pointed upward. Just outside of her reach was an empty bottle of soy sauce.

Dailies 11/08/13

Dailies 11/08/13

Daily Doodle: Panda Van

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Song of the Day: Since I Don’t Have You by The Skyliners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZh6ZSRoYg

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m wearing a dress with a fitted bodice and puffy skirt. I’m holding either end of the bottom of the skirt and swaying back and forth to the beat while singing harmony. In between breaks in singing, we do side step turns to the left and to the right.

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Blurb 1/365: Good night.

Dailies 11/05/13

Dailies 11/05/13

Daily Doodle: Pipe Dreams

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Song of the Day: Hypnotize by The Notorious B.I.G.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk4ftn4PArg

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Musical Pipe Dream: It’s 1996 and I’m wearing a parachute track suit, dark lipstick, and I have green bands on my braces. My hair is shoulder length, straightened, and split down the middle. I creep out into the middle of a dance floor with a chameleon step: forward, back, forward, back. Nobody else is dancing and I hear someone yell, “Uhmm, NO!” My eyes widen, my face gets serious, and I nod, YES.

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Blurb 1/365: If there is ever a book written about me, it will be entitled “Short and Sleepy”.

Dailies 11/04/13

Dailies 11/04/13

Daily Doodle: Want to go to the movies?

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Song of the Day: New York, New York as performed by Frank Sinatra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KJQNMqVIug

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Musical Pipe Dream: There’s a band in a restaurant playing this song. I’m wearing a cape and singing. During the music breakdowns, I take somebody’s hat to hold up in the air and alternate kicking each leg with a bit of pep. Security is called. I’m escorted off the premises in style.

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Blurb 1/365: Blue Blue Blue Blah Blah Blah Bloo Bloo Bloooooop.