Remember when I put myself in Minnie Mouse’s shoes and made a scrapbook from her perspective? Well, I went and did it again. Take a look at
The Second Minnie Mouse Scrapbook
Minnie Mouse is much friendlier (read: “not hostile”) in this scrapbook introduction than she was in the previous one. She’s also been experimenting with bubble exclamation points and branding! Note the column of differently styled Minnies.
(Minnie ‘n Me was the name of the trading cards all the “snapshots” came from. In this case, maybe my ten-year-old self should’ve rearranged the words to read “Me ‘n Minnie.” As in “Me in Minnie,” as in I’m operating inside Minnie Mouse, as in I’m wearing Minnie Mouse’s skin.)
So Minnie Mouse is back with a new scrapbook, and this time she’s signing her initial after every caption, lest we forget who we’re looking at here! (Yes, that’s not “Mo” you’re looking at, but an M followed by an obese period.)
In this edition, we’ve got more scenes of unparalleled joy and fun in primary hues so vibrant they’re punching my eyeballs out. We also have some repeats—that pic of Fifi was on the BEST FRIENDS page of the last scrapbook. I must’ve had a million copies of that card.
Here’s what else we’re looking at here:
- Heather, a friend Minnie cherishes so much that she’s never seen anywhere else in this scrapbook again
- Minnie’s mom’s gams (say that three times fast)
- A carton of milk in the worst spot it could possibly be in a paper bag full of groceries
For this gambol down Mem’ry Lane, I got my friend Yamp involved:
STEF: I’m going to send you some images to comment on, if you don’t mind
YAMP: lol ok
STEF: Would you like more context?
YAMP: No
I appreciate his adventurous spirit. Here’s his reaction after I sent him the first page:
YAMP: Is this like a female version of those guys who get waifus? Or bronies?
STEF: If you’re insinuating the question, “Are you pretending to be Minnie Mouse?” then the answer is yes
YAMP: LOLOLOL
Some of the things he noticed include
- Daisy “spilling the shit out of that bowl”
- My imprecise word choice of “chasing” (“You spelled ‘traumatizing’ wrong.”)
- The TV being unplugged (but that’s a pretty cool TV, yeah?)
YAMP: Minnie is being rather careless about her jumping. She’s either going to break her coccyx or Daisy’s face
STEF: She’s going in butt first
YAMP: Yes. Thank you for reaffirming what I just said
Yamp also felt that Daisy was doing jack-all to help on the sandcastle. She’s just leaning on a bucket and petting a kitten, as people typically tend to do on the beach. He really took issue with Daisy throughout the whole scrapbook, in fact. But he liked the fourth photo of the friends in the library: “Panel 4: perfect. No criticism.” Promotions for everyone!
But going back to the sandcastle pic: Who is this mysterious “Papa”? Did I mean “Father”? Did I think Minnie Mouse would channel some old-timey prairie-settling child when speaking of her dad? I can smell the lilacs, Papa. It’s growing dark now, Papa. I’m so cold, Papa. Papa, Papa! I could go on all day.
Yamp didn’t approve of Minnie Mouse having her dog try on outfits for her: “The two of you clearly have different color stories.” He also noted Daisy doing her own thing in the corner during the dance party, and that “own thing” is watching herself twerk.
STEF: Again you’ve pointed out that Daisy is going off script and doing her own thing. Could it be that she and Minnie aren’t as close as Minnie thinks?
YAMP: Yes
STEF: Well that clears that up
Do you also see evidence? Are we just trying too hard? Maybe!
This is the last page! “Do I look kind of dreamy?” My recollection is that my younger self believed Minnie Mouse to appear off in a fantasy world, La-La Land, while jumping rope, not that she was asking the viewer to assess her attractiveness.
And that concludes the Minnie Mouse scrapbooks! “Minnie” suggests “Maybe I’ll see you again” in her concluding note (drawn like a storybook scroll for an authentic vibe), but nope: That’s the end… unless I want to be nearing forty and making the third installment. I mean, I haven’t ruled it out completely but I acknowledge I need to draw the line somewhere.
I just Googled “Minnie ‘n Me” and learned that there’s an accompanying soundtrack (sung by someone who is now 41 years old) AND it’s on Spotify! Dare I add some jams to the collaborative playlist I share with Yamp to see if he notices? I’m sure he’d appreciate it.
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