Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Sunday, September 4, 2016
30 days of "Why the PLUCK not?"
Back to blogging. The pressure of gaining followers, subscribers or #whatevers is OFF! In fact, if no one reads this, I will be just fine.
Another year around the sun. For the last five years, I developed this habit of either learning something new, gain some esoteric knowledge or do something DARING.
On July 14th, 2016 at approximately 3-4pm, I was sitting at a red light on Beverly Blvd & Fairfax Ave in Los Angeles. (A notoriously overfilled with traffic section) when a pick up truck decided that what I was missing in my life was an "accident"! It rear-ended my ever loving behind out of love and compassion for my plight, perhaps. Well not my literal behind. Just the vehicle that gets me through life. That event has debilitated my lifestyle in ways that I never thought possible. Chronic pain in my lower back, mid back and shoulders. I am forced to go to a chiropractor at least three (3x) times per week these days. If I go two days in a row without an adjustment, well, color me "persona non-grata". My life and relationships would have been infinitely easier had I just had a cask put on. Internal, unseen pain is a real b*tch! People's ability for empathy is just absent at such times.
So what's a Bougie girlie-girl to do to feel like she's pushed her boundaries further?
Do something daily that takes her out of her COMFORT ZONE of course!
In the past, I've jumped out of a plane (tandem Skydiving), Surfed in Hawaii (despite my fear of swimming in an ocean ever since I witnessed a child drown when I was a mere 10 years of age) Hang out in Paris by my lonesome for 12 days (my cell phone did not work and was forced to make friends) I've since been back once a year.
I am on Day 4 of my "why the pluck not?" 30 day challenge.
Day 1 - 9/1/2016- JUDGE MUCH?
I reluctantly took a yoga class at my less than stellar (but fiscally conservative) gym. What I learned was that my ability for tremendous adaptation to any situation is pretty darn high. Similar to my high tolerance for pain. I may have a pussy but I ain't no pussy when it comes to pushing my physical limitations or my judgements about the sub teacher that day- less than stellar is an UNDERSTATEMENT. Suspend Judgment and just FLOW Nadège."WHY THE PLUCK NOT?"
Day 2- 9/2/2016- GAMBLE MUCH?
I have an opportunity to act for a major office for a coveted Guest Star role. ARE you PLUCKING kidding ME? It's Friday, the beginning of a long weekend. I wanted to spend the day at my favorite Ocean side along the Pacific Coast. DAMN!!! But wait! STOP you pain in the arse critical saboteur. You will stay up until 5am if that is what you must do and get her done. 22 pages?!
S-H-I-T. I run a hot bath covered in bubbles, pink Himalayan sea salt and soak whilst absorbing this "Genius" story. Must have been the chill-axation from the bath, but Darn it, I LOVE this plucking story and will stay up for as long as it takes to deliver the kind of performance where I and ONLY I will walk away not giving a hoot for I will lay my heart on the line. "WHY THE PLUCK NOT?"
Day 3- 9/3/2016- SLOTHFUL MUCH?
If I spend an entire day home without getting out, then I best ACCOMPLISH something extraordinary to justify being so slothful. The man, who may be or may no longer be my boyfriend and I are no longer getting along. Not OK, but OK. We probably broke up via text since he asked if he should cancel his "surprise weekend getaway" with me for my birthday. I...G.U.E.S.S
Time to run another hot bath and ride the emotional roller coaster. No WINE! (Best decision ever) I never did leave my house but I purged the hell out of my closets and cupboards. Clutter drives me insane and got rid of items that I have not touched or used in at least 5 months... Off you go!
"WHY THE PLUCK NOT?"
Day 4- 9/4/2016 - ECSTASY MUCH?
I attend some event called ECSTATIC DANCE LA! A game changer for me. I danced my little arse off from 1-5pm! The DJ was an amaze-balls woman, Eva Leapin' Lygress. Must follow her on sound cloud. I walked out of there drenched and reconnected to what kept me sane and cool as a teen decades ago in Brooklyn: DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! to your heart's content, little foreign girl. It's ok if no one understands you...yet! As long as we have a pulse, we can gyrate our muscles! This was complete FREE FORM and surprisingly, I was the only Black woman there! The leader was a Black man and there were at least 4 others that I could spot. Over 60 seekers packed in a medium-sized auditorium in West LA. My spirit SOARED! On my way home, I vow to do this again when they are back in town. On my way home, I choose to celebrate this shift out of my comfort zone by stopping at BEVMO and stocking up on enough wine for the next 17 days and enough Sea SALT to create my own ocean side tonight, armed with a bottle of wine and muzak. Welcome HOME Nadège! "WHY THE PLUCK NOT?"
What will day 5 dare me to do? I am open to suggestions! WHY THE PLUCK NOT?
Another year around the sun. For the last five years, I developed this habit of either learning something new, gain some esoteric knowledge or do something DARING.
On July 14th, 2016 at approximately 3-4pm, I was sitting at a red light on Beverly Blvd & Fairfax Ave in Los Angeles. (A notoriously overfilled with traffic section) when a pick up truck decided that what I was missing in my life was an "accident"! It rear-ended my ever loving behind out of love and compassion for my plight, perhaps. Well not my literal behind. Just the vehicle that gets me through life. That event has debilitated my lifestyle in ways that I never thought possible. Chronic pain in my lower back, mid back and shoulders. I am forced to go to a chiropractor at least three (3x) times per week these days. If I go two days in a row without an adjustment, well, color me "persona non-grata". My life and relationships would have been infinitely easier had I just had a cask put on. Internal, unseen pain is a real b*tch! People's ability for empathy is just absent at such times.
So what's a Bougie girlie-girl to do to feel like she's pushed her boundaries further?
Do something daily that takes her out of her COMFORT ZONE of course!
In the past, I've jumped out of a plane (tandem Skydiving), Surfed in Hawaii (despite my fear of swimming in an ocean ever since I witnessed a child drown when I was a mere 10 years of age) Hang out in Paris by my lonesome for 12 days (my cell phone did not work and was forced to make friends) I've since been back once a year.
I am on Day 4 of my "why the pluck not?" 30 day challenge.
Day 1 - 9/1/2016- JUDGE MUCH?
I reluctantly took a yoga class at my less than stellar (but fiscally conservative) gym. What I learned was that my ability for tremendous adaptation to any situation is pretty darn high. Similar to my high tolerance for pain. I may have a pussy but I ain't no pussy when it comes to pushing my physical limitations or my judgements about the sub teacher that day- less than stellar is an UNDERSTATEMENT. Suspend Judgment and just FLOW Nadège."WHY THE PLUCK NOT?"
Day 2- 9/2/2016- GAMBLE MUCH?
I have an opportunity to act for a major office for a coveted Guest Star role. ARE you PLUCKING kidding ME? It's Friday, the beginning of a long weekend. I wanted to spend the day at my favorite Ocean side along the Pacific Coast. DAMN!!! But wait! STOP you pain in the arse critical saboteur. You will stay up until 5am if that is what you must do and get her done. 22 pages?!
S-H-I-T. I run a hot bath covered in bubbles, pink Himalayan sea salt and soak whilst absorbing this "Genius" story. Must have been the chill-axation from the bath, but Darn it, I LOVE this plucking story and will stay up for as long as it takes to deliver the kind of performance where I and ONLY I will walk away not giving a hoot for I will lay my heart on the line. "WHY THE PLUCK NOT?"
Day 3- 9/3/2016- SLOTHFUL MUCH?
If I spend an entire day home without getting out, then I best ACCOMPLISH something extraordinary to justify being so slothful. The man, who may be or may no longer be my boyfriend and I are no longer getting along. Not OK, but OK. We probably broke up via text since he asked if he should cancel his "surprise weekend getaway" with me for my birthday. I...G.U.E.S.S
Time to run another hot bath and ride the emotional roller coaster. No WINE! (Best decision ever) I never did leave my house but I purged the hell out of my closets and cupboards. Clutter drives me insane and got rid of items that I have not touched or used in at least 5 months... Off you go!
"WHY THE PLUCK NOT?"
Day 4- 9/4/2016 - ECSTASY MUCH?
I attend some event called ECSTATIC DANCE LA! A game changer for me. I danced my little arse off from 1-5pm! The DJ was an amaze-balls woman, Eva Leapin' Lygress. Must follow her on sound cloud. I walked out of there drenched and reconnected to what kept me sane and cool as a teen decades ago in Brooklyn: DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! to your heart's content, little foreign girl. It's ok if no one understands you...yet! As long as we have a pulse, we can gyrate our muscles! This was complete FREE FORM and surprisingly, I was the only Black woman there! The leader was a Black man and there were at least 4 others that I could spot. Over 60 seekers packed in a medium-sized auditorium in West LA. My spirit SOARED! On my way home, I vow to do this again when they are back in town. On my way home, I choose to celebrate this shift out of my comfort zone by stopping at BEVMO and stocking up on enough wine for the next 17 days and enough Sea SALT to create my own ocean side tonight, armed with a bottle of wine and muzak. Welcome HOME Nadège! "WHY THE PLUCK NOT?"
What will day 5 dare me to do? I am open to suggestions! WHY THE PLUCK NOT?
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Monday, July 18, 2016
Turning the Absurd Into JOY
I am reaching out to you because you and I are, either:
- Related genetically
- may (or may not) be dating.
- May have dated in the past and now your therapist knows all about me.
- You are a supporter of art, creativity and dreams.
- You’ve hired me in the past and can’t wait to do it again.
- You’ve hired me and lived to regret it. (Highly UNLIKELY)
- You’ve attempted to hire me but were intimidated by the pronunciation of my first name.
- Are a former classmate
- Are the parent of a former classmate
- A social media friend and guru of sort.
If you don’t fit in any of these categories, the guarantee is our paths have surely crossed at some stage (or ON a stage).
One of my many life’s mission is to bring JOY through my art. I am a trained entertainer (as proven by my GINORMOUS student loan debt) I enjoy finding the absurdity in the daily grind called life. Explore said grind through my writing. Gather a talented director, cast and crew, shoot them (using a camera) and share the gorgeous moving images on a platform known as “New media”.
If I've failed to pester you about BOUGIE DILEMMA in the past, mea culpa. It’s a comedic single camera webseries of which I am the creator and youtube, vimeo, Funny or Die and Stareable cunningly curate.
if you simply haven’t the time to be entertained but are an AWESOME person who wants to just toss some coins in SUPPORT, forcing me to continue to entertain the masses; You may do so, by clicking the link below.
You can watch and SUBSCRIBE here:
http://bit.ly/22nrHlx
If you simply haven’t the time, know that YOU are an AWESOME person who is welcome to just toss some coins in our general direction, forcing me to continue to entertain the masses. Please do so HERE:
Happy 2nd half of 2016
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