My Zany Years Spent Working in Tinsel Town
#DailyNugget
This is what things begin to look like.
That is… if you’re not hydrating.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays…
~ The Nugget
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#TechnoBabeMoments
For this edition of TechnoBabe Moments, I took some time to review a very cool app. It’s designed for those times when someone you love is driving in weather, or alone out late, or their car is broken down…This APP could come in handy….
Because of it’s awesomeness the app gets a Chocolate/Vodka score of 8 out of 10 Chocolates, and 8 out of 10 Vodkas. It could have gotten a perfect score if it weren’t for that one thing. You’ll have to watch to know which “thing”…
Watch the below video and be amazed. Then get the FREE REACT MOBILE app for yourself. It rocks. (If you can’t see the video box below, click here).
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#DailyMischief
‘Tis the season for goodwill and all that stuff, and I my head is splitting in half while I’ve somehow managed to cough out a horse. This is some painful stuff you guys.
I don’t know whether I got sick because a) I’ve been in denial over the last three months that my allergies were getting worse, b) I went to Tucson to be with M.C. Nugget while he was working in a film, and the Casino we stayed in was filled with smoke, c) the film schedule switched to all-night shoots on the last two nights while I was already feeling a little “less than”, or d) said last night location made me sick from a combination of below-freezing temperatures and engine exhaust seeping into Nuggie’s trailer while I worked… I’m making the brilliant assumption it’s a combination of all of the above.
Nuggie and I arrived home with five bags full of dirty clothes, another trip coming up in a few days, and we managed to turn our fairly tidy apartment into a disaster zone.
I’ll say this: that bed isn’t going to make itself, and lord knows I’m not doing it. I’ll be over here on the couch with my Kleenex box.
Needless to say I’ll be posting random, Nyquil-induced articles. Hold on people! This will be interesting.
Nyquil art: Rakka / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND
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#DailyMischief
I know, I know. I’m well aware I spent a good chunk of the other day telling you guys about how I’m getting this holiday “cheer” thing down. How when a bunch of punk-ass kids harassed me for no good reason, perhaps I should have practiced my breathing, smiled, nodded, and waxed the zenniest me possible – especially given the close proximity to the holidays and all.
But here’s the thing: It’s one thing for me to say my OHMS and make wise choices when I’m the one whose fuse was tripped. And trust me, it’s been tripped BIG TIME too much lately. I can’t tell you the number of times while here in the desert with Nuggie on location I’ve wanted to wrap a cactus around… well anything… my laptop, a hairbrush, my handbag… and create me some extremely PRICKLY hotel workers… But no, I just keep breathing and doing yoga… every day and night, by god. It’s the holidays for goddsakes.
But when those same punk ass kids or any other losers threaten someone who is weaker or fragile, that’s when I ignore the “cheer” and step in.
A friend of mine recently shared a story from some time ago, when she was all of about 90 pounds, and she was out shopping. She came upon a couple of thugs harassing an old lady. The old woman was visibly scared and shaking and my tiny little friend marched up and threatened in her most intimidating voice “Leave her alone NOW!” The thugs leaned in on my little half-Italian bad-ass friend, so she said, “What are you gonna do? Hit me? Right in front of all these people? Leave NOW before I call the cops.”
The thugs walked away.
I admit. It could have gone very differently, but it did not. The old woman was thankful and me… well, I was yelling GO YOU BADASS GIRL to my computer screen, which is where I read the story.
Annnnnd… I rest my case. There are times you should ignore the “cheer,” step in and do what’s right.
Watch this very telling anti-bullying experiment done by Worldstar Hip Hop which was posted on Facebook (if it isn’t showing for you below, click the here). You’ll be surprised by how many people do not stop, and you’ll cheer for those who do (the best one is a GIRL, I might add – but anyone who stands up to this sh*t is a freaking HERO in my book):
This holiday season (and really any time) if you see someone being bullied, picked-on, harrassed or threatened by someone bigger, stronger or more intimidating then they, I give you permission: Ignore the “cheer” and GO BALLISTIC on their asses.
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#DailyNugget
Who says if you travel for work during the holidays you can’t be festive?
Look what my hotel did for me…
~ The Nugget
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#DailyMischief
When the holiday earmarking the thankfulness thing is so recent we can still smell the stuffing, and the next one earmarking goodwill toward men is so close you can taste the candy canes, you know it’s THAT time of year. The time when we’re supposed to allow anger, rage and hatred for all of mankind to dissipate in favor of those more gracious expressions, right?
Yes. It is that time.
But just because I plan to be joyful, cheerful and full of good will doesn’t mean I always am. And even if I do exhibit these great qualities or sentiments once every um – day – right? – these acts shouldn’t be confused with any kind of zen-like or mature disposition – PFFF.
I mean, I’m working on it, but god it’s taking a while to get there.
Remember the time I told you how I was sitting stalled on a freeway off-ramp just before this past Thanksgiving, because car number 2 in our little family blew a gasket (or something)? That story may have flown under your radar, because I posted it on my personal website rather than here. I wax PG on that site.
Yep… I had the hood up and steam was rolling from the engine, when some lousy punk-ass kids drove by leaning on the horn, hurling expletives at me for blocking the road. I could have been the bigger person and chuckled at those involved little people who were obviously incapable of understanding the great opportunity for compassion they were missing. But I hurled back an expletive like “F*CK YOU! F*CKING ASSHOLE!” as I chased them thinking I could actually take the whole lazy, good-for-nothing lot of them. I probably could have.
It’s awesome how just when you say something like I’m working on being thankful, or gracious, (or any of those great qualities we sometimes think we wish we had) that’s when every mo-fo situation under the sun comes your way to help you practice those great qualities.
So, now when I find myself in Tucson, with M.C. Nugget (in case you forgot, he’s on location shooting a film and I am his guest), it’s only fitting that the freaking hotel can’t get a single friggin’ thing right…
I have to hold my breath til I turn blue, then slap my own face to stop myself from doing what I REALLY want to do. I have do my ohmmmms of I’m a guest of the film production people…. I’m thankful… I’m gracious… I’m joyful…
But what I really WANT to do is sign up for EIGHT THOUSAND different Yelp accounts and report every misstep by this flippin’ hotel. Because SOMEONE should! They lose mail, they forget to do promised wake-up calls, their gym has dirty mats and equipment, no one knows how the jacuzzis by the pool work, and the maids keep forgetting to do things like put pillow cases on our pillows. (The irony of my complaining about my maids – and how ridiculously privileged that sounds doesn’t escape me).
But you guys…. I won’t do that… I won’t sign up for eight thousand yelp accounts (even though I probably should), because DAMMIT…come hell or high water, I’m getting this holiday cheer thing DOWN.
Let’s do it together. Shall we?
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