It’s All Gravy

So I’ve made it.  WE made it!  Here we sit at the half-way mark of 2012 with six months of the year officially behind us!  I don’t know about you, but this has been one of the toughest years I’ve ever experienced.  All hell broke loose for me in December and that hell barged its way right into my new year wreaking all kinds of havoc; ripping me to shreds bit by bit until the self of me that was left standing was completely unrecognizable and quite honestly barely standing at all. 

Well it’s taken much more time than I had liked, but I’m finally feeling like me again.  Finally feeling like I’ve choked the life out of the hell that’s been haunting me for the past six months, and now I’m ready to do some real damage in this second half of the year.  Interestingly enough, even with all of my misfortune, all of my let-downs, all of my blunders, failures, and disappointments, I’ve still somehow managed to uphold my contract to you and accomplish one new thing each month.  Here’s my year so far…

JANUARY

STEPPING ON A FEW TOES successfully completed another run by participating in Whitefire Theatre’s Solofest 2012.

FEBRUARY

I participated in another installment of URBAN LEGENDS, a poetry showcase held several times a year in Hollywood, CA.

I co-directed the short play THE BLACK HISTORY OF POLITICS written by Justin Key.

MARCH

I was a featured guest on the Rare Woman show, and the interview can be heard here: http://gvbradio.com/archives/rarewoman-031612.mp3

APRIL

I worked at this year’s Milk and Bookies (http://www.milkandbookies.org/), which is a celebrity charity event that focuses on literacy and giving books to children that don’t have access to books of their own.  It was a wildly fun event and I was part of a host of character actors brought in to entertain the kids in attendance.  The character I played?  The White Rabbit from Alice Iin Wonderland, and yes – Alice was there with me.  We had a blast.

In addition, I had the great fortune of being the guest on the Rare Woman radio show again last Friday.  Feel free to listen here:  http://gvbradio.com/archives/rarewoman-042712.mp3.

MAY

STEPPING ON A FEW TOES had a successful run of a show sponsored by the Rare Woman organization on May 12, 2012.

I was the guest speaker at A Celebration of Strong Women presented by The Dream Catcher’s Foundation on May 31, 2012.

JUNE

I worked as Associate Producer on CAN YOU SPARE SOME CHANGE, an indie short written and directed by Nicolle Whalen.  It’s a comedic film taking a look at how far one will go to secure funds for a film.  In addition it gives perspective on the homeless living in Los Angeles.  I had a small cameo in the film as well.

So I’m gonna’ leave it there today.  Not gonna’ talk your ear off.  One half is behind us and we’ve got six months to go.  Still time to salvage the year and make a major dent in 2012.  If you’ve fallen off track now is the time to dust yourself off, remember your purpose, visualize the goal and take the first step.  That’s typically the hardest one, but everything’s all gravy after that.  You like gravy don’t ya?  (Yes, I’m from North Carolina.  #dontjudgeme)

My name is Jasmynne Shaye, and this is me STEPPING ON A FEW TOES.

photo credit:  http://www.simplyrecipes.com/photos/gravy-web.jpg