Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know we already had Oscar season a few months ago but when an idea comes, I just go with it so here it is! Us regular folks will probably never win an Oscar or Academy award but like I have said about many of my “performances,” they are worthy indeed. OK, I mentioned getting an Emmy for acting but close enough. I’ll stick to TV and not the movies for a change! That pic of Ultimate Warrior below was quite the performance when he played mind games with Goldust. He donned the wig and took his bodyguard’s fedora. Earlier on, Warrior sat in Marlena’s Director chair and took a puff on her cigar while even burning Goldust’s hand. Quite the in-ring theatrics without a match. I loved it despite no actual “lock-up.” . Was it Oscar worthy? Your choice but it showed a funny side that we as fans didn’t always see.
Many of you who know my stories can recall some that well, could’ve been Oscar worthy but if not~~~ I hope they made you laugh, cry, or any other emotion you deem appropriate. I’m gonna share a new one today that got brought back to my memory of last summer. I don’t deserve an award obviously but it’s right up there with my expression of “WWKD” or otherwise noted as What Would Kathy Do? I actually had a friend tell me that once. It was something totally unrelated but I’m using it today, ha ha. If you are parent, did you ever have those times when you tell your kids to *** NOT*** do something and then you yourself do it? This was one of those times.
It can be something many of you do but not me which is why it fits into some of my Oscar worthy stories. Last summer, I wanted to listen to a good friend of Warrior’s ~ Peter Pallis tell some of HIS stories to an interviewer and it was on YouTube. Peter is the founder of the band ANAKA who I’ve referenced years ago and he and I have chatted a few times as well. He recently left a post on Warrior’s passing of 10 years so I remembered this last summer. He is a part of the U.W. Facebook group and both of us were also in another group on there several years back. That other group was a little “kooky” which Peter had said of a word Warrior used. Neither of us belong to those “kooks” anymore but we shared some laughs over that time. Anyways, he gave this lengthy interview but me~~~ I wanted to go swimming when it still felt warm enough outside. What to do? Sure, I could’ve listened to it later but typical me, I had and wanted to do it then so how could I do both? 🏊♀️
I propped my phone up on our pool platform in the shade so it wouldn’t get overheated~~ I’m always thinking. This would work as nobody was around and no splashing either. The volume only goes so loud ya know as I had to stay close by. If I wanted to swim more, I paused it. With me there alone, I could be super careful as lo and behold~~~ my phone came with me in the water while I walked around. One little slip, and that would be the end of my phone! That did not happen as I listened to the whole interview and went swimming. Never would I trust or want my kids to do this. If they want pics, I’ll take them on the platform but not while in the pool, it’s too dangerous. I do silly stuff though and it somehow works. 🤷🏻♀️😜
Here are a few other “performances” so you can choose a winner. Just little recaps as they all have been written. To start, I called into Dana’s podcast back in 2018 titled “Total Warriors!” and shouted down to my husband that I was live on the air! It was quite funny. I had the hosts laughing just by my silliness. 😂I’m sure Warrior was laughing too… Next, I stole or ~ ahem~ “rescued” some U.W. items from both preschools I had taught at. I’m still in awe to this day… Not that those events happened but more so about the connection of now . It is surreal…. How about when I drove to a nearby town to photograph the “Helwig Whistle Stop” sign by a busy road? I know it’s missing an L but that’s not the point here! I can’t do that today because there is now a fence… Another risky performance by me all for a photo. A physical one was walking the dog and then tripping sending keys flying. I actually fell 3 times and found myself saying: “my knee’s gone…” just like Hulk Hogan during WMVI. I hurt for days and couldn’t do some yoga poses.
The things we do, right? With me though, I wasn’t looking for an award like quite possibly “real” actors do. It’s just me being authentic and laughing at myself which we need reminders of always. What are some of your OWN Oscar worthy performances in your life? Yes, most of mine were laughable but many are not that exact emotion. When I found out more in this journey, it could be quite challenging holding it all together at times. The book I wrote helped, this blog helps, and every other practice I use to get centered helps. It’s a beautiful ride and one I will be forever on until I reach “parts unknown.” It’s the **REAL** moments that matter most and not always just info we receive from others. Trust those instincts, they are rarely wrong. 🥹🫶🏻
Maybe you don’t want and need that Oscar or Emmy but just knowing you were being yourself is all that counts. Laugh, cry, get mad sometimes, feel proud, and whatever else comes. Those feelings deserve validation, despite not possibly giving an anticipated acceptance speech. Own those life lessons because we need to learn them here now. I know without a doubt, Warrior has a front row seat to my performances because he has helped orchestrate MANY of them in his own way. Even the best actors never win an Oscar. Goldust may have looked like one, but isn’t the real deal. We are all performers just going through life the best we can. Make it all WORTHY… 👏🏻🤭🙂↕️
P.S. I recant just a little from last week as I got somewhat too caught up. The WWE DOES and will continue to thrive. I am grateful they have as much Ultimate Warrior merch that they do. 💙
*** I also had some big numbers as of late on my posts so thank you as always! 🥰😳👊🏻
P.P.S. Here’s another little extra add-on. My husband and daughter sometimes compete with the daily Wordle. Are you familiar with this? I think I’ve mentioned it before with the word ETHOS as you need to guess a random 5 letter word. I was on the couch, listening to them go through the letters and all I heard was NGO. You fans might know where I’m going with this. I kept thinking in my head all along it’s DINGO, I just know it. My daughter was saying lingo, bingo, etc. Finally, without me saying anything out loud~ my husband said DINGO! She did not know what that was and he said it is a wild Australian dog. I just laughed to myself thinking how I had no idea he knew what that was… ***
Too bad that story wasn’t a few weeks ago when I mentioned the Dingo Warrior! All the funnies🤣😉- all the time…
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