You Will Not be Lost Watching Lost Girl

Lets Talk About It - From NYC w/Dana J.

SyFy has become one of the channels to watch. The shows are gaining more and more popularity as they are renewed and are created. I for one am a huge fan of the network. I enjoy several shows on the network such as Lost Girl, Warehouse 13, Continuum, and Defiance. They have great television lineups during the season. The shows are innovative, exciting, different, interesting, and the cast ensembles are amazing. They have great chemistry. What I like is that there is comedy thrown in with the serious aspects of each show. One could always use a good laugh to balance a show out in the midst of the chaos or seriousness. Personally, I love sarcastic comedic lines. They resonate better and make it that much more fun to watch.

Lost Girl definitely falls into all of these categories. The cast has such a presence when they work together. The show stands out from others. It can be serious, hilarious, and supernatural all at once and balanced out in a way where it is not overdone. I say this because some shows are not. We all know some comedy can sound very scripted, not acted out well, or seem forced. I love the sarcastic aspect of Lost Girl. The facial expressions and body language are priceless. Though the writers are a big part of the success of the show, the actors have to be able to pull it off to keep an audience tuned in. The show is multifaceted, which is something I look for in a good show.

There have been many times that shows get cancelled and I can’t figure out why people are not watching. Frankly, I am tired of seeing the same shows or a gazillion spin-offs of one show. Let’s put some new and fresh shows on television. Lost Girl is one of those shows that provide that fresh energy.

Let’s talk about the cast for a bit. Anna Silk, who is an actress I was recently introduced too when Lost Girl came out, is fabulous. She is such a talented actress. I think she was a perfect casting choice for a lead role. I find her form of acting very impressive. It is not easy to pull off such a diverse role. What I also enjoy about Anna Silk is that she is amazing to her fans and very kind. On Facebook and Twitter she gives back and interacts with them a great deal. She reaches out and is not just concentrated on one aspect of what she does. It is enjoyable to interact with actors such as her. Case in point here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thyry0DOgds&feature=youtu.be

The rest of the cast is great as well. I love the character Ksenia Solo plays and she is adorable. Zoie Palmer, K.C. Collins, Rick Howland, Kris Holden-Reid, and Emmanuel Vaugier are all fabulous and amazing. I don’t want to leave them out, because they all together make the show. It is never one person or one role that creates success. It takes the lead along with the supporting roles to truly make a show shine and last. This show has the qualities it needs. I love being introduced to something new and with this show I certainly was in every aspect. You will not be disappointed with this show. Cheers to a very long and prosperous show.

I look forward to the continuation.

Please tune in to SyFy on Mondays at 10 pm est time. Check your local listings.

You can find the cast on Twitter and Facebook

Anna Silk : @Anna_Silk
Ksenia Solo: @KseniaSolo
Zoie Palmer: @ZoiePalmer
K.C. Collins: @kccollinsworld
Kris Holden-Ried:@KrisHolden_Ried

Rick Howland: @Rick_Howland
Emmanuelle Vaugier: @evaugier

Happy watching
D :)

STOP THE HATE! EQUALITY FOR ALL!

Lets Talk About It - From NYC w/Dana J.

I wrote something awhile back on NOH8 and I felt the need to do it again because it has been awhile. Of course we are in the midst of the Supreme Court ruling as well, which prompted me to speak out yet again. I am really not sure what the issue is here. We are all human and nothing makes anybody any more normal than the person next to them. The LGBT community is no different than any other community. We are all just trying to survive and come together. If the system wants to stop that from happening, they are obviously not out for a better future. To stop people from living their life and loving one another because of gender is absurd. Who gives anybody the right to do that or judge? It is not our place to judge.

These decisions seem to be made on personal biases and prejudices. You don’t want to create laws that we should be making, but you want to make ones that are silly and uncalled for. Our problem today is not who wants to get married and share rights. That is the least of our problems. Why make a problem out of something so natural? This is how I feel about it. There is no real or valid argument against it. They want to get married and share their lives together not go out and commit a crime. Loving someone is not a crime. Wanting to get married and have a family is not a crime. We need more love spread in this country. In fact, the more the merrier I say. With all the tragedy that goes on in the world, this is what people are scared of. Give me a break. Decisions should not be made out of fear or being afraid of the unknown just because a few people here and there don’t understand or agree. Nobody is asking anybody to embrace a lifestyle or force them to be part of something they do not want to be a part of.

In all honesty, it is as if the ones making these decisions are afraid of cooties. Are we in third grade? We are simply asking that you do what is right. This is not wrong in any way, shape, or form. Where in the Ten Commandments does it say this? Actually, show me in the bible where it says to have hatred or bigotry in our hearts. Show me in the bible where it is not all about love. The bible is love. If we want to bring religion into it and God, then let’s not be coy. Has everybody deeming same sex marriage to be wrong actually read the bible from cover to cover? I am a Christian and I have always believed in God and have a strong faith, but I just happen to not be a hypocrite and closed minded. I choose to not see things one way. I choose to have faith in people. God accepts and loves all. He does not pick and choose. Does it make me any less of a Christian? Nope! Do I believe in God any less? Nope! I am proud to say I am a huge supporter for the LGBT community and equal rights. I have no problems with saying that. I don’t walk around claiming to be of God while yelling out slurs and doing everything that is the opposite of what God stands for. Damning someone to hell is not very religious.

Since when is it a sin to love? Unless God is going around knocking on doors saying you are going to hell, nobody should be making that assumption. I hate to bring it up, but we have priests and pastors who are getting divorced, molesting, and breaking other laws in the church while the system chooses to sit there and preach right and wrong about marriage and gender. I wonder if they realize they are preaching right and wrong while condoning divorce. So let’s make a law saying that you are not allowed to get divorced because divorce IS in the bible. We can go to church every week and follow all these biblical rules, but that does not necessarily make a person good or right. It is going through the motions. It is about how you live, love, and treat others that truly make the difference. It is about so much more than simple steps. I could go to church tomorrow and cheat on my spouse the day after that. Is that ok? The secrets or sins we all carry go far beyond that.

Where does it say we can’t be equal? Why not? This is 2013 and we live in a much more modernized society, so to say that people can’t get married baffles me. I am not separating them as gay, lesbian or transgender because they are people. They are not in a separate category because they choose to live their life different than another. Their love is no different than yours or mine. Let me pose this question. If you could know before your child was born that they were going to be gay, would you choose not to have that child if you are against abortion? Honestly, you can’t pick and choose what is convenient and when. That might be a harsh question, but it is a fair one. They are fighting to be together while opposite sex couples are getting divorced at a higher rate than ever before. I call that progress. You can’t take away a freedom they have a right too. You can’t take away their right to be happy. You can’t take away their strength to face what they face day in and day out. You can’t take away who they love. We want to be a society free of bullying, well congratulations because the system is doing everything to prevent that from happening. They are condoning it. So many people are standing up and speaking out because we believe what the SYSTEM is doing is wrong. I often wonder what people see when they look in the mirror. I see me. I don’t see a color, a gender, or an age. I see a human being full of love.

 

State by state we are creating change. You can’t preach change but at the same time try to prevent it. The institution of marriage has been falling apart for years. There is no denying that. All bullshit aside, get with the program and get over it. The system sounds like a bunch of crybabies that can’t have their way. No point is being proven by upholding the decision to not allow same sex couples to get married. Again, I will bring up separation of church and state, which apparently is being ignored. Let people move on. Just end the suffering rather than trying so hard to be right or in the “cool club”. The cool club is what is outside of your doors holding up those signs, which you are not a part of. The majority is growing against the system and that is evident. There are more of us on this side than there are of the haters on the other side. It is time to end the inevitable. We are the people speaking out. Maybe it is time to listen.

It is time to put aside all the hate and show that our nation is of love. We are together as one. We can’t talk about uniting as one when we so far apart on subjects like this. What are we teaching the future generations and our children? Everybody deserves to be loved. It is not fair to put limits on that nor is the system even justified. Many people of all types of faith are not on your side. What does that say? Now is the time! Do what is right and pull the sticks out of your asses and rise up!

NO MORE BULLYING. NO MORE HATE. MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR ALL. EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL.

LOVE <3 o:p="">

This is the way it should be. If the system decides to uphold their decision, it is never over. People will keep fighting until we get there. So accept it and understand that you might as well just join the rest of us.

Set us all free. We are not truly free until you allow us the rights that freedom provides us!

ENOUGH SAID!

Many Blessings and Love

xo

D

 

Burning Bridges

Lets Talk About It - From NYC w/Dana J.

 

We so often have trust issues that we either don’t recognize or can’t get past. I hear it all the time. This often stems from some trauma from our past. Whether it is a friendship or breakup, it does not matter. It hurts all the same. They say to let the past go and move on; however, it is much more complicated than just moving on. We must actually deal with it and work through it. It takes time, so either people can be there for or they can walk away. If they are a real friend they will stick around and possibly set boundaries until you are ready to reach out and be honest. Boundaries are ok if we are honest about them and explain the reasoning behind it. We don’t want to be surprised by a boundary. People preach about honesty and being honest but yet they are often not honest with themselves. They say practice what you preach, but let’s face it we do not always follow that advice. That is just our human nature. We are only human, and we are going to make mistakes. Do we learn from them? Sometimes it takes a few I am sorry’s before we realize we might burn a bridge or strain a friendship or relationship. I don’t believe any true relationship is full of grace all the time. Some are more challenging than others, so it is just a matter of people willing to keep you in their lives when you are both at your best and worst. That is not to say it is ok to continue walking down a path of destruction with your friends.

We all have a right to be treated with dignity and respect. Though it might be unintentional we mess up from time to time. Sometimes it is bad and sometimes it is minor, but we do have to understand when a friend lets us know we are crossing a line. I don’t see anything wrong with that. Nobody wants fair weather friends, but we have to be real always not just part-time. We can’t assume and judge when we have no idea what that person is going through if we do not take the time to find out. When you know a friend is struggling you should be reaching out too not waiting for them to reach out to you. It is not a one way street. The line that you are too busy will not fly. There is always another way of saying you can’t talk at the moment. You might not think you are relaying a negative message, but indeed you are. Breaking news…we are ALL busy with living our lives. Nobody is busy 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Make time not excuses. Nobody enjoys feeling like they are sitting on the sidelines or a burden. Now our thoughts and mind spinning is possibly legit or of our own doing. When it is of our own doing, we must own that and deal with it. We can’t put our problems on someone else or get upset with them because they are not mind readers. Open your heart, be authentic, and say what you feel in a non passive-aggressive way.

Everything is on our terms by choice. We choose who we want as friends and in our life for the long haul and we know the ones that are fakes or convenience friends. One could have thousands of friends, but the true ones are probably only counted on one…maybe two hands. We soon find out when storms roll in who is still standing there and who ran. We often shut down and fear the unknown. We are afraid of letting people into our hearts and love us because we accept what we think we deserve. Some are still learning for whatever reason caused them to be the way they are. Our perceptions are easily distorted when the time is not taken to really look deep inside a person if you truly care about your circle of people. Someone I know said that they have requirements now. We all have our insecurities and faults, but we can’t project it on to those we care about because we feel we have a right too. We don’t have a right to be angry at someone who is only there to show up for us.

 

We must communicate with each other not push or pull away when we reach out, which to some degree we all have done or still do. Some of us are working on it and others choose to remain that way due to the fear they can’t seem to let go of. It is not ok to take life out on innocent people. They are not the ones that hurt you. That is what we must recognize in our friendships. We might have a reason to be a victim, but it doesn’t excuse us from acting out. In fact, we must learn to not be the victim rather a survivor. You don’t want to have regrets from having a negative impact on your relationships. If you push long enough, people will eventually back off. It won’t be as easy to mend that strain or prove yourself. That will possibly take time now that it was done enough times. They love and understand, but it doesn’t mean it becomes so challenging they need space and to back off for awhile. If it is a strong connection and relationships, in good time it will all be ok.

How many times have we woke up and thought I can’t believe I ruined such a good thing. Will it ever get back to the way it was? We miss that person and the way things were before rock bottom. That bridge you once were able to run back and forth on so easily is literally burning in front of you. It does not matter whose fault it is. What matters is that you don’t let the bridge completely burn. Once that happens, it will be more than mending and healing. There are a thousand questions that will run through our minds on why or what could I have done or do different. The truth is, just let it work itself out. It will. Trust me. If it doesn’t, than that person might just be a fair weather friend. Nobody wants those anyway. If we just trust a little more and open our hearts up to the possibility that people are there to listen and want to be there to love and care if we allow them in to do just that.

Let them forgive you, but don’t continue to make the same mistakes. Don’t fear them or be afraid to open up. When we say we don’t want to bother you or don’t feel like talking, chances are that is a lie. We must get it out and that is what friends are there for. Vent and move on. If we cut them out before they have a chance, we only causing frustration when they know the truth. You are not fine or ok. That is the words of someone who is most definitely the opposite. It becomes a mantra. People don’t want you thinking for them or putting words in their mouth. They want you to simply speak...

If we lose them in some form or for good, we can only hope it is not forever. We can only have faith they care and love enough to want that bridge to be rebuilt. Those rare friends and connections only come along once in a lifetime. Cherish them and be grateful. We are all just looking for the same thing: Good company and lots of love, good times, and great conversation.

Fear is of anger as anger is of fear. They feed off of each other. When you think you are doing people a favor by burning bridges for them, you are only doing what is in your mind. You get what you ask for at some point. Instead of communicating with them you made the decision for them that you are not worthy of their time. You can’t complain or get angry when they stop responding in the way that you desperately needed but denied. You started the fire all on your own, and that would drive anybody nuts. We just might be surprised when we simply let go and let come out what needs to come out.

Choose to live openly and with your heart not your head. We can't place blame whe it something we know we created. We want to talk about real and true friends, but it is not a free pass to take advantage of that love and compassion. It is ok to be lost and make mistakes, but...

The question is, will you let that fire grow or will you put it out before the bridge is gone!

Keep the faith, believe, love big, smile often, and laugh always

D