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The Happy Blog
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Today was the first day of filming for the cast of "One Life To Live" ^_^ Let's just say that I'm excited...I mean...yahoo!!! Can't wait to return to Llanview on April 29th!!! Only thing left to do is to ensure that Ilene Kristen ends up back on OLTL...
Viki is back! How sweet, flowers on her first day on set! <3
Good News...
Okay...I'm feeling pretty dang good today...
1.) I think I did fine on my math test!!!
2.) Next week is spring break!!!
and 3.) My soaps "All My Children" and "One Life To Live" are soon to return!!! Yay!!!
The 1G5G Cast Guide...And My Opinions...
Alrighty...now of course, if you want to see the cast list and the information on them in full detail, you can find it all at the logotv website here:
http://www.logotv.com/shows/one_girl_five_gays/series.jhtml
-Dillon, Gaelan and Jason are on the show reguarly, but their photos aren't on the website...
Anyhoo...now I'll get to blabbing about my top 5 favorite guys from the show...and my 3 "least" favorite. :P
My Favorite 5!!!
#1-Simon This was a tough choice between Simon and Jake...but I'm sure Simon has the edge. I think Jake has an ego thing going for him, plus, Jake may be like really fit...that's not my main area of interest. So for those reasons, I choose Simon first. Simon is sort of different from the rest of the cast in regards to some of his answers to questions. As we learned from the show, Simon likes Literature (so do I) (:P) and he's smart and intuitive. I also like his brown hair and I think he's gorgeous. LOL.
#2-Jake As I wrote up in Simon's paragraph, I do think Jake exploits his popularity somewhat into getting attention. I do not think its that bad of a thing, but does he really have to write his twitter handle on everything he draws on 1G5G? And he is a more of a public figure than most of the guys on the show. (He also is on MTV Canada's "The After Show" which usually airs after Snooki and JWOWW.) Now...onto the things I like about Jake. He is a nurse. (;D) and he does care about his health and fitness. And he does have a nice, sweet heart. When Jake gets in deep on some deep subjects on the show, my heart just melts. LOL.
#3-Thomas Alright...Thomas. Okay...I think its no real surprise that Thomas is the most reserved guy on the show. He may not be overly theatrical, but whenever he has something to say, it's usually meaningful and is great insight. Most people assume that Thomas has had the least amount of sexual experiences of the guys on the show. (I wouldn't be surprised though if he has had more sex than what he leads on...I mean...he's wonderful!) But if he hasn't, then I think that is a good thing. Thomas is somebody who is keen on building a real relationship with somebody before sleeping together. And I truly admire that. Thomas is also a designer and I'm sure he is a good one at that. ;) And yes...I also think Thomas is attractive and handsome.
#4-David Robert (just recently GONE from 1G5G) (I think the new ep that aired on Logo this week was the last one he is in...hopefully not tho. :( ) David...David...David...okay. First off...I think David Robert has the most infectious personality on the show. No kidding...I can have the roughest day you can imagine, but then seeing David on 1G5G with his quirkiness and smiles just makes everything better instantly. He has no problem drinking and telling the world of everything he is thinking. Following David on twitter is not only a spectacle in itself, but its great to be following him there now since he is no longer a part of 1 Girl 5 Gays.
#5-Ish My #5 guy from 1G5G has really been a rotating position since I started watching the show a few years back. At different times, Andrew, Max and Jonathan Nathaniel was here...but now as of today...I think Ish has this. :P Okay...I can't really decide...so I'm not going to do a #5 after all. I'm just going to say that I do like Ish (His history, family past, and deep-openess is just...wow.), Max (Max may be like extremely tall...but he is an angel. LOL. And I gained a ton of respect for him when he told his story of being attacked.), and Johnathan Nathaniel (What can I say...he is just a peach!)
Now we move onto my 3 "least" favorite guys
#1-Yerxa I know...I know Michael Yerxa is a nice guy and all...and I'm sure most people adore him...but I don't. :P I like how he feels so passionately for things he believes in, but I don't care for his insecurities. Anytime he attacks/questions Jake and Andrew about their good looks or whatever they get out of it...I think that just shows insecurity...maybe even jealousy. Plus...Yerxa is too whatever. I guess I would say theatrical.
#2-JP I don't really have too much to say about JP...I think he can be arrogant and stubborn at times...and I'm just sure that I would not like him if I ever were to bump into him.
#3-Andrew Yes...if you noticed above...at one point I did kind of like Andrew. At first I totally despised Andrew...I though he was just some stupid goon. :P Then there was a string of episodes where other cast member started revealing how nice and caring and respectful Andrew is as a person off the set of the show. So then I thought "Wow...so Andrew just puts on that bold, direct facade on the show but he's really a super nice person." So then I liked him for a bit...but then I learned better. What did it for me was when Andrew said that if Phillip was a reality show, that he would be "The Biggest Loser"...that just yeah...:P
So...there you have it...my favs and not so favs from 1 Girl 5 Gays. You can catch new episodes of 1G5G each Friday night on MTV Canada or each Monday night on LOGO. (Usually 10:30pm...but with the debut of "That Sex Show" maybe the network will drop it back to 11:30.)
A Weird Dream...
Okay...I had this super weird dream this morning. (Somewhere between 5:20-6:15 this morning.) I was...yeah...one of those dreams. I was telling someone about it this morning thru email and I've decided to post the details of my story here too...so...this is what happened:
"Anyhoo...I can't totally make sense of this dream since it was quite weird. :P I'll try to explain it in the order the events happened, and then you can make whatever you want out of it...I dreamed this morning that I was here at school...the only thing is...where the nursing room is here, there was an underground subway system...and that's not even all of it...there was a door there to the hall connecting the exitway from the subway system into the building. Then, things started getting smokey and somebody else (I don't know who) slowly pulled open that door...and there was a ring of fire on the subway tracks!!! As soon as I and a couple other folks grab fire extingishers, there is this loud explosion and you could see this big ball of fire coming of the subway track...and lots of people trying to get out...then...I rounded the corner downstairs and I just barely beat the fireball outside...like literally...the fire got to my shoe before I jumped out of the way and landed on the ground outside...and still...that's not the all of it...when I ran outside and jumped away, a police officer was there and helped to get me out of there (like pushing my back or something.) But this wasn't just any cop...it was Kevin Kinkirk! (Lucy's husband on 7th Heaven...) and the story doesn't stop there...then while people are still trying to get out and fires are burning inside the building, I take a seat on one of the benches outside on the front lawn...and I start talking to this young, attractive, slender white woman with blue eyes and shiny black hair. (I don't know who that was.) And while we were talking...John McBain from One Life To Live (or Caleb Morley from Port Charles and possibly GH) handed us a little boy and told us to watch him. (The boy was a young boy...I would guess 4-6 years old.) So...that woman and I are watching the kid while mayhem is going on all around...and then it starts to rain...and when it started raining...I woke up! *Ends Dream*"
Yes...a completely weird dream...I know. :P I'm still trying to figure out why John McBain (or Caleb or Michael Easton) and Kevin Kinkirk (George Stults) were in my dream...but whatever. LOL.
Thank Goodness!!! Finally...some exciting GH!!!
Yes...finally...it appears "General Hospital" is going to be exciting for me to watch...well...at least for a month or so. Don't get me wrong, when OLTL's Valentini and Carlivati took over GH last January, there was an instant improvement in the quality of General Hospital...however...I still found it unamusing for me to watch...last year, I only tuned into GH whenever Blair or Téa would make an appearance...then I got renewed interest when Lucy Coe arrived back in Port Charles in Decemeber. (When I first started watching the ABC soaps over 11 years ago, I favored OLTL the most, followed by Port Charles, All My Children, and then GH last... :P) Now that some more of PC's characters are returning (Kevin and Allison) and the possibility of McBain being vampire Caleb Morley, GH is now finally getting good!!! I saw the promo earlier this morning, and for the first time since OLTL ended, I remember thinking "Now this is finally OLTL quality of material...way to go GH!!!" So I'll be hooked to GH until this storyline plays itself out (and I'm sure GH will send the PC people away...which will more than likely pull me away again...but for now...the show is okay.) If you haven't seen the new GH promo...here it is. Whos ready for some drama???
GH's new promo link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXYJUIFwfo&feature=youtu.be&a
And if you would like...you can compare this to the last 3 promos from ABC's "One Life To Live" (December 2011-January 2012) ^_^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Hf3-OcMA8 (12-27-11)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DceltL3EusM (1-3-12)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MXNwJqwbI (1-9-12)
So yeah...this is a rare occurance where I give GH a bunch of kudos...Frank Valentini (GH's current executive producer, OLTL's former) and Ron Carlivati (GH's current head writer, OLTL's former) can do such great things and I'm thrilled to see this storyline unfold!!!
And for us diehard OLTL fans, we'll have our show back sometime in April!!! Yippee!!! :D!!!
AMC & OLTL Lives On!!!
Okay...I've never, ever, ever, ever thought that Prospect Park would be giving "All My Children" and "One Life To Live" another try after they suspended their plans to continue the fantastic ABC soaps in November 2011. When OLTL ended last January, I feared that my show was done...forever. I did however, cling onto hope and continued to task daily on our save the soaps facebook page (Save AMC & OLTL). I even have been writing my own OLTL continuation to keep the story alive. That combination of factors made the last year without the shows okay to deal with. At least I was doing something to try to get them back and I was doing what I had to keep the show alive in my heart.
Back on December 17th, the first reports surfaced of PP bringing back AMC and OLTL...I was shocked at first, then surprised and then a little questionable. But after getting more info 3 days later on where the shows will tape, and what the licensing fees are, I felt stronger in this happening. Since then, more information has been leaking online and some actors have announced that they have signed contracts to join the AMC reboot. And now today, PP officially announced their intentions and there is no longer any need to be questionable. They have contracts with the acting and directing unions and they have the funding in place to begin production.
So that bring me to tonight and how ecstatic and giddy I am about the return of my soaps online. I can't wait to see more of the drama in Llanview. (Hopefully involving much of the Buchanan, Cramers, and Lord families) It's my full intention to do anything in my power to ensure that these shows remain viable and will be in production for years to come. :)
Now...let's move onto some facts:
1.) Both shows will be taped in Stamford, Connecticut in the same studios where Maury is taped. PP supposedly picked CT to tape because of wonderful tax breaks in that state. (I kinda like this idea, if I ever go to NYC with Michelle, we could rent a car and make the 1 hour drive to Stamford, then we could watch a live taping of Maury and then break into the OLTL studios ^_^)
2.) The plan is for both shows to be aired for 30 minutes a day, with limited commercial interruption, for 4 days a week, with a recap show on Friday. (No problems here, love this idea!)
3.) Agnes Nixon, the creator of these legacies, will be a consultant to both shows!!! (OMFG...yes!)
4.) A couple "All My Children" actors have already announced their plans in joining AMC: Vincent Irizarry (Dr. David Hayward) and Debbi Morgan (Dr. Angie Hubbard) have outright confirmed their plans. Debbi Morgan strongly hinted on facebook that her tv husband Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard) and Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin) will be joining in. Additionally, two AMC actors have been sending tweets out hinting of a possible joining of the show. Both Lindsay Hartley (Dr. Cara Castillo) and Jordi Vilasuso (Dr. Griffin Castillo) have been dropping nice hints to their followers. (LOVE GRIFFIN!!! So he better join!!!) An online soap website mentioned that Stephanie Gatschet (Madison North) would be interested in joining AMC if asked...so that's where we currently stand on the "All My Children" side of things.
5.) There has been little to no buzz on anybody from OLTL signing onto the online version of the show...that is...until tonight. Jerry VerDorn (Clint Buchanan) just recently posted on his facebook about his joining of "One Life To Live"...this is what he posted on facebook:
"Hello Everybody. One Life Lives. And good things come to those who wait. Or so it is said. About an hour ago I agreed to be part of the OLTL revival and I'm thrilled to be involved in entertainment history as the show we love moves to other formats. The fans consistent drum beat of support pla...yed a large part in Prospect Park never giving up trying to find a solution. And today they announced it to the world. With the cherry-on-the-top-news that Agnes Nixon has been hired as a consultant! For those who doubted, I don't blame you as this has never been done before. For those who never lost hope and never stopped writing and calling, well, good things come to those who wait. Congratulations to you all. Welcome back to Llanview. Love, jerry verDorn" (YAY!)
6.) And this is what the lovely Agnes Nixon had to say:
"Dear Friends, On this birthday of All My Children the best gift was the thousands of messages expressing your love of All My Children and One Life to Live and your joy that they are returning. I'm deeply touched and pledge to do everything in our power to make the shows live up to your expectations. Thank you! Love you, Agnes"
Now...I have a short wish list of which actors I would LOVE to see on the OLTL reboot:
1.) Erika Slezak - as Victoria Lord (aka Viki or Victoria Lord Gordon Riley Burke Riley Buchanan Buchanan Carpenter Davidson Banks)
2.) Florencia Lozano - as Téa Delgado
3.) Kassie DePaiva - as Blair Cramer
4.) Trevor St. John - as Victor Lord Jr.
5.) Shanaz Treasury - as Rama Patel
6.) Ilene Kristen - as Roxanne "Roxy" Balsom (LOVE our drunken hairdresser!!!)
That's it for now...I will definitely be on top of any news that breaks in the coming days about who else is joining our lives in Pine Valley and Llanview. I hope I get to mark off all 6 of these wonderful actors/characters on my wish list. ^_^ Now...I am going to go and glow in this excitement...I may even drink me a soda. LOL.
holy shit this deserves way more fucking notes
i can’t reblog it enough, please get this through your skulls. i can’t walk home at night past 10 pm without being terrified that every guy that hollers at me is going to follow me home. it’s fucked up. it’s unfair. our culture sucks. we need to fix it. rape is never okay. never. if the rapist is the girl’s boyfriend it still counts. rape is rape. no is no. no answer is no. you shouldn’t beg and plead until someone’s uncomfortable. take the hint. end this bullshit.
My Profile Picture for my OLTL fanfiction. ^_^
Erica! Amc! Bad ABC!
LOL!!! This was sooo funny!!! :D!
Terri Colombino’s First Day at One Life to Live!
*sigh* Still miss my show bad...I'm glad Terri had the chance to be on it though! :)
2012 3rd Party Candidates
Okay...so I ended up watching the 3rd party candidates debate online last night...and let's just say that I was quite impressed with what I saw!!! I have tons of respect already for Johnson, Stein and Anderson...(don't get me started with Goode...at least he has a funny southern accent.) LOL. From the notes I scribbled down last night and browsing each of their websites this morning, I took 7 of the issues (the biggest issues + issues of my concern) and I've written up somewhat small, to-the-point paragraphs on what they stand for. Hope this helps some of you out!!!
The positions of Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party:
1.) Economy: Former Governor Johnson has 3 ways he says can help with our economy and reduces our growing deficit. He wants to cut government spending, cut taxes, and reduce the federal governments’ involvement in the economy. Johnson would revise Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security (3 items that substantially add to the budget.) Johnson would cut military spending down to the bare minimum needed to rightfully protect this country. Additionally, Johnson would bring all our troops home immediately and end the combat overseas. And finally, he would cut the IRS. Oh, and Gary Johnson would legalize Marijuana and have it regulated, that way, the country can make money off of it, and we can stop wasting money on arresting people for having it.
2.) Health Care: Johnson does not believe that Obamacare is a rational solution to this health care problem. Johnson says that if health care would become free of government mandates and have less regulation, that there would be more competition among insurance companies. Basically, Gary Johnson believes that competition will help drive down cost, which in turn, would give individuals less expensive, proper health insurance.
3.) Political Reform: Gary Johnson does not like the strong partisanship that is being played out by the Republicans and Democrats in office. He believes that everybody is so focused on sticking to what their party wants them to do, or what people will want them to do so they can stay in office. Johnson and the Libertarian Party are in favor of term limits so politicians won’t have to constantly worry about elections and they can do their job to serve the people.
4.) Education: Gary Johnson believes that the government should not be determining how much money schools get and what they do with it, he believes that schools should be free of government regulation so they can take the money and talk with their students and parents to figure out what their school needs. By allowing the school itself to decide how to spend funds, students and parents are more likely to be involved and have a more positive learning experience.
5.) Abortion: Gary Johnson supports the woman’s right to choose.
6.) Gay Marriage/Rights: Gary Johnson believes that, “Government should not impose its values upon marriage. It should allow marriage equality, including gay marriage.” I like how that is well said…I feel like most of regular society sees no problem with gay marriage, but lots of right wing people, and people in congress seem to be ignorant to this issue. And I’m sure there are some politicians who are scared to support same-sex marriage because they are afraid to lose votes.
7.) Climate Change/Energy: First of all, Gary Johnson believes that the government should have no business in trying to manage and promote energy production. He says by promoting certain energy sources, and giving tax breaks to others do nothing to sway consumers into getting energy from one source or another. He does think that Climate Change is a rational concern, but common sense needs to be applied when tackling the subject of energy. So in short, Johnson believes that the marketplace will dictate where our energy development should go and that the government should just keep their hands off.
-You can find the rest of Gary Johnson’s platform here: http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/issues
The positions of Jill Stein and the Green Party:
1.) Economy: Jill and the Green Party believe that it is important to protect the young and the helpless. They do not favor the idea of privatizing social security. They also support taking excess money from military spending, and reinvesting it into living-wage job development and work training programs. In addition, they support public funding for the development of living-wage jobs in community and environmental service, for example, environmental clean-up, recycling, sustainable agriculture and food production, sustainable forest management, repair and maintenance of public facilities, neighborhood-based public safety, aides in schools, libraries and childcare centers, and construction and renovation of energy-efficient housing. And finally, they believe that “by forcing welfare recipients to accept jobs that pay wages below a living wage drives wages down and exploit workers for private profit at public expense. They reject workfare as being a form of indentured servitude.”
2.) Health Care: Stein and the Green Party believe that health care is a right and not a privilege. They would enact a single payer, universal form of health care. With this system of health care, individuals would be able to still choose their doctor, and they will be able to make health decisions together, not the insurance companies.
3.) Political Reform: Crack down on big government and remove corporations from the election process. They would like to set donation limits so a campaign cannot get a ton of money from one wealthy individual. Additionally, she and the green party would eliminate all ballot access laws and rules that discriminate against smaller parties and independent candidates. Also, she would like to open all presidential debates to all candidates (as long as each candidate is on enough state ballots to possibly win the Electoral College). I found it interesting that if elected, Stein and the Green party would make Election Day a national holiday and/or have weekend elections. They are also in favor of increasing the number of poll places and the pay for poll workers.
4.) Education: Jill Stein and the Green Party believe that higher education should be attainable to every individual equally. They are in favor of providing free college tuition to all qualified students at public universities and vocational schools. Furthermore, they want to ensure that student loans are available to all college students. With forgiveness to graduates who choose public service occupations.
5.) Abortion: Jill Stein and the Green Party believe that women’s rights, especially women’s reproductive rights are non-negotiable. Women have the right to make these tough decisions for themselves free from harassment, job discrimination and other negative outside influences. They believe that there must be clinics open that can handle women’s questions about contraception and abortion. They are also in favor of making contraception even more available.
6.) Gay Marriage/Rights: Supports it. They encourage the rights of people to choose intimate partners regardless of sex, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. She also believes that individuals have the right to undergo gender reassignment surgery without harassment and coercion from others. Also, they are against all forms of hate crimes and who prosecute criminals to the fullest extent of the law.
7.) Climate Change/Energy: One of the main benchmarks of the Green Party is to ensure environmental protection and stop global climate change. Of course, they do believe that climate change is real and that things need to be done to stop it. I loved how they mentioned this issue;
“Climate change is the gravest environmental, social and economic peril that humanity has ever met. Across the world, it is causing vanishing polar ice, melting glaciers, growing deserts, stronger storms, rising oceans, less biodiversity, deepening droughts, as well as more disease, hunger, strife and human misery. It is a tragedy unfolding in slow motion. Greenhouse gases warm the Earth by trapping heat in the atmosphere. Much of that heat is initially absorbed by the ocean, creating roughly a 30-year delay in the impact of that heat at the surface of the planet. Practically speaking, that means that the melting glaciers and expanding deserts of 2009 were the result of greenhouse gases dumped into the atmosphere in the late 1970s, when the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was below 350 parts per million (ppm). To return to a safe level of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere, we must reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases as quickly as possible to levels that existed before 1980, to 350ppm carbon dioxide. Greens support science-based policies to curb climate change. We have an ambitious plan to make drastic changes quickly to avert global catastrophe. We will expend maximum effort to preserve a planet friendly to life as we know it by curtailing greenhouse gas emissions and actively removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.”
I’ll try to simply explain how they want to accomplish this. First of all, they want to get other countries across the world to acknowledge climate change as an issue so we can all work together to stop it. Secondly, we must conserve and limit the amount of nonrenewable, harmful sources of energy we are currently using. And thirdly, we must start moving to using renewable resources and make clean energy. Not only would this help our environment, it would help our economy by adding more jobs.
Additional information on Jill Stein’s and the Green Party’s platform can be found here: http://www.gp.org/committees/platform/2012/ -Not only do they have detailed plans on the hottest issues, there is also interesting info about protecting the Native Americans and plans for fighting the AIDS/HIV epidemic.
The positions of Virgil Goode and the Constitutional Party:
1.) Economy: Goode and the Constitution Party say they will balance the budget by cutting and eliminating many of the government programs already in existence. He will combine that with getting illegal immigrants out of the country. (By doing this, there will be more jobs open for Americans.) He wants to produce more fossil fuels here at home and he will stop issuing green cards until the unemployment rate drops to below 5%.
2.) Health Care: The only statement on his website referring to health care says, “I support ending Obamacare.”
3.) Political Reform: The only thing that appears Goode would want to change in the political world is by putting term limits on those who get elected to Congress. He believes that having term limits would allow politicians to focus more on meeting the needs of the people and not continuously worry about their next election.
4.) Education: (There is no mention of education on Virgil’s website…but…last night in the debate, he said that he would end giving out Pell Grants…he said that we simply can’t afford to keep giving out Pell Grants and adding more money to our national debt.)
5.) Abortion: Goode has consistently been against abortion. He even beams about how the National Right to Life Political Action Committee commended him on his 100% pro-life voting record during his 12 years in Congress.
6.) Gay Marriage/Rights: Goode does not support gay marriage and believes marriage is something that is reserved for one man and one woman. He also supports the Federal Marriage Protection Amendment.
7.) Climate Change/Energy: Goode does not address climate change specifically. However, he mentions how he would expand production of fossil fuels here in this country. He wants to dig for more oil here, coal, produce natural gas and even more nuclear energy. He believes that by producing valuable fossil fuels here at home, we can end our dependence on foreign oil, and increase revenue here while also increasing jobs.
-You can find Virgil’s stance on other issues at his website: http://www.goodeforpresident2012.com/the-issues.html
The positions of Rocky Anderson and the Justice Party:
1.) Economy: Rocky Anderson believes he can help turn this economy around by strengthening labor laws, tax incentives for local companies, progressive taxation, and promoting fair trade. He believes that by giving workers more power to push for more benefits and deserving pay will create an environment where workers and employers can settle on better deals for the workers. Anderson thinks that raising taxes on the wealthiest people is fair since they took advantage of this country to better themselves, that they should be willing to give something back.
2.) Health Care: Anderson argues that the United States is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not provide basic health care to millions of people. The Justice Party favors the single-payer system that is widely popular in Canada. Not only would the single-payer system drastically cut medical cost…everybody would be protected and would be able to receive necessary health care.
3.) Political Reform: Rocky Anderson would end corporate welfare and put in place campaign finance and tax reform. This would limit the power of corporate donors over politicians. Not only would this plan decrease corporate welfare, but it would actually increase revenue in this country by ending ineffective monetary incentives to corporations, this in turn, would help solve our debt problem.
4.) Education: (Anderson’s website does not have a section for education…or maybe I didn’t find it. In last night’s debate, he talked about how we needed to lower college tuition costs, but I didn’t hear enough of it to make an official statement here on my blog.)
5.) Abortion: Anderson and the Justice Party believe that the decision for a woman to have an abortion should be between herself, her doctor, and anyone else she wants to inform. It is not the right of the government to make this decision more difficult, or even worse, try to ensure that she has the baby.
6.) Gay Marriage/Rights: Mr. Anderson and the Justice Party totally believe in equal rights for the LGBT community. When Rocky Anderson was mayor of Salt Lake City, he signed an executive order which barred discrimination against any person for sexual orientation. He has even been a grand marshal at Gay Pride parades. Last night in the 3rd party presidential debate presented by Free and Equal.org, he was asked if he could pass any one amendment knowing it would make it through congress, Anderson said he would place an amendment in the constitution where LGBT people can have same rights and privileges as straight people. This would account for marriage, hospital visitation, and tax rights.
7.) Climate Change/Energy: Rocky Anderson believes that climate change is occurring, and that the government needs to take more responsibility into and looking at this problem. Rocky Anderson has listed 6 things that our government needs to accept about this issue on his website. If elected, Anderson would gather the top scientists and climatologists and start working on this issue. Anderson would end tax cuts to fossil fuel providers and give massive tax breaks to people and companies who start producing clean energy. And he would reinstate FEMA’s Project Impact, a program that allows public and private entities to work together, especially during an environmental crisis.
-You can find much more of Rocky Anderson’s platform here: http://www.voterocky.org/solutions
Well...that's that. I admire these 4 people for standing up for what they believe in and try to get their voices heard against the two big parties...if I were to vote, I think I would honestly vote for Jill Stein. From what I saw in the debate last night, I really liked her and I do think Climate Change is occurring, so she and the Green Party would best suit me. After her, I like Gary Johnson and I agree on most of his policies. Have a great day everyone and take care!!!! :-)
Starr & Cole
OLTL Fan Friday's - Robin Strasser (Dorian)
Okay...this week was the first week where it got tougher to start picking OLTL actors to write on...but I settled on Robin Strasser. (Who played Dorian)
Now...now...of course my favorite OLTL Dorian moment was her fake relationship with Amelia Bennett to try to win the race to become mayor of Llanview in 2009. I thought they made a cute pair, even though there was no chemistry behind it and it was just a stunt to get votes. However, Dorian did allow for everyone's marriages from the ceremony to become legal. That ended up putting her in jail for a night. My other favorite Dorian moments usually involved any confrontations she had with Viki...Viki/Dorian's frenemy relationship was probably my favorite one in the soap world. They spent half the time hating one another, but whenever they needed to work together, or just be there for the other person, they were there. One of the scenes from the show that will probably stick with me for a long time is the episode from September of last year where Dorian is about to leave for Washington and she says goodbye to Viki...I was totally not expecting for that moment to turn out as dramatic and meaningful as it did... *sigh*
All I know about Robin is that I absolutely love following her on twitter. Robin is very opinionated, smart, and respectful of others. (And I just love seeing what she is cooking.) :P
Vintage Todd & Starr… back when she was a bad ass kid.
Heck yeah!!! :D
Today's Inspiration For Me
Since it is cool, cloudy, and rainy here today, it just feels right to do a deep, interpersonal blog today. ^_^
Sooo...I read Catherine Hickland's October Inspiration on her Cat Cosmetic website. (http://catcosmetics.com) And I'm left with this sense of relief and understanding. In her inspiration, Cat mentioned, "Change is absolute, we will have to experience it many times in this life. Embrace the notion that often it is for the better, even though it may not seem like it at the time." When I was younger, I used to ponder the idea of change...and I liked it. But as I have gotten older...the idea of change just screws me over. The biggest problem with change is the uncertainty that may lay ahead with that change. Most of the time, change is not really a bad thing. But try telling that to someone who hasn't had many earth shattering changes in their life to the point...that's why the idea of change can be exciting, yet scary at the same time.
"Nothing good can come to us when we have the barrier of fear as our shield."
That quote above is also by Catherine Hickland and her October inspiration. That was the most powerful thing in this month's inspiration. When you think of it, fear can be the strongest shield you can emotionally have. Fear is a good, and a bad thing to have. But when fear starts running your life, and making decisions for you, the fear becomes too powerful and even constraining at times. I believe the best way to drop the fears you may have, is by being completely comfortable with who you are, and what you believe in.
Finally...I'll leave off this blog post with another Cat quote from her October inspiration: "Notice the words that come out of your mouth, because your mind takes direction beautifully. Eliminate the words try, and can’t from your vocabulary. Replace them with I will, and I can."
You can find Catherine Hickland's October Inspiration here: http://www.catcosmetics.com/blogs/cats-notebook/6658754-cats-october-inspiration-people-love
OLTL Fan Friday's - Florencia Lozano (Téa)
It's that time again. ^_^ Another OLTL fan Friday edition.
Today I am talking about the lovely Téa Delgado. I have always loved her...and I don't really know why exactly. In 2002, I remember being extremely pissed with Todd for leaving her alone on that deserted island. Luckily, Téa was safe and sound as she returned to Llanview in December 2008 to represent Todd in his case where he did all of those bad things to Marty. Since then, Téa produced many memorable moments for me. I enjoyed May of 2009 when Powell Lord kidnapped Blair and Téa and had them there at the old frat house where Todd raped Marty back in 1994. Powell gave Marty the chance to kill Todd for everything he did to her...but of course, Marty wanted no part of it. Then, when Powell's plan started to fall apart, he moved Téa and Blair downstairs into the basement where he left an open gas line so he could kill them. Luckily, John McBain showed up, but while he was trying to get them out of there, Rebecca Lewis lit a match and the whole place blew up. ^_^ Then in October 2009, Téa accidentally tossed Blair out of a 2nd story window during Dorian's press conference. ^_^ I thought that was the funniest thing in the world. (Of course I didn't want Blair to be too badly hurt.) LOL. At one point Téa had to go around the world to catch up with Dani who was trying to run from her. (And help Matthew get the surgery he needed.) Then in 2010 Téa had to scare me again by having her "brain tumor". :P As my friend Michelle would say (http://me--chelle.tumblr.com) I was pretty worried about her. God...was I fooled. It turned out that Eli and Greg were scheming to have Téa dead even though she was not dying...what fools they were. I still vividly remember the episode where Téa hobbled down those stairs at the Cherryville clinic just to stumble in front of Eli...*shakes head* (I may have to dig up and watch that ep over.) Then, of course last year Téa had to see her husband shot and die...at least Todd was getting what was coming to him in the series finale. ;D (Except GH let that skank off so he could mingle in Port Charles) *rolls eyes* Téa would be person I would want as my lawyer if I ever do anything to get myself into trouble. She is one smart cookie who knows what she is doing. ;D
