May 2011

At the end of the day: Fear vs. Success

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So, If you are like me, you work hard for what you have. If you are blessed and you do not have to work, get it!!!

Personally, I have found that there is an awesome sense of accomplishment, a feeling, when you have worked hard to get where you are at and/or have. WHY? That is the whirling question, And my answer will be, it just is to me. I mean, think about it. I create an Idea, I make it happen and then when my idea is working, its the best feeling! I have accomplished something. Right?

So why do many of you out there, not see this for yourself?
I cannot Answer that question, only you.

But I can guess as to “why?”….FEAR.

Yes my dears…. Fear is the number one cause that use to stop me from doing something, so I can only imagine it has probably stopped you before. That, and I use to say Money… But I’ve found that if you really want to do something, you find ways and people to help you through out the way.

Excuses!

We all have them, lord knows I do at times. But really? If you really want to do it, then do. Set your mind to be successful. Stop sabotaging your possible lifestyle because you “cannot,” do it.

At the end of the day, It is your life, you choose to make of it what you choose. Not one will live your life. People can try… but only you have that control, that power to say… hey, I was given will for a reason. So I’m willingly going to make this happen for me!

So the next time, at the end of your day, when you feel down because you don’t have enough of whatever you WANT or NEED. Think about it. Are you willing to make it happen for yourself?

Smile (If you want)
Jes Sofia Valle

Yes, I’m a Jusena, or is it Selustin? , Fan too!

Ok… So I’m in my late 2somethings… and I watch Waverly Place and I listen to Salena Gomez Music….

I think this couple is cute! Ok… #athought Yes I work with kids, I have to be up-to-date with the gossip. Its part of being a responsible person that works with kids. Plus… It gives me something to relate to with them when I’m in session with my tweeners. Yes, I love my Career!

Do you like them together? Tre cute I think. lol

juuuustin and seleeenaaa. :'D

Open Letter to Soap Fans

I am a soap fan… I will admit it. While I was recouping from everything…LOL I was an All my children, One Life to Live and General Hospital Chic. Now I’m super busy and I totally missed all the endings… *sigh* thank God for Soap Channel right? LOL

Here is a Letter i received which I found interesting. Tell me What you think.

“An Open Letter to Soap Fans from the Creator of THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF CUPID AND EROS.

Confession time: I was never a soap fan. Growing up my sister watched General Hospital, and some of my female classmates obsessed over The Bold and the Beautiful, but I didn’t think much of it. The serial fiction I obsessed over took place in Gotham City, and the NYC of Spider-Man, not Port Charles or Pine Valley.

Flash forward to me now, a 31 year old filmmaker in Los Angeles and I find that despite never having been a soap fan myself, some of the most supportive and encouraging people I’ve encountered since starting to create web series are from the soap opera community. I’m not alone. Almost every web series creator I’ve come into contact with has benefited from the passion of soap fans. You guys are an amazing audience and one that I’ve loved getting to know. A huge part of that has been following your twitter streams reading your blogs, and interacting with you on Facebook. As a result I’m keenly aware of the dismay you’re feeling right now over the state of some of your most beloved shows.

On April 14th ABC announced they had decided to cancel All My Children and One Life to Live, leaving only General Hospital to represent scripted daytime drama on their network. This follows the cancellation of Guiding Light and As The World Turns whose final episodes aired in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Of course, you know all this. Like I said, I’ve seen the posts and tweets, and status updates. And I’ve seen the utterly amazing mobilization of the Soap Opera fan community as you all try and rescue these shows that you care so deeply about.

And I can relate. Even leaving aside the times I’ve watched TV shows I love unceremoniously yanked (Firefly, Lonestar, Jericho), as a comics fan I’ve been right where you are more times than I care to recall. When comics I loved were threatened with cancellation there were always two things that I was told by retailers. One was always “Write or call the publishers, let them know the book’s fans are out there.” You need look no further than SoapFansUnited.com’s May 17th rally in NYC to know soap fans are doing just that. But the other thing I was always told was to find other books that were like what I was losing and start reading them. Or, follow the creators of the cancelled books to whatever they were doing next. The idea was that while you may not be able to revoke a cancellation of a specific book, you can continue to prove that an audience for that type of storytelling exists.

And so, in the spirit of kinship, I’d like to make a suggestion, if I may, on one other way to deal with what’s going on in daytime right now

Find an Independent Soap, however you define that, and support it. That support could simply mean watching it. Even better it could mean spreading the word about it. And if the creators are seeking, and you can, perhaps you can make a small financial donation.

An indie soap could be something like Venice or The Bay, which are similar to the established soap format. Or maybe its something like Anacostia, Out With Dad or Anyone But Me that represent communities that are underserved on mainstream TV and deal directly with topics that tend to not show up on major television networks. Maybe it’s something that’s not quite what one would normally expect in a soap, like Ragged Isle or Cell. And yes, it could be my show The Further Adventures of Cupid and Eros (what, I’m not allowed a little plug?).

By doing that, you’re sending a clear message that these are stories and creators who have an audience. And you’re helping to lay the groundwork for those stories and those creators to thrive. A lot of the talents from daytime have already found their way to the Web (both in front of and behind the camera). A lot more will be looking for new places to share their creativity as the landscape of daytime changes. Supporting indie soaps means supporting a vibrant place for them to do just that.

I don’t pretend that doing the above will magically change the financial calculus that studios have to draw upon to make their decisions. Nor would I ever presume to tell you that that a newly discovered web series, no matter how great, can take the place of a show you’ve spent years with. But I do think that we, content creators and fans alike, are living in a time when the harsh financial realities that face mainstream media don’t necessarily have to be the be all and end all for us. We have options. And we should use them.

So there it is, my 5 cents. If you agree with me, please pass this on. If you think there’s something more we can be doing I’d love to hear your thoughts. But most importantly, if you’ve found an indie soap that speaks to you, or that you feel is giving you something that isn’t available elsewhere spread the word about it to anyone and everyone you think might enjoy it too.

Hopefully they’ll listen.

Avi Glijansky

Writer/director THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF CUPID AND EROS “

Nightlife

Crocs – Carlie Flat

So I walk a lot…. and I want to look CUTE and be COMFORTABLE…

SO these are what I ordered today! As my Girl says…. Tre-Chic! LOL

Have your tried Crocs yet??? They are the epitome of comfy and cute!

April Observations

April
1 – 30 Alcohol Awareness Month Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration	1 – 30 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
1 – 30 National Autism Awareness Month The Autism Society	1 – 30 National Distracted Driving Awareness Month FocusDriven
	1 – 30 National Facial Protection Month American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
1 – 30 National Minority Health Month Office of Minority Health	1 – 30 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
1 – 30 Sports Eye Safety Month American Academy of Ophthalmology	1 – 30 STI Awareness Month American Social Health
1 – 30 Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America	4 – 10 National Public Health Week American Public Health Association
7 National Alcohol Screening Day^® Screening for Mental Health, Inc.	7 World Health Day Pan American Health Organization
23 – 30 National Infant Immunization Week National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases	24 – 30 National Infertility Awareness Week RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
24 World Meningitis Day Confederation of Meningitis Organization

How is that stress working out for you?

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Have you had an overwhelming moment that is taking more than a “moment?” I think everyone has had that elongated moment. Where you think it will pass…but it doesn’t, the moment stays there and you keep on adding things to it instead of working through the moment, dispelling it from our lives. What am I talking about moments??? STRESS!

Everyone in this earth has experienced some sort of stress, even new borns coming out into this world have experienced it. Stress can be a good and bad thing. It can help you or bring you down “it can make you or break you,” and yes, there is an between here too. It is how you keep control over it. Yes, Control. I’m stressed just writing about stress…ooooh child! 🙂

Stress comes when something is taking you out of your norm…yes, I dare say the word Normal. By Normal, I mean “YOUR NORMAL.” Which to others may be awkward. Taking you out of your norm in turn can be a good thing because it takes you to a new level, somewhere you had not dared to experience.

I will place myself as an example: How I use to see:

I am now eating healthy… its been a few months now, but BOY oh BOY has it caused stress! Packing my foods earlier, making several small meals, eating it in between clients, hitting the gym in the morning, walking up way too early… see how I just made that sound a bit negative? That is how I use to look at it.

Here is the scenario and how I see it now:

I wake up in the morning take care of myself packing my several meals that will help my metabolism increase, and then I make time for me in between my work day. I am taking care of myself. I make time for the gym and that makes me feel better.

I took an event and choose to make it into a positive. Of course, the action itself being a positive one. I’m not going to say Doing drugs is good for me either… that would be, well…. For the lack of the phrase i would like to use… a PG13 word, stupid. Its using your common sense, of which many of us, don’t use sometimes.

Scheduling:
Managing your self, your life and placing VALUE to what you really want will help you make decisions on what you want most, what you have to do to make that happen and make you take CONTROL of what you want. An example, Does time with your child come over going to the movies with your friends on a daily basis ? …. I would say NOT! Does you having a few hours to yourself after you place your child to bed….I would say YES!. Its all how you schedule yourself. What you allow in your lifestyle and where you allow it to fit into your life. If you have to schedule time for your kids, do it. Some people say it sounds WAY wrong, but you know what, if you do, then don’t do it. If you like the idea try it. As long its good quality time, and I don’t mean 30 a daily mins either.

Just BE MINDFUL of others while doing you too… don’t neglect other’s, you will feel more stressed afterwards.

What about us single, non-parent workaholics?

Schedule yourself too… Being busy is a great thing! keep you out of trouble, but MAKE TIME for your family and friends, even the person you are Dating or Getting to know. The point of getting to know someone is just that, getting to know if they are compatible with your lifestyle, your constant changes (because changes are the only constant). If you can deal with their flaws and them yours. Don’t be afraid to show up to your relationship. Hiding or being private will only make the other weary. Don’t be afraid to be you… at the end of the day, they will see you for you anyways.

Work wise, show up too… it help pays the bills. Whatever you do, do your best, be successful and make it happen. If you want to.

If you are like me, you know almost EVERY excuse in the book, but that should not stop you from taking initiative to do something or make it happen and successful. YOU CAN TAKE CONTROL AND BALANCE YOUR LIFE. YOU CAN DO IT!

Make it happen people… you don’t want to be stressed out when you can be enjoying life.

How have you learned to relieve stress? How do you do it? Leave a comment. 🙂

Smile (If you want)

Jes Sofia Valle