Lost - Best Show on TV

I've watched TV for quite some time. My previous favorite show had been Twin Peaks; it was brilliantly writen, with an amazing cast of characters and great acting. It got surreal at times, but I was enraptured by it.

I will go on record as saying that Lost is the best show on TV and after its run, will be remembered as the best ever. Most of its success is due to the phenomenal acting by Michael Emerson, AKA Benjamin Linus. We're in Season 4 right now, and creator J.J. Abrams has stated it will be a 6 season run. Every single show is amazingly crafted and keeps weaving a tale through current events, flashbacks and flashfowards. This season, there was an epsiode called "The Constant" which I can say is probably the best epsiode I've ever seen on TV in any series.

This show is just amazing in the level of detail and the interaction between the ensemble cast. Four seasons in, we're learning more about the island and the details behind it, but technically we're still lost as to what's really going on. If you haven't seen any of the episodes yet, I recommend getting all the seasons on DVD--if you like really good writing, a mysterious plot, and amazing acting you won't be disappointed.

Navel Piercing

So yesterday I had the afternoon off, and interestingly enough, I was near a tattoo parlor...the same one that did my tongue piercing several years back. So I decided to drop in and get a navel piercing.

I've thought about getting one for awhile now, and it just kept itching at me, so what the heck. It didn't hurt at all, and it didn't even bleed really. I have to occasionally clean the area with some saline solution, but other than that, it looks like it will eventually be a very pretty expresion on my tummy.

I've always wondered why I get the urge to get these piercings, and I'm thinking I love the sense of having something as a little secret for myself to share with those close to me. It might also be because it's a reminder to me of my femininity.

Either way, pictures will be coming sometime when it's healed up.

Why don't they get it?

I will never understand the purpose of these megachurches, especially the types I went to when I was growing up. My parents and the church I went to filled my head with the most horrible concepts regarding Christian life. Our church and even the current church my parents go to are entertainment supercenters. They have cafes now, gift stores, classes for aerobics, etc. Wouldn't Jesus be mortified to see these places? I mean he went to the Temple and went apeshit over the vendors all around his church.

I've told my parents and everyone I know flat out that the only occasions I will step foot in a church is for weddings and funerals anymore. Just going near them anymore makes me physically ill, because everyone there is mainly donating their money to support a building, a staff of people to run it, and various other programs.

All churches aren't bad. A lot of them do reach out and help the homeless and needy, but for the most part, the money is going to all the wrong places. Instead of giving to a church, it would be much better to spend your time helping at a homeless shelter, or going to a nursery home and being with the elderly, or volunteering or donating stuff to a food pantry.

Femininity

I have some friends who say that I'm the girliest girl they've met. Others, not so much! What really makes femininity? Is it acting or do you feel it in your soul and it just comes out?

It is an interesting point to ponder for me these days. Some days I feel feminine, some days I just feel "blah!" which is also ok. I am beginning to think that some of it is indeed due to hormonal fluctuations, because I notice that the "blah" feelings tend to come towards the end of my estrogen cycling. But then that would simply be part of a reaction to something biological rather femininity, which I believe transcends that.

So what do you believe to be femininity?

Good weekend

It was a very good weekend. Sadly, I didn't get enough of stuff done. On the bright side, I'm not feeling sick anymore. I also managed to get my hair trimmed so it's now mostly out of my face and has more volume on the sides.

We spent much of the weekend watching lots of movies. We've been pretty health conscious so we exercise while watching and then relax. The best part is there are no commercials! So I saw Sneakers, Brubaker, The Horse Whisperer, And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, The Libertine, Donnie Brasco and my favorite Hard Candy.

Hard Candy was great! You owe it to yoruself to see the movie just for the great acting and the crazy dialogue between the characters. The movie also keeps you guessing all the way through to the end. It is definitely one of the better movies I've seen this year.

Things have been going pretty well lately and I am blessed to have such love and happiness in my life. Things are going so well. My next key move is to find a better job....one where I can be myself and one that hopefully challenges me more. I love my job, don't get me wrong, but I don't feel like I am being pushed and learning the way I have in jobs past.