I just needed to share

I don't normally like to comment about politics but I just feel like I'd like to share my feelings and thoughts about the past few days. In case you don't know, I was born and raised in Israel and moved to Canada when I was a teen.

These past few days has been hard to sit back and watch how ugly people can get and how it's so easy for people to judge when they are, in fact, never went through it or even felt what it was like even one bit.

I do not remember much from the Gulf War in 1990-1991 as I was a baby, but I am sure it was terrifying for my parents who were new parents at the time. That war was started just a couple months after I was born.

Growing up in Israel was not easy. I was born in a kibbutz near Be'er Sheva and then moved to Rishon Le Zion sometimes before my brother was born (he's 2.5 years younger).

When you live in Israel, protection gas kit becomes part of your life. You learn how to use it as a kid and then as a teenager and you always have to make sure you have the most updated version. You also learn where the safety room in your house is and what to do when there is a missile alarm.

You learn that if you don't have a safety room in your apartment, you need to know how to get to the basement the quickest as possible. You learn that you need to prepare enough food that can be stored for days, and how to stay away from windows. That the perfect safety room has bathroom and the fewest windows as possible.

You learn to know where the basement is in your school, how to listen to your name when the teacher reads out the name to make sure everyone is there. It becomes like a fire drill or an earthquake prep every year at school. I have done so many of those.

Then before you know it, you are 12-13 years old, which means it's time for bat/bar mitavah parties. However, at the same time your parents do not want you to ride the bus because suicidal bombers are everywhere.

Growing up I thought it was normal thing that was part of my everyday life until I moved to Canada. That's when I realized it's not.

Hearing in the news that another soldier was kidnapped, another missile fell or that another suicidal bomber decided to explode himself near a party you were supposed to be nearby was not normal. That constant fear of never seeing your family again because who knows when a missile strikes next or when a bomb would go off, but this time near your friends, family or people you know was not normal.

It is easy for people from outside to judge when they were never part of that. They never had to fear of what was going to happen next or what it is like to hear another missile being shot by the iron dome in the middle of the night. They do not have to open the purses or empty their wallets before entering a mall and going through an electromagnetic machine to make sure you do not have any explosive devices.

Simple things such taking a bus or simply going to a mall should not be accompanied by fear of never coming back home. Or even a simply drive to grandparents where kids have to lay down low in the car to not be seen so that rocks wouldn't be thrown over the cars should not be something normal.

I can tell you that all of the above was my normal life for 14 years. While I am grateful for what I have now, those memories are always with me.

It breaks my heart to see how people so quickly to judge and how many people rallied up against Israel when they have the freedom and they never had to go through all of the above.

It’s officially my birthday. :)

Re: My Bones Vids

So if you didn’t know I had to delete all the bones vids from my YT channel awhile ago due to copyright issues.

So I decided to give it another chance and reup all the vids to this channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq5HjfqHzNGyec0zFK8FKvQ.

I am in the process of uploading the rest of them but you can already find 1 of them up. :)

Meeting Michaela and TJ at Van Fan Expo-- Personal Experience

So I met both TJ Thyne and Michaela Conlin on Sunday. What amazing two people! Finally had the time to process it all ;) and here is my story... I have been to the Vancouver Fan Expo a couple times before but when I heard that TJ and Michaela was going to attend this year, I knew I had to go. The only other thing I knew I had to do was to go to the panel. So ever since they announced them attending, I was waiting for the schedule to be posted. Once the schedule was posted, I decided on going that day. Now I stumbled upon another dilemma, I knew I wanted a photo with them but the photo op was so damn expensive (about $135 Canadian with taxes included). For the past week all I could think about whether I should get a solo or a duo. I have decided on a duo, however, I was still struggling if I should do the op or not. It was just too expensive for me and I was like I don't know if I am willing to pay that much and therefore, I did not get the op ahead of time. Then fast forward to Sunday. I got to the venue around 10am when the panel was at 11:30am. I went around for awhile as my friends haven't arrived yet.I also wondered about the price for selfies with them where I found it was much cheaper than photo op. Then around 10:30am i decided to go to the ballroom, where they were scheduled to be. When the panel began, the MC introduced himself and then, they show a short clip that introduced both Michaela and TJ. As the clip ended, both actors appeared and walked onto stage. The whole panel was tons of fun. The first few questions came from the MC who seemed to really do his homework and was perhaps maybe even a Bones fan. They talked about having over 200 epis and joked about whether they did something for the 206 episodes as it's the number of bones in the body. Then it was fan questions time. Basically there were two mics in both side of the middle isle and people would line up and ask their questions. The questions were mostly about bones of course, such as fav/least fav scene, fun on set, food, what was it like to work with the squints, fav special effects, what was it like to be in wheelchair/ representing women in STEM, who was their fav emily or david and many others. There was a question addressed to TJ about his time at Friends for the 100 epis. Like what it was like for him where he said that it inspired him. There was also question about how was it different to work with David on Angel versus Bones. Lots of laughs and fun time. (the panel can be found online in case you wonder) Then after the panel, I went to get my selfie with both. TJ’s line was having quite a few people and Michaela's was empty as she wasn't there yet so I stood in her line. Told them I wanted a duo with both and then michaela appeared. I paid my money and while waiting for TJ, who was occupied with another fan, I got to talk to her for a few mins. She was so sweet and humbled. She saw my phone case which has watermelon on it and said she was looking for a case too. She was also complaining about being cold lol. Before TJ arrived to Michaela's side of the table, me being, well, me, placed my bag and jackets on the floor. Then Michaela was like put it on the table so I did. TJ arrived as I was doing so and he grabbed my stuff and placed it on Michaela's chair. super cute! Before we got to the selfie portion, Michaela, who was clearly cold, was touching my hand so  I could feel how cold her hands were. I think also touched TJ’s hands at some point too. Then, we got to do the photo and then I showed it to them (michaela first who said she looked good and then tj who was too busy with getting my stuff back). They both thanked me and I thanked them and then TJ gave me hug. As I was about to leave, I got this little bag from TJ. It had a business card with TJ's twitter/insta/TJ’s official website’s address saying "from the office of Dr. Jack Stanley Hodgins IV", a photo of TJ, rubber band, magnifying glass and a bug. Super cute!

iZombie cast at Vancouver Fan Expo 2017. For more photos, check out my flickr.