Montana

I just got back from an awesome trip down to Whitefish Montana. Me and the bf spent a week just chillin in the boat, sunning ourselves with Corona and books in hand, and generally just deflating from city life. No blackberries, no laptops, no high-heels and no makeup.
I have to say, I just love America. It is truly another world down there. I mean where else can you go where you can find a gas station, attached to a casino, next to a fireworks store? Not that I need those things as a one-stop shop but I have an appreciation for it's randomness.

I want to take this opportunity to share My TOP 5 FAVE things about Montana:

#5- The people. Ok, no offense but is this neck a little red? Are you seriously wearing chaps to Sunday brunch? Love it.
#4- Cowgirl Coffee. Mmmm. Best coffee in the world served by the friendliest girls ever. And it's drive-thru!
#3- Drive-thru everything. Coffee, cash, pharmaceuticals.. you can get it all without ever leaving the comfort of your vehicle.
#2- Style. Or lack thereof. I can wear jeans and flip flops to the bar and feel overdressed. So liberating.

aaaaaand, drum roll please!!

#1- The Montana free-pour. Um, can I have some soda with that vodka please? 3 drinks and I'm done!

I'm not being paid by Montana tourism, but I just think it rocks the casbah!
If you ever get the chance- head down and take in some amazing sunsets, copious amounts of hard liquor and some home-grown all-American r&r.

Waterboarding…that’s like wakeboarding, right?!

I was watching the View this morning, which I normally never do, but anyways they were replaying this clip from The Sean Hannity Show (super-ultra-Republican-patriot and general know-it-all) in discussion with actor Charles Grodin; (verbatim)

GRODIN: You're for torture.

HANNITY: I am for enhanced interrogation.

GRODIN: You don't believe it's torture. Have you ever been waterboarded?

HANNITY: No, but Ollie North has.

GRODIN: Would you consent to be waterboarded? We can waterboard you?

HANNITY: Sure.

GRODIN: Are you busy on Sunday?

HANNITY: I'll do it for charity. I'll let you do it. I'll do it for the troops' families.

View it here
Enhanced interrogation? I mean, does this guy even know what waterboarding is?

Does he think it’s like the dunk tank at a carnival? I can’t believe this guy!

Some might argue that waterboarding has been used as a tried and tested torture method since the Spanish Inquisition …which is true. Hm, well back then we also used to believe in witches and burning people at the stake. FYI- waterboarding simulates drowning whereby the victim is positioned on an incline and water is repeatedly dumped over his face causing him to gasp for air and essentially feel as though he is dying. In some cases, a plastic film such as cellophane or a cloth is wrapped around the head first. Obviously this causes the individual to go into a state of panic which will surely force him to spill the beans about whatever it is they are trying to shake loose. Mock drowning- obviously highly controversial.

Mr Hannity, I understand that you are trying to make a point and I also get that there is information that just MUST be obtained by the government and CIA. So I would like to propose the following interrogation methods as an alternative to waterboarding:

• Repeated Purple Nurples
• Atomic wedgies
• Forced to watch 100 straight episodes of One Tree Hill
• Subjected to a Fox news marathon
• Paper cuts followed by hot sauce

Just some ideas.

Cmon people, this is the 21^st century. Time to wake up and smell the torture.

Thank god Obama has ditched this horrifying technique during his term and has also set out to investigate those still practicing it. And good for you Charles Grodin taking a stand!

Dear Mr. Hannity,

Good luck with your 'charity' waterboard, should you choose to do it, I'm sure the troops and their families will really appreciate it. Oh and good luck with the nightmares and Post Traumatic Stress that are likely to follow. I'm sure that your health care will cover any rehabilitation required.

Intro

Well I suppose it's only right to give a little bit of a background on myself first.

First of all, I have a confession to make. Until recently I have been anti-blog. I think most of them are purely self-satisfying nonsense that clutter the web as a sort of 'dotsam and netsam' so to speak.
Anyways I guess you could say I have been reformed because I began to read some really terrific blogs and realized that there is not only is there a great therapeutic value involved, but I see now that it can be a great platform for opinion, idea-sharing, enlightenment and just plain ranting! So here I am. Sharing observations, new ideas, thoughts or small joys that will hopefully make you think or atleast entertain you :)

A very quick bio:
Born and raised in the Canadian prairies, I used to tell my parents that I was born in the wrong country. I was always an artist as long as I can remember and not surprisingly, music was my first language.
My first career was as a Makeup Artist. I lived in London, England for 2 years and I absolutely fell in LOVE with Europe. Travel is like air to me- absolutely necessary for survival.
Four years ago I moved back to Canada and had a career change that led me to work in entertainment marketing.
I now live in Calgary, Ab and have my own business doing contract marketing and event planning for small businesses. I do makeup as a hobby and am not surprisingly, am the default makeup artist for all friends weddings. But I love it.
I live with my boyfriend who is also an entrepreneur. He gives me brilliant advice, most of which I don't listen to. I am stubborn and independent. Ironically so is he.

That's all for today- Flames game in 30 minutes!

Over and out.