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By Shanna, December 18, 2009 11:40 am

When this video come across twitter a few days ago it made me laugh so hard. The original posting is on Gadling

Since 9/11 there has been a significant increase in airport security and like most travelers, I get that this security dance we all do, is in many ways, a worthless. Security around the world varies, some have a more casual approach then others and as an outsider it all seems to work just as well.

Maybe because I’m more intune with the ongoings in the US that I see the TSA and other policies are just smoke & mirrors, giving the general public the mirage of safety…that they are doing something for you, that you need to rely on them. I don’t want to start sounding all government is bad, because it’s not. But I do think government under estimates the population….though sometimes for good reason.

I recall a time I was flying from Bozeman to Chicago (yes that same flight I mentioned last post that I thought we were literally going to fall out of the sky) that TSA made me cry. I fly frequently for business and generally pack really light for these trips. I asked at the hotel, as I always do, generally how long the security lines are — the lady at the front desk laughed and ask what time my flight was – it was 12:30, she told me to be at the airport by 12:15 and I’ll have time to stop for a cup of coffee before boarding. She wasn’t kidding, the security line was all of one person deep…and I apparently set-off all sorts of red flags – I forgot to remove the small bottle of hotel lotion from my bag, then I was scolded for not declaring my inhaler (I didn’t realize asthma was a federal issue) but the real kicker was— my pepper spray. I took my pepper spray to Israel and never once was questioned about that…but in Bozeman, it was such an issue that they almost arrested me for it. Why? Because I asked why! I said I had traveled through many major airports and it had never been questioned…so I never thought it was an issue. I was told if I “gave anymore lip” they’d have the deputy arrest me and then they informed that “they don’t know where I travel” but in Bozeman they take national security serious. uhm. Yah I’m pretty sure JFK, ORD, LAX, and DIA could careless about national security, I’m very happy that the Bozman TSA are taking things seriously. They took my pepper spray and wouldn’t even me back the handy like holster I had it in…which I thought was very rude.

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update: apparently DIA does care – I flew through DIA on 1/12 and had my second pepper spray confiscated…I didn’t ask questions this time.  I must learn to pack it in my carry on.

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By Shanna, December 3, 2009 10:26 am

Ok I’m way dumber at this uploading video then I thought. Trying to figure out how to embed it, until then, click the link. And I know it’s poor quality, random, and yes I wanted to shove that blond girl in front of me out of the way too. But whatev.

The movie is Youth in Revolt and it stars Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday. I went to a screening last night…funny, awkward guys are the best.

There is a lil singing about 1/3 of the way through the clip.

Clips from Q & A session after Youth in Revolt

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By Shanna, October 31, 2009 3:38 pm

It’s amazing to me how I will use any excuse to shop.

I’m happy –so I shop. I’m sad –so I shop. Events, birthdays, meetings, new months, new seasons, whatever — I shop. And sometimes I shop because I saved money. If I go to the grocery store and plan to spend $75 but I only end up spending $50, I’ll take that $25 and buy new earrings.

So today when the dude at the Genius Bar told me he’d fix my laptop for free, I almost made out with him, but then I took that money “saved” and blew it at H&M on tons of accessories.

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By Shanna, October 15, 2009 8:38 pm

It’s true. I can’t help it. I’m kinda a weirdo sometimes.

In college I took Greek as my foreign language…and not modern Greek, Ancient Greek. Why? Because I was a borderline geek and took Latin in highschool. I was never stellar in Greek and I was pretty sure my professor hated me, but I still loved the class. Even though my ability to read & translate Greek have fallen by the wayside, I do still “write” in Greek. I write my notes, especially personal-just getting-my-thoughts-on-paper notes by writing the greek equilveant for a roman letter (or as best as it can fit) so the word “all” I would write alpha lambda lambda and so on. It makes me feel less conscious about getting my feelings and thoughts out in public because who is really going to take the time to decode my stuff?

I’m sure when I’m famous and have gone crazy, people will go bonkers for these greekish notes.

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By Shanna, September 6, 2009 8:01 pm

It happens. So I’m kicking back with a glass of wine and watching a couple Galavanting.tv episodes
I probably should have watched this episode with Gary Vaynerchuk, host of Wine Library TV and internet rockstar, before I drank this wine.