Montana Sharp Top 4 ‘Something Wicked’ things to indulge yourself in
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Montana Sharp Top 4 ‘Something Wicked’ things to indulge yourself in
Grey's Anatomy - I’m famously squeamish. When my doctor friends start talking about the gruesome details of their work, I start passing out, so I never really followed the hype of Greys. That was, until the looming shadow of Covid passed over us, and ever since it’s been my guilty pleasure show. Now I’m filled with faux medical knowledge that will never see the light of day. What’s a Whipple? I don’t really know, but I know it's really tough for surgeons to do. What does “tachycardia” mean? No idea - but for some reason all of the patients on Greys are tachycardic at some stage. I also know that when things look like they’re going south, you really should “push more EPI”. I don’t know what EPI is, but it seems that all of the surgeons on the show think that it will fix everything. Any doctor reading this is laughing at me right now. I would say I identify most with Callie, but my mum says I’m such an April.
Risotto - I can’t cook, but the ONE thing I can cook is risotto. I’ve perfected it to a point where I no longer need a recipe, but here’s a good beginner one: https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/chicken-mushroom-risotto/c92e9c1a-5446-4baa-8aae-e84ab7256ef3
Honestly, it’s very like me to skip learning the basics and jump right to the difficult task, ignoring all the gaps in my knowledge along the way. I burn toast but my risotto is unmatched. My former housemate and I used to have my risotto so much that it was soon named ‘therapy risotto’, because we would have it whenever something went wrong. Now I live with my boyfriend, and he can’t eat my risotto because he’s kosher, which means more risotto for me! The secret is all in the cream. I liken releasing a single to a warm bowl of risotto, painstaking to make, but oh so worth it in the end.
3. Etsy - I’m what you’d call a maximalist, which is not everyone’s cup of tea. I moved into my own apartment a few months ago, and it’s become one huge DIY art project. I spend hours before bed scrolling through endless Etsy products by independent makers, the weirder the better. Now I’m living in my very own fantasy land, eliminating one white wall at a time. Decorating my apartment is like playing the sims but in real life. The only difference is I can’t use cheat codes to top up my bank account (although maybe that’s the stock market?) I post apartment updates to my Insta story and TikTok all the time, so stay tuned for more madness! https://www.tiktok.com/@montanasharp_/video/7176063863496969474?lang=en
4. Tiktok - predictable. I go to bed and tell myself I’m just gonna spend five minutes on Tiktok, and then it’s three hours later and I’m still watching dog videos and catching up on the latest conspiracy theories. Right now I’m on the Selena/Haley conspiracytok. Why do I care? I don’t know, but I’m still going to watch the next video, and that’s the power of Tiktok. My best friend and I don’t even communicate in full sentences anymore, we just quote Tiktoks to each other instead of having a conversation. I can’t even go to the bathroom without getting lost in Tiktok. It’s so wild to me that in a space of less than three years, Tiktok has completely changed the way musicians such as myself can increase their visibility and build an audience. Memes are the key to the world, and gee, what a world it is that we live in today.
Montana’s ETSY inspired remodeling shown via her Tick Tok pictures https://www.tiktok.com/@montanasharp_/video/7176063863496969474?lang=en
