So this morning found me at the Mall of America, welcoming parents and kids coming to see a FREE movie at the cinema there. You heard right, FREE.
Every Saturday they have a 'Free Family Flick' at 10:00 AM where you can watch a family-friendly movie and not spend a dime doing so. Well, of course the treats are NOT free...and who can see a movie without popcorn and/or ten dollar candy?? Where else do you have the excuse to have a King-Sized Snickers for breakfast?? This event is hosted by Moms Like Me, the web site I write and moderate for. We moderators take turns greeting the people as they come in and this morning it was my turn to represent. It's always interesting to communicate with these folk...last time I did this some girl came over to tell me that her dad liked me. yikes. This morning a little boy that I'm guessing was all of about four walked by and solemnly gave me the peace sign. It's a pretty easy gig--I show up, stand by a lonely dark table and point people toward the direction of the right showroom, (we don't want them going into "The Last House on the Left", after all) sometimes answer questions about Moms Like Me and then make an announcement to everyone to check out the site before I high-tail it outta there. If I can get my kids up and out of the house they stay and watch the movie, but more often than not I just do my gig and leave. It's a pretty cool thing though, and I'm always surprised at how empty the theater is. A free movie, people! Maybe folks just really don't know about it? You should check it out!
Being at the mall, well...of course it's a great excuse to slip into a few stores. I just HAD to pop into one of my faves, Sephora, to seek out a product I saw in one of their emails to me. Check out these hilarious 'Pocket Rocket' lipglosses, made by Urban Decay. Remember those pens from the 70's (okay, I know I'm dating myself here...!) that had either 'hunky' guys (a 70's sort of hunky...complete with cheesy mustaches and sideburns) or buxom ladies inside the clear plastic and when you turned them over their clothes came off? Well this is the exact same concept in the top 'lid' of the lipgloss. Of course these are all dudes, since the product clearly caters to women. (and I guess straight women at that. not for the Lipstick Lesbian, apparently. or Lipgloss Lesbian...) There are eight different dudes/shades to choose from, and that's a quandary---do you pick the dude you want or the shade?? If you mouse over the different choices on the web site it will show you a bigger picture so you can really get an eyeful. 
Apparently the view from the back is good too. I literally laughed out loud when I saw this, delighted. I couldn't wait to go into Sephora and pick out my very own dude to bring home--but alas, they aren't even in stores yet! Poo! So much for instant satisfaction. And I don't know about you, but it's too hard to pick something like a lip shade sight unseen. (I guess the practical side of me is choosing for the gloss verses the guy.) But I'm definitely going to have to pick up one of those bad boys---it's been a while since I've done that. ;-) Hey, this along with a vibrating mascara--you've got yourself a date!
Those of you who know me know that I surely appreciate potty humor. To me it's yet another wonderful thing about having kids--especially a 7 year old boy-- a great excuse to dabble in it more oft than naught. However I do think I may lose a bit of defecation appreciation if I were to read a menu that offered 'diarrhea with dried poop' or 'bloody poop' as dessert items. Apparently there is a restaurant in Taiwan called The Modern Toilet that has such a menu, where you sit on toilets to eat and are served your food in miniature versions of them. You have to read the entire 