Valley of the Dolls

Ugh. I just watched "Valley of the Dolls".

I really wish I could have my two hours back.

Best Shirt Ever

I just got this shirt yesterday and I LOVE it. I love it so much I am going to go order some more.

That site is under construction until Jan 10th, if you need one right now go here to get one.

And yes, those are my boobs. Well, to be fair, that is my Wonderbra. (Hey! Two reviews for the price of one! You guys are so lucky.) I didn't put on makeup today so this is what you get.

Seriously, these shirts are great. You can get ones that say "Mommy needs a Cocktail", "Baby Brewing", "I'm blogging this" and I even think there is one that says "Mommy Needs a Glass of Wine". Just make sure to order yours one size larger than you think you need. They run kind of small. (Hence the boob shot.)

Sun Country Rules

I have been known to trash an airline or two (or three) here on Sarah and the Goon Squad.

This time it is different. Last week I flew on Sun Country airlines. I know they aren't all over the place. They pretty much fly in and out of Minneapolis, but luckily for me that is where I was going. Apparently customer service is not dead in that industry. They were really great. I'm not kidding, the people on the phone were nice and so were the people that checked me in and the people at the gate and even the flight attendants! I was very impressed. They still pre-board if you are flying with young children and just to make me want to kiss them more, they even had a play area in their terminal at the Minneapolis airport.

Okay, I am done gushing for just a second. I have to tell you another story about my flight home.

I sat by Ian. Ian loves to read (well, really, make me read) the aircraft safety cards.



So I noticed something odd that I otherwise wouldn't have seen.



Notice anything funny?

If I were doing my Bossy impersonation, this is the part where I would have circled the ballerina in crash position and written something like "Who dresses like that to fly to Minneapolis anyway?" But alas. I still don't know how to use photoshop.

Can you spot what made me take a picture causing people to stare at me here?



Is it clearer here?



I was thinking maybe I had accidentally smoked some crack at the airport. What was going on here? Who designed this airline safety card? Jerry Garcia?

Then as we were getting ready to take off the nice flight attendant came over and said to Ian "If you can find the ballerina and the magician on the card you get a pair of wings!"

And then I felt like a jerk.

Well, sort of. The boy knew exactly where they were. His crazy mother had just been taking pictures of them for 15 minutes.

Really though, Sun Country was the best flying experience I've had in a couple of years. I thought it would only be fair to praise them for their work (and it also gives me another opportunity to tell U.S. Air, American Airlines and Spirit to suck it).




Cross posted on Sarah and the Goon Squad.

Sarah Reviews Harry Potter and the Deatlhy Hallows

***SPOILER ALERT - SPOILERS LIKE CRAZY****

I liked the book, but that isn't what I am here to talk about.



I'd like to discuss the conspiracy that involves telling everybody that is reading Harry Potter Book 7 that Harry dies.

I was pissed. Sure, I took six months to read it, but did everybody have to tell me that Harry dies?

So then I get to the end, and he LIVES?

I mean, deep down I didn't want Harry to have to die, but I had prepared myself for the inevitable. I was almost disappointed when it had a happy ending.

Now what should I read?





Picture found on 2atoms.com.

Sarah Reviews 4 Random Movies

Transformers

Shit Sandwich.

Seriously, the CG was good and the rest blew. The End.

Sense and Sensibility

I watched the Ang Lee version of Sense and Sensibility and I thought it was wonderful. Jane Austen writes great stories and the acting was excellent. I love Emma Thomson and Alan Rickman and this time I didn't even hate Hugh Grant. I even cried.

When did I turn in to such a girl?

The Song Remains the Same

Yawn.

Don't get me wrong, I like Led Zeppelin, but holy shit, my ex wasn't just being bitter. Jimmy Page really was/is a sloppy guitar player. The live stuff was mediocre and the non-live stuff was just stupid.

Being There

I liked this movie. I thought Peter Sellers was excellent. I thought it was well acted and well directed. I don't think I understood the end. He can walk on water?

Nick Jr. Saves the Day

Dear Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.,

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you from the bottom of my exhausted heart.

My kids have been absolute nightmares all day long. It took me two hours to get Claudia dressed this morning. Then the doorbell rang and it was DHL bringing me this:



Your timing could not have been more perfect. My children saw this and were falling all over themselves to be well behaved. Suddenly "NO! AAAAAAAAAH! WAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" became "Mommy, may we please watch Dora and the Mermaid? Dora is my favorite. Oh, I love Spongebob. Why, sure I'll put some pants on. Which pants would you like me to wear today?".

Thank you.

Your #1 Fan,

Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah

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Cross posted on Sarah and the Goon Squad.

Sarah Reviews Dawn Simple Pleasures

About a week ago I got a big box in the mail. There was something small wrapped up in it and it had a really strong scent. I was kind of nervous, but it turned out to be a sample of the new Dawn Simple Pleasures dishwashing liquid and air freshener.

The scent I got was lemon and tangerine. I was pleased because these are two of my favorite smells. (I guess if it smelled like bacon it would be kind of gross.)

Full disclosure: They didn't know this, but I always try to buy Dawn dish soap. I think it works better than the other ones.

I really like this dish soap. It works really well. I don't think the air freshener part is necessary, but I guess they needed a new twist. I would buy it again if it were reasonably priced.

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