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Moms are so fun to watch movies with.

Months after the first installment of the series, “Twilight,” had been released on DVD, Natalie Hjelsvold, 38, sat down to watch the film with her 9-year old daughter Ashlyn.

“I spent the entire movie interjecting things like, ‘boys don’t think about girls like that,’ ‘boys won’t stare at you across the parking lot like that,’ ‘boys don’t spend all day thinking about you and wishing you were sitting beside them in class,’ ‘boys won’t sniff your hair,’ ” Hjelsvold said. “I think it got on her nerves after a while, but I worry that she will develop this totally warped sense of love and it makes me crazy as a parent.”

- CNN: Some parents wary of ‘New Moon’

(cinnmen)

This morning, at exactly 8:20, I realized with a jolt that I’m absolutely enamored with cinnamon—the taste, the smell, the endless amusement you get from saying the word. It’s really quite a shock, after believing and informing others of the opposite for the course of my life up to now. 

I’m guessing it’s akin to how Cher felt in “Clueless” after realizing that she’s in love with her brother and the fountains behind her swell dramatically.

Seven foods that both satiate hunger and satisfy on a deeper level

1. bananas: mushy slop in its own built-in, disposable carrying case

2. rice cakes (soft): gooey, chewy mouthfeel; see also: thick oatmeal, a mouthful of potato, peanut butter

3. penne: fitting one onto each tine of your fork (similar feeling to capping your fingers with Bugles)

4. freshly filled cream puffs: watching the insides get piped in, and then promptly squeezing it all out

5. cheese bagels: childhood glue peeling practice comes in handy here

6. chai tea lattes: for just a hint of a tickle in the throat

7. free office snacks: the more you eat, the more you’re being compensated to work