i knew it. i knew the world would demand payment for my few days of happiness. i knew that the wheel would spin and i would be back down under. but i just didn't see it coming.

we got a babysitter tonight. good news, yes? i thought so. we even managed to get out a little early. hubby cleaned up nicely and we headed out to a snooty bar for overpriced snooty drinks. we were having fun. no stress, no arguing.

we hopped back in the truck. headed to the theater. sidestepped the teeny hoodlums and prostitots to go get our tickets. and guess what? tonight was even the night that our rewards kicked in! free popcorn, soda and malted balls.

i left hubby at the concession stand so i could run and pee before the scary movie, we were heading in to see the grudge. no lines in the ladies' room, i am telling you, things are just going my way lately.

as i meander out of the stall, all caught up in my own little happy thoughts, and headed over to wash my hands.....it happens.

"hiiiiii there! oh my god! who would have thought we would run into you here?"

me: stunned silence. a brief denial of what was clearly and gaudily before my eyes in the 1980s concert wear style, "no really, i am still young and cool," overcompensating much, outfit, over processed hair and genuine imitation smile plastered on a well worn face.

dear god....it's....(now i am going to have to change the name here. let's see....how about ....my ....umm... schminn laws?)

so my sister schmin law toddles off to pee and i trudge, glowering, to the lobby to inform hubby that this night has now gone down the toilet with that overpriced drink.

and yet, it gets worse, because my schmin law, the funsucker, isn't alone. she isn't even with slick boyfriend. no no my friends. she is with my ethnically confused gangsta niece.

ah yes, the fun never ends. we were treated to such gems as:

"seriously, yo, be f-ing real, this shit ain't that scary, yo."

why oh why don't movie theaters have liquor licenses?

the movie was ok. the plot was lacking, and the characters had no real chemistry, (if they were going to use buffy and a hot guy i could think of two that would have worked...coughANGELorSPIKEcough...) it was mostly a jump out and scare you kind of film. but it does scare you. a lot. the images are terrifying. so if you want a little fun and a little scare. go for it.

but i hope you don't run into anything equally as terrifying in the lobby. i am going to have nightmares for weeks.