Birthday

It's my Birthday today! Yes, a fun time in the Mogul household.

The first thing my husband said to me as he rolled over to me in bed was, "Happy Birthday! Your life is almost over!"


What a lover doll! I then took a nice hot shower with the bathroom door locked (because our son likes to run in on me making me feel like I'm in the preschooler film version of Psycho). As I was drying my hair I saw strands of it in the sink. Whew! No gray ones. I then reflected for a second about my age. It's just a number and thank the Oil of Olay I don't look it! I feel the most happiest I've ever been. Life is good and so is some cake!

Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP and Kids' TV Host Has A Stump

I first mentioned Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP in this post. Critics are saying they think her Goop is poop. I actually don't think it's so bad. I see it more like a newsletter blog. What's wrong with listing your favorite restaurants and sharing recipes? If I had time to go out to eat at fancy places I'd be boasting about it all the time here!

British parents are in an uproar of BBC's new children show host. From the Daily Mail:

A disabled CBeebies presenter has been the victim of a disturbing campaign after parents complained that she was scaring toddlers.

They claimed that host Cerrie Burnell - who was born with one arm - is not suitable to appear on the digital children's channel.

One commenter on the CBeebies message board wrote:

'This new presenter is c*** - face facts - but because she has a disability then she was given a job. [It is] positive discrimination in my books."

BINGO!!! Yes, I lived with the torture of watching the BBC (British Brainwashing Corporation) for five years (my husband all his life) and they definitely hire particular people on purpose! On their programs you get people with lisps, disheveled hair, one news reporter is a transvestite...etc. It's one thing if they are good presenters but most of them are not professional. Now I haven't watched this young host and from this video she looks capable but should she be on TV?

WOULD SHE SCARE YOUR KIDS?

Pop Links

Did you catch Real Housewives of Orange County reunion? I only saw ten minutes of the juiciest part but then had to tune off when my husband was yelling at me to help him with our son's very poopy diaper! SO I was torn! POOP or Gretchen getting mentally beat up? Thank goodness Bravo plays re-runs fifty times a week!

Liz Smith dropped from The NY Post - Does this mean the era of the newspaper gossip columnist is ending? Are we going to have newspapers in ten years?

So it seems Joaquin Phoenix was in on the joke when Ben Still imitated him at the Oscars. I think this has to do with some documentary he's making with Casey Affleck.


America's Top Midget? - CW's America's Next Top Model is now casting for women under 5'7"!

Oscar party gossip, Penelope Cruz, and hopefully a more exciting show tonight

(UPDATED: Okay we might as well not watch the Oscars. The list of winner has been leaked? see here)

I figure for those who like Oscar gossip stuff this is for you.

Friday night was the big kick off Oscar party at the home of the head of Creative Artists Agency.

Tom Cruise bumped into Penelope Cruz, his former (and much more attractive than Katie Holmes) flame. According to a spy from Page Six, Cruz tapped Tom on the shoulder and asked in her accent, 'Tom?' Tom turned around, got visibly flustered and awkwardly said, 'Oh, hey. Hi,' and gave her a small, distant hug before turning back around to his friends. It was weird."

Cruz then went to the corner and drank herself heavily, beating her fists in the air. (No this part is just made up! Ha! Ha!)

Katie Holmes wasn’t there. She probably was at home with Suri cursing that the kid won’t go to sleep.

At the party were Elton John, Oprah Winfrey, Judd Apatow, Maria Bello, Tom Ford, Mike Myers, Shirley MacLaine, Tobey Maguire and Jen Meyers, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Madonna. Meg Ryan was reported looking miserable.

Anyway Penelope won an Independent Spirit Award yesterday so she doesn't look bothered.

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Meanwhile, I would kill for some swag from The Oscars! I know Mod Mom went to the gifting suites yesterday so maybe I'll get more scoop!

Oscars and Twitter Weekend

Is anyone watching The Oscars Sunday? (I know Michelle is! Read her 25 Random Things About the Oscars and Me List)

Here's a couple of random things about me and the Oscars:

1. I've never been to the Oscars...yet!

2. Mr. Mogul hates the Oscars (and any awards shows)

3. My friends from film school used to rent penthouses of ritzy hotels in Manhattan, invite actors and throw lavish Oscar parties. One party I went to lasted until 6am. I ran home and showered then jumped right back to work at Warner Brothers.

Does anyone want to Twitter the Oscars with me? I'll be logged on Sunday night!

My glimpse at Fashion Week

I really like fashion. Having a sister in the industry, I'm used to all the bitchiness and crazy trends that come and go. I have nice things in my closet I don't even wear! I just live in comfortable clothes now because why wear something nice at home if spit up is going to wind up on me anyway.

Anyway, it's fashion week in NYC. Here's a guy wearing much too tight pants walking around with letters. Perhaps he's a deaf wannabe model?

I have no idea why this is at Fashion Week but here's someone explaining the new Fall colors of birth control pills!


And neon colors are in! The 80's are coming back and ack...are you ready to wear day-glo socks again?

(sources: Gawker and NY mag)

Tiger Woods' Kids

Tiger Woods just released photos of his new baby. Here is Charlie Axel, now 10 days old and daughter Sam Alexis, 20 months. See more pics at Golf.com

My son does the same with the baby, except his face is usually smushed right into hers! It's a wonder the poor thing can still breathe after his heavy hugs!

Note on my health post

I've been ill with a mysterious illness the past 48 hours! It was some sort of stomach virus but not the throwing up kind. I feel better now, thanks for asking.

DIY Valentine's Day Graphic: Great for procrastinators who just want to get it out of the way

Need a last minute Valentine's Day gift? Thig and Thistle has provided this graphic to print on paper bags. All you have to do is provide the baked heart shaped brownies (or a bag of nails if you want to emit feelings of hate at your job.)

Salma Hayek, Octuplets mom, and Giveaways

Have you seen the video of Salma Hayek breastfeeding the African baby? Click here to watch her whip out her boob to a one-week-old for ABC News.

I don't know if I would do the same thing if I was in her situation. I have such mushy brain now I probably would have offered the baby a stick of gum from my pocket! No really, it is commendable. Would you breastfeed a stranger's baby?

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I THOUGHT THE SAME THING! While I was watching the woman who gave birth to Octuplets on TV, I was thinking she reminded me of Angelina Jolie!

(Photo: Huffington Post)

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I love giveaways!

Cafemom is giving one lucky winner a Sony Digital Camera Package!

And oh yes, I'm giving away something too! Mogul Baby is giving away a pair of See Kai Run shoes!

Do you have a giveaway? Just email me and I'll mention it on a future post.

I admit that I watch the 4th hour of the Today Show (watch SNL Video)

Sometimes I tune into the Today Show at 11am. The hub installed a new flat screen TV in the kitchen so when I'm sitting in there working I have it on. This is a pretty good impersonation of what happens on that show! SNL's Kristen Wiig does a good Kathie Lee Gifford!

Summer on her throne

Once in awhile I like to get personal. (I'm not talking about what shaving cream I'm using today or the mini-meltdown I had this morning.) I share with you Queen Summer, now 4-months-old, sitting in her new contraption. She's been wanting to stand for weeks so glad we have this. Someone who works at Fisher Price must have designed this jumper after watching Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Madonna's jealousy and chick flicks

Is Madonna jealous of her daughter Lourdes? OK! magazine must want to stir the pot since that's their story.

"I think Madonna can't stand that Lourdes is growing into a beautiful teen," a source tells OK! of the 50-year-old singer. "She seems envious of her youth and looks. She knows Lourdes is going to be gorgeous and will get the attention of the opposite sex. Knowing Madonna's taste for younger guys, it's a matter of course that they'll be dating men the same age. It's disturbing."

Who is this source? What a bunch of crock! I think you have to have serious insecurity issues if you're jealous of your daughter. The magazine also said that she didn't want the beauty team to touch Lourdes' eyebrows and shape them while they were on the Sticky and Sweet tour last year. That brings me to my earliest memory of when I had my first pluck. I was around 22! Yes, I had bushy brows until then. A late bloomer I was. How about you?

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Yesterday, Michele over at Cafe Mom wrote about the new movies He's Not That Into You and Confessions of a Shopaholic. Since I'm Not That Into Going To The Movie Theaters right now, I'll probably rent them since I secretly dig chick flick movies. Do you plan to see them?

Birthdays, Twitter and hot celebs who are 39

Yesterday was my son's birthday. He turned 3! I can't believe it! He's grown up so fast! As for the Thomas The Engine cake, it didn't pan out. I made the frosting too thin so it dripped off the cake. It looked like Thomas joined the Blue Man Group. We ended up throwing it away because it wasn't presentable. That's alright, I'll stick to making simple cakes and leave the rest to Mr. Mogul's mom, who is the cake Queen.

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So if you're on Twitter, did you read through Erykah Badu's home birth? She twittered the whole labor in 5 hours. She popped out a baby without drugs on Sunday night. The dad is rapper Jay Electronica who DJ'ed right next to her crotch.

I only managed to Twitter my labor right before I went to the hospital. The pain was too much to type so I am impressed.

Yeah for OK! magazine for publishing Hollywood's Hottest 39-year olds! On the list?

Jennifer Aniston, Gwen Stefani, Cate Blanchett, Rene Zellweger, and Rachel Hunter are among the few chosen. First of all, when someone tells me that I don't look 39 I think to myself..."Well am I supposed to have gray hair, a cane and hold box of old people's diapers?"

A few gift ideas from the heart

The Valentine's Day Gift Guide is up on Mogul Baby. It will be updated regularly until February 14 arrives!


A big thanks to Elisa from Diary of An Unlikely Housewife who made the button for me!