More from the Mall

This week at the mall, I got brave and asked people for pictures of themselves. If I keep getting more and more outgoing, I'll become the Sartorialist! By the way, I just looked him up now, and I'm a little addicted. I first heard about this blogger in 2009, when the cook at a summer camp I worked at mentioned that the Sartorialist was publishing his blog thus far as book. For some strange reason, I never forgot the name of blog...

Anyway, a little girl took a picture with Santa on my set this week. She had Disney's The Little Mermaid socks underneath her black mary-jane shoes. I asked her mom about it, and the mom said "We love that movie around here," and showed me her Ariel tattoo. This has to be one of the most beautiful unofficial images of Ariel I've ever seen. I asked to take a picture right away. She obliged me. :)

Another little girl came to take pictures at my set and I was stunned to see how neat and presentable she was. Then I looked at her mom (I assume) and my eyes beheld this lovely lady you see here. She had pointed spider bites on her lip that matched her lipstick perfectly, stunning hair, carefully and neatly applied makeup. She told me she's a makeup artist, as well as a hairdresser. She was kind enough to let me add her photo to my blog and even gave me her card! Thank you, to the lovely Malaya! If you'd like to meet her or have your hair/makeup done by her, look for the Total Package Salon in Hayward CA.

We agreed that unconventional makeup keeps life interesting...:)

In my adventures through the mall I found that the co-founder of Caterpillar was from the San Leandro area, where I'm working for the season.

Daniel Best, co-founder of Caterpillar, in the white shirt

Yeah, that Caterpiller. The big yellow cranes and tractors.

A machinist and wood logger, Daniel Best branched out on his own and later merged with Benjamin Holt to form this famous company. 

The mall has musicians perform sometimes in the main plaza, just beside my set. I met a man who played the hammered dulcimer, and he let me take pictures to show all you, my dear readers. 

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There's a shop that sells lots of Sanrio items and I stepped inside to make a purchase (a Christmas gift) ;), and I finally allowed myself to buy some Hello Kitty and Keroppi chewing gum. Isn't it cute? I've never bought a Hello Kitty purse, so many people don't know I'm a fan of this cute little kitten. But if you ever got letters from me, or looked at my collection of journals, you'd know! I also have a few writing pens/pencils.

Also, I met a little boy with a green Luigi T-shirt. I told him "Luigi is one of my favorites." He looked up in surprise and exclaimed "How do you know who he is?!" LoL!

I will leave you with a song, this lovely, moonlit Thursday evening. It's one that was stuck in my head for a little bit, yesterday.



Each time I hear it, I always imagine stepping out into the rain and dancing to make the one you love smile.