footloose, tremors mashup

 in the afternoon i went to a show at Bryant Lake Bowl in uptown Minneapolis. it was a mashup of two movies starring Kevin Bacon, 'footloose' and 'tremors'. i have seen the former but not the latter, although i found the trailer of the latter on YouTube so i wasn't entirely lost about that part of the mashup. it was more about 'footloose' in the end. it was campy, but not that great, reminds me of some of the fringe shows that i have seen over the years. then there was the server, who kept checking my beer can and sent me the check too soon. i am used to 'dropping checks' near the end of the show, but even a performer admitted aroud  that time how it was jsut two thirds of the way through. when asked why i hadn't paid yet, i said 'show not over yet'. it led to me giving a lower tip. i got a can of Hamm's beer. before the show i went to the nearby McDonald's for some ice cream. in the morning i watched a DVD movie, a recent purchase from goodwill, 'o brother where art thou'. as i recall, i got the movie soundtrack from a second-hand store as well. it was the last of the four goodwill purchases to watch. i knew the premise of the story, 'homer's odyssey' in the depression-era south. i recognized George Clooney and John Goodman in this movie. i also listened to both of the jelly roll CDs that i own, it was the first time hearing the most recent, 'beautifully broken'. i wasn't home for long after getting back from the show. i had the evening meal a little early, then went to perform at an open mic. i did stories about a Facebook singles group, two meetup events, the bank, and the show i had just attended. later on, i did the dishes, after getting back from performing. during my walks i found 25 cents. 

tango art exhibit

 the first half of the day was active with chores and errand running. this included seeing the tango art exhibit at the French alliance in Minneapolis. since it was a holiday weekend i lucked out that the building was still open. it looked like that the coffee seller was closed for the day, but there was a conversation group still happening. i like how i am usually the only one in the art gallery and can get in and out without having to say a word to anyone. there were eighteen works of art on display, and some had been sold already. but all of them were out of my price range, most were going for four hundred dollars each. there was two of the subway trains that i liked, as well as one of a lady with a camera. and some that were silhouettes of dancers. i knew it was the best day to attend as, like most of the exhibits there, it is for just one month. first stop of the day was the post office, one order picked up. then to the capitol complex, where i dropped off some recycling. on to the credit union, where i made a deposit into my savings account. the coin counter said it was over eight dollars, and i have it counted quarterly. then i saw the art, and after the art it was midday so i went to have a sandwich at Jersey Mike's. i was asked about what i did on the fourth. when i got home there wasn't much else to do for the day. i got groceries at the Aldi, then shortly after that i had the evening meal, a frozen pizza. there was a baseball game on fox, Detroit beat Cleveland 1-0, only run was on a home run. during my walks i found 36 cents. 

hairball concert, saints stadium

 in the evening i went to a concert at the Saints baseball stadium. it was hairball, a cover band that plays 80's songs. i recognized a decent number of the songs played and had seen some of the original artists in concert before. there was guns-n-roses, in Iowa City, and Van Halen, in Winnipeg. the band led off the show with two by GNR, 'welcome to the jungle', and 'paradise city'. there was even a prince tune, which works in Minnesota, as 'let's go crazy' was played. i noticed the pattern, for lack of a better term, as usually it was a two-song block. i also liked hearing 'under pressure', when doing the block of queen songs. i ate before getting there, stopping at a speedway gas station for a sandwich and apple juice. i bought a can of tea and lemonade at the stadium. for souvenirs i got a sticker, and a patch, i could justify those when it didn't cost much. when i was leaving the venue i said i would be back for a game next week. this was an active day, and i preferred it that way. there was a fourth of July picnic at midday, in south Minneapolis. i brought patriotic twinkies. it was a box of eight and i ended up eating half of them, two at the picnic and two in the evening. two were left behind, and i guess someone ate two there. i saw an ice cream truck in the same park and got a treat while there. i counted out my quarters first and got an orange dream bar for two dollars. i paid for parking for two hours and when i went home i watched a DVD movie, a recent purchase from goodwill. it was 'last man standing', a gangster movie, bruce willis as a hired gun. before leaving for the picnic i got a look on the fringe site to get a good idea of what shows to attend this year. i found five that are of interest to me, including some that have performers i have seen before. during my walks i found 65 cents. the 'big bang theory' rerun was when the friends did a new years eve costume party at the comic book store and zach was superman. 

leaning beer can

 i drank the can of Michelob tonight with the evening meal so now there are four beers waiting. i noticed this one was leaning a little so i didn't want it to tip over, and it was put next to books on the table when i was eating and drinking to prop it up better. of course, this meant it was dented near the bottom of the can. it is a reminder of how i am not that picky about what i buy when getting single cans or bottles from the nearby liquor store in their discount cart. a discount for a dented can, fine with me. the weekly visit for groceries at Hy-Vee in Eagan was moved up one day as i am already booked for the next day. it was a small order, just six items bought. i didn't want to take two plastic bags to the car so i put it all in one bag. at work i went to Walgreen in the morning and got some vitamin water and some cookies. of course this was done after the morning files were printed, but those didn't take long. i liked getting the carryover done first, over a thousand checks run through the machine, and there was no backlog at the end of the day. i stayed ahead on the overnight labels even though it was a little over thirty. it meant i could leave close to my normal leave time and see all of a 'young Sheldon' rerun. it was the final episode, from a little over a year ago. also notable about the day was getting registered for two events. i looked at this month's events at work and one of them required registration and it only took a few minutes to complete. the other was done in the evening, and it was volunteer training for the fringe festival. now it means getting a look at the list of shows to see as well. in recent years i have attended just five, as the saying goes, less is more. it requires me to be pickier about the shows i see and i am more likely to leave the venue pleased with my choice. during my walks i found 50 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when we meet 'shel-bot', as Sheldon is using a virtual presence device. it was followed by the one where Howard kicks a girl out of bed as Bernadette doesn't want him to go to space and tells his mom about it. 

two re-calibrations

 i was getting an error often enough from the inserter machine in the same place, in the wetter section, that i decided to re-calibrate the sensors. hadn't done this in a while. except i got another error that i couldn't clear in a different part of the machine and had to call remote service. found out it was due to re-calibrating while two checks were in that other part of the machine. a second re-calibration was good enough, but the delay left me behind on my work. i decided to get a sandwich and a bottle of juice from the convenience store on the main floor as it saved a little time. there was the mortgage file to overnight, over twenty checks, so i still had to stay late to get it caught up. i saw the team lead in the afternoon, who was in the shop to drop off returned checks, and i was wished a good fourth. vacation replacement dropped off some checks in the morning as well. the boss was not in, an early email said it was gout so that meant working from home. i heard from Oshkosh as i was told no checks had arrived this week. i said i had to check tracking numbers. for the first one it said on the way, mechanical issue with UPS. the second said it was not picked up yet. sometimes the driver picks up a little early from the box onsite. i saw to it that the third envelope of checks was in the box a little earlier to increase the odds that it would get picked up same day. in the evening i went through my bank statement after letting it sit around for days. most of the receipts were there, and all of what i saw i checked off and made sense to me. although i still wanted to confirm a few things such as the amazon order so i logged on to my amazon account for that. during my walks i found 4 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when sheldon gets a napkin for christmas from penny. it was followed by the one where we meet deaf emily, who dates raj. 

tom reid's pub

 in the evening i went to a meetup event, it was scheduled two days prior, at Tom Reid's in downtown St. Paul near the hockey arena. event coordinator wanted to go to a place to celebrate Canada day. i parked in a lot near the place and saw a sign about getting it refunded if i spend at least ten dollars at the pub. i got a cup of Molson beer, and a cup of chili. i was there for a little over an hour and got a good look around as it was my first visit there. naturally, most of what was on the wall were hockey artifacts. but i did see a few related to baseball, both cereal boxes. one was about the twins winning the world series, a Wheaties box. the other was a Safeway box, Mark McGwire and Tony LaRussa was on it. i didn't get many pictures there, as i knew my battery was low. one was of the Canadian flag in the patio area. i should go back soon and get one of the Safeway box. i learned something from looking at the artifacts, i know, shocking. i found out tom reid was a pro hockey player, who had played for the north stars and blackhawks. i had seen bars and restaurants named after sports stars before, so not too surprised to find this out. i knew i had been there long enough when a dude in the patio area was being condescending, i even said i was annoyed. at work it was a high volume day on check printing. there was a backlog, a little over a thousand fargo checks did not go out. the checks to be overnighted was a fairly low volume, though. during my walks i found 56 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when we hear 'be my yoko ono' as we meet ramona, who reveres sheldon but also controls him. it was followed by the one where leonard attends a wedding with amy. 

fluid bottle hiked up

 in the afternoon i was getting an error on the inserter machine at work, low fluid. i decided to hike up the bottle and it worked; it managed to last through the end of the day. then i can swap out the bottle in the morning when i have more time to meet deadlines. i liked how it was a fairly low volume day on check printing. vacation replacement was not in, saw an email early saying 'working from home' due to a visit from a plumber. in the evening i went to perform at an open mic. i saw a guitar player for the first time in a while, who does 50's inspired music. when the show runner sang a Dave Loggins tune i said i had it on a compilation CD, because 'the night Chicago died' was a hit that same year and on the same disc. i did stories about the bank, a pharmacy liquidation sale, a meat market, and going to the Saints game. during my walks i found 25 cents. at work the building events for the new month were announced, no popcorn event in July as it is too close to the holiday. this led to me getting a small bag of popcorn out of the vending machine at work. it was my mid-morning snack, along with the customary granola bar. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when Sheldon and Leonard cleaned penny's apartment. it was followed by the one where penny got a free chair and then said 'what's up buttercup' to Sheldon after Sheldon tried to remove it, hearing it was a throwaway.