life of oharu movie

 in the evening i went to a movie at the Trylon, it was 'life of Oharu'. it was a subtitled Japanese film from 1952, but the setting was more than two centuries prior. it was a sad story about a lady that was a courtesan and prostitute. it fit the theme of the series, as it is part of 'bleak week'. it led me to look up what 'courtesan' means, found out it meant a whore with a richer, higher-end clientele. i sat in the front row next to a dude that i recognized from some previous screenings, who once wore a cub foods sweater. at work, sometimes i still have to take care of a few things that should have been handled on my day off. vacation replacement said a PDF file wasn't printed, not sure why. i know i start off with a note page each day so the chances of me missing one isn't likely. this was discovered when an internal customer was asking for a tracking number on a check to be overnighted. there was two in an eight-check file, and the other six were to be sent regular mail. when i am doing a count of PDF checks for the day, this is considered to be 'carryover'. i completed an online class in the morning that is due at the end of the month, it was the only one on the list for this quarter. a check for payroll was picked up. the boss had more questions about the Marshall file, i said it was hard to do anything same day on the second one as it arrives late. when i am aware of the deadline on getting the regular mail tubs to the mailroom, it just isn't possible. this is leading to a dial in meeting being set up soon. when on break in the afternoon, i went to the convenience store on the main floor of the building. i got a drink and an ice cream sandwich. while there i heard a song, 'back to friends' by Sombr. hard to put a finger on why i like it, but i do. i know many songs are inspired by love, and this one is, sort of. 

courier calls

 there was some confusion about the courier that was delivering the check stock, and it meant multiple calls about it. some were on my laptop phone, and some were on my personal cell phone. but we got it squared away, my boss claims to have found the courier in the hall. most months until recently, the courier made it to the floor without much fanfare. there was some confusion about PDF check files. one was marked as ad-hoc, but it wasn't for the tax specialist. vacation replacement said it was all about the time stamp. the times were close, but the newer file is a little bit later. the second i-pay file was late, but it was low volume so i still had enough time to send all of it out same day. the Fargo business line asked about test checks, i said i handle those when I.T. tells me there are checks to print. i spoke of the karaoke outing to the manager that likes karaoke but didn't get an answer to my question on if she has sung there. 

special olympics assignment

 i am signed up as a volunteer for special Olympics this month. for a while i had seen some reminders about an assignment to be completed before i do the volunteer shift. i figured this being a day off, for a dental appointment, was the best time to take care of it. this was a lot like the online classes i do at the bank, go through a few screens and then i am done. this was done in the morning, and the appointment was in the afternoon. i ate in downtown St. Paul, close to the dental office. it was a place found in the skyway. i had been there before and went there again as i found out i get airline miles on each visit. i ordered a Cuban sandwich and it tasted good to me. i liked how the appointment was pretty much routine. i said i was trying harder to have better dental visits and this meant way less candy especially around the four 'candy holidays' but i still have some Reese's peanut butter. i gave my car the day off and took the bus there. i noticed one storefront had a sign up about what was coming soon. it was a pharmacy until about a year ago, now it looks like it will be an Islamic deli and grocery store. i watched a DVD in the morning, it was 'European vacation', first time i had seen this movie in a while. probably noticed a few things that i hadn't before. 

back after six years

 i wanted stage time, so i went to a karaoke bar tonight. i needed to get out and celebrate my service anniversary at the bank, six years. i went back to a venue for the first time since the pandemic began. i sang two songs there, it was 'here i go again' by Whitesnake, and 'losing my religion' by REM. the jockey still recognized me, and some of the things still looked familiar. with a mic that i like going to being in transition i knew i had to look at all options to continue with stage time to stay sharp. and i recall why i first started doing karaoke on a regular basis- it was easier to find stage time there than at a comedy mic on the weekends. i was familiar with how it helped my comedy sets as the karaoke stories were priceless. at work, the Marshall office asked if i was getting the UPS labels. we just started doing their checks. a check for payroll was picked up in the morning. the tax specialist had questions about a Canadian check sent his way, and then i realized it wasn't for him and i was fine with it being sent back to me. i figured it was 'ad-hoc' and it was a file that i hadn't seen before, since there were two Canadian files just before midday.