MNF trucks arrived early

when i was taking the light rail into work this morning, i noticed the Monday night football trucks were already in town. surprised me a little how early they made it, for the Vikings-Bills game. must have wanted plenty of time to set up for the event. checks for the tax specialist were picked up, but i didn't see the courier until early afternoon. i guess it was the same young dude that i had seen before, just not wearing a soccer shirt. i went to have some pizza shortly after this was done. a little later in the afternoon i went to Walgreen but picked up just two items. it included the previous day's paper, i was told it was all they had. i was fine with it as i could read more about this week's election. the cashier liked my Charlie Brown shirt and i said it was a giveaway item at a Twins baseball game. the boss was complaining about the toner cartridges in the shop, it had been a while since i had sent out any for recycling. i sent out three of them and will likely do three a day until they are all gone. the boss left early, saying the nearby construction noise was too much. i went for groceries at Hy-Vee in Eagan in the evening. i asked the cashier about the recent changes announced in their loyalty program as i had been seeing some emails about it. 

delayed crowd for popcorn

 this was popcorn day at the office, held once a month. the young lady serving us didn't understand why there was a delay on seeing people show up. there was a company dial-in meeting, a town hall, happening around the same time. once it was done, then more people were there for popcorn. but it wasn't why my visit was delayed. for me i wanted to get the Fargo checks run through the inserter machine. sometimes i pay attention to those dial-ins, but if i have work to do i don't. i know there was mention of this week's election by one of the speakers, how it might affect our business. a ticket i had opened to get a maintenance kit for a check printer was closed, three days after the tech showed up. my complaint was that no one notified me that i might be hearing from someone. i figured there would have been a note on the ticket, which would lead to an email. i had a beer with the evening meal, a Sam Adams, and i went to a nearby liquor store and bought two more beers so four are waiting. i bought a Michelob and a Coors light. 

the 'lol' response

 i was asked to send check copies for checks i had overnighted in the Cincinnati file. i noticed those two were going to the same place so i used just one of the UPS labels sent to me. i chose the one that had the suite number on it as i knew it increased the odds that it would be delivered. it was odd that i was told a stop payment would have to be done on one of them, but this was beyond my control. something about how the check wasn't properly funded, but no one had informed me of it any earlier. i said i print and send our whatever checks that get approved, and i don't ask any questions. the response i got to saying this was 'lol'. i know what it means but i am not used to hearing a laugh at the office when i speak about what i did matter-of-factly. there was a dust-up about a check from the Marshall file that i had overnighted. it was delivered on Monday, but the complaint was that it didn't go into the box the same day i got the label. the second Marshall file of the day arrived late. in the evening i went to another meetup event at a micro-brewery, it was at wandering leaf in St. Paul. we had been there before. it wasn't the only event booked there that night, as there was a mahjong game happening. 

sandwich after voting

 i like how the polls on election day are open late, until 8pm, as this gives me enough time to go vote after i get off work. the precinct is in a big apartment building, and the voting area is in their community room. this must explain why i see vending machines nearby. much like when i voted at the primary in august, i got a bag of microwave popcorn. i was a little surprised to see so many people there to vote in the final hour the polls were open, as usually it is a thin crowd. after i was done voting i went to get a sandwich at a nearby gas station. two songs i heard on my car radio were standouts from this evening. it was 'one love' by Bob Marley on the way to the precinct. then it was 'these are days' by 10,000 maniacs when i was getting ready to leave the gas station and go home. the former reminds me of seeing the biopic. i didn't watch any of the election returns on TV. at work, i had a branch manager from California contact me. i got an instant message asking me about a check i had overnighted. i got no response when i said i needed a payee, check number, and amount to research it. another message was asking about tracking numbers from the Kansas City file. i had to repeat myself, saying i was unable to help as that was a day off for me, a week prior, the team lead would have to answer that one as that is who was filling in. 

check files imported late

 the two largest check files of the day, both from the Fargo business line, were late. the I.T. man said to have them imported before leaving for the day and i can print them the next day. what i didn't like is that i let the business line know around midday that i didn't have any files and didn't hear 'word one' from them. I know the importance of this task, so we don't end up one day behind on the checks we are sent. thankful this doesn't happen that often, where the file is really late. but we have more leeway on getting their checks out the door when those files take longer to print. the st. louis business line wanted a tracking number and i sent my findings. later on, i was told to disregard it, after i researched it. go figure. i think part of the problem was based on the email saying 'unable to find on the FedEx site' and we send those with a different courier, UPS. must have been delivered if i was told to disregard it. 

camp movie, anna kendrick

 not much booked for the day. i stayed in and watched a DVD movie, a recent purchase from amazon, called 'camp'. it was about a performing arts summer camp, and this was the debut for Anna Kendrick. i liked what one character said about performing, as it helps him forget about his quirks for a while. this is what i say about performing as well. Steve Sondheim has a cameo as himself. i might have to re-watch it sometime soon and write down the plays the cast were performing in it. while i had heard of Sondheim, as well as Neil Simon, i hadn't heard of all of the plays in it. one thing i will remember about this movie was the journey to get it. i was wondering why i didn't have it yet after all the other recent orders were given to me when i went to the window. i check amazon and it says it was delivered. i call the post office and the man who answered said it was lost. i go to the window again, the next day, and give them the tracking number and my box number and it was found. i didn't want to contact amazon anyway as i knew i usually get what i order when i send it to the box. the cast was mostly young actors and i think anna was the only one i was truly familiar with. before i put in the disc i did some ticket ordering online. when we just moved into a new month i said it was close enough on ordering for events in December. in the afternoon i went to Walgreen and picked up a small amount of discounted Halloween candy. i made a nice find while there, as the store does sell some books. one was about 'ghost ads' in the twin cities, and i bought it. i have probably been to many of the places profiled in it. i watched some of the pro football games of the day but not a lot. the chiefs-broncos game was on when i decided to go to the bar and perform. i was watching it some while waiting to perform, the chiefs lost.