olympic scarf snoopy

I checked my plush collection at home and noticed the met-life snoopy given by a fellow comic wasn't the same one. so I gladly accepted the one from my boss. the one I had was a blue camouflage snoopy, the newer one has an Olympic scarf.
   I performed at the comedy club tonight, and I did acknowledge having the patriotic shirt on. others were much like earlier in the week, like cupcakes at the office, and lunching after the interview.
    in the morning I noticed a penny near a bus stop, so I went back and picked it u. actually it was four pennies. it was downtown, and I counted it as part of my walking that I do before I finally arrive at the office. there was a senior leader convention, I made it for what was the last 15 minutes as there was goodies. this meant some pringles chips, and trail mix. there was a drawing for those who were present, but I didn't win anything.

mock interview

I had a mock interview today near midday. I feel like it went well as I was prepared for it, though I was informed of things I can improve. we ate at a nearby restaurant after it, where I had a Cuban reuben sandwich. plenty of games there, board games like checkers but also skee-ball. I had wanted something like a mock interview all along, thankful it finally happened.
   I also made it to the performance venue. this was one of the things I covered in my set. I do respond to things said in my introduction as well, in this case I was described as a hero and was told I knew what I did. so I also made it a joke about a dominos pizza. and I referred to picking up a coin on the bus as I pick up loose change most anywhere I go.

talbots wooden coat hangers

found four talbots wooden coat hangers tonight in the parking lot of a Walgreen after leaving the performance venue. they appeared to be perfectly good to me so I claimed them, though I still plan on cleaning them first. Wikipedia said it was a specialty retailer, known for women's clothing. the company website listed 7 stores in Minnesota.

lightning crashes, live

I went to a volunteer orientation at the soap factory in Minneapolis this evening and during this time I heard the song 'lightning crashes' by the band called live. it is a reminder of my college days. I found the video on youtube. much of it depicts a woman in labor, then it ends with her baby being delivered and being kissed by her. there is another woman in it that lays dead and eventually somebody puts coins on her eyelids. hard to ignore the 'bald angel' in it. this is definitely a solemn song. also memorable was seeing a room where the singer is in and there are all of these books on the floor and some of the pages are turning, as if being moved by the wind.
   on some level it is hard to believe that we are at the point where one must start thinking about the fall, and Halloween. but doing a haunted house like the soap factory is on the indicators of the season. I did admit how I sometimes forget how important these sessions are, but once I get there I understand why we have them. they are valuable due to needing to warm up, and of course be aware of the changes from one year to the next. at one point we were told that what we saw was actually soap from when the place was really a soap factory. I would expect that I was not alone on signing up for this particular session because it was the last one offered.
    I did laundry for the first time in nearly a month, had no choice. I had done it just before I went to visit new York city. then I did dishes and ventured over to the performance venue. when I saw 'parking, $50' at the lot I told myself 'don't bother'. eventually I did see a message on facebook saying it was canceled due to the Vikings game, even though it was a 7pm start. I guess people were showing up really early for it. I found other things to do, like go to dairy queen and use for 2 for 1 blizzard coupon. much like before, I eat one there and take one home. the flavor of the month is pumpkin spice, so I got that one. the other was cookie dough, not what I ordered but I didn't say anything, as I am not too picky.
   I didn't do much after getting back from the soap factory, just grocery shopping and resting. nothing wrong with that at all.

don't let me down, chainsmokers

I was driving home after a show tonight and heard the song 'don't let me down' by the chainsmokers on my car radio. I have heard this one fairly often lately. besides the title itself, other notable lyrics were 'need a miracle', 'I need you right now', and 'losing my mind'. the video takes place in a wooded area, where two men are in a classic convertible car. it stops for some ladies that are on the road, and one of them is the singer, Daya. I like the instrumental parts when 'don't let me down' is sung, a good interlude. I checked the Wikipedia page for this music act, and found out the chainsmokers are a DJ duo. it was hard to tell when I mainly recalled their song 'selfie'. I found that song to be annoying, but it didn't surprise me at all that somebody did a song about selfies as it became a phenomenon. I do like what DJs can do at times for songs, like when the lana del rey song 'summertime sadness' was remixed by a DJ. david Guetta has done well as a DJ on various songs as well, most notable to me was with nicki minaj, 'hey mama'.
    I was no doubt active today once I left my home and got some things done. this meant going to the post office, nothing in my box but no e-bay or amazon orders lately. then on to the car dealer to have a free oil change done, first since I got the car in june. it was where I found out that the iowa hawkeyes lost to north Dakota state, as the college football scores were on in the waiting room as they had ESPN 2 on. I made an appointment and it was for an hour later, so I went to got shopping nearby at a target store. I hadn't eaten yet so I got a reese's peanut butter in addition to some media- a rolling stones greatest hits CD, and a DVD. I had the rolling stones on cassette tape, but I prefer being able to replace these with CDs whenever possible. it explains why my cassettes have dwindled to less than ten, as I junk them when a replacement is found. I will have to return or exchange the DVD, as I got home and found out I already had the movie. thankfully this doesn't happen too often.
  after the oil change I went to rice park in downtown st. paul and went to the Oktoberfest event. it was all right, but I like the one in new ulm way more. some of the displays there reminded me of what they have at german fest at the former Schmidt brewery. I had a bratwurst and bottled water, much like at other big events the beer was expensive so I didn't drink any. I was there for less than an hour, and during that time I had to fend off a bee multiple times while eating the bratwurst. at one point it was right in front of me when I was biting into the food! then it was off to the library, where I printed a few things, arriving just about 20 minutes before closing, which is 5pm. when I got home and said I was tired enough that I wanted to fall asleep in my car, but knew it wasn't practical. so I got inside and fell asleep in my easy chair. I slept for a while, and woke up just before 8pm. then I was on the road again, to see a comedy show in uptown Minneapolis. I saw the facebook invite, one of two for the night. I figured it was somebody's home as in that part of uptown it is just homes, I know this from going to that neighborhood for movies at the lagoon theater. at first I was bored, having to listen to some inane conversations before the show, people I didn't even know. then I saw them perform improv, two separate acts, and understood they were probably just warming up. it was things like batman and polar bears. the button performed stand-up comedy as well. one of her jokes was about being told she isn't fat. I hadn't seen her perform in a while. this was a basement venue. it took a little while to find a parking spot as it meant parking on the street.

dark side of the moon, pink floyd

I went to a burlesque show tonight and one of the musical numbers was 'dark side of the moon' by pink Floyd. I had heard this song many times before, I recalled the line 'and everyday the paperboy brings more' well. also common in this song is mention of a lunatic. I also liked hearing 'SOB' by the night sweats as  a musical number. the dancer held up some signs during that one. they said 'divorce' and 'self loathing' and were then torn up.
   first event I went to tonight was a high school football game. north st. paul was playing tartan, and when I arrived tartan was up 13-0 early in the 2nd quarter. I left when the game was put into a weather delay due to lightning early in the 4th quarter, tartan was up 34-13 by then so my guess is the outcome of the game was a tartan win.
   at the office, I had to cover for my cohort so it was busier than typical for a Friday. there was over 200 new titles, but I found a way to get them all perfected and filed by the end of the day.
   the Filipino man said his daughter's 5th birthday is this weekend. I happened to hear his voice in the hall when he was hanging signs, directing people around the floor like the signs at a museum.

st. thomas fellowship

I missed two buses this evening that were within a minute of each other, but what made it more enjoyable to wait was seeing the attorney arrive during this time. she spoke more at length about her work history, and one of those jobs was a fellowship at st. Thomas. it was multiple roles, such as professor and supervising other, younger  attorneys as I recall. I learn more when I listen more, and I did say when I was leaving how thankful I was for her sharing. also about work schedules and wanting to be a stay at home mom but wanting to be more marketable in terms of experience. some of this was in reference to hearing about the perks I see in corporate America that she doesn't see at a nonprofit like the treadmill that arrived this week, or kids in the office for trick or treating, or the company buying us lunch. it sounds like she had those at earlier roles.
   as expected, it looks like a picnic scheduled for tonight was canceled due to the rain, and there was plenty of rain. the invite said 'rain or shine' at como park in st. paul but I get over there and don't see anyone, and there was an hour left in the event. so I went to have dinner at popeye's chicken instead. then I went home and tried to watch a don rickles video, called 'mr. warmth', but I fell asleep in my easy chair.
   work wasn't too hard today, we got things done even though the boss is on a business trip for the rest of the week. but it is annoying that one thing I am in charge of is being done by someone else, and they aren't telling me this in advance so I have to find other ways to stay occupied in the afternoon after the payoff report and new titles are done. I did look at what was sent for a mock interview, next week. and I liked seeing the Filipino man of course in passing, I spoke more about the role I have meaning I don't have to make or take calls but he has to constantly since he is an underwriter. I said I did do calls before, but don't miss it at all.