green bean?

i was called 'green bean' by a neighbor when i got home after work this evening. request is to do the show tonight in costume, so i will get out the one i own. i've done a show in costume before, but it has been a while. looks like the world series game is rained out tonight. when i was switching channels that is what was on the screen. i got plenty of pictures at the show of performers in costume, one of them had angel wings. i had the 'scream' costume, have had it for a while. notable about my set was the two food stories. after the show i went on walk and found 31 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when leonard met an attractive lady at the comic book shop but was too honest with her. it was followed by the halloween episode where sheldon is in costume as the doppler effect. at work i was taking mail across the street to the post office at the end of the day, as it was for the postmaster, and saw a metal shelving unit. this had been out for a while, would see it on walks to walgreen. it was closer to the start of my walk so after i re-crossed the road i picked it up and put it in the dumpster. light enough to carry as it was a single wire shelf.

bandit movie

 this morning i watched a DVD movie, a redbox rental, 'bandit'. i recognized mel gibson in it. this was based on a true story of a bank robber in canada, who committed 59 robberies. had to laugh when the crime boss reacted to boy george and the song 'karma chameleon', as it is typical of the generation gap. i not only liked seeing how he pulled off a heist with various disguises, but also the epilogue about the main characters. as there is mention of what happened to the lead investigator as well. it was just after midday when the movie was done, and it was time for lunch. i went to mall of america to have pizza, my visit was to sbarro for a slice of pepperoni. then it was on to dairy queen for a pumpkin pie blizzard. i liked seeing some dancing going on in the rotunda, including somebody in a colonel sanders costume. it was nice not having much to do today. i went to get a can of pabst at the nearby liquor store, and this week had a can of modelo with dinner, so there still are 6 beers waiting. in the evening i went to cheapo and got a baseball DVD, discussing the 9 best plays and records in various categories. later on i went on a walk and found 1 dollar 76 cents.

lantern tour, shakopee

 in the evening i did a meetup event at the landing in shakopee, a history-type place. it was a lantern tour. i had been to this venue once before, for a civil war weekend something like 10 years ago where there was  a lincoln impersonator. there were small lanterns, and the tour guide had a larger one. i like visiting with the guide assigned to the later tour before my tour began, he spoke of being from suburban chicago. the tour lasted for just over an hour, and the candle light started flickering near the end of it so the lantern performed well in the given time allotment. i was getting annoyed with an older man who was trying too hard to be funny with the tour guide. i prefer to let the guide give the tour. i try not to talk much on history tours as i know i learn more when i listen more. found out this preservation village was created in the 1960s and 70's. first building we were in was lived in by a founder of minneapolis and a member of the university board of regents. after the tour was done i drove home and it took a while to find the world series on the radio. i had to go over to the AM side. game two, houston was leading 3-0 when i tuned in, and got a home run to go up 5-0 during the drive home. then i watched the rest of the game on TV, and houston went on to beat philadelphia 5-2 to even the series. i did try to meet the group at a restaurant about 2 miles from the tour venue, but when i got there the host didn't know of any meetup groups there. i went to the bar and got sticker shock on the food prices, so i left and went to jersey mike's, a nearby sandwich shop. this place was on my mind as i keep seeing the TV ads with danny devito in it. of course the day was also about chores and errand running. i visited 2 grocery stores, hy-vee around midday and aldi a few hours later, after i had eaten lunch. and i made it to the post office, 2 orders to pick up. dropped off recycle near the capitol, and there was a 'get out the vote' concert in the parking lot of the former sears store. i recognized the names of many of the lady comics scheduled to perform. late in the evening i went on a walk and found 59 cents. 

tax specialist envelopes

 notable about the day at work was sending 2 envelopes to the lockbox for the tax specialist. three if you count the one that is being held until monday. i was asked if the one from the morning was still in the box, when i sent the second one at midday, and it was. near the end of the day when i said there is a third i was wished a good weekend. i said i would be watching the world series. found out he is as well. and said he hopes it isn't a sweep by either team. otherwise i got caught up on running checks through the machine and in the morning i finally put out a maintenance kit for recycling, sending by UPS ground. i got the paper, and a burger, at a holiday gas station. then it was home to watch the series, game one. houston was ahead early, and with the way verlander was pitching i figured it was going to be a tall order for philadelphia. but the phils tied it 5-5 by the game's midpoint and it stayed that way until the end of regulation, when the phils won 6-5 on a solo homer in the 10th. i watched 'big bang theory' reruns before it. this was when howard and bernadette had baby number one. it was followed by the one where the friends go to san francisco on the train and sheldon had to ask penny to get his flash drive. later on i went on a walk and found 1 dollar 24 cents. i was tired but i managed to watch the series just fine. it helped that i stayed in my easy chair and didn't lay down.

stay puft and sponge bob

 after work i saw some kids in halloween costumes. near the dairy queen it was a stay puft marshmallow man from 'ghostbusters'. when i went to fill up at the gas station it was sponge bob. it is hard to know what trick or treat nights are in most places, i know in my native state of iowa they usually had 'beggars night' on the night before halloween as long as it wasn't friday because they wanted to avoid conflicts with high school football games. at work the back-order of check stock arrived just before midday. and there was just one unopened box of check stock when it arrived. it was after our dial-in team huddle, where my boss had asked about it. nice that the courier had a cart so i only had to bring in half of the 26 boxes on my own cart. i had 2 visitors right after returning from lunch, one had sent an I.M. wanting  to pick up a check. the other was dropping off the refund checks. in the evening i went on a walk and found 1 dollar 26 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when christopher lloyd was a guest star as a tenant brought in by sheldon. it was followed by the one where penny shot the cushion in sheldon's spot. i wrote out my schedule during the first four games of the world series, and i am booked on two of those nights. but even on those 2 nights i should still be able to watch a decent amount of the game. i am aware of previous years where i was unable to watch a game here and there, such as if i was acting at a haunted house.

ghost stories, zoom meeting

 i finally did a meetup event with a writers group i joined a while back. it was an open-mic night where the theme was ghost stories, likely due to the halloween season. didn't have one but i shared some halloween memories. one was actually from summer camp, where we heard a ghost story. also about acting at a haunted house, wearing a costume at a party, twin cities live, and a chainsaw while waiting in line as a patron at a haunted house. it was a small group in this zoom meeting. the moderator asked about low-scare haunted houses, i said one could likely be found online. i had the TV on, low volume, during the meeting, but i didn't get much out of 'the conners' until the meetup event was done. it was a halloween episode, and it was nice to see louise, because even after she married dan we don't see her that much. at work it looks like the back order on the check stock may be arriving soon. and not a moment too soon as we are nearly out of what is on the reserve table.  tech arrived for the envelope stuffer in the morning, i was given the replaced springs as souvenirs. i had a weird dream, i was back in my hometown and saw two classmates and told both to 'go away', but one of them wanted to talk anyway. i know full well why i had this dream, as the class reunion i didn't attend was this year. we are definitely in transition on the seasons. as i saw an email about holiday lights at the saints baseball stadium. it starts just before thanksgiving and ends on new year's day. i have attended non-baseball events at the stadium, now i will have to figure out when i am seeing the event. after work i picked up another box of dunkin donuts cereal from CVS. a little surprised that i am still finding it somewhere. late in the evening i went on a walk and found 40 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when sheldon was hurting himself, related to bert's success. it was followed by the one where the friends do 'under the bridge' on what looks like to be guitar hero, and leonard's mom visits,

air can needed

 just before midday i went to two nearby businesses. first was walgreen as i found out they did have an air can i needed for work. i misjudged how much i needed when doing the monthly supply order and had just ran out. store manager said it was behind counter. then it was on to dairy queen, where i got a vanilla cone. i had enough small change for one. first visit to that location in a while. although late in the day the envelope stuffer kept jamming so i had to call for service. hopefully it was purely coincidental. there was another question about what was done on my day off, this time an inter-office envelope. at first i didn't recognize the date, but i did start off with we are unable to track them. looks like all of the world series games are in the evening, so i will try to plan my schedule accordingly. it means staying in friday, the night of the opener, not a big deal. anything i normally do that day can be moved back. a good reminder of it was while watching 'monarch' on Fox as the promo for the next episode said 'in two weeks'. the show is still very much a soap opera. liked seeing a rendition of 'i love a rainy night' by eddie rabbitt. later on i went on a walk and found 59 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when amy said to sheldon 'you are being ridiculous' as rat pack pee wee herman. it was followed by the one where sheldon lent money to penny and we see penny's ex again.