the flash sweepstakes entry

 this week while watching 'big bang theory' reruns i am seeing another sweepstakes being promoted. this time it is for the movie 'the flash'. i entered it tonight and now have two entries credited to me. the second was due to watching the trailer from youtube. i had entered one before, when the second 'space jam' movie was being promoted. i got a free ticket from that sweepstakes. tonight the 'big bang' reruns were when leonard attended a wedding with amy. and bernadette makes breakfast in bed for howard, then yells at his mom saying 'he hasn't tried them yet'. i like this one because amy deadpans to leonard about what she wants from him at the wedding. it was followed by the one where sheldon and amy start living together, while leonard and penny celebrate sheldon moving out. i had the day off for a dental appointment in the morning. i tried going to the zoo in the afternoon but it was a no-go, the carousel ride is closed two days a week. so i will try again this weekend. before the zoo i went to the copy store and printed a meetup event reservation and a ticket to a st. paul saints baseball game. after the zoo i went home and watched a DVD movie, 'space jam', a recent purchase from the video store liquidation sale. i have bought eight movies so far and there are two that i haven't watched yet. then it was 'jeopardy', where i knew some of the clues that the contestants didn't know such as 'vet' in the 'verbs with a v' category. during my walks i found 70 cents.

wetter felt adjustment

 the tech arrived for the envelope stuffer in the afternoon, just as i was about to go to lunch. tech wasn't there for long, just over an hour, and the main thing done was the wetter felt adjustment when the reason for the service call was the envelopes being inconsistent on sealing. i did speak of jamming from time to time but that wasn't too big of a deal to me. this led to mention of possibly revoking the contract and charging $300/hour if called again for jamming, not the first time this amount was mentioned for an obsolete machine. i hesitate to call, doing so usually when i have no choice because i hate babysitting the machine. i got caught up on running checks through, and the newer business line had just five checks, one of them being a return to business line. the foundation had a file, and three of them were return to business line. i don't see a foundation file that often. all of the big deliveries arrived, the envelopes and then check stock, in the morning. and the two boxes of overnight envelopes were picked up from the branch. the boss was working from home due to waiting for an HVAC repairman. my vacation replacement wandered into the check shop though, no surprise when i have a day off coming up. i accepted a team huddle and then noticed it is on my day off so i declined it and i figure somebody will brief me about what i need to know from it. in the evening i went on a walk and found 71 cents. so i have enough change now to do the carousel ride at the zoo. normally i would spend it on snack foods or cans of beer. although recently the change from these walks paid for a tube of aim toothpaste. the 'big bang theory' rerun was when the friends notified the military that the project wouldn't be completed on time. and bernadette spoke to raj's dad, saying she wasn't excited about being a mom.

blue polar bear souvenir

 sometimes the facebook news feed yields some good things. a fellow comic had a posting asking if como zoo in st. paul was open on memorial day, and they are open every day of the year. it prompted me to get there and pick up another mold-a-rama souvenir. i had one from this zoo, but it fell apart. they have four, and i chose the blue polar bear to replace the red seal. so now i have three again. the other two are a black train from chicago, and a red mustang car from detroit. i wasn't there for long, around midday, but i still got a look at some of the animals there. on my next visit i will have to ride the carousel as i noticed the tickets are three dollars, cheaper than what i bought on this visit. i was pleased with what i got done on another day off. in the morning i did the dishes and then took out the trash and placed an e-bay and amazon order. then before i made it to the zoo i dropped off recycle at the capitol. after the zoo i put in a DVD movie, a recent purchase from the video store. it was 'the way back', where ben affleck plays a basketball coach. i watched jeopardy and one of the categories was the rockefellers. shortly after it was done i was on the road again, to a meetup event in mendota heights, a hike through a park. this is one i only do on holidays when it is easier for me to get around on time. then i performed at an open-mic in the evening, heard an 'oh my god' from the crowd during my set which was weird. it may have been after the story about the text that was obviously a wrong number. cul-de-sac spoke of attending a baseball game in cedar rapids. at the end of the night i went on a walk and found 18 cents.

10 years movie

 this morning i watched a DVD movie, a recent purchase from amazon, '10 years'. this was about a class reunion. i got i because i liked reading about kate mara playing a recluse. i recognized rosario dawson in it and aubrey plaza was in it as well. guess this movie is a reminder of why i wasn't enjoying class reunions, and why it was smart move to skip last year's. especially with the jerk trying to apologize to the geeks while drunk. cool to see karaoke in it. guess this was another reason i picked it. this led to somebody performing their own song which was inspired by a classmate. liked hearing a cover of 'tonight tonight', the smashing pumpkins hit, in this movie, by passion pit. after the movie was done it was time to get going, to a meetup picnic and potluck in mendota heights. i recognized it as a place i had been to before when i saw the nearby softball diamonds. an alumni even, a tournament, was there. i brought twinkies to the meetup event, it worked fine. i had some while there and half  were eaten by others. a box of ten and i took home just two. i had a different kind of potato salad there, was used to mustard flavored and this one was bacon flavored. it led to a lady trying to comment to me and i politely got her to knock it off.  there was games, i did the bean bag toss and then ladder ball. tried the plastic horseshoes but the wind was too much of a factor. pickle ball was in the parking lot, this was where i saw the retired postal worker as he likes playing the game. i got out my lawn chair from out of the trunk of my car and sat in it, haven't used it in a while. after more than two hours there i left, wanting to get some things done before the saints baseball game. one of those was ordering a ticket for the next game i would like to see, in june. it didn't look good for the home team for a while, trailing 6-1 in the 7th. but a 9-run inning put them ahead and the saints went on to beat omaha 10-6. a grand slam put them back in the game, little ball put them ahead and another long ball gave them some insurance runs. there was a fireworks show after the game, 'i feel good' by pitbull and others was played then. i like the line 'don't let life live you'. i had grilled cheese and a slushie from a food truck, dine 1 1 after the game ended, was first in line. i know well enough to make a beeline to your preferred truck after they open the floodgates as the line gets long real quick. other notable songs i heard from this holiday weekend while out doing things were by eminem, stone temple pilots, and johnny cash. the third was the karaoke song at the game, ring of fire. STP's interstate love song was playing when i was driving on  a bridge where i get a good view of both twin city skylines. em's 'without me' was playing at a sandwich shop. later on i went on a walk and found 30 cents.

80 for brady movie

 this morning i watched a DVD movie, a redbox rental, '80 for brady'. i recognized lily tomlin, jane fonda, and sally field in it. and sally was why i wanted to see it. i probably use the term 'farce' too much, but it does describe this movie well. because many parts of the storyline are ridiculous and unlikely. but i still like this story of four geriatric ladies at the super bowl. because it was quality time spent with friends, something that most of us can relate to. in an early scene i knew how it would end, because there would be no movie if they can't get their friend out of the retirement home. it was just a question of how they were going to pull it off, and it was still clever and funny. there were plenty of cast members listed as playing themselves, and not just tom brady or other patriots players. no surprise how sally ended up being the most likeable character in my book. once the movie was done it was time to get going. nothing to pick up at the post office, but i hadn't ordered anything either. then it was on to a meetup event, at the sea salt restaurant in a park in south minneapolis. it was a long line but good food, thankful i made it. there was more fries than what i was used to having in my order, so i took half of them home with me. saw a steve martin photo in a display case when ordering the fish sandwich and fries. i laid down for a while after i got back, then i did some more errand running. i went to aldi for groceries, then dumped the movie and went to jersey mike's for a sandwich. the Fox baseball game of the week had just started when i got back, reds went on to beat the cubs 8-5. later on i went on a walk and found 1 dollar 9 cents.

boggs is blue

 i was at the liquor store tonight and bought a can of modelo, and last night drank a can of busch light with the evening meal so there still are four beers waiting. there was one display with baseball player wade boggs in it, a sticker on a glass door that is, for pabst blue ribbon beer. one can partially see a hashtag on a shirt he is wearing, an online search said it is 'boggs is blue'. something about the brewery stole his identity to create a mascot. i have drank that beer before, especially at bars i have been performing at. since it is a bargain basement beer. but this is weird to find this kind of story, claiming there are some demands to be met. i do recall wade while he was playing baseball, even name-checked on an episode of 'cheers' since that show has a setting in boston and wade mostly played for the red sox. although he got the milestone 3,000 hit with tampa. and i have one of his cards with the red sox, surprised i have only one. guess i have seen retired baseball players do ads before, i recall robin yount having his name on a lemonade i tried at a convenience store. at work no tech arrived, did not get called either. so i did my best to get out what needed to go out, and now just one day behind on running fargo checks through. it meant pulling out as many unsealed ones that i could find. i went to hy-vee in eagan in the evening, and saw decorations that seemed more appropriate for fourth of july than memorial day such as 'let freedom ring' and 'red white and grilled'. later on i went on a walk and found 1 dollar 36 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when raj lives with sheldon because leonard spends plenty of time with priya, but then her parents say she is moving back to india. howard's mom calls sheldon 'the skinny weirdo'. this was a season finale. it was followed by the conclusion of the second wedding ceremony for leonard and penny.

supply order moved up

 there was an email and then a call about the debt ceiling, per a senior leader. the boss asked me to order more check stock than typical because it is expected that the printing volume will go up if there is no debt ceiling deal by the end of the month. so it meant moving up the monthly supply order by one week. i decided that if i was ordering one item early, that it made sense to order all of my needs at the same time. i placed a service call for the envelope stuffer in the morning, as it was inconsistent with sealing envelopes, but no tech arrived yet. got a call in the afternoon saying it will be mid-morning the next day at the earliest. i sent out what needed to go same-day. doorbell rang twice in the last fifteen minutes, same colleague had mail to bring me. hadn't seen her at all until the end of the day. 'young sheldon' was a rerun, about the pastor protesting the video store. later on i went on a walk and found 1 dollar 44 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when howard's mom was in the hospital. this is still my favorite episode, because bernadette says 'me?' when the mom wants to see her first. it was followed by the one where family starts to show up for leonard and penny's second wedding ceremony.