novitiate movie

   saw the movie 'novitiate' this afternoon in Lakeville. Melissa leo is in it, this was a big reason why i saw it. she plays the mother superior in it. she was also in 'frozen river' and 'the fighter'. this movie is about a teenager that decides to become a nun in the American south in the 1960s. i may have attended protestant churches as a youngster but movies about the catholic church still interest me. i was also reminded of a visit to san diego in 2006, to the Carmelite monastery, to visit with a nun that i recalled from my time doing call-center work. she was power-of-attorney for her mom's life insurance policy. i am not sure if i had been to this movie theater before, so for this reason i decided to take a good look around. this was a big theater, and some of the artwork on the wall was of various popular movies that i recognized.
   after the movie i went to the cracker barrel store, also in Lakeville. i don't get there very often, but i was pleased to find a Charlie brown book there. before the movie i wanted to eat, and first went to an arby's but i left as the line seemed to be too long for me. so i went to something else nearby, a taco bell, in Burnsville, for lunch. i enjoyed talking  with another patron while waiting in line to place my order. i said i hadn't eaten at a taco bell much lately, since the closest one to me had closed. and they are trying to re-purpose it, but it is still not yet open. nice how we can find common ground if we are looking for it. though food can often be a common ground, since we all need to eat.
   i did some karaoke in the evening, 'get over it' by the eagles. this song was on my mind as i spoke if it in response to a facebook posting by the d.c. native. i feel like this song is still relevant as it has lines about 'don't blame me' and 'victim of this, victim of that'.