brokedown palace movie

 this morning i watched a DVD movie, 'brokedown palace'. i bought it a while back and it may have been the first time watching it. i recognized claire danes, and lou diamond phillips, in it. closing credits said the movie was filmed in the philippines, although the setting was thailand. it was called a 'thriller' on the DVD case, but it is also a cautionary tale about being careful with who you trust. foreigners are usually treated more harshly by the justice system, and these two girls were charged with drug smuggling. naturally there were things that made a story out of it, besides just going to thailand. one of those was sneaking into a hotel that they were not registered at, and ordering drinks they did not pay for. after the movie was done i watched a college basketball game on TV, the iowa hawkeyes were playing at northwestern. it was close in the first half, but iowa pulled away in the second half and won 96-73. notable about watching a game during the pandemic is hearing sounds one doesn't hear, in this case it was the clank off of the rim when a shot doesn't go in. because of the 'fan ban' at venues. then i had lunch and went to do laundry. i knew well enough to get started before watching any of the pregame show for one of the pro football playoff games. kansas city and tampa won the two games today. i was proud of getting some other things done. one of the e-bay orders that arrived this weekend was 'simpsons' trading cards, and i got them into sheet protectors. at first i was short 3 sheets, needing 10 in all, but i decided to look at a binder with business cards and pocket schedules in it. i found a way to free up 3 more sheets, by doubling up business cards, and a few were taken out and will be destroyed. i didn't feel like buying more sheets at this time. in the evening i went on a walk and picked up 89 cents. this included an alabama coin from the 'state quarters' series, the last one i needed to complete the collection. a little surprised to see it this early, but i am pleased that i won't need to order it. i also did some research on DVD movies i would like to order in the near future, including some iowa-filmed movies. i know that i usually order media from amazon, but i wanted to comparison shop and found out both were available on e-bay as well. in some cases they are cheaper on the latter site, and i liked confirming from the pictures given that they are good copies i can use and not a worthless foreign knockoff. i don't order from amazon much, about once a month, and usually only when i have gift card money to use and there isn't any right now.