grinch movie (2018)

 i watched a DVD movie this morning, a redbox rental, 'the grinch'. it was the 2018 version, when it was recommended by mason city in a facebook posting i figured i should act quick to see it while it is still 'in season' as it would be easier to find. i recognized rashida jones voicing donna, cindy lou's mom. i liked it more than the one from 2000 starring jim carrey, as one could tell the script was padded to get it up to movie length from the first adaptation- the TV special from 1966. cindy lou was always bothering the grinch in that version, she is more likable in this one. a few new characters were introduced, such as the reindeer known as fred, which looked more like an ox because it was so big. in the music part of the closing credits i noticed how run-dmc was credited multiple times, as was stray cats frontman brian setzer. the coffee-making contraption was fun, and a few times i said 'hyperbole' such as when the grinch and his dog max sit at opposite ends of a big dinner table. 

in the evening i went on a walk and found 60 cents. due to the quarters i found recently i already have a decent amount of beer money for the next big event, the super bowl. but i want to keep going on saving up for it. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when raj went to a photo shoot for people magazine. it was followed by the one where sheldon has two guest stars on 'fun with flags'- wil wheaton and levar burton- and amy annoys both by being a demanding director. since it was new year's day i wanted to watch a college football bowl game, although the only one not on espn was the citrus bowl, on abc. northwestern beat auburn 35-19. before then i went out to do some errand running. first was returning the movie, then stopping at two grocery stores- hy-vee and cub. i bought more items at hy-vee, just two at cub- some rolls, and egg nog. plenty of nog left, as i recall 45 quart bottles and 23 half gallon jugs. but when it is expiring in a week i figured getting just one more was enough. for whatever reason, it reminds me of what i saw on my walk. i was going past a bus stop and i sometimes toss trash into a bin. in this case, upon further inspection, i noticed it was some payday candy bars inside a little green metal bucket. hated to see it going to waste, but when it is winter i figured it had been outside in the cold for too long and wouldn't be edible. i know there is more to do on saturday, already made a list of things i want to get done.