paydirt movie

 this morning i watched a DVD movie, a redbox rental, 'paydirt'. i recognized val kilmer in it, who played the sheriff. his daughter, mercedes, is also in it, in a small role, playing his daughter, who just became the district attorney. the movie is classified as a thriller, about trying to find millions of dollars buried in the desert. and what adds to the story is how there are rival gangs. there were some flaws found in the filming though, as one scene shows the nameplates of city government officials in the hall of a building where one was looking for drug enforcement agency computer files. oops. when the ending is reached, the loose ends are tied up in terms of explaining how things were inter-related. i guess another heist movie did this as well, 'ocean's 11', but this is no 'ocean's 11' by any means. it was all right but not great. as usual i am thankful that i don't pay much for one night on a redbox rental. the gang members all had nicknames, such as 'the don, babe, bitch, brit, brains, and brawn'. and these names are shown when they first appear. 

once the movie was done i accomplished plenty. i dumped the movie at the gas station and went to spire credit union in eagan. i dumped the check from closing my savings account at another bank there, and now i have enough for a certificate of deposit. but i found out i needed to make an appointment for a week from now to get that done. the lady in front if me in line had just withdrawn hundreds of dollars and seemed clueless. it was taking longer than it should but i said nothing as i wasn't in a rush to get anywhere. next i went to the nearby walgreen and got more discounted easter candy. and i got more of the lady gaga oreo cookies. i think i am fine now with goodies. i have two packages of lady gaga oreos, one box of girl scout cookies, and a bag of the easter treats. this should last me for more than a month. i went to the post office box and both e-bay orders, postcards, were there. when i got home i placed orders for three more postcards. 

  i wasn't home for long as i wanted to get to the saints stadium and watch the hamline baseball game. this was a no-go, as the gates were locked and it sounded like they were just practicing. it wasn't a wasted trip though, as i also wanted to get to the ticket office and i now have a ticket for a session of alternate spring training, for just over a week later. i wanted to get my money's worth on the parking fee so i walked around downtown st. paul for a while, about two hours. and i think i did, as i found 29 cents. but the most valuable thing may not have been the money that i found. there was food as well. i claimed a granola bar at a bus stop. and there was 14 little tubs of honey nut cheerios near the hockey arena. it was awkward carrying the cereal at first, then i found a plastic bag a block or so later. i snapped plenty of photos as well, and i ate the granola bar when i got home. i got a look at all of the photos, and three in particular were notable to me. what i ate from the speedway gas station near the saints stadium. the stage at mears park. there was a schedule posted, but it was from september. and there was what sounded like opera music playing from the speakers. finally it was seeing the hash tag 'save our stages' from palace theater. it is a reminder of how live event venues are still closed due to the pandemic. in the evening i went to aldi for the weekly grocery order and saw a stretch limousine in the parking lot. i also went to the nearby liquor store and got a can of hamm's beer. i drank one of the cans of schell's with dinner, so i still have three beers waiting.