boogie nights movie

 this morning i watched a DVD movie, a recent purchase, 'boogie nights'. this replaces an earlier purchase, where the disc was scratched and i was unable to view part of the movie. i am aware it has the same director as 'licorice pizza', which i saw at theaters a year ago. good cast in this one, including julianne moore. this one covers a longer time period than 'licorice' does. an odd thing was a scene in court where one sees two pictures of president reagan on the wall. it was a fictionalized account of the porn movie industry, and i got it where some of the character names were derived from. julianne's character is called 'amber waves'. and i saw it as ridiculous, but also somehow appropriate, that heather graham's character was known as 'rollergirl' and never took off her skates. the music in it was good, including 'magnet and steel', which was also in 'overnight delivery'. it was midday when the movie was done so i ate a turkey pot pie and then made it over to mall of america to do 'dining for miles'. i got an ice cream cookie sandwich. then it was time to get to the st. paul winter carnival, where some of the ice sculptures were still being worked on. i got pictures of most of them, including one of king kong. another was of an octopus. there was an orchestra giving a concert inside the landmark center, and i went there to see the big display of winter carnival souvenirs in another room of the building. then i went home and watched some of the NFL playoff games. the leadoff game was nearly at halftime by then, eagles went on to beat the 49ers. i ended up watching more of the second, once i was satisfied with checking email. chiefs beat the bengals in a close one. i also got a good look at a family heirloom. a coin collection i claimed out of my grandma's house. it originally had 41 coins glued on the canvas, i added a USA nickel so now it is six full rows of seven. it is a good time capsule, as some of these nations are now known by different names as most coins are from the 1940s and 50s. some nations now use a different currency as well, as there is now the 'euro'. two coins are even older, and now antiques, a british penny and an australian shilling. i decided to uproot and re-glue some of them to find out the nation, year, and value of the coins. when a british monarch is showing up, that didn't tell me what nation it is. and i like the variety of nations represented, as the most from any nation is three, and most of the globe is represented as well. had to google the nations for some of them. during my walks i found 26 cents. i went to the nearby liquor store and got a can of wooden ship, a local brew from minneapolis, so now 4 beers are waiting.