karaoke birthday party

 this evening i went to a bar i had performed karaoke, as well as open-mics, for a friend's birthday party. it was the first time i had done karaoke in a bar probably since covid hit. the song i did was 'memories' by maroon 5. i liked having a cupcake as well, as some were at the table. it was valentines themed, and i claimed one with a plastic ring on it saying 'bee mine'. the lot was full, and i didn't feel like waiting for a spot to open up. so i parked across the road at a grocery store, cub foods. the birthday girl was the youngest in our group, she was there with her husband, and she was unmarried when we last performed as a group. actually i think it was the former jockey who brought the cupcakes, and at the end of the night she refused to let me walk back to my car and gave me a ride over to it. guess it was subzero, and i am thankful that somebody cares enough to offer, as not everybody does or will. there are many times i said i missed doing karaoke, but still wasn't going back to it for whatever reason. so i very much valued my time with these friends. of course memorable was the songs i heard besides just the one i did. hearing 'my immortal', one i have done before. or 'be my guest', as it was parodied on 'the simpsons'. or 'umbrella', as well as some movie songs. 'hopelessly devoted to you' from 'grease', and 'always remember us this way' from 'star is born'. it was crowded in this bc room, so i was thankful that one friend in the group offered me her seat. i made it there after i did my weekly grocery visit to hy-vee in eagan. 

of course i went to work as well. it started with me parking across the street to have an oil change. and there was two visits to change the codes on the doors to the check shop. the second one i was found in the breakroom, still on lunch, so they decided to come back at the time i expected them as they were early. branch manager asked me to take own some of the covid signs in a bathroom, saying they were out of compliance. during my walks i found 11 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when we meet penny's friend, the 'whore of omaha', howard is interested in her. it was followed by the one where howard gets the name 'froot loops' and sheldon causes a power failure.