cirque du soleil, northrop aud.

 in the late afternoon i went to the u of m campus to see the cirque du soleil show at northrop aud. i had been there before, but it had been a while. first visit was likely for the robin williams comedy show in 2008. also saw a concert, snow patrol, there. i had seen this troupe before, in 2009, in downtown st. paul near the postal buildings along the river. plenty of music in it, christmas songs that i recognized, good outfits on the performers, acrobatics was good as well. show started nearly 10 minutes late, i arrived to my seat at 4pm when it was scheduled to start. and some people arrived even after i did. when it began i eventually said it made sense, starting off with clowning, the proverbial 'send in the clowns' at a circus to keep people interested. a family of three, including a young boy about age ten, was next to me, talking in french. i am thankful i chose this show over the looney lutherans, an offshoot of the church basement ladies. i had seen the ladies many times before and i hadn't seen cirque near as often. i parked in a ramp on the west bank and walked on the bridge across the river to the event. i like using that bridge. i got some errands done before attending the show. there was going to aldi for groceries, moved that one up. then on to the post office, two orders picked up. then it was midday and i went to the popeye's chicken in eagan and printed event tickets at the nearby fedex office. after the show i went to bobby and steve's and got a godfather's pizza, upper level was blocked off so i didn't eat there. i stopped at a bar on the way back to my car and went to the bathroom. after i got home i watched a football game on TV, big ten championship, iowa was playing michigan. i managed to last until the end of the first half, iowa was trailing 10-0, but i was tired. i laid down and fell asleep, did not see the second half, found out iowa lost 26-0. later on i went on a walk and found 98 cents. saw a man trying to get into a coffee shop but they were closed for the night.