rawlings sporting goods store

 went to another baseball game, cardinals lost to the braves, 7-6. in the evening i went to the Rawlings sporting goods store, at a mall in the suburbs. this was in Maryland Heights, i had seen a show the comedy club in that complex before. i bought a ball at the Rawlings place. plenty of baseball artifacts on display there. also sang at a nearby karaoke bar. i did two songs, 'bullet with butterfly wings' by smashing pumpkins, and 'bird set free' by Sia. this appeared to be a jazz club, according to what i was seeing at the entrance there on the walls. i made it earlier to the convenience store this time and found a can of beer to have when i am writing. i was a bud light platinum. i picked up the rental car in the morning from enterprise, a one-day rental. this makes it easier to get around to more of places that interest me. although in recent years, i went without one as i wasn't using it enough and wanted to save some money. i found a place where the movie 'up in the air' was filmed, an office building in the suburbs. i used the hotel's computer in the lobby to look up driving directions after i had the continental breakfast, including the 'make your own waffle' that i enjoy. most of my pictures of the office building were outside. i did go inside, saw a piano, photographed it and i left. also liked seeing a constable statue nearby, and a fountain. next stop was a bank facility i send checks to, in another town. since the game was in the afternoon, this was all i could do in the morning as i wanted to park the car back at the hotel and get to the stadium. i wanted the giveaway item, a big metal tumbler, and got it. this was sponsored by Coca-Cola and QT stores. it was nice having the car radio on, heard a catchy song on a countdown, it was called 'anxiety', it was sampling 'somebody that i used to know'. although the theme song i chose for this trip was 'i am not okay' by jelly roll, as i was hearing it often enough leading up to this weekend. also heard Alessia Cara's 'scars to your beautiful', a theme song from a Chicago trip, and Chappell Roan's 'good luck babe'. in the evening the one i heard was Rihanna's 'umbrella'. before the game i got a plush Charlie Brown from the stadium's souvenir shop. it wasn't the only cardinal item i bought throughout the day though, as i stopped at a Schnucks grocery store and bought a beer cozy. i ate at the stadium, getting some pepperoni pizza and a bottle of coke. i got some ice cream as well, chocolate and vanilla, except they called it a 'swirl' instead of a 'twist'. i liked seeing a photography display at the airport, even chatted a while with a man who was from Columbia, he was waiting for a flight that had been delayed. i got the evening meal at a McDonald's near the Rawlings place after checking the directory. i had to pause while writing back at the hotel at the end of the night, as i got a text from a friend, Yemen native, and i was getting emotional about what performing has given me. i was asked about what i had sang at the karaoke bar.