at work, i sent an instant message to the tax specialist just before midday. i said 'oh nuts, it dawned on me that i hadn't seen any visitors yet'. i asked if he still wanted a tax check sent to his home, and eventually i did get a response. then it was picked up by the courier in the afternoon. another thing of note was hearing how four boxes of copy paper that were ordered last week had arrived, on another floor. i said the check shop would need some more, so more was ordered. some online classes are due at the end of the month, i did one of them, i like how they don't take long to do. this is definitely true if passing the pre-test, which is just five minutes, but the standard is missing only one question out of ten. i have one more class to complete. vacation replacement was in the shop and showed me a high school prom picture, it was a big group in this photo. since it is just days after Halloween, there was some candy left in the breakroom. i claimed some of the Reese's peanut butter cups. i will likely need two weeks to finish what was claimed, as i plan on only having one or two pieces per day.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
city slickers movie
in the morning i watched a DVD movie, a recent purchase from goodwill, 'city slickers'. i think an instructor back at college in Iowa City had it in mind when movie cowboys were being discussed, thinking of Jack Palance in this one. the main character, played by Billy Crystal, has two friends. one of them is a pervert, reminds me of Howard from 'big bang theory' for the way he often talked. the main part of the storyline was the three friends leaving behind New York City for two weeks and going on a cattle drive in the American southwest. there are the typical clashes of personality with some of the other attendees of the cattle drive, two of them were ben and jerry ice cream knockoffs. one of them had a cellphone, which wasn't too common when the movie was filmed. there were twists and turns along the way, but it is largely a happy ending. i did a little cleanup as well around the home, a few magnets were tossed in the trash. they just didn't make the cut when i wanted to stress quality. i watched some of the pro football games on TV, the second half of the bears-ravens game. it had a wild ending, but the bears won. then i watched some of the next game as well, chiefs-bills, at home and then at the bar as i went to perform at an open mic. chiefs lost a close one. i told stories about the bank, as well as what i see on the light rail or close to it when i get to my destination. after laying down for a while once i got back from the bar, i did the dishes.
christmas sweater acquired
i had nothing of note booked for this weekend, but there were the typical chores and errand running to do. went to the post office, one order picked up. also paid for my box, the six-month fee. it was midday by the time i made it to the burger king in Eagan near a Cub Foods, i had lunch there. i had a whopper junior meal as it is lower calorie but still got a sundae for dessert. the monster version was not available, i said just get me whatever is close enough. i bought a Charlie Brown greeting card at Kohl's, which had a button attached to it. i had hoped to find a Christmas sweater as well, but not many with a Charlie Brown theme there. but i found one at Walmart, and it was cheaper. it has snoopy on his doghouse. now that the sweater is acquired, i have the appropriate outfit for a holiday party that i already have a ticket for. when i got home i laid down for a while, and when i got up i had the evening meal and went to get groceries at Aldi. then it was time for the world series, game seven. the bluejays led for much of it but the dodgers tied it, and it went into extra innings. the dodgers won 5-4 in 11 innings to take the series, 4-3.