in the evening i went to see the movie 'metropolis', a century-old German silent film. this was screened in a fine arts auditorium at a congregational church in Minneapolis. it was a good movie, once it got started, but there was a long pre-show. the presenter wanted to tell us how it influenced many other movies, including 'Star Wars', as well as Tim Burton's 'batman'. after a while i was thinking to myself, 'just show the movie'. i understood some of the social commentary in it, the haves and have-nots. the son of the bossman spends time with the have-nots. then we see the leader of the laborers, who gets cloned and this turns into a disaster. the son loves the labor leader, and she speaks of the importance of finding a mediator between the working and ruling classes. eventually i found my way back to familiar territory after the movie ended, the Bobby and Steve's gas station. i bought some tea and fig newtons there, then went home. i stayed busy even before the movie. i had lunch at the cracker barrel in Lakeville, and i liked how there was just a minimal wait for a table. likely helped that i arrived around 1pm. i had the catfish and hash browns and green beans. and capped the meal with some ice cream. i bought a snoopy magnet from the general store part on the way out. then i went to Walmart and bought a chicken soup book with an america-250 theme, as well as a Charlie Brown huggable figurine and some pringles. next stop was the Aldi for groceries. i didn't do much after getting back from the movie.
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