hamilton movie

 mid-morning, i went to Eagan to see the play 'Hamilton'. this was likely the first time i had seen a movie with an actual intermission. there was an hourglass on the screen counting down from ten minutes, and i used the time well. i had a bathroom break, then got some popcorn, and i had more than two minutes to spare. as i recall it said the filmed version of this play was with the original cast from ten years ago. there was an intro that spoke of the famous people who showed up to watch it. i had seen this play seven years ago in Des Moines, Iowa, but didn't recall too much from it. i think this was due to the dialogue mostly being rapping, so it moved fast. i know i was paying much closer attention this time, and i liked the storyline being a biography about a historical figure. when it was done it was lunchtime, and i drove to the Ikea near Mall of America and had the Swedish meatball meal. i brought my 'orange card' with me and it got me a discount as it is during the 40th anniversary sale. i got some rainbow cake as well. when i got home i watched a decent amount of two football games, bears beat the cowboys, and the chiefs beat the giants. the latter was the Sunday night game. 

book of quotes by pink

 i went to target and bought five items there. two were boxes of cereal, promoting the shows known as 'Wednesday', and 'wicked'. and i got some toilet bowl cleaner, as well as a Halloween-themed Charlie Brown stamper in the section near the front door. the fifth item was a book of quotes by pink, the musician. it is called 'the little guide to pink' and says it is 'unofficial and unauthorized'. i had seen this performer in concert and have plenty of her CDs as well so it seemed worthwhile to get it. these quotes are from interviews. as i recall, it was on an 'end cap' and it was a nice find when walking through the books and music section. i saw some Charlie Brown-cooking equipment but passed on all three offerings. there was a popcorn maker, a small crockpot, and some waffle irons, but i already have a waffle iron and don't use it much. i sent a text to a meetup friend when i saw these, since she likes her air fryer. i said i needed to get lunch and went to the nearby Hardee's, i hadn't been to one in a while. before target i went to the post office, two orders picked up, then it was to the capitol grounds to drop off recycle. in the evening i got groceries at Aldi and eventually was inspired to write about music after watching some YouTube videos. what i have learned is that inspiration happens, do not ignore it. 

american eagle outfitters

 i figured out how to save the updates and changes to the written procedure, it was to one drive. since it is an excel document, i was able to find it under the excel spreadsheets i use and forward a copy to the team lead at the end of the day. i wanted to stay ahead on my normal duties, so it meant i kept pushing it back during my workday. i did hear from the branch i had called by instant message, the contact wanted to know why i had sent those two checks to him. i said i would add him to the email thread, and eventually i heard from the branch manager. it said we would take care of it, and that works for me. in the evening i made it to Hy-Vee in Eagan for groceries, part of the order was two boxes of cereal. at first i was thinking i wasn't going to get any monster cereals this time, as i didn't see any until i made it to the checkout lanes. then i saw two boxes of boo berry and claimed one. the other box i bought was generic Rice Krispies. why pay more if you don't have to? I've bought generic or store brand versions of products many times before.  since i bought a box of Count Chocula a week earlier, there is just one more to get in that category, franken berry. i haven't tried target yet so there is another option on finding these Halloween cereals. before i made it to the grocery store i went to the outlet mall in the same town, first time there. i knew there was a location for American Eagle Outfitters in this mall. i had googled where to find Charlie Brown themed boxer shorts and this was one of the hits. there were four locations listed in the metro area for this chain. i ended up buying two pairs, and i liked how the sales rep was willing to take time with me to find what i wanted. i would like to think there will be more items in this category that fit other seasons. the two i bought were the great pumpkin theme, and i would like to think there will be some with a Christmas theme as well. i signed up for their loyalty or rewards program, and i guess there is a birthday offer. 

calling the branch

i don't think i had called a branch since starting with the bank. i did so this afternoon as i wanted to confirm the address and a contact name. a UPS envelope had been returned, i was not aware that the business line wanted me to send it to a branch. it happened to be in Beverly Hills, and it did remind me of a song that mentions a bank in that town. i had seen an email asking me to correct the address, but i said it was not possible as it was being returned to me as undeliverable. i was told it had to have the bank's name on it to be delivered there, and something about a suite number needed. except the branch said there was no suite. when given a contact name i confirmed the name in the employee directory, although it wasn't the branch manager. I've noticed most of the time when sending to a branch, it is to the manager. not a big deal as long as it gets there. the other notable thing of the day was the team lead saying that updates to the team's written procedure were due soon. i reviewed the ten tabs with my name on it but didn't know for sure how to save the updates or changes to it. i did take notes though so i can still add them in before it is due. it even led to vacation replacement deciding to call me through the laptop as there were questions about his part of the written procedure. some of it was contact names for who to send returned checks to, except we don't get returned checks if a business line has their own envelope. in the evening i drank the can of Budweiser with the evening meal and got a can of blue moon at the liquor store near me so there still are four beers waiting. 

overnighted to ireland

 i do overnight checks to foreign lands from time to time, and as expected it is usually to Canada. this afternoon i had two going there, and one going to Ireland. it will be memorable as it said it was going to Letterkenny, same name as the intelligent comedy show i saw due to my college roommate. those two were placed in the box as i was leaving and the others a little earlier, and it looks like the pick-up from the box happened before i got those last two in. i play the percentages about which ones go in early, in case the pick-up is as early as listed on the box. in the morning there was a request to overnight the remaining checks going to Cincinnati. i said those wouldn't all fit in one envelope, though. i used two, and it meant fifty checks were in one envelope while fifty-three were in the other. in the evening i called an insurance company after i checked my postal mail. i asked them to take me off their mailing list as i wasn't in the market for an insurance company after switching a year ago, and i am happy there. it was also due to getting two items from the same company, one of them wasn't even addressed to me. i had seen it before and had just tossed both of them but figured i should call this time. when there was no return address given on the envelope, it was either calling or going onto their website. 

disregarded payroll email

 i saw an email in the morning that was from payroll, it said i hadn't submitted my timecard yet. then i heard from the tax specialist when checks were picked up and i found out that dude got the same one. when i got it i forwarded it to my boss. then the payroll dude said it was in error. later in the day it did say to disregard the earlier email. another one hundred checks slated to go to Cincinnati arrived, although not in the i-pay file. and i was fine with doing what i did the day before, wait a day to send them out. i think i had seen this kind of spike in checks before, but i think it is just on an annual basis. when i saw it before i got out a box to send them all at once as no envelopes would be big enough for that many checks. my boss was in the shop for the first half of the day and when i arrived there was a cookie waiting for me from the lady who places supply orders from me. i liked how i didn't have to go to another floor to get it as i know it can be time consuming. i called in a ticket for a toner cartridge for the check printer so hopefully it arrives soon. the payroll check was picked up, and i referred our rep from the foundation to the tax specialist when i was asked for a courier referral. 

crowd too loud

 i went to perform at an open mic in the evening and i did stories about the bank, attending a Saints baseball game, getting shoes, using a crayon, and seeing a movie. i was in the midst of telling a story about my check printing work and then some crowd members entered, but they were being too loud. i even said 'performer on stage'. eventually i didn't hear them, and a little later i went to the bar area and i saw these people. i was told they were asked to leave because they were being too loud. there was four of them, three of which were ladies, and mention of being adoptees that were from northern Wisconsin. it was a short lineup so by the time i went back into the showroom the show was over. and when i went back out to the bar area, those four were gone. i heard the show runner talk about a fellow performer, some mention of moving to Florida. this might explain why i hadn't seen the wild guitar player in a while. at work i saw just over two hundred checks in the second i-pay file near the end of the day. it meant most of them did not go out same day, at least the ones that were slated to be sent inter-office to Cincinnati. i wanted to see that i had the correct checks in the correct pile and it meant having another chance to look at all of them the next morning. there was also a payroll check that i printed and it is set aside, waiting to be picked up. although it looks like a surrogate will be picking it up at a later date.