cut cereal box

 i made it to hy-vee in eagan tonight and noticed when i was doing self checkout how the cereal box i chose was cut. and the bag may have been as well. so once i was done i went to the display and swapped it out for a box that wasn't cut. this might have been why the display said 'price decline', for a dollar less than the one next to it. this was for halloween cap'n crunch. at work i got caught up on running checks through the machine, and i was asked to pull some from a file. one was for over a million, all were slated to go to the same PO box. these were returned to the business line, in kansas city. i bought a box of baseball cards at walgreen in the early afternoon, a day after i passed on a box that had no price on it. i knew the price on this one before it was scanned, and it might be older cards but i don't care because it is cheaper. already noticed there are a decent number for the montreal expos, who played their final game 18 years ago, then moved and became the washington nationals. late in the evening i went on a walk and found 3 dollars 58 cents. more than half was found in just one place, but i could tell these were dirty so i put those in a container when i got home and filled it up with soap and water and let it soak. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when brent spiner guest starred as a guest at wil wheaton's party. bernadette tells howard's mom how howard wants to go to space. it was followed by the one where leonard goes emo after it doesn't go well with lesley. although he gets the courage to date penny and then hits his head while under the dinner table. 

check request from inmate

 i see all kinds of mail of course when at the bank. first time i recall seeing a check request from an inmate, located in south dakota. i scanned it to customer service and later in the day i was asked to forward it to another department. so i sent the email there and the hard copy was sent by inter-office mail as well. reminds me of how i once interviewed for a job at a jail in iowa, and it would have been processing payments to accounts for inmates. during my weekly visit to walgreen i also stopped at a barber shop on the way back to the office to drop off some mail. looks like there was pictures of famous boxers from yester-year in the window. a man was outside sanding down a table, and his dog was there as well. the backlog of checks to run through went down even more, and a chance it will be eliminated the next day. for the evening meal i drank the bottle of grolsch with it, just acquired from a nearby liquor store this weekend, so there still are 3 beers waiting. i got some postcards into photo albums, one was from a recent e-bay order. others were from my visit to st. louis this summer. the season premiere of 'young sheldon' meant something to me in more ways than one. liked seeing them use an REM song, 'losing my religion', as i knew it fit the storyline. it was when his mom tried to return to church after getting fired. but she said 'i have had enough' after getting shunned during prayers. i grew up in a small town so i am aware of how small minded and judgmental people can be. so i knew it was accurate. later on i went on a walk and found 47 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were both about sheldon and penny. there was when the two have dinner together, after sheldon is chased by a dog. almost like child custody as penny takes sheldon to disney-land. it was followed by when penny touches his fries and is told '3 strikes you are out'.

two boxes for recycle

 this morning there was two boxes for recycling that were put out in the branch. i made a copy of the UPS labels for both so i would have the tracking numbers. looks like both were picked up, as they said 'on the way' and in maple grove. i am aware of how anything going by ground will take longer. one of these was the maintenance kit that was swapped out the previous day, the other was a toner cartridge. the backlog of checks to run through went down a little. during a dial in meeting i was running checks so i wouldn't fall  behind. it meant putting stacks on the table or on a cart in order to save time and get to the next run. after the meeting was done i got them into the tubs. in the afternoon i was asked to intercept 2 checks, i let them know i found out just in time. in the evening i went on a walk and found 37 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when leonard tried to watch the nebraska football game with penny. sheldon offered the chance to fly kites. it was followed by the one where leonard said to penny it is not a date, and sheldon was trying to shoo a bird away. i watched 'the conners', first time this season, after making a note of the time slot. i had missed it last week, not knowing it was moved up to be the lead-off show in prime time. elk grove village was mentioned as a place to see a drunk shakespeare play. 

signature needed to re-open

 the business line in kansas city contacted me and said an account was closed by mistake. i was asked about re-depositing the funds in the account. i was unsure if this was possible, so i advised them to contact my manager. i was told it was fine as long as the branch allowed it. the branch manager said a signature was needed from the account holder to re-open it. so i had to let them know the check would be returned to the business line. i didn't want to spend any more time than necessary on just one check when i of course print thousands of checks each day. this started during an upskilling session that had some helpful hints about applying for positions internally. i will have to print the transcript that was sent after the session ended. still a backlog in checks to run through the machine because there was a high volume from one of the fargo lines. in the evening i went on a walk and found 34 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when penny said 'take your sheldon back' when sheldon was helping penny with an app about shoes. it was followed by the one where howard hooks up with lesley during paintball, and penny shot the couch cushion. there was something on the news about the NFL game in tampa may have to be moved due to the hurricane. although my searching discovered that minnesota was one of three venues mentioned, along with new orleans and chicago. all three are available, four if you count miami. although the article said miami is being ruled out due to not wanting to use state resources when hurricane recovery would be more important. three college games have had their game time or venue changed already, and one of them isn't even in florida. 

chocolate covered popcorn

 there has been some chocolate covered popcorn in the breakroom, left over from last week's potluck. i have had some but i can tell it is getting stale from sitting out, although it has been inside a container. near the end of the workday i let i.t. know that i didn't see an i-pay file. found out there may not have been any checks in that file, which is unusual. i had hoped to be caught up on running checks through the machine but it was not to be. the fargo files arrived late and i had time to send out one but not the other. i sent out the smaller one of course. in the evening i performed at an open-mic. i liked  how one of the guitar players did 'walking in memphis'. the one with the most reaction was likely about the covid booster. there was a performer that didn't know who was a storyteller, about masturbation, and i had to leave because it was just too much. it has gotten colder, so it was harder for me to get up and go to the venue as i was a little too comfortable under a blanket in my home. later on i went on a walk and found 25 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when sheldon tried to drive himself crazy to be more productive, and eventually amy threw him out. it was followed by the one where raj and howard fix sheldon up on a date and he meets amy. they blackmail him with a dirty sock. i like this one because howard said 'good god what have we done?' when the two appear to be a good match.

french dispatch movie

 this afternoon i watched a DVD movie, a redbox rental, 'french dispatch'. i recognized bill murray, frances mcdormand, owen wilson, henry winkler, and ed norton in it. i was thinking i had seen something like this before, and i was right. this is a wes anderson movie, who had also directed 'budapest hotel'. wikipedia did say he is known for eccentric movies. this was about the final edition of a magazine, murray is the boss, but has a small role. it is mainly three stories. first is a prison artist, then a young man's manifesto, finally a cook for a police officer. actually the last story is the obit, but the fourth story is fairly short. there is a lot going on and sometimes i had to rewind it because i was afraid of having missed something. i liked it, even though it is considered to be a comedy i didn't laugh much but i still understood the jokes that were being told, as it is social commentary. 

 in the morning i went to walgreen and did a covid booster vaccine, at a closer location than the one i went to 9 months ago. i asked if the suckers were for the kids, but i was told i still could have one. i bought a few things while there, two pieces of reese's peanut butter from the seasonal section, and a single roll of toilet paper. then i went home, had lunch, and got the movie. i could have at walgreen but didn't bring the discount code with me so it meant going to my customary location, the holiday gas station. after the movie was done it was time to do laundry. i got this one just before the evening arrived, which is what i wanted. after watching 'the simpsons'  i called my college roommate in farmington, first time in 3 months. later on i went on a walk and found 58 cents. 

hockeyland movie

 this afternoon i went to see the movie 'hockeyland' in woodbury. it is a documentary mainly about two hockey teams in northern minnesota. one is hermantown, the other eveleth. the former has been doing well in the state tournament lately, the latter is the home of the hockey hall of fame and the movie covers how their school would be merging with the one in the nearby iron range town of virginia. i liked seeing images of the xcel center, which is to be expected as the state tournament is held there. but i liked how there was plenty of footage from places i hadn't been to, such as the small arenas in the northern part of the state, as well as the college arena in duluth. looks like it was mostly filmed in early 2020, based on calendars in the background. i had been to the hall of fame, a side trip from duluth. i like how a documentary shows many intimate parts of life, and this one is no different. not just at home, but also at school or while driving. there is even footage from the mr. hockey announcement, won by one of the hermantown players. and i like what i can learn from staying for the closing credits, finding out some of the funding was from the state of iowa, cultural affairs dept., i worked in records management there many years ago and it was put under this agency. 

as usual it was a day of errand running. there was one e-bay order to pick up from the post office. i also dropped off recycle at the capitol and got copies at the copy store, a  vaccine appointment as well as a ticket for an event, the latter will be in 2 weeks. and i stopped at a target and got some cheese curds, as well as a cereal bowl. i wanted a 'novelty' bowl, and it was hard to find one at first but i am pleased with the one i chose. it is hard plastic, so harder to break. and it is a halloween theme with jack o lanterns on it. so it makes me think of the band smashing pumpkins, as well as going to oktoberfest in new ulm annually. and i did lunch at home before going to the movie. after the movie i did some more organizing on online articles i had printed, getting many of them ready to be filed away. and it means there is a smaller stack to look through. in the early evening i went to aldi for my weekly grocery order. later on in went on a walk and found 2 dollars 84 cents.