Karen picked me up for the Rowan University Job Fair at about twenty after 8. One lady who was coming with us met us in Oaklyn. We picked up the other two, a quiet young man and a pretty Turkish college student, at the Abilities Solutions offices in Westville. The lady kept chattering on and on until Karen pulled into Rowan's main parking lot around 9 AM.
I actually did a bit better here than I did the last couple of times I went to a job fair. The Emerson Group and The Wyanoke Group are basically communications companies that mostly deal with health care. I left resumes with them and with Comcast. I also picked up information on other forms of public transportation from NJ Transit. Everything else was once again mostly health care companies, though I did see Goodwill, Shop Rite, an online casino, a glass company, a steel mill, the Army, many local police companies, and local theme park Diggerland. They were even busier today than they were last October, with more than half the tables full and people milling everywhere.
At least it was a gorgeous day at that point for long trips. We took a small jitney-type vehicle to the job fair, but it was such a nice day, I suggested we walk back. Honestly, it took less time than waiting for the jitneys anyway. The sun was out, the sky was a radiant blue, and though it was bitter cold in the morning, by 11, the temperatures rose to around the lower 50's.
It took longer to get home than I planned. First of all, the one older lady insisted on stopping for lunch at a little bagel shop in front of the Abilities Solutions offices. Which would have been nice if the rest of us wanted to join her. The Turkish girl was fasting for Ramadan, the boy wasn't hungry, and I snared muffins for lunch at home at the job fair. When we got going again, she had to drive him to Moorestown and her to Haddonfield. I didn't get home until almost 1 PM.
Got organized and ate carrots and those muffins while watching Split Second. The first one got pretty close, but one of the ladies made a comeback and won the Countdown Round...and she chose the car on the very first try! Three new contestants were half-way through the second round when I ran out again.
Had an appointment with PNC at 2; just got there in time. I only had to wait a minute or two for the finance counselor to be available. We mostly ended up calling another finance counselor who was better with investments. I still want to make enough money to buy some kind of small dwelling. I don't need the starter homes most families are after nowadays. I'm fine with a condo, a small apartment, or even a mobile home. Thing is, my John Hancock account is now making money, rather than losing it. I suspect I might be better off leaving it alone. I made an appointment to see the investment counselor the week after Easter and moved on.
Since it was past 2:30 by the time I got out of PNC, I kept my grocery trips brief. Restocked yogurt, apples, popcorn, and the mozzarella cheese I like to snack on at the Westmont Acme. The oranges weren't on sale at Sprouts anymore, but I did find a bag of orange-sized grapefruit for $1.98. Also grabbed more of those Bobo's granola bars and found white chocolate-macadamia nut cookies on clearance. Didn't have nearly as much luck finding Easter goodies at a mostly picked-clean Target and walked out with nothing. I wasn't at any store longer than 20 minutes.
The weather had deteriorated considerably since I got back from Rowan. Clouds began to creep up during the long drive home. By the time I rode home, it was cloudy, windy, and cool again. Dodged traffic on Cuthbert Road, but I figured it would be quicker to just take the main roads.
Went straight upstairs and into F-Troop when I got in. Things get really confusing when the bandit Kid Vicious holds up the Fort Courage bank. Thing is, he looks exactly like Captain Parameter. An elderly and almost-blind sheriff (Sterling Holloway) is convinced that "Wilton the Kid" is his man. O'Rourke and Argon know better, especially once the right man starts tripping all over the place.
Everyone is terrified over "The Return of Wrongo Starr" (Henry Gibson), the sweet but jinxed private who wrecked havoc in the first season. He's probably the worst possible person to be looking after a load of dynamite. When he runs after the Fort's goat mascot, the others go after him...right into the path of the dynamite...
It's "Survival of the Fittest" when Parameter and Agarn are selected for a survival training course. Jane and O'Rourke are worried about their friends and try to make sure they have all they need out there in the wilderness. First, however, they'll have to get past the officer who selected them to begin with.
The men of Fort Courage say "Bring On the Dancing Girls" when O'Rourke and Agarn hire a troupe of lovely ladies to perform at their saloon. Wrangler Jane is furious that Parameter might be checking out someone else...and then a far more ruthless con man blackmails the saloon out from under them. O'Rourke isn't about to take this lying down. After all, the saloon might be looking a bit unsafe these days...
Got my schedule while the show was running. In good news, far more hours next week and still three days off. My only concern is it's all bagging. I figured I'd be doing at least one floral department day on the week before Easter.
Worked on writing next. Mrs. Rowland, the kindly owner of the flower shop where Kathleen lives and works, tells her about Mother Nature and her many helpers who keep the seasons on track. Fairies are in charge of the spring, she says, but they seem to be late doing their job this year. Kathleen wonders if there's another explanation besides fairy-tale characters.
Took a quick shower at 7, then had dinner while watching Match Game Syndicated. The show began with the last of many, many tiebreakers that carried over from the previous episode. They'd been doing it for so long, Charles cracked that the young officer playing was probably AWOL by now. After Brett finally matched someone, Dick Martin, Bart Braverman, and Eva Gabor joined in to help them figure out "Monterey __" in the Audience Match.
Finished the night at Tubi with The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice. Flynn Carsen (Noah Wylie) is not having a good day. He broke a priceless Ming vase that he accidentally bid a million on and lost his girlfriend while keeping men from stealing the Philosopher's Stone found inside it. After he has a meltdown over the incident, Judson (Bob Newhart) suggests he take a vacation, and Charlene (Jane Curtin) suggests he "follow his dreams."
His dreams lead him to New Orleans, where he encounters beautiful singer Simone Renior (Stana Katic) in a church-turned nightclub. Turns out she's the guardian for the Judas Chalice, a kind of holy grail for vampires. Flynn falls for her, but she's not what she seems. A group of Russian men are also after the Chalice to create an army of vampires, but the professor of vampire lore they force to work with them might be even more dangerous.
The vampire theme makes this one slightly darker and sexier than the other movies in this series. Simone's story is certainly a bit different, and a lot more tragic. The New Orleans setting gives it more of a mystical tinge, too. It's telling that this is the only time we don't see Flynn's home or his mother (though he does mention the latter). Recommended for fans of the first two films...but see at least the first movie before this to get a better handle on the characters and universe.
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