I just got back from break, where I had quite the productive hour.  I first dropped off my DJ equipment at Joe’s house and showed him the bottle of tequila I got as a tip.  He reported to me that of the five shows last weekend, three guys got stiffed on tips, I got my $5 and tequila, and one dude got a record $300 tip.  Just goes to show that it’s pretty much a crapshoot.  Sometimes you can do a great job and get nothing; other times you can screw it up and get a great tip.  Just depends on the couple.

Next, at Super America, I had to wait around for several minutes for one of 16 pumps to open.  You’d never know gas was $3.89 a gallon judging by the mad rush for gas.  I had to awkwardly back into a pump eventually to fill up.  The grand total for 16.3 gallons of gas?  $63.41.  That breaks my record for most money spent to fill up my car.

Next I went to Chipotle for a quick lunch.  I got there at 11:30 to beat the noon rush.  Despite there being only a few cars in the parking lot, the line stretched all the way outside.  I decided instead to go next door to Buffalo Wild Wings and say hi to Kayla and grab a bite there.  There was one man in front of me in line, and he was trying to use like four gift cards that each had less than $3 remaining on them, so it was an arduous process of going through each card and figuring out the balance.  I finally ate and got out of there.

Finally, I swung by Target to pick up some body wash and a heavy duty extension cord.  There were three cashiers working.  Every time I go to the Chanhassen Target, this one grouchy woman named Laurie is working and I always wind up going through her line.  Somehow, it’s always the shortest.  Out of principle alone I waited in a different line this time.  Unfortunately, the woman in front of me had a cart heaping with baby items, and a wild toddler throwing things out of the cart onto the ground, laughing furiously while the stressed mother kept picking things up and putting them on the line.  I eventually got fed up and had to go to Laurie’s line.

Yet in the end, I think break can be considered successful.