i had a bunch of stuff happen all at once so let me try to compile it all into..uh.. a pile!

first i got an awesome call from *big retail store* telling me they want to interview me for a position! i jumped around and did a happy dance.

saturday i got to go out for an early birthday gift from my friends, to a battle of the bands concert! it was awesome and i had a lot of fun. they even managed to get a photo of me smiling!

(i’m the one on the right with the tacky shirt. my friend sandy in the middle, and my wifey bobbie on the left)

here are some of the pictures i took while my friends’ band was on stage:

they are not as amazing as the stuff you guys take with your fancy cameras but i am pretty impressed with how well these turned out! this was my first ever attempt at taking concert photos with this camera (which is a point and shoot) and i was honestly expecting the photos to be pretty bad.

the concert was great and most of the bands were good. my friends lost to a cover band, which i think is bs because cover bands should not be in a battle against bands that actually write their own stuff. but the guys were just happy to play a show at such a big venue, and hopefully they gained a ton of new fans!

so then on tuesday, i had my interview with *big retail store* and everything went very well. i was interviewed by managers and a store manager and then sent home, saying they would call wednesday, or if they did not, to call on thursday to find out what was going on.

wednesday was my birthday, the big 30. it was, unfortunately, pretty dull, and full of me pacing the floor waiting for a call from *big retail store* about job stuff. i spent my birthday mostly alone, due to robert and brit both having to work the entire day and into the night. robert was supposed to cook steak for me but by the time he got home, he was exhausted. so, with lucas’ help, and a pair of tongs, i tackled the project myself.

i have a hard time with raw meat, something about it freaks me out and i don’t want to touch it, so i had to pick it up with tongs the entire time lol. i successfully marinated it in awesomesauce, and pan cooked it and it came out amazing! i am so proud of myself!

yes i did go a little nuts for my birthday.. that was a huge steak, and i ate all of it.

i also had my traditional birthday mt. dew, and a huge slice of red velvet cake.

today i called *big retail store* and asked about the job i applied for. they informed me that they are still interviewing for it, but that they have also considered me for other positions and would call me when they made a decision. so i’m still waiting for now.. and hoping that i get into electronics, as i really enjoyed working in that area of the store last time.

and that’s all from me for now.. i need to do something about this layout.. its way beyond spring!