quit that lame as job next time something like the Colorado trip comes up! when i was younger and working minimum wage, dead-end jobs, and something came up that I wanted to attend, I'd attend. You can always get another minimum wage job. Here's my list:
Barista at a drive-up latte stand, attendant at an arcade, barista at starbucks drive-thru, busser at a steak house, busser at a seafood restaurant, checker at a grocery store, barista at another starbucks-this time inside a barnes & noble, cold-caller for a DARE charity event, door-to-door for green peace, babysitter part time, full-time nanny, recruiter at a head-hunter agency, telemarketer at a mortgage company, cashier at nordstrom, assistant bookkeeper at GI Joes sporting goods, ski instructor, HR assistant for ski resort.