Here's a Query.

Here's a little something that's on my mind today... do you ever have someone that you just.. need a minute, from? And they don't give you a minute? They're just constantly in your face with little things that wouldn't normally be TOO big of a deal, but when added in to the constant bucket-sucking they're already doing, you just want to be like, GIVE ME A FREAKING MINUTE! But... you don't. Cause that'd be awkward. But you think it a lot, you know? Like maybe you should buy them a plane ticket somewhere for a week or so, as a "gift." TO MYSELF. I'm sorry I'm mean sometimes. I'm just a firm believer in some space every once in a while. So. That's my query. Does that ever happen to you? Where you just want to be like, hey, 'scuse me, can you get OUT of here? Or? I mean. In the best possible way.

Okay, so you have no idea what I'm talking about. I mostly don't either. Just... sometimes, people. Sometimes.

In other news, I went home for my mama's birthday yesterday! Just for the day. I caught a ride back that night. For her birthday present, I made her a kick-butt sugar free birthday cake, to keep her in the family competition we have going, and to help her keep her New Years resolution. You can see pictures of my work and find the recipe by clicking HERE.

Also, while I was home, I had the opportunity to go to the musical revue at Davis High. It's such a strange feeling to come back to the auditorium. In some ways like I never left, and like I'm late getting back to it - almost like a friend I neglected - and in some ways, feeling like it was a lifetime ago. Want to hear a semi-embarrassing confession? Oh, okay, here goes. Sometimes, in my head, in a funny voice, naturally, I imagine all the possible professions I could have that would allow me to still be a part of theatre at Davis High. DON'T YOU EVER USE THAT AGAINST ME. I know! People like me drive me crazy. Coming to all the old events, creepin' on the kids. Like let it GO. Your time there is over. I swear I'm not that person? But I can't lie, I just love the feeling that is there, and seeing the end results. Anyway. If we could all just, not dwell on the fact that I feel that way, it'd be real cool. I'm sorry I'm just the ultimate Uncle Rico of life. I swear I'm not that bad at living in the past! I really like the present. I'm just tender, all right. UGH.

Anyway. It brought back many a happy memory, and reminded me of my deep, deep love for music and performance, and the ways they can touch and change people. They can make people feel. So, I wanted to share with you three songs that really made me feel last night. And please just know that these YouTube gems I'm giving to you have nothing on what I was given last night.

This song, I had never heard before. And I fell so in love with. Just listening to it feels cheap after the way I saw it performed last night, but here you are:

This song... Well. Syd Howard did the narration, and she talked about her beautiful son Duncan. Ry-guy gave me a heads up about it beforehand, but I still wasn't prepared for the overwhelmingly beautiful spirit of LOVE that was there. Katie Peterson sat next to me, and we expected we would tear up... but we bawled. Like the alone-in-your-room, hope-no-one-ever-sees-me-or-they'll-think-I-always-drool/cry/look-purple-and-puffy, kind of cry. And I remembered one of the very best compliments I got in theatre was one day, while I was playing with Syd's granddaughter Londyn and talking to Andra, she stopped and looked me straight in the eye and said, "Duncan would've loved you." And so the lights came up, on everyone with their little piece of orange, and they sang Homeward Bound. Here is the best version I could find on YouTube:

Mmm. ^^I love me a good male voice. Anyway. They ended the night with Seasons of Love. And if you've ever been in Productions, known someone who was, had a kid who was, or just gone to go, you know how this song ends:

TEARS. It ends in TEARS, okay?! All right. I'm done being the embarrassingly super-senior-ish. Sooooorrrrry! :/