Friday Five

I know I've been a we-bit political as of late, but it's hard not to.  After today, I won't say I'll never be political again, but I'll try my best to withstand the urge to vent about the bad and focus instead on the good.  But today, it was very hard to do that.  However, there were a few wonderful responses to the very bad that made me very happy.

1. Last night's Ghostlight Project inspired me in new ways.  It's such a simple idea, that's been around for ages - light a candle for hope.  But by banding together and refusing to succumb to the hate and exclusion, theater people showed that they are, by far the most open and loving community out there.

2. Concert4America was held today, in New York City.  Seth Rudetsky and his husband gathered friends and family and put on a show.  Of course their friends and family were ridiculously talented people.  And instead of focusing on the politics of the day, they chose to focus on love. For 150 minutes, Trump's name wasn't mentioned once.  When was the last time that happened?

3. Traffic signs don't often make you laugh, but apparently someone at the MDTA thought it would be hilarious to have some fun this morning.  Due to the inauguration, all highways in and around MD, DC and VA were going to be swamped.  So this was the sign some that was used to warn commuters of this fact:

4. Spending the evening with a great friend and enjoying dinner, laughs and a terrible show was the perfect way to avoid any and all contact with the inaugural activities.  In fact, the bar that we were in chose to show Ice Skating instead of the news.  It was lovely!

5. And mostly because it's 11:15 and way past my bedtime, I'm so very, very happy to be cozy and warm in my bed and that I get to sleep in a bit tomorrow morning.  Sometimes, it really is the little things in life that make you the very happiest.