A Whole New World

A few days ago, at FHE, I sat on a magic carpet and flew across the sky as I sang a love duet with my one true love!

Okay, so maybe the carpet was an empty trash can, and maybe my one true love was slightly tone deaf and not exactly Arabian (okay, not even remotely Arabian! We're talking about a white boy with blonde hair and a very American name, not even close to exotic, but I digress :) Oh and he wasn't my true love either.... I feel like my story is slowly losing it's credibility.... :)

Basically what happened was this: After FHE, Kacee told some of the guys in our ward I could sing, so they asked me to sing something for them. What do you do in a situation like that? I mean you have to take into consideration your audience, what type of music they'll appreciate and which song shows off your skill!!! Would an opera aria be appropriate or would I lose the attention of my audience within the first few measures?!?! Would a pop song be too mediocre? Should I settle for Broadway!?!?! Oh the dilemma! I'm actually kidding. :) You may have noted how I hyperbolized the situation just for fun, but I think its best to clarify so you don't view me as an attention hungry music snob :) So if you did catch my sarcasm and didn't need this lengthy disclaimer, I apologize, you can simply skip over it and move onto the next paragraph! :)

 None of these thoughts went through my head at all, I simply didn't know exactly what to sing on command! It's hard being put on the spot you guys! So, my lovely not so Arabian street rat who actually isn't a poor beggar (though he is a poor college student, so that could technically be the same thing.... :) grabbed a recently empty garbage can on wheels and began a rousing rendition of "A Whole New World."

How could I resist! He lifted me up onto the garbage can and began to push my across the gym floor, as we sang our love duet. And then, just as our song reached its peak, he gave the garbage can a strong push and attempted to jump on with me. Alas, our vehicle was not as stable or well made as a Magic Persian Rug from the Cave of Wonders. I don't know if it was too much weight or just that the weight was not distributed evenly enough, but whatever the issue, something went amiss and our garbage can toppled over, sending both me and my Prince to the gym floor. Thank heavens we weren't flying over the pyramids of Egypt of the Great Wall of China at the moment of our crash. We were closer to the ground so the fall was not as disastrous as it could have been. :)

So just a word of caution: Magic Carpets may be more expensive then a garbage can with wheels, but they are definitely a notable investment. Crashing in the middle of a love duet totally kills the mood if you know what I mean :)

~Keep Smiling~ :)