Okay, well, I'm coming to LA and staying at Chateau NA & EM. Maybe not a reason for cheer, and general all around merriment, but you can bet the first round will be on me!
I can be perky when needed. I'm a snowflake and not tinkerbell, but I can bring some magic fairy dust with me anyway!
Now, maybe
this won't cheer you up, but it did me. How can you not appreciate a 10 year old boy in lederhosen singing one of the most fiendeshly wicked arias ever penned by Mozart meant for a Soprano? This is amazing and the kid is not even sweating it. As the person who posted said, this is better than seeing sopranos I've paid to see.

Sorry Alex!
On the practical side, is it feasible for you to make a job jump?
Donna