Brother Bear

so, my brother  is having a really hard time right now.* he's pretty sad, and has been really cognizant of the fact that he needs to be around people at this point. it's really bad luck for him, but SUPER GOOD LUCK for me because...he's been staying with us a lot! here is an accurate, high definition photograph of what it's like for the two of us, courtesy of disney:

it's great! i get to have an audience, and he gets to be annoyed at how obnoxious i am, which provides much needed distraction from sadness:

throw in how much charlie loves bear, and it's a win/win/win!

*we all know how hard it can be to reach out to people in our time of need, and i'm really proud of bear for recognizing that this is something he can ask for. if you happen to see my brother, give him a kind word and a hug. i think he'd appreciate it.