Vocational Bears

Anybody who has played hooky from work or school has seen the problematic vocational school commercials. The commercials boast that after a mere six months of training, you will be ready to break ground on a fascinating career that will change your life. The ads also seem to suggest that their schools are a breeding ground for handsome bears. Anybody enrolling sometime soon? Let's hope advertisement art imitates life.

My Chirstmas Miracle

I believe that I have experienced a minor Christmas miracle. This miracle is stuff for which sappy Hallmark channel movies are made. For most people, being around loved ones during the holidays is something to be expected. But for many people in the Pacific Northwest, the opportunity to be safe and surrounded by family members is a true miracle.

Since December 17^th, the Pacific Northwest region has been hit with snow. The snow accumulated to about 8 inches in most places. Yes, you may laugh especially if you hail from the Midwest or East Coast, but that little amount of snow seriously fucked up everything in the state of Washington.

The snow made side streets and alleyways impossible to drive on for the inexperienced Northwestern driver. The snow also halted Greyhound bus service and Amtrak trains. The loss of transportation services hit me directly because I do not have a car, I live in Bellingham, and my family lives in Seattle. The simple two hour drive on Interstate 5 might as well have been 3,000 miles away.

During a very stressful full shift working at my retail gig on Tuesday of this week, I learned that Amtrak and Greyhound was back in business. I thought to myself, 'Great, I might have a chance to make it home.' I immediately called the Greyhound station as soon as I got a break. The gentleman on the phone line informed me that there was only one bus headed South and it was leaving at 5 PM. But I wasn't going to get off work until 3:15 pm and being so close to departure time, I wouldn't be able to order a ticket via telephone. I thought maybe I could try leaving the next day, but that was too risky because snow was expected the following day.

As I returned to my post to serve the most ungrateful people in the world. I believed that alas I was going to spend the holidays alone for the first time in my life. Suddenly, I felt a slight rumble in my slacks. No, it wasn't that. ;) The rumbling came from my cell phone. When I got a quick chance, I looked at my cell phone and it notified that I had a text message. The text message read: “I can take you to Seattle.” My heart nearly jumped out of my chest. The text came from a female student buddy of mine with whom I barely keep in contact. I didn't even know that she was still in town.

I will just call her Alice in this blog. Alice just happened to read my desperate Western Washington University forum posting, begging for a ride home. For Alice, this was a sign because she didn't want to drive home to Seattle by herself because of the snow. And she wasn't about to take a stranger with her. Long story short, Alice picked me up and we took the two hour drive back to Seattle. The roads were generally clear.

Miracles are what you make them to be. Miracles are where you found them. I believe that I truly had a Christmas miracle. I get to spend a few days in the neighborhood where I grew up. A place where I do not feel so damned abnormal.

It is only fitting that I end my corny ass blog with a equally corny ass statement: Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. :-)

Brutha Bears

TV has been generous enough to show was some dee-lish-us reality show bears.

Drano from BET's Brothers to Brutha

Unfortunately, this is the best pic I could find of this gentleman. But trust me, this man is as good looking as they come. I haven't seen too many episodes of Brothers to Brutha, but from what I've seen he is the manager of the singing group Brutha (whom are also his nephews). Aside from his good looks, what is even more impressive is his fierce protectivness over his nephews. Much respect.

Ed Hartwell aka Lisa's Husband from Bravo's Real Housewifes of Atlanta

This dude could get it in any gay bar across the world... I don't care what your personal taste is, fine is fine. Aside from his good looks, Ed presented himself to be a loving and caring husband to the beautiful Lisa Wu Hartwell. For those who haven't seen this, here is a clip of Ed bouncing those cakes while running on the treadmill. Meow...

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