"The Office" Friday

"One crisis at a time!" Well, in my opinion, this whole pam/roy thing is a crisis! Even worse than Jim becoming a vampire. Great episode. I especially enjoyed Michael telling off the business class. Ryan should have known better! But then Michael totally redeemed himself at Pam's art show! How cute!

Next week looks like another doozey!

COCKTAILS8:30/7:30c TV14 02.22.2007
MAKING IT OFFICIAL - Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) and Jan (Melora Hardin) go public with their relationship during a party at their CFO's home. At the party, Jim (John Krasinski) meets Karen's (Rashida Jones) ex. Meanwhile, the rest of the office decides to go to happy hour for drinks. Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fischer, B.J. Novak, David Denman, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Paul Lieberstein and Mindy Kaling also star.

Baseball, always my valentine

I found this on ESPN.com - Page 2. I know I already made a valentine's day post, but I couldn't resist!




Because this is Feb. 14, I present a valentine to my first, deepest and most lasting love …

Baseball, you had me at "Play ball.''

I loved you from that first day my father played catch with me and I held you in my hand for the initial time -- and vice-versa.

Perhaps I rushed into things, for we went to bed at an early age when I would sneak a radio under the blankets to listen through the static to distant Giants broadcasts. I was probably too young and too immature for I did not understand then that you would break my heart. Repeatedly. You allowed me to follow the Giants that entire season, copying boxscores into my notebook, clipping newspaper photos (I still have the picture of Willie Mays homering for the fourth time in as many games to begin the season), collecting their baseball cards. I said their names so often that I still can repeat them as if they are members of my own family: Bonds, Fuentes, Mays, McCovey, Henderson, Dietz, Speier, Gallagher, Marichal … You let my spirits rise and fall and rise again as the Giants battled the Dodgers during the pennant drive, allowing me to feel pure joy when they clinched the division.

And then you abruptly crushed my hopes in a five-game series against Pittsburgh in October. You didn't even let the series go five games! It was my first painful lesson that you are a frustrating lover, a tease. One night you allow me to go all the way and score. The next you leave me stranded at second base. And some nights you won't let me even get to first base.

Did I forgive you then? Of course I did. I always do. I forgive you everything. The 1981 strike. The canceled 1994 World Series. The Expos' move. Luxury suites and corporate naming rights and rising ticket prices. I forgive you for bullpen carts and orange polyester uniforms and the Moose. I forgive you for the Bartman game and Grady Little and the Yankees. I even forgive you for heartlessly snatching the 2002 World Series away when the Giants held a five-run lead with eight outs remaining.

Why? Why do I put up with the pain? Why do I put up with a game where the very best I can hope for is failure seven out of every 10 at-bats (at least since Tony Gwynn retired)?

That's easy. I do so because I love you wholly and unconditionally.

I love you for the anticipation I feel opening a new waxpack of baseball cards (even though I know I will get another Ryan Franklin instead of an Albert Pujols). I love you for the paperback copy of "Ball Four'' worn and tattered from annual readings. I love you for the home run Roy Hobbs hits into the light towers, the Durham Bulls discussing candlesticks and rooster sacrifice on the mound and the Black Sox walking out of the cornfield. I love you for "Who's on First?'' and Charlie Brown and the chorus of "Centerfield.''

I love you for Babe Ruth calling his shot (or not) and Lou Gehrig saying he was the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. I love you for Bobby Thomson leaping onto home plate with both feet after a 300-foot home run and Willie Mays catching a 450-foot fly ball with his back to the field. Carl Yastrzemski holding his bat high and Rod Carew holding the handle as if playing the flute. Bob Gibson scowling at a batter and Kirby Puckett smiling brightly enough to light up a state. Carlton Fisk waving his home run fair and Jack Morris stomping to the mound for the 10th inning of Game 7. Cal Ripken Jr. running a victory lap at Camden Yards and Mark McGwire hugging the Maris kids. Omar Vizquel backhanding a ball in the hole and Big Papi walking up to the plate.

I love you for the Pine Tar Game and Oscar Gamble's hair and the Tigers' old English D. For Ernie Harwell and Vin Scully and Jon Miller. The Game of the Week and "Baseball Tonight.'' The 1969 Mets and the 1995 Mariners and the 1976 Bad News Bears.

I love you for doubleheaders and extra innings and bat day. I love you for spring training and the Boys of Summer and the Autumn Classic. I love you for peanuts and crackerjack. I love you for long drives with the game on the car radio. I love you for the Green Monster and Wrigley and Cooperstown.

I love you for boxscores.

I would give you diamonds but you already have those. I would give you chocolates but the concession stands only sell red vines and ice cream sundaes in mini-helmets. I would give you intimate apparel but I don't know your cap size. So all I can offer you is my love and devotion. I love you baseball, because for all the suffering, you fill my life with endless joy and stubborn, continual hope.

After all, the Giants did sign Barry Zito this winter.

I Just Called to Say I Love You

Late Pass Wednesday: Valentines Edition

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone. If there was one cartoon I really liked as a kid, and could still probably get down with as an adult, its probably the Walt Disney Valentine's Special. We had a tape of this that someone had recorded off of the TV for us, and it was the bomb. It had a bunch of short pieces put to music like Stevie Wonder & Whitney Houston. I also vividly remember one about Pluto and his girlfriend set to "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" Am I the only person who has ever seen this?

Also, this morning while I was getting ready for work, the movie "High Fidelity" was on VH1. Now that is a great movie for Valentine's Day because John Cusack is SO extremely bitter in it. Jack Black is in it, and his typical hilarious self. Bruce Springsteen also makes a cameo. Classic. I highly recommend it.

Well! Have a good one! Post up today with ONLY Valentines Day related Late Pass info. Love you guys! <3

We Know You're Out There Monday

This weekend was Zeb's first real time spent as part of the MSU WBB Team Entourage. Here's a pic of him on the bus to Missoula. I think he enjoyed himself, although he might try to tell you otherwise. Zeb's most classic quote from the trip? "I've never seen so many grey sweatpants in my life!"

So anyway! It's "We Know You're Out There Monday" So here's my best shot at getting Zeb to reply, make sure you all take a stab at it too!

What is your favorite scene in the movie Top Gun? Mine is the beach volleyball scene!

"The Office" Friday

Wow! I am finally back on some sort of schedule here on the blog. Last nights office was a pretty good episode, but also infuriating. I am so mad at Pam! Jim was complimenting her, it was all going great, and then she had to get riled up and go off with Roy. I am really hoping that next week, they come back and we find out that Pam called it off with Roy and didn't go home with him after all....but in reality, they're probably going to get back together and torture us more. Oh well, I can't stop watching. By the way, can you believe that Phyllis stole all of Pam's wedding ideas? I guess that means that the Pam/Roy wedding can really NEVER happen now?

Here's whats up for next week:

BUSINESS SCHOOL8:30/7:30c TV14 02.15.2007
MICHAEL GOES TO BUSINESS SCHOOL WITH RYAN - Ryan (B.J. Novak) invites Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) to be a guest speaker at his business school. Meanwhile, Dwight battles a bat that gets loose in the office while Pam (Jenna Fischer) invites co-workers to her first art show. Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Melora Hardin, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Paul Lieberstein, and Mindy Kaling also star.

And finally...

Roxaaannnneee

Thats all that really has to be said right? Kevin's band was awesome!

And lastly as a little treat to get you through until next "The Office" Friday, here is a link to some Office desktops that are pretty amusing.

http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/justforfun/downloads.shtml

Late Pass Wednesday: D Edition

So Heather is on another road trip this week so I'm posting this weeks Late Pass. I told her I would make an epic post and I think I did a pretty good job. I felt this way about Steve Sax when I was a kid.

We Know You're Out There Monday: First Edition

Ooookay. So I have a brand new segment starting today on the blog, it is called "We Know You're Out There Monday." This post is directed at Zeb, and the fact that we know that he is out there somewhere, reading this blog, just waiting for the perfect opportunity to join in the commenting.

Basically the premise of "We Know You're Out There Monday" is that we all take a shot a brining up a topic so intriguing and stimulating to Zeb that he can not contain himself anymore, and he is forced to post up in response. The person who finally gets Zeb to respond is the winner for the week.

So I will start us off this week by using the most obvious of tactics, Baseball. Feel free to post comments covering any topic you think might draw Zeb in though! Here goes...

Spring Training is quickly approaching & MLB.com picked the Yankees to finish first in the AL East yet again. Go figure! The BoSox don't even have a closer to speak of at this point, so I've got to say that I agree! What do you think?

Our Super Bowl Spread & Misc. News

Well it's been a while since I posted, I guess it was the disappointment of losing the petition for Zeb's blogging, and then a long road this last week really slowed me down. You know, we gave it a really good effort to get Zeb on this blog, but we just couldn't pull through. Damon decided to go with the "bros before hos" philosophy and was suspiciously absent from the petition. Even Dwight Schrute & Best Buy Trev showed support...but noooo, it wasn't good enough for Zeb.

By the way, could whoever posted up as Dwight and Trev please identify themselves. I personally thought it was hilarious, but Zeb thinks that it was me who did it just to amuse myself. Lies! So, will the real poster please step forward. It was hilarious!

Pictured above is our super bowl spread for the modest get-together we hosted, which was really just a ploy by Zeb to hear how great everyone thought his big TV was. We got a chance to use our fruity chips and dip set, which i love, and also our extremely fruity avocado & chili dip set. The food was more interesting than the actual game!

My regrets for again missing out on Late Pass Wednesday & Office Thursday. I'm going to watch the office tonight, so hopefully an office post is on the way, also, look forward to a new weekly segment that I am hoping to start tomorrow. Lastly, I'm on the road again this Wednesday, so there potentially may be a guest post by Damon, who has pleanty of material for Late Pass Wednesday to share I am told.

Late Pass Wednesday: Third Edition

Christmas Lights in Bozeman

During the christmas season, there are some really cool decorations in the downtown area of Bozeman. As you can kind of see from this blurry picture, there are these big chandelier type things that extend across all the intersections going down Main Street. Most of the buildings have a really historical/older feeling to them, and it ends up being a really different look. The only down part is that it makes it a little bit hard to see the stop lights! I would know, I almost ran one while driving Zeb's car.

On a note completely unrealated to Late Pass Wednesday. Time is almost up on the petition for Zeb blogging. Tomorrow is the last day that votes will be counted. Feel free to post up numerous times under different alias'.

Don't forget to get all your old/worn out news off of your chest today! Happy Late Pass Wednesday!

Cano agrees to switch to No. 24 from No. 22

If Roger Clemens pitches in The Pinstripes again next season, the Yankees are ready for his return.

Second baseman Robinson Cano will give up his No. 22 if Clemens returns to the Bronx. Cano will switch to No. 24.

A team official told ESPN that Cano approached the team's equipment personnel and said he was aware that he was wearing Clemens' former number and hoped that the availability of the number would be a lure for Clemens to New York. Cano chose his new number because its digits reversed would be Jackie Robinson's old number.

Cano's uniform switch was first reported by The New York Post.

"I was happy to give up the number to a future Hall of Famer if Roger comes aboard," Cano said in a statement, according to The Post. "Hopefully, he will be one of my teammates, I'll have the pleasure of playing with him."

Clemens, who has pitched for Houston the past three seasons, wore No. 22 when he pitched for the Yankees from 1999-2003.

The Post reported that the number switch already might have been relayed to Clemens' representatives.

However, Randy Hendricks, Clemens' agent, told The Post in an e-mail that his client is in no hurry to pick a team.

"No decision will be made until well after spring training, perhaps until after the season starts," Hendricks wrote to The Post.

Office Sunday

Due to some unfortunate circumstances of the past week, Office Friday has been postponed until today. But don't worry, it was worth the wait! Yet another great episode! This season is constantly upping my expectations. They are on a roll. Dwight working at Staples this week was hilarious, but I am so glad that he is back at Dunder Mifflin where he belongs. My favorite quote from this week was Michael's "I don't want someone to suck up to me because they think I can help them with their job, I want someone to suck up to me because they love me so much!" Michael isn't as clueless as he seems! Imagine that!

And what about Jim & Pam?? Back to their old office pranks, and Jim admitted that he still has feelings for her!!! YES! Too bad that I predict that in the next few episodes Pam will somehow start getting back together with Roy and ruin everything!!!! Ross & Rachel styles. How long can the madness go on??

NEXT WEEK ON THE OFFICE:
There are no new episodes until Feb. 1, what will we do with our Thursday nights? Not to worry, this week's repeat is a pretty good one, especially for anyone who was slacking earlier in the season.

THE COUP 8:30/7:30c 01.25.2007
FED UP WITH MICHAEL'S ANTICS IN THE OFFICE, ANGELA PUSHES DWIGHT TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST HIM - After Jan (Melora Hardin) busts Michael (Steve Carell) for declaring it's "movie Monday," where everyone watches a movie instead of working, an upset Angela (Angela Kinsey) pushes Dwight (Rainn Wilson) is into making a play for Michael's job. Meanwhile, Pam (Jenna Fischer) internet shops and has a fashion show at lunch and Jim (John Krasinski) plays video games and gets killed again and again in virtual reality. B.J. Novak, David Denman, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Oscar Nuñez, Phyllis Smith, Paul Lieberstein and Mindy Kaling also star.

Have a great week & post up with your favorite quotes from this week!

Also, for anyone who hasn't checked out the petition yet, scroll down to the "Join The Petition...Today" blog! Only 4 days left to secure weekly blogs from Zeb!

My Appologies

Hey Everyone! Sorry that I missed Late Pass Wednesday this week, now I am even MORE behind. The other thing that I really regret to inform everyone is that there will be no "Office Friday" this week, due to the fact that I missed last night's episode. I hope to catch up when I get home on Saturday and hopefully we can make it "Office Sunday." I haven't heard to much about it yet, so everyone post up and let me know if I have a good episode to look forward to?

On another note, my travels this weekend took me through the great city of Preston, Idaho, which is famous for being the location where Napoleon Dynamite was filmed. The basketball girls wanted to stop at the high school that it was filmed at, but unfortunatly we couldn't find it easily. Too bad, I definatly had that in mind for a good blog picture.

Last but not least, great job with the petition so far. We have 5 votes from regular blog posters, which means we only need 3 more. Damon, stop holding out. And also we are still waiting to discover if there are any mysterious readers that we have never heard from before who will be willing to step up in support of blogs by Zeb. We have 6 days left on the petition, so if you are just now checking in on the blog, make sure you scroll down and hit up the petition! Make your voice heard!

Join the Petition...TODAY

Now we all know that there has been something very important missing from this blog for some time now, and that thing is ZEB.

After much debate we have agreed to leave this issue up to the loyal readers of the blog.

The deal is that this blog entry will become a petition for Zeb to post more frequently. If 8 people who have posted comments previously and 8 new people who have never posted comments before make a post on this entry, then Zeb has agreed to post at least once a week. Additionally the petition must be completed within 10 days to be valid.

Get involved! Post up in support of Blogs by Zeb!

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Its a good day to be thankful & reflect. Love you guys! Hope all is well.

Office Friday

Last night was potentially one of the top office episodes ever. And to think that we almost missed it. I forgot to set it on DVR, but luckily Zeb came through in the clutch and got it set.

Wow. Where to start? The whole thing was generally hilarious. Michael's talking computer. (BOOBS!) Classic. Picking teams for sales calls? Again, classic. Dwight & Jim's sales call team work. I didn't even see it coming. The one thing that I can not deal with though is Dwight quitting. I know that there is NO way that he would really leave the show, but its still a little nerve racking.

Also, due to the fact that I slacked on posting after last week's Office, How about Michael & Jan?! I'm glad that they came right out with it right away and didn't make us wait until later in the season to find out. And Michael's one little bead in his hair? Classic.

Here is the preview for next week:
THE RETURN8:30/7:30c 01.18.2007
THE OFFICE CELEBRATES OSCAR'S RETURN TO DUNDER MIFFLIN - Oscar (Oscar Nuñez) returns from his long vacation with mixed emotions on whether or not he still wants to be a part of the office. Meanwhile, Andy (guest star Ed Helms) takes advantage of recent events to get closer to Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell). Jim (John Krasinski) turns to Karen (guest star Rashida Jones) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) for help to stage a prank on a new target. Rainn Wilson, B.J. Novak, Brian Baumgartner, Angela Kinsey, Kate Flannery, Phyllis Smith, Leslie David Baker, Creed Bratton, Paul Lieberstein and Mindy Kaling also star.

And for those of you who missed this week:
http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/ Check out the 2 min. replay to get caught up.

I also suggest checking out the deleted scenes.

Post up your favorite moments from this episode!

Late Pass Wednesday: Second Edition

How cute are our Christmas Stockings?!? Wow. I almost missed out on posting on Late Pass Wednesday. That would have been pathetic.

Tomorrow is the big Cat/Griz Women's Basketball game, and the U of M Women are Ballers! We might be in trouble. I'm going to wear a suit, because we are 3 for 3 when i wear suits. Also, I am not letting Zeb come to the game (like he really cares) because they are like 0 for 23,445 when Zeb is in attendance. It's a fact.

Happy Late Pass Wednesday!

Something for you The Office fans...courtesy of Damon

Can you believe it, another week come and gone, its almost Late Pass Wednesday again! Until then, here's something all you office fans might enjoy.

The Office meets The Yankees

Things I Should Have Posted A Long Time Ago (A.K.A. Late Pass Wednesday) : First Edition

My first recurring feature on the blog is going to be called "Things I Should have Posted About a Long Time Ago." From now on, wednesdays will be known as "Late Pass Wednesday." This arises out of the fact that I am constantly taking pictures of random things with the intent that they would make a good blog post, and then I will put it off for so long, that the post is no longer relevant. Well, "Late Pass Wednesday" puts an and to that. From now on, on Wednesday's, no topic is out of date or irrelevant.

Feel free to take advantage of "Late Pass Wednesday" yourself by posting comments that are equally as outdated and irrelevant. Have news that you've been meaning to tell us all for a long time, but never got around to it? Today is your day! Enjoy!


Late Pass Wednesday: First Edition: Cat/Griz in the SLC Airport

The Cat/Griz football game is the state of Montana's equivalent to Civil War. In case you didn't know, its a pretty big deal. This year the conference championship was on the line, winner takes all, and my Women's Basketball team just happened to be on travelling that weekend. God forbid we miss the big game, so during our LONG layover in the Salt Lake City Airport our coaches hooked up the laptop and projector, purchased the live game stream via the airport's wireless internet, and projected the game onto the wall at one of the gates. The girls pulled rows of chairs from other gates and all kinds of other passengers from other flights kept stopping by to see what the hell we were up to. Too bad it was the same weekend as the Michigan/Ohio State game, and most people just wanted to know the score of THAT game. One person who stopped by though, was actually MSU alumni and had even played football for us on the 1984 Championship team. Small world.

P.S. Everyone here always makes comments about the '84 Championship team. Kind of the same way that everyone at OSU refers to the 2000 season as the "Fiesta Bowl Year." I Don't know exactly what Championship was won in '84....but I'll let you know when I do find out.

Well, there you have it. The first installment of "Things I Should Have Posted About a Long Time Ago (A.K.A. Late Pass Wednesday)" Hope you enjoyed it!

Happy New Year

Well happy New Year to all the loyal blog readers!

It's been a crazy couple of weeks for us, but its a new year, and time for new resolutions. So guess what mine is going to be? Well, I want to make a real effort to be a better BLOGGER! Yes thats right, I realize that this whole thing was my idea. And yes, I did force Zeb to post on more than one occasion. But come on, we've had some good times here. What about the Cake Stand Punch Bowl debate? And how about all of Melanie's hilarious comments? Now we all know where Damon got his sense of humor. I know you all like this thing just as much as I do, and that is why with this new year I am going to make commitment to take this blog to a whole new level. Right now I'm working on some idea's for weekly recurring blog features, such as possibly Napoleon Dynamite quote of the week, courtesy of Emily's daily napoleon dynamite calendar, or I could do hotel reviews from the places I stay on the road. Ummmmm...Zeb could do a weekly blog entry on the various shows he watches on PBS-HD. He watched one on beatles recently (the bug, not the band) which was apparently very informative. I know you all are interested. I also think we definitely need a weekly overview of "The Office."

Well, I hope everyone is having a good new year so far! Post up your New Year's Resolution & any ideas you have for future blog features! We need your help!

In the meantime, check out this link I found where you can have Dwight Schrutte call you! Some of you have already been lucky enough to hear from him!

http://www.theofficedvd.com/dwight/

Christmas Time

Okay! Enough of the TV mania! That TV took over our lives for the better part of 2 and a half weeks, but you know what, I think its finally blown over.

We are now in full force getting ready to come home for Christmas, and it is coming so soon! We spent the last weekend making another trek to Billings for christmas shopping, which ended up to be an all day affair. We actually got just about everything done in the course of only 2 days, which I think is a world record. I'll check into that. We can't wait to see everyone, and are especially looking forward to the second annual White Elephant Party hosted by Emily & Chicken. I can't even begin to imagine all the ridiculous things that will surface at this party. I need find something that will top the bowling ball bag complete with matching ball engraved with the name Jerry, that I brought last year.

The picture above is my office all decked out for the holiday season. My snowflake lights were a real hit, too bad Zeb and I haven't really bothered to put up any decorations at the apartment.

Hope all is well, we'll be seeing most of you guys in just barely over a week!