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Tell me you watched Phenomenon tonight on NBC.
YouTube, don’t fail me now.
Thank you, Access Hollywood. Check it out!
While my Halloween at work has become unexpectedly very busy, I wanted to stop in and make sure that you’re all having the most excellent of excellent Halloweens!
For some Halloween fun, might I suggest:
- Following the Joker around the country on a crazy scavenger hunt that’s going to end in something really cool and perhaps two faced! Keep an eye on that link, guys! It’s gonna get nuts!
- Catching all the cool Halloweek Happenings over on Bob-Net.
- Coming over tonight for Kashi pizza, movies, Phenomenon and sleep.
Also! I’ve posted my D.C. and Scranton photos on my Flickr page! Captions coming soon! Check ‘em out!
Because a Scranton party really does not stop.
Okay, Dunderheads, it’s 10:11 AM, Sunday morning and after getting back to the hotel just shy of 5 this morning, I can safely say that Tracy and I are wiped but hungry for more.
Yesterday was crazy and excellent all rolled into one. It started out with finding perhaps the greatest parking spot in all of Scranton. After the parking we headed over to the University for the ribbon cutting ceremony where we were introduced to some local politicians, but also some cast members that were present at the convention! Everyone was hilarious and gracious and wonderful.
Also of note: It is in this moment that I fell helplessly in love with Ed Helms.
After the ribbon cutting it was up to the gymnasium for some rainy weather relocated Office Olympics where yours truly medaled in not one, not two, BUT THREE events (Flonkerton, Coffee Mug Race and Horse)! Such an excellent time.
After the Olympics we went and had a delicious lunch at 130 Brixx and then it was back up to the University for a cast Q&A. They let a lot of people in, which was kind of a minor complaint from me, but it was still excellent. All the cast that was at the convention was at the Q&A, including Greg Daniels. I learned lots of new facts (Like, did you know that F.H. John Krasinski and buddies filmed the opening shots of Scranton rand also, of course, fell even more in love with Ed Helms. Especially because he did the best Tom Brokaw impression that you’ve ever heard. Don’t worry, I think I got it on video. The cast is wonderful. You can really tell how truly flattered and happy they are to be here and how thankful they are for all of the fans that love them so much.
After this, we headed over to Vida which is a local tapas place. We each got sangria’d and ate some flatbread covered in goat cheese and sauteed veggies. Oh, man. Oh, man. Lemme say this, gang, there is absolutely NO SHORTAGE of good food in Scranton. Wow.
Post-dinner, we headed yet again back up to the campus for the costume contest, and Scrantones concert. Arriving just at the end of an odd improv set, we got to see the entire costume contest judged by Leslie (Stanley), Phyllis and Andy Buckley (CFO. People cheered CFO every time he came out on stage. Also, I had no idea he had a day job as a stock broker with Merrill Lynch.) Some of my favorites included someone coming as the vending machine with all of Dwight’s stuff in it, a Dwight who nailed the character and a Mose who came out to be judged by Mike Schurr. It should be noted that I had NO IDEA that Mike Schurr played Mose. Other cast members came out to judge their character so that meant Angela and more yummy Ed Helms.
After this everyone kind of went up to the stage in an effort to get some autographs, which included Tracy and I, but when everyone left stage, we ended up being right up front for the Scrantones concert. It was totally AWESOME!!! Not only does the band really rock and rock hard, but they had cast members come out and do some songs with them including Creed, Kate (Meredith), Leslie (Stanley), Melora (Jan. By the way, she has an album out and is a total pop vixen on stage.), Brian (Kevin), Craig (Darryl) and Ed Helms. I got lots of photos and videos, so just you wait. At the end of the night the band played the theme song for the show and everyone came out and was dancing and having a great, great time. Including Ed, who picked up a guitar and by doing so essentially asked me to marry him. All in all, such a cool night. The energy was excellent and it was such a cool moment to be a part of.
After this, we headed down to a recommended local place, where some Office cast have been rumored to visit, called The Bog. A great and really fun local band was playing and we met some really cool local folk.
Today were off to the street fair for some Alfredo’s Pizza Cafe for lunch and then heading back to D.C.
Such a fun weekend. I didn’t get to meet as many cast as I would have liked, but all in all the weekend has been spent in a great town and in even better company.
(Rumors: An Office Picnic in the spring. We’re going, right?)
Taking a break from convention blogging to bring you guys this nugget of glorious video.
MySpace (Oh, MySpace) does this awesome feature called ArtistOnArtist where two musicians, actors, directors or creative beings have an intersation (that’s an interview and a conversation) about, well, the fact that they’re musicians, actors, directors or creative beings. I love the Fiona Apple and Zach Galifianakis one.
But! Check out the Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson one! I love them!
Space?!
The Darjeeling Limited left the station yesterday for its wide release. Are you on board?
Tonight we headed back up to the convention headquarters for a little reception and mingle time. Kind of crazy, lots of seemingly cool people adorning themselves in all sorts of Dunder Mifflin disguise. Tracy had to pick up a replacement lanyard in the main hall, so on our way back, I saw Oscar headed back to the tent where the main reception was taking place. And when we made it there, Darryl, Oscar and Angela were lined up signing autographs and taking pictures. So, Tracy and I each got a picture with Darryl and Oscar and got their autographs, but Angela was far too swamped to get close enough for anything. Hopefully tomorrow though.
For dinner we went to this really cool restaurant called Cooper’s Seafood House. Delicious! I had the Cajun Seafood Pasta. Double delicious!
Day one is officially in the books! And now it’s time for some Disney Channel Harry Potter, Bear, and then some sleeps. After all, we’ve got Office Olympics in the morning!
Greetings from the Electric City, Dunder-heads!
Tracy and I are currently primping to get ready to head out to the reception and kick-off party for the convention downtown, but here’s a quick update on the trip so far:
I got into D.C. on Wednesday morning and was greeted by my dear friend Tracy. She and her husband, Cameron, just moved to Fort Belvior, Virginia, which is about 12 miles outside of downtown D.C. Their house is beautiful and charming and surrounded by gorgeous trees. We went to downtown and due to some rainy weather did a little sightseeing from the car and then headed over to pick up Cameron from work. Back at their place they cooked me an absolutely delicious dinner of curry chicken salad, Caribbean rice and salad accompanied by a really delicious white wine. After dinner we settled down to watch Phenomenon, that show on NBC that’s like American Idol but for creepy magicians, judged by the creepiest of the creep, Criss Angel and Hans Grueber, I mean Uri Geller. Tracy also made this kind of healthy pumpkin pudding thing that I am officially addicted to.
On Thursday, Tracy and I went to the Smithsonian’s Air and Space and Natural History and Science and then to dinner at this little bar with Cameron after he got off work. We all got the chipotle chicken sandwich and they. Were. Awesome. The Blue Moon was pretty delicious, too. After dinner, we walked up to The Dubliner, this great little Irish pub with some pretty great live music. At the end of the night it was time for home because we had DV-R’d Office waiting for us (write up coming…maybe… soon…) and after that and half of Grey’s Anatomy, I realized there is nothing more in this world I hate more than Grey’s Anatomy.
This morning it was up and out early as we had to drop Cameron off at work on our way out of town and he goes in pretty early. Understandable, I think DC traffic is definitely worse than L.A. It’s just totally awful. So, after that, Tracy and I were up and out of town on our way to Lancaster, PA to stop for some breakfast. We found the most charming and excellent restaurant, Rachel’s Cafe & Creperie. I had a Spanish Crepe and Tracy had the Greek. Totally amazing and delicious and still making my mouth water. After eating, we were back on the road and both realized how much we want to live out in the country where the trees change like they do here. It’s totally beautiful and scenic.
We got into Scranton and after a little driving around we found the hotel where the registration was. AND! As we pull into the parking lot, who do we see but KEVIN! We tried to park quickly, but couldn’t find a spot in time and when we finally made it out, he was gone, but in his place was Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration! Totally awesome. He was swamped and we both really needed to use the restroom, so we ran inside real quick. We were registered by perhaps the sweetest people in the world and signed up for tomorrow’s Office Olympics (wish us luck!) and then headed over to the Steamtown Mall for a little damage, but not much. It was so worth it. And here we are! Ready to head back out to the main hotel and grab some appe-teasers with some fellow Office fanatics. We found a great restaurant for dinner and I think we are definitely heading over to Poor Richards for drinks. Can’t wait.
So, so far, so excellent! More to come! Stay tuned!
Let’s take a moment to reflect on this.
Someone needs to explain to me why this is a good idea, because I can think of about 50,000 reasons why it isn’t.
Well, kids, I’m glad it’s raining. I’m not so glad that the museum is humid and smelly and that the sky is falling all around my desk. I’m blocked in by trash cans and disturbed by the constant plop of of the water falling from the ceiling and the occasional dunk from a large piece of tile falling into the bog.
But no bother to any of this! For tonight, I am headed up to Columbus to catch my crack-o-dawn flight to Washington, DC for a few days of sightseeing and fun with my dear friend Tracy. And then it’s off to Scranton! For The Office Convention! Not to return til next Tuesday!!
You can read up more on the convention here, but I am fairly sure that our hotel in Scranton will have internet, so you best believe I will be making an effort to make nightly updates.
Until I get back, be good, don’t fight and feed my fish, Tabetha (I actually don’t think I ever made an official blog introduction to Tabetha. Well, Tabetha is my fish. And she’s lazy.)
And stay safe out in Southern California. I’m thinking of you guys, for sure.
Sesame Street, that is.
Not too long ago, John sent me a photo of Anderson Cooper with a couple of Sesame Street Grouches (photo pending when I’m not at work.). Aside from being the best picture ever taken, it was photographic proof that Anderson Cooper was going to make a guest appearance on perhaps the most influential show of my life. As if I couldn’t love him any more…
(There was a good quality video on YouTube, but it appears to have been taken down. So, here we have this one which someone filmed off their TV. Until I find another one, this will have to do, but you get the idea.)
Also, as I was watching this video I was snookered into some other GLORIOUS Anderson Cooper YouTube videos when he is at his funniest and most ferocious.
Also, this week his special with Sanjay Gupta is starting on CNN, “Planet in Peril.” It looks pretty interesting, so maybe we should check it out.
AND, have you read Cooper’s book yet? I really think you should.
I’ve had a hard time getting down to writing anything really substantial about The Office recently. It’s not that it’s not brilliant, because it definitely is, it’s just that we haven’t been as cliffhangered as we’ve been in the past and there’s not too much to speculate. I think this is fine. My heart needs the vacation. But, no bother! Much to discuss! Let’s get right down to it!
See you after the jump!!!
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