The Office 401: Fun Run (1/4)

"The Office"--Why We Love It

1. It's freaking hilarious
2. Michael Scott, or Michael Scarn for those who follow the show, is so off-the-wall, so random, so incredibly bad as a boss, yet lovable in weird and unknown ways
3. The pranks that Jim and Pam play on Dwight are classic. These aren't just your run-of-the-mill office gags. They are downright the most creative I've seen--and I've worked in an office. Believe me, I've tried to think of office pranks.
4. The chemistry between the main characters, especially Jim and Dwight, make for amazing TV entertainment.
5. The writing. It's fantastic. Humor, empathy, randomness, and the always good "Did he really just say that?" look Wes and I give to each other.
6. The supporting cast--Oscar, Angela, our most beloved Kevin, Phyllis, Stanley, Andy, Tolby, & Kelly. Too good.
7. And finally, Wes and I get to enjoy it together, laughing, shaking our heads at Michael, wishing we had someone in our own workplace like Dwight who we could torment...all in good fun of course.

Reduce, Reuse, Take Showers With your Souse

Supposedly, it's "blog action day" which means that bloggers across the world are to unite and speak out on one specific topic. In this year's case, it's the environment.

What do I do to help? Well, my minister is doing a series called "God is Green," but I'm always helping with children's church, so I have yet to hear any of his messages on the matter. Recycle--that's probably a part of them.

In order to conserve water, I often take showers with my husband. That's helping. I don't litter. Prize # 2. And, I enjoy the creativity of this beautiful earth. I don't take it for granted. I breathe in all that I can. I respect it, I care for it, I live it. It's solace for me. The mere presence of its colours illuminates my heart and awakens the adventuresome journeyman in me.

How Many Movies Have You Seen?

On a Season 3 episode of "The Office," Dwight and Andy are sparring back and forth with words. Andy says something about films and knowing "a lot about them," and Dwight says he's seen 284 of them. I thought, "284? That's it! I think I saw more than 284 films by the time I was ten."

So, I thought I would calculate the number of movies I've watched. This will be a very long feat. I have seen many, many, many movies. Lots of them. Film is a pasion of mine. I spent a long time studying them, figuring out what worked in a movie and what didn't, so that when I went to film school, I would have literally gone to "class" before I even entered my freshman year of college. I did go to school for film, but I didn't pursue it. I sometimes regret that, but that's the past.

I'm only on the "As" so far...I'll let you know when I reach 284.

How many movies have you seen?

What I've noticed

I (Amanda) don't blog as much as others. I asked myself why this may be and concluded the following:

I spend, on average, 40 hrs spread amongst 5 days in front of the computer. Now, to some, this is child's play, much like a little girl spending hours upon hours every day playing with her Barbies, or a little guy spending much of his days blowing stuff up. But these are not hours searching the web, or just going from one page to the next. This is constant switching to and from multiple software programs, continually researching, non-stop spreadsheets, etc etc. This is the nature of my job. This is why my blogging is more sporatic than others...or so I have concluded.

I'm not saying that there aren't many others who spend just as much time in front of the computer as I do, if not more, nor am I saying that there aren't bloggers out there who spend more time on their computer than I do and manage to post more often. I'm just saying that, for me, my job is why I don't post as often as I'd like. My work requires many windows to be open at once, and I just get tired of typing and looking at the screens, researching, navigating. I want to post more. Wes wants to post more. We just find ourselves in this constant state of technology. It's really nice to get a break from it.