Michael Scott vs. Jesus

The Office has been in re-runs for the past five weeks, leaving those of us who watch it in desperate need of resolution. What is going to happen between Roy and Jim? What is Pam going to do?

And now, inconveniently, the next brand-new episode airs this Thursday. I’ve got a meeting, and there’s church that night, being that it’s Maundy Thursday and all. There’s no way that any of my friends or I are going to make it home by 8 PM to watch, especially after being told in a sermon on Sunday that we'd better be in church . . . or we're not choosing Jesus. I'm choosing a meeting on Thursday and a family dinner on Friday, so I'm not sure what that means. Nothing good, I'm sure.

But we’ve planned to tape the episode (on a VCR--because we’re old school) and hold an Office Party at 9 PM on Thursday. We’re taping on two different VCRs, just to make sure, and I’m doing a test run sometime before Thursday, because I never tape anything and I want to make sure it works.

Yesterday I heard about another couple, people I don’t know very well, who want to come to our church service on Thursday but were hesitant because they didn’t want to miss The Office. Fortunately one of my friends was able to tell them about our solution. And the party keeps growing.

I can’t remember the last time I (or anyone I know) went to this much trouble for a television show. It’s freakin’ addicting, that’s all I can say.