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Last week, Katrine found an inquiry about herself in the Lovelab missed connections section of "The Stranger." It read:

Pancate at Sunset Bowl 5/18
PANCATE is the name you bowled under. Thurs nite 5:18 at Sunset bowl. You- beautiful redhead in green shirt. Me - light blue shirt in lane next to you. Followup eye contact with coffee?

Katrine told me that she didn't remember who the guy was, but her friend said it was certainly a guy in the lane next to them who was there with a large family.

"Go for it and meet the guy," I told Katrine.

"If he's bold enough to put an ad in 'The Stranger' he should have been bold enough to come up and talk to me then," she said.

"I wouldn't go and hit on a girl in front of my entire family," I replied.

"Good point," she said.

Ironically, our conversation then turned to the difficulty and lack of opportunity to meet people outside of school.

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I was all jazzed up yesterday about "The Office" marathon. I invited friends over, bought some beer and ordered pizza for the event. I was even going to post a quiz this morning about the episodes. Yet, my night was ruined because King 5, the NBC affiliate, decided only to air half of the marathon. The 9 p.m. hour was dedicated to a special medical report.

In the words of Matt, "We're all terminal." There's another health threat. I get the picture. If I want to learn more, I'll watch the 11 p.m. news. At the 9 and 10 p.m. hours I'd prefer to watch something a little more uplifting, if you will.

Outrage possessed Pacific Northwest residents, like myself, who looked forward to watching the advertised two-hour, four-episode marathon. Fortunately, ABC/Komo 4 aired the Scripps National Spelling Bee and pacified the anger. There's something soothing and funny about watching nerdy junior high students spell words like cachinnate, kaddish, usurious and bdeilloid.

Some responses to "The Office" marathon fiasco:

  • "I don't know what's happening...What the f&$#!" - Scott
  • "Boycott the station! Jean Enersen is going down!" - Matt
  • "Let's watch the spelling bee." - Moos
  • "I need to add a Commandment to address this." - God

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NBC is hosting a marathon of "The Office" tonight from 8-10 p.m.

I read a few days ago in the Seattle Times that Rainn Wilson, who plays Dwight (pictured), is originally from Shorecrest and attended the UW, where he graduated with a degree in drama in 1986.

"The Office" is absolutely the funniest show on television and you owe it to yourself to sit down and watch it. For every show you don't watch, I will kill you. There will be a quiz tomorrow. Be prepared.