Kevin’s ongoing quest to clear his gambling debt continues as everyone’s favorite smooth-talker, Darryl, gives him a helping hand at the bank. But (surprise!) things don’t go as smoothly as planned. The first 20 seconds of this webisode does a pretty good job of summing up exactly why I love ‘The Office’ in all of it’s deadpan glory. I just hope Craig Robinson’s recent arrest for drug possession doesn’t keep Darryl out of the Dunder Mifflin warehouse this upcoming season…

It’s been a few weeks since my last post, the main reasons for this being my steadily hectic work schedule and my good friend Chad (aka Dr. Chud’s) wedding this past weekend. Paintballing, drinking, preparing, rehearsing, tuxing, groomsmanning and drinking some more can take up a big chunk of your time… trust me. And even though it was one of the least relaxing extended weekends of my life, it was a hell of a damn good time.

Congrats to Chud and Natalie! I wish you both all the best!

Photo L-R: Keenan, Me (in a badass hat), Mike, Dan, Chud, & Mark

I can’t quite recall the first time I heard the name Aron Ralston. I beleive I was first introduced to Aron’s story by Maddox, though it appears his description of what happened in May of 2003 differs slightly from Aron’s account. According to the man himself, while canyoneering (whatever the hell that is) in Utah, a boulder fell on his right forearm, crushing and pinning it against the canyon wall. For over 5 days Aron was trapped; completely unable to free his arm or move the boulder… and he eventually made the (insanely ballsy) decision to cut off his own hand. He knew it was the only way he would be able to get out of the canyon, so he took out his dull multi-tool and got to work.

GOD. DAMN.

Now, reading a description of an event is one thing. I’d heard this story for years… but hearing the man himself describe in detail every moment of his “home” surgery is something completely different. After watching this video of Aron describing how he was able to break the bones in his arm and cut off his pinned, decaying hand, all I can think is, “oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my dear fucking god.” I can only hope I would be able to follow in his example if in the same situation… but honestly, I really hope I never have to find out. Check out the following video and tell me you don’t feel the same way:

These ‘Office’ webisodes are just getting better and better. After Kevin has a run-in with what must be the least intimidating loan sharks in Scranton, Darryl decides to tell it like it is and steps in to help Kevin get his much-needed loan… while lining his own pockets in the process. I’m quite glad to see Darryl making an appearance. He’s one of my favorite characters from ‘The Office’ as he always seems to be in a constant state of “holy god, what a fucking idiot” whenever Michael is around… that makes me smile. I can’t wait to see how he smooth-talks the bank employees next week, but until then, enjoy this week’s webisode below:

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Join me as our favorite fiscally irresponsible office accountant, Kevin Malone, takes a trip to the bank! I get the feeling he may not have done quite enough research before this meeting… you’d think if you were planning to defraud a financial institution you’d take a bit more time to get things in order before jumping right in. Well, Kevin must be a braver man than I. Enjoy.

And of course, if you missed out on Webisode 1, then you deserve to be kicked in the throat for not visiting more often. Oh, and you can check it out here!

I’d like to congratulate Kait and Kurtis on their recent nuptials. I had a hell of a good time drinking and partying it up with you guys and the rest of the fam this weekend and I wish you happy and fun-filled honeymoon!

On a related note, I’ll do my best to get some new posts up this week. I had quite the streak last week, and even went so far as to start writing nearly half a dozen additional posts before work and the weekend caught up with me. And don’t worry everyone… I’ll be posting my movie ticket totals as soon as I can. Stay tuned!