Have you ever been to Scranton, Pennsylvania?

I have, I go every week. I've been to Scranton over 69 times in 5 years. What's so special about this tiny little city? Paper and paper supplies to be exact. That's right, Scranton is the home of the most popular branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in the world. All of the employees are unique, fun, and have their own crazy personalities. It's a pretty standard office when you think about it. Nothing too exciting or ridiculous (unless you count constant office relationships, sexual encounters in back warehouses, office pranks, an angry ex-boyfriend getting maced, diversity seminars, and a Martha Stewart like fraud encounter), but other than that it's pretty boring.

Much like the Tampa Bay Rays, I wonder if I enjoy the hit NBC comedy The Office for the right reasons. I'm beginning to think once again that this show is just a mere parallel of my life. For example, let's look at how I ended up with my wonderful girlfriend Mags. She (Pam) started out dating a guy (Roy) that other people in the office didn't too much care for. Yet, Mags (Pam) and myself (Jim) always talked and joked around at work. Now, after many years, Mags (Pam) ditched him (Roy) and started dating myself (Jim).

I could go on and on about the almost scary comparisons between this show and my life. Is it the parallel between my life or the fact that this office is mirrored so much off of the Bush Administration that keeps me watching. What? You didn't realize that? Think about that next time you watch The Office and see just how much Michael Scott really is just like Dub-ya...