I just got back from attending Mindy Kaling's visit to Scranton's Steamtown Mall.  OMG! It was so hilarious, especially the beet-eating contest.  I'll post the pics below.   

This is just a quick blog, because I have a busy day today, concluding with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers game tonight in Wilkes-Barre.  (The Pioneers are going for 20-straight home game wins.  Amazing!  GO PIONEERS! )

Anyway, here's some news for ya:  I think the only person I told on MySpace was Gary so far - but this turned out to be a great event!  Why?  Because I won the WBRE-TV (local NBC affiliate) Office trivia contest, with the prizes being The Office DVD trivia game, The Office trivia board game and a private meet and greet with Mindy Kaling!!  WBRE called me yesterday afternoon to let me know.  I was thrilled to hear the news.  The way the contest worked was this:  WBRE asked a different Office trivia question on TV each morning this week.  You would then log onto the station's Web site and answer the questions as well as give your contact information.  Pretty basic, but I was glad as heck to win and thankful I knew the answers.  

When I got to the mall this morning, I picked up my V.I.P. Meet and Greet voucher.  Then, WBRE's Jeff Chirico interviewed me.  That was a surprise.  The photographer also shot my wrist, because I was wearing a bracelet that said The Office.  It was next to my Catholic saints bracelet, so perhaps he got that too.     : D   I was embarrassed to do the interview, because I'm not really all that exciting.  There were way cooler people there than me, like the beet-eating folks, so I'm hoping he puts them on, instead of me.  Besides, I really didn't know what I was saying.  And, most importantly, I didn't do my hair this morning!    

To cut to the chase, Mindy was very nice and said she liked my glasses.  I didn't ask for a picture with her.  Why?  I have no idea.  I probably should have, but I did get her autograph.  Here is is:

 I can't wait to play the trivia games.  I believe WBRE is supposed to mail them to me. 

I wish all my Dunderhead friends could have been there for the beet-eating contest.  What a blast!  You would have enjoyed it.  I didn't enter, because I don't like beets.  (I never had them, but I just know I don't like them.  Dwight would shun me.)  Each contestant had to eat the beets from a big bowl.  There were seven cans of beets in each bowl!!!  Yikes!  Whoever ate the most won.  The judges, including Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty, weighed each bowl to determine who consumed the most.  For the first two minutes, the contestants were not allowed to use their hands to eat the beets.  So, you can imagine the mess.  Here are some pics: 

The guy in the picture above won first place.  He drank all the beet juice first and then ate what he could.  Smart move to go for the juice. 

But, perhaps, best of all was that Mindy braved the beets herself.  The crowd cheered as she submerged her face in a big, messy bowl of Dwight Schrute's favorite vegetable.  I hope the beet juice didn't stain her face, as she said she was driving to Paul Lieberstein's (Toby) wedding tonight in New York. 

 Here she is, THE QUEEN OF BEETS!: