I think most people read these blogs from work so you may be reading this after a nice, relaxing 4 day weekend. I usually spend July 4th at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, but because of a crazy work schedule the hubby and I are staying in LA this year. I'll miss my Dad's BBQ ribs and the family boat rides. (Boy, typing that makes me homesick.)
Our LA relatives are hosting a BBQ and we plan to see fireworks with my nephew so that should be fun at least. And, we are going to the Premiere of Steve's new movie Little Miss Sunshine which I haven't seen but is supposed to be GREAT!
In other news...big thanks to MW from Santa Barbara, CA for alerting me to the new Office Promo contest run by NBC.com and YouTube. Create and upload an original 20 second promo for The Office and the winners of the contest will have their promo run on NBC over the summer. Here is a link for more details. Good luck!
http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/contest/
Maura from Terryville, CT figured out how to get an Office ring tone on your phone. She was generous to share the details:
"If your phone has internet access and the ability to send text messages then you can get the office ring tone. You need to find an area with 5 bars of service. Then you text the message NB118 to 62288. It then replies with a text message and you reply with the letter Y. The next thing that happens is you will receive a "browser message" with a website. You need to go to this website on your phone. From there it will automatically download the ring tone. The cost of this is $1.99 plus the cost of 5 text messages and some internet access. I have to stress that you MUST be in an area with very very good signal if you want to download the ring tone through the air."
Here is the website of where she got this info :
http://www.nbc.com/boards/TheOffice/thread-563065-1.html
Good news for charity! Television Without Pity, hosted an auction for a childrens charity called Dewey Donations System. People bid to have their favorite shows recapped. Well, on the Office Forum at TWoP, the fans, lead by TV_Buffy, banded together and within the span of 48 hours were able to win with a bid of $730!! The children's charity for this auction is one that is helping build up the libraries, in the Harrison County (MS) library system that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
www.deweydonationsytem.org
Thanks to Boof , Ginger and Julie B. for writing me about it. (Others wrote me too but I think they were the first.) And, thanks to everyone for doing a great thing in the name of our show.
Finally, I have a new favorite shirt! I got it on Wednesday and I've already worn it twice. I ordered it from www.Cafepress.com. Do a search of Dunder Mifflin to find it. I think it cost like $18.99.
Here is a photo of the shirt and one of me wearing it. That scrappy mutt in the photo is my dog Wesley who I figured deserved some recognition. His big brother Andy has gotten quite famous and I don't want any rivalry between them.
Have a GREAT 4th of July!
P.S. I finally figured out how to use Photobucket. Fun!