Hello Peeps-

Kevin Malone here. From Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In Scranton, PA. It has been so long, I thought that I should re- introduce myself. I am an Accountant. I look a little like Ryan Seacrest. And I have a full head of golden locks. OK, well not "golden" exactly.

But I do look like Ryan Seacrest.

A lot has happened since last we chatted. Where to begin, where to begin...

There was a convention. In Scranton. A few weeks ago now. A bunch of fans of THE OFFICE came into town, and we had a good ole time together. We laughed. We partied. And then everybody left me there. For those of you that were there... did you have fun? Was it worth the trip?

As you can see in my profile picture. I sang. The Scrantones let me join them for an encore song, since Scrantonicity was not available (see: they were not asked to participate). It was the largest group of people I had ever been in front of, singing before. It was a rush. And, trust me when I tell you this... I rocked. Too bad for those of you that were not there. But again, I am available to travel, so let me know if you want to book my band for any weddings, bar mitzvahs, or senior citizens gathering. My people (Gary) will then call your people.

The best bar in the entire world is called THE BOG. It is in Scranton. And they let me bartend, when I need a little extra money. I spent Friday evening there, tending bar on Friday night of convention weekend. A note to peeps: Any drink with Southern Comfort in it, is not a good drink.

Because of the large number of people in from out of town, I had cops with me. Everywhere I went all weekend. In the old days, this would not have been a good sign, but these guys (and ESPECIALLY gals) are the best. Consider this my shout out to the good people in uniform in Scranton, PA. I tried to get deputy status during the weekend, but tey were not going to budge on that. Apparently, Paul Sorvino and Dwight have both been involved in incidents so no more deputies are being sworn in. Damn them.

We did an Office Olympics. I got proposed to. Fellow bloggers had a breakfast. There was a Casino night in a real Casino. I went to a hockey game. I got proposed to again. I rocked the roof off. Proposed.

And then everybody left. And it has been VERY VERY quiet.

As many of you know... the "writers" are on strike. I swear I don't know what the hell "writers" do on our particular show. But I guess they think they do something important. So while I am still sitting at my desk working at Dunder Mifflin, there are no cameras here to show it. And no crew peeps. And no food and goodies that get brought in. And not much of anything. It is quiet. TOO quiet. So here is my shout out to the crew who work on the television show, THE OFFICE. I miss having you guys around. I miss you. And I am thinking about you. And hope we all can be together soon. Cause you need to work. And I need to be shown doing what I do in the accounting department.

I have good news to report today. The people from this thing called "The Alliance" who represent producers. And the people from WGA, who represent writers. They are getting together to start talking again today. There will not be much news on anything, as long as things go well, cause they have declared a "press blackout". Which in my book is a good thing. Let them get together, give the writers at least some of what they richly deserve, and then let's have everybody go back to work. Talking about it to the press, just gets everybody angry. So just get in the room, and shut up until you have a deal you can tell us about.

So let's call this my "THe2 sides are talking, and in celebration I am writing" Blog. It has been hard. (That's what he said.) To not be with at least all of the old gang. But I know things will get worked out soon. (That;s what she said).

Any of you who were in Scranton, send me your pictures. I did not have a camera and I would love to see some pictures. Post them here, so others can see, or if you would prefer, send them to me in private.

Happy Thanksgiving peeps. And enjoy the holiday season that is upon us. I hope very very very soon, everyone will be back at Dunder Mifflin, making what is to me, the best show on television. I will keep you posted.

All best,

Peace,
Kev