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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RECAP: I’ve been collection all of the movie tickets for every movie I’ve seen in the theater for the last 11 years. A few weeks ago, I decided to take all of the information on these tickets and create a spreadsheet to find out exactly how much money and time I’ve spent on going to the theater. For a full description of what this madness is all about, check out this previous post.

Well, the results are in! I’ve successfully tabulated all of the movie tickets in my collection, the first of which dated all the way back to April 11, 1997. It was long, monotonous, boring work, but damn it, it was something that needed to be done. I’m sure I missed a few tickets here and there throughout the years, but this certainly paints a pretty clear picture of my theater-attending habits. Here are some of the results:

Number of Movies Seen: 258
Total Spent on Movies: $1,602.25
Total Amount of Time: 498 Hours 39 Minutes

Okay, now let’s break this down. 258 movies means I’ve essentially seen a movie every other week for more than the last decade and during that time I’ve spent nearly 500 hours watching them. Dizamn. That’s nearly 21 straight days spent in a theater seat being bathed and in the majestic glow of a movie screen… which is roughly 2 straight days a year. Mind you, this doesn’t include any time watching previews, though more often than not, that can be offset by the fact that I didn’t sit through the full credits on most of the flicks on the list. Then we have the fact that the $1,600 figure doesn’t include the thousands I’ve spent on concessions while seeing these movies… as any proper film-fanatic would agree, popcorn is absolutely required to properly view a movie in the theater.

Here are some more interesting facts I established while making my list:

I thought this was a pretty cool little device for any string-shredding headbangers out there, so I figured I’d post it up to see what you all think. Belkin has created a nifty add-on for 1/4″ cables that will hopefully make musicians’ lives a little easier and their beloved instruments a little safer… it’s called the Belkin BreakFree Magnetic Connector. This product essentially adds an Apple-inspired magnetic break-away point for your guitar cable. It works on either end of the cable obviously, so you could use it to easily unhook from the amp or the guitar (though I don’t really see the benefit of having this on the end plugged into the amp). Either way, gone are the days of having to turn your amp off while swapping guitars during a gig to avoid abusing the audience with that delightful cringe-inducing popping noise. Hell, best of all is the technology that has saved countless Macbooks keeping your gear from plummeting to the beer-covered floor as inebriated peeps get your cable wrapped around their ankles on the way to the bathroom.

It would be nice to see how well they hold up to a good old-fashioned thrashtastic stress test. My only concern would be the amount of pressure needed to disconnect the two magnets being too low. If it disconnects too easily, it may be more suitable for those that enjoy a good acoustic strum while seated on a barstool as opposed to those who have a bit more energy while performing… it would sure blow to have your guitar cable drop to the floor as you’re busy swinging your ax around like you’re seizing during the breakdown. I may just have to give this a whirl for the hell of it. It’s scheduled to be released in September for a meager $19.99.

What’s your take on rocking with the help of magnets? Think it’s a good idea?

More info: Belkin’s Product Page

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!

Directed by: Zack Snyder
Starring: Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Jackie Earle Haley
Release Date: March 6, 2009

First seeing the trailer for the upcoming “Watchmen” adaptation on IMAX was nearly the most awe-inspiring moment I’ve ever experienced in the theater (aside from the two and half hours of brilliance proceeding it that was Dark Knight of course). I could feel the hairs on my arm raise as we got a glimpse of Dr. Osterman being vaporized and I could barely keep my mouth from hanging agape as scene after scene of epic asskickage was endlessly thrown at my eyeballs. A remixed version of The Smashing Pumpkins’ “The End is the Beginning is the End” gives this trailer the absolute perfect tone… and interestingly enough, though not very surprising, the sale of that song has boomed quite a bit on iTunes since the trailer’s debut on Friday. Hopefully future generations will remember that particular tune from this movie instead of the flick it was originally recorded for: “Batman & Robin”… because I have to say, if this trailer is any indication, we’re in for a hell of a good time when this movie drops next March.