prêt-à-party: Beets. Bears. Battlestar Galactica.

Michael Scott: Okay, you know what? I will not donate my winnings to Comic Relief, since apparently, it doesn't exist. I am going to donate to Afghanistanis with AIDS.

Jim Halpert: The aid to Afghanistan?
Michael Scott: No, I mean Afghanistanis with AIDS.
Phyllis: Afghani.
Michael Scott: What?
Phyllis: Afghani.
Michael Scott: That's a dog.
Pam Beesley: No, that's "afghan."
Michael Scott: No, that's a shawl.
Dwight Schrute: Canine AIDS?
Michael Scott: No...
Creed: Who has AIDS?
Jim Halpert: Guys, the Afghanistanannis.
Michael Scott: Okay, you know what? No. No. AIDS is not funny... Believe me, I have tried.

I ALWAYS laugh out loud when I read this exchange from The Office's "Casino Night" - one of my most fave of fave episodes. I thought this would put a cherry on anyone's Friday. Even with MLK day off, it's been a LONG week for me!

I got this Fun Run box set for my brother, Jon, this past Christmas... which he absolutely loved - or maybe I just loved it?

Inside the funny mini-bankers box was the Season 4 DVD, a Michael Scott Dunder Mifflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Pro-Am Fun Run Race For The Cure shirt, a matching water bottle, a full script for the Dinner Party episode, and finally, a Support The Rabid rubber {Livestrong-esque} bracelet. I don't think Jon has taken the bracelet off since.

I think The Office has done a great job with their merchandizing - this whole box, which I found at Best Buy, was a mere $10 more than the DVD box set alone - nice score for me. {that's what she said?}

And because I'm such a sucker for it all, I was just browsing through NBC's merch site, hovering my mouse over everything, trying not to add EVERY item to my shopping cart. But here's what I'd get for everyone I know if I had the $$!

For My Brother:

Some more Tees for my bro, since I'm sure he'd rather get new shirts than do his laundry at school. Both Dwight-related, and I think he'd really appreciate the music/vegetable homophone.

For My Dad:

Haha, because he so is the best boss, and also because Dwight annoys the crap out of him, yet I'm sure he'd enjoy a bobblehead for his desk. {I think he just knows too many people at work who are actually like Dwight.}

For my Mom:

Serenity candles by Jan, because I'm sure it would help soothe her after a long day :)

For my friend, Rachel:

Angela's baby poster, because I'm sure it would totally freak her out. But I think she'd still put it up in her office at work in spite of that fact. YANKEE SWAP!

For Kyle:

Some more tee's - "You can't fire me. I don't work work in this van". And "Free Ryan". Because there is a definite lack of cool t-shirts in his closet.

A Kelly-homemade party gift for Creed - because he is Kyle's fave and who could resist that face? And an office sign, which I'm sure he'd put on his bathroom door or something.

And For ME!

An I Heart Jim Post-it Cube.... um, for obvious reasons.

Because I'm obviously a little obsessed - A Dunderize Your Cube Kit - complete with Mini Paper Shredder, Set of 4 Push Pins, Set of 4 Paper Clips, Mini Blue Stapler, Dual Memo Cube Holder, Pen.