Last week, I initially planned to study for my USMLE Step 3, the two-day medical licensure exam I took yesterday. It was bad enough that I refused to buy any preparation book or practice questions for the test–maybe I should have–but I can’t believe I blew off studying to watch FIVE seasons of The Office.

Yes…not 1 or 2 episodes, but FIVE seasons of that satirical show set in Scranton, PA.  I had only seen one episode previously, and that was during one of my night float blocks.  Initially I didn’t think it was too captivating, but after blasting through 2 seasons, I couldn’t stop until I caught up to this season.  The scripting is well-written to encompass an overarching theme of the season while individualizing a plot for each episode.  It’s also neat that one of the show’s writers, BJ Novak (Harvard alum), also plays as Ryan the temp.

That said, I’m ashamed to admit that I spent over 60 hours in a week watching TV instead of preparing for an exam that I must pass in order to apply for my medical license. Scary.

That’s not all folks. I also recorded the theme song of The Office on piano. I used the built-in unidirectional mono microphone on my Thinkpad T42, while playing on my Casio CDP-100 keyboard. The Casio has Steinway sampled tones, but unfortunately the speakers are horrible (I do not have a passthrough audio cable). Enjoy!

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