how most of you know that i love the uncomfortable

but last night's "the office" was so uncomfortable that it almost went past hilarious and ventured into sad.

i said almost.

honestly, it was the funniest half hour of television i've watched all year, and also the squirmiest. i didn't want to look. i wanted to cover my ears. even though i wasn't there in michael and jan's condo, i was there. and goddamn, that was awful.

and awesome.

thank you, dundler mifflin, for coming back.

i missed you.

how this is not shallow, this is the opposite of shallow, this is emotionally magnificent

easily the funniest thing that michael scott ever said, and trust me, that's a mighty long list.

in fact, that might have overtaken "treat every week like it's shark week" as my favorite scripted line all year.

how i don't think i'm going out on a limb by saying this

but the last three episodes of "the office" - the ones about safety requirements, women's appreciation and beach day survivor - are among the funniest ever made on american television.

they've all been promoted to the "until i delete" option on my dvr.

how i could have used a laugh

and my lord, how the "dunder mifflin company safety day" deliver them.