My Ode to the Fall Television Program Schedule

Although summer is by far one of the greatest seasons of the year, last May I found myself wishing the spring would last just a little while longer. Within one week, everything that gave me purpose for waking up in the morning was gone. Michael Scofield, Jim and Pam, Dwight Schrute, Jack Bauer, Kate, Sawyer, and Jack, they were all to be put on hold as the summer approached. I became so close to these people that they were nearly my dearest friends. I laughed, cried, loved with them and lived vicariously through their lives. Jack Bauer inspired my purchase of a shot gun (ok not really but I do like pretending I am as stealthy and stylin' as him from time to time). Michael Scofield encouraged me to remember my allegiance towards my family - even if that means pretending to rob a bank just so you can go to jail and spend the last few months with your brother who is on death row and try to break him out. Kate inspires me to be incredibly hot because as my co-worker has pointed out on several occasions "she's in incredible physical shape, she has striking hazel eyes, a cute nose, an appealing smattering of freckles, and curly brown hair". What's not to like about that? Sawyer has taught me how to make people hate me just by looking at them. Jim and Pam have embolden America and made it possible for hundreds of people to see through their layers of friendship and take a chance at something more. Doctor Jack has made me realize that sometimes when all you have is a jungle for supplies you can still perform a successful operation. And last but surely not least, Dwight Shrute has demonstrated that it's ok to talk without thinking about what you are saying. In fact, he has made the office nerd the new cool thing to be. (See Paul it's not bad to be considered a Dwight replica).

Now as the summer comes to a close I am hesitant to enjoy the fall but I am ecstatic at the chance to become reaquainted with my long lost friends. I will lose my life to school and these people. But I will live my life through them once again and I will feel as though I have lived a life that others could only dream about. I will once again be reunited with my longing for a massive shootout, the office humor, the adventurous polar bear infested island, and the psychological thinking of those trying to escape the law. Thank you for making the transition from "Summer fun" to "Fall fiasco" a little better and a little easier to live through.

To all my friends I have made throughout the summer ... I am sorry but you have been replaced. My true friends are back!