That Stoner Who Was A Penn Prof's First Day At The White House!

You remember Kalpen Modi? He used to get high and satisfy his munchies at a famous fast food emporium in the Garden State, and then once the buzz faded and he got sick of playing doctor he thought, "Hey, you know what would be more fun than trying to get laid at Princeton? Teaching kids at Penn!" After a brief stint in academia, the Prof decided to trade up. He announced his plans to swap Dr. House for the White House to work with the Obama administration, where they're makin' change and takin' names and throwing the occasional luau. Modi has ditched his screen name (which, what with it being "Kal PENN" and all, we really liked) for his birth name just in time for his first day on the job in Washington. Now this is all very exciting news; even though we're unemployed, we can usually find it in our hearts to be happy for people with jobs. The only catch: Warner Brothers put out the word that we could be looking forward to A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas in November 2010, and Modi is already signed on to at least a year of service in the Obama administration. Since we're sort of in crazy times right now — war, economic insanity, global warming, Michael Jackson's death — it's not like Kumar can take a few extended vacations to steal back the stoner crown from Judd Apatow. We aren't really sure how he's going to work this one out, but we're thinking he's got a cyclical career path going on. Maybe we can expect to see him back in University City?