Tanner Hall (2009)

(1:28:14)ish Knowing each other's darkest moments somehow connected us, and redeemed us. The way two negatives make a positive. The way your eyes adjust to the dark.

how maudlin

She loves that television is about inviting people into her world week after week like beautiful but maddening strays, believing they’ll change their ways and being utterly destroyed when they do but the consequences have already fallen

i've been watching "bob's burgers" for almost four seasons now and the power of advertising is such that i've never considered eating burgers and fries afterward until the super bowl commercial episode.

the three adult things i do are Inbox (0), being regular and eating egg whites. that's about it "all you need is the right kind of love"

TOURS, THIS IS ME!

hahahah

Q: What's the best prank you've ever seen played on a set? 41. By: Mstrchapl Thread | Permalink A: TRAVIS FIMMEL (star of vikings) is the greatest prankster of all time- Garry Marshall however- flew in a dude I was goofing on to confront me when making "Dear God" that was deep http://www.topiama.com/r/1583/iama-donal-logue-from-terriers-grounded-for-life#r81 /// Q: Jokes aside, just wanted to say that you have made me smile and laugh countless times over the past few years, so thank you. And while I have no doubts that you'll go down in SNL history as one of the greats, I can't wait to see what you'll do beyond that, too. There are a lot of people I love to watch on TV but would never want to grab a beer with, and vice versa. But you're definitely at the top of my list for either. You seem to transcend all of the crazy pageantry of the celebrity world while functioning so perfectly within it, which is pretty cool in itself. I'm going to stop now, but basically, you're the man. Cheers! 19. By: g0ldenslumbers Thread | Permalink A: What a nice thing to say! Thanks man. I want to copy this down and keep it in my wallet and open it if I ever feel like I'm disappearing up my own ass! All kidding aside, very touched. Thanks. Q: Bill, huge fan! When I was listening to your interview with Howard Stern, you mention how anxious you get during performances. Having never been able to guess you have anxiety, can you talk about any things you do to rid of the obvious physical signs of anxiety before performing? 20. By: bryandeger Thread | Permalink A: I purposely do something on air that I haven't planned to get me out of my head. It's like tricking your brain. It makes me feel like I screwed up so I can except that I screwed up and relax. http://www.topiama.com/r/1508/hi-im-bill-hader-im-a-actor-comedian-writer-and-i#r39 /// Q: I'm putting this one in a few hours early for the 5PM answers. Thank you for doing this AMA — Like you said in an earlier answer: "Improv is basically one person's point of view on how to attack a void." It's the best explanation of improv teaching I've heard. Thing is, life is full of voids if you think about it — you're always venturing into the unknown. Do you feel that your improv skill set has helped you outside of performing and writing, in personal or other professional situations? If so, do you have any anecdotes you could tell us about how your improv skills helped in an unexpected or unlikely situation? 36. By: CS79IV Thread | Permalink A: Yes. My first paid gig as a video-game journalist came from basically playing the character of a video-game journalist. I got into E3 because of pieces I wrote for The Gamer's Quarter, and went with one goal: writing for Edge magazine. Knowing that my last name is Campbell, and that one of the editors of Edge was named Campbell, I walked into the Edge on-site office and played the character of someone who should be there. "Is Colin here," I asked. "No," said the assistant." "Can you tell him Heather stopped by? Heather Campbell." She said, "Oh yeah, sure. He'll be back at 3pm, wanna come back then?" I came back at three and had an appointment because of the way I said my name, and the way I acted -- like I was supposed to be there. Colin sat down with me, confused; he asked, "What was this meeting about?" Again, improvising, I said, "You were meeting with me to hire me as a writer." Which is what I would say in a scene if I was playing the plucky young journalist. Colin realized what was up and looked frustrated. So I handed him my portfolio and said, "If you read this, I guarantee you'll give me a job. I promise, because it's that good." I didn't hear anything for a while, and then they called me and asked me to be a Los Angeles correspondent. As soon as I wrote a single article for Edge, I immediately set a meeting with Play Magazine. And that's the story of how I improvised my way from grocery delivery into Games Journalism. It starts with the work: If my portfolio was empty, that would have been the end of it. But I had something to show once I got in the meeting. http://www.topiama.com/r/1501/i-am-whose-line-is-it-anyway-improviser-and-tv#r71 /// Q: I love you... That is all. 14. By: Poptart_Muncher Thread | Permalink A: Is that all? Because that's quite a lot, my friend. That is everything. http://www.topiama.com/r/1464/i-am-aisha-tyler-actress-comedian-tv-host-author#r27 /// http://www.topiama.com/r/1339/i-am-david-schwartz-composer-of-arrested /// That's what I love about Pam. Her attitude is so amazing. I also love her puppets. 15. By: blinkerfluid13 Thread | Permalink A: This is on my bookshelf too! This is a prototype but they are gonna start making them for the FX shop. http://instagram.com/p/ZlF038ODNB/# Q: ...I am going to buy that puppet so hard that my money is going to fly into an alternate dimension. 16. By: obscurepanda Thread | Permalink A: They are only making a small batch of the blue ones, the rest will be gray. Also you can move the tongue. http://www.topiama.com/r/1276/i-am-amber-nash-best-known-as-the-voice-of-pam#r31 Q: What is your favorite project to have worked on? 29. By: THROWAWAY2938247 Thread | Permalink A: Archer for sure because it's so much fun. But I was also in a show at Dad's Garage called Invasion:Christmas Carol. It's Christmas Carol but every night about 10 minutes into the show, someone shows up that doesn't belong, like the A-Team or Paula Deen and the cast has to incorporate the radom element and try to keep telling the story of Christmas Carol. It's a blast. I was Ebenezer Scrooge the first year we did it at Dad's Garage and that was probably one of my favorite times on stage. http://www.topiama.com/r/1276/i-am-amber-nash-best-known-as-the-voice-of-pam#r57

bob's burgers 410

dan mintz's evil laugh from presto tin-o!! (7:47 left)

Q: Of all your documentaries, who has been the most fascinating interviewee? (And why was it Buck O'Neil?) 6. By: Delaywaves Thread | Permalink A: Ha! No favorites. But Buck is close to being one. Our religious tradition suggests that man is made in God's image. But very little of our actions suggests this. Buck was the exception. http://www.topiama.com/r/2215/i-am-ken-burns-documentary-filmmaker-ask-me /// Q: Hi Ken! First off thanks for all you have done to bring so much history to life for so many over the years. I was young and had no idea I loved history so much until The Civil War mesmerized me when it first aired on PBS. Jazz is easily my 2nd favorite of your films, but I've enjoyed so so many of them. I recently watched The Central Park Five, which I really enjoyed in spite of the frustration of watching such tragedies unfold. Near the end something that Craig Steven Wilder said really struck me: “I want us to remember what happened that day and be horrified by ourselves because it really is a mirror on our society. And rather than tying it up in a bow and thinking that there is something we can take away from it and we'll be better people; I think what we really need to realize is that we're not very good people, and we're often not.” How closely do you relate with this comment? Also - how glad does it make you to know that the film may have helped the Central Park Five get closer to some sort of justice (recent settlement discussion)? 46. By: blaze-one Thread | Permalink A: I totally relate to Craig's comment. And while I think our film has helped, we aren't going to be happy until the City of New York settles the civil rights lawsuit the Central Park Five brought against them. // Q: Any tips for someone wanting to get started in the entertainment industry? 14. By: Cheesedud6 Thread | Permalink A: Everyone says that breaking in is difficult. I can tell you - if you're truly good at something (cinematography, VFX, organizing other people, etc.) it's not hard at all. Competent people who can work with others are shockingly rare. http://www.topiama.com/r/2243/we-are-rocketjump-creators-of-video-game-high#r27

http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/12/08/holiday-necessities-how-to-find-a-good-therapist/ http://kottke.org/tag/Todd%20Levin

her (2013)

Roberto. Will you always come home to me and tell me about your day? Will you tell me about the boring guy who talked too much at work? And the stain you got on your shirt at lunch. Tell me about a funny thought you had as you were waking up, but had forgotten about. Tell me how crazy everyone is. We can laugh about it. Even if you get home late and I'm asleep already, just whisper in my ear one little thought you had today. Because I love the way you look at the world, and I'm so happy I get to be next to you and look out at the world through your eyes. Love, Maria.

"how much do minor league host families make" reddit amas - minor league ballplayer http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/10414525/ex-chicago-cub-adrian-cardenas-quit-baseball-pursue-real-passion http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/79178/december-06-2006/john-sexton http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/thu-march-7-2013-john-sexton http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/43470394/ http://davidjamesduncan.com/ http://www.hardballtimes.com/so-you-want-to-be-a-beat-writer.../ http://www.rebelsbaseball.biz/host-families http://www.topiama.com/cat/athlete http://www.csmonitor.com/1986/0513/hsport-f.html/(page)/2 "weirdest baseball promotions" "weirdest baseball names" http://thunderbaseball.wordpress.com/2010/08/15/minor-league-baseball-investing-in-the-future/ http://www.npbtracker.com/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/05/AR2006100501937.html http://legendsmom.blogspot.com/ http://homeplatelikehome.com/2010/06/hosting-some-of-the-greats http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/independent-league-top-prospects-8998/ http://www.sportsillustrated.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1078897/index.htm Educational Needs and Barriers for Refugee students in the United States: A Review of the Literature by J. Lynn McBrien, University of South Florida A longitudinal study of acculturative stress and homesickness: high-school adolescents immigrating from Russia and Ukraine to Israel without parents by Eugene Tartakovsky, Tel Aviv University Developing a Bicultural Model for Academic Achievement: A Look at Acculturative Stress, Coping, and Self-Perception by Suzanne R. Hawley, Loma Linda University and David V. Chavez, California State University, San Bernardino and Theresa St.Romain, University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita Comparative Studies of Acculturative Stress by J.W. Berry, Uichol Kim, Thomas Mind and Doris Mock, Queen’s University Acculturation Orientations and Social Relations Between Immigrant and Host Community Members in California by Richard Y. Bourhis, Geneviève Barrette, Shaha El-Geledi, Université du Québec à Montréal, and Ronald Schmidt Sr., California State University, Long Beach http://deadspin.com/5820622/the-100-worst-baseball-players-of-all-time-a-celebration-part-2 -Candaele was the first known major league player whose mother was also a professional baseball player. His mother Hellen Callaghan Candaele and aunt Marge Callaghan played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. http://www.letsgotribe.com/2007/2/5/184841/6715 http://pitchersandpoets.com/ http://www.nerdbaseball.com/2009/08/scouting-the-body/ http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/news/story?id=4327252&src=mobile https://miscbaseball.wordpress.com/tag/jim-bouton/ http://busleaguesbaseball.com/2012/05/qa-new-hampshire-fisher-cats-catcher-brian-jeroloman/

BLB: How does process work from start to finish? Do teams seek you out or do you pitch proposals to them? Do you get a second chance if your first idea isn’t what they are looking for? Jason: We begin by visiting the team in their home town, meeting with fans, eating a local restaurants – becoming honorary citizens. We want a firsthand account of local traditions, icons, stories, and the community’s personality. We tour the city, absorb the city’s color palate, meet with mayors, visit local history museums – anything we can to immerse ourselves in the community’s heart and soul. Then we collaborate with the club on fresh ways to tell the community’s story through the ballpark experience. People love being told stories – and they love their hometowns. So clubs seek us out help achieve these goals and we always present several ideas!

http://busleaguesbaseball.com/2012/05/qa-baseball-team-logo-designers-jason-and-casey-of-brandiose/ http://busleaguesbaseball.com/2012/05/qa-new-hampshire-fisher-cats-infielder-koby-clemens-part-1/

what i love most of all after moving to los angeles is possibility. and improv. what i miss most of all after moving to los angeles is my primary identity as a reader.

wendell berry

It is not from ourselves that we learn to be better than we are.

http://goodinaroom.com/blog/top-screenwriting-bloggers/ http://www.quora.com/I-am-in-my-late-20s-and-feel-I-have-wasted-a-lot-of-time-Is-it-too-late http://rightfieldfog.blogspot.com/ http://youarenotsosmart.com/2011/12/14/the-overjustification-effect

could a mother ever forget her child? so with God

You have many marketable skills, we just have to find the right market. :)

i love listening to people pray. last night, as a loved daughter.

Q: In an industry where so many people lose themselves, how do you keep your soul and stay true to self? You are so generous, kind and such a beautiful spirit, how do you stay grounded? Signed, I've been waiting for the past 20 some years. :) 35. By: Withnohalo Thread | Permalink A: Well thank you for saying that. And it's easy to stay grounded. The ground is very close. And we walk on it every day. http://www.topiama.com/r/1831/keanu-reeves-ask-me-if-you-want-almost-anything

http://www.loveumentary.com/episode-36-ty-and-terri-part-1/ Q: How were you able to finance your year long journey? What advice would you give someone who is attempting to break out of the daily grind and explore the world? 22. By: thegrassygnome Thread | Permalink A: I used my life savings, and also raised money through Kickstarter. If you want to break out of the daily grind, get curious about something. Get passionate about something. I worked on The Loveumentary concept for years before getting the courage to dive in. I learned how to build my own website. I learned a little bit about design. I learned about interviewing. And if you listen to the podcasts, you'll see that I'm still learning about audio stuff... I'm definitely no pro. And most importantly, you need to be willing to take the risk. The hardest part is often the first step. Plunging into the unknown. Taking the leap of faith. Your body and your mind will scream in resistance. They crave security and predictability. The moment I quit my job, though, shit got real. When you start to move, if it's right, the world will get out of your way and create a path for you. The right doors will open. Every day for me is still a risk. I have very little money. I'm living in my parents basement for the time being. But I have never experienced something more rewarding in my life. http://www.topiama.com/r/2222/iama-single-guy-who-quit-his-job-and-spent-the#r43

this day's been crazy but everything's happened on schedule

http://www.noisetrade.com/seawolf/old-world-romance-selects-and http://christinekane.com/you-teach-people-how-to-treat-you/ http://corinawrites.com/2012/04/02/himym-how-color-theory-convinced-me-that-barney-marries-robin/ himym color theory

heh. i had my first coffee meeting today where i was the subject. lots of rambling

http://www.lamag.com/lafood/digestblog/2013/12/17/an-insiders-guide-to-the-top-10-best-new-restaurants-of-2013 http://boston.eater.com/tags/stephanie-cmar

part 2: http://press.etc.cmu.edu/content/drop-7-john-sharp

Drop7’s core decision loop is deeply satisfying. The game thwarts the deep strategic thinking of Chess or Go, and wholesale rejects the twitchy gesture of many popular iPhone games. Drop7 is a game of methodical, calculated, movement from one math-moment to the next. The randomness of the discs to be dropped coupled with the random number values assigned to the converted gray discs thwarts extensive strategic planning. Still, there is room for thinking within the current decision and even a move or two ahead based on the probability of the next disc being a number you can use and the number of discs remaining before the next row advances. But for the most part, attention remains ever in the present— this disc, these rows and columns, these possible choices. There is a real satisfaction in disappearing inside a system that so acutely narrows my decision space. This is the heart of the practice. Drop7 is about sustaining the focus necessary to keep the advancing rows of gray discs at bay— not about power-ups, achievements and the other immaterial trappings and demands of the game- and real world alike. Like most games, there are distinct early, middle and late stages to a game of Drop7. The early game is the loosest and most open-ended. In the early game, I feel light on my feet, nimble and ready for the discs to fall. Those first couple of levels are like warming up before a game of basketball or a run— limbering up, reawakening the necessary muscle memory. The math is wide open in the early game— so much space, so many options for each dropping disc. High numbers allow me to close out rows, or work without worry on high-number columns. Low numbers close out rows and let me break through to the bottom of the screen. There is no such thing as a problem in the early game— even clusters of 1 discs cannot hurt me. ... Invariably, a time comes, usually around level four or five, when there are several rows of gray discs below a crust of numbered discs. This is the start of the middle game, the longest part of the practitioner’s experience. It can go on for five or six to several dozen levels depending on the luck of the discs and your mathematical savvy in placing them. The tone changes from the bravado and confidence of the early game to the real task of the Drop7 practitioner: contending with the ever-advancing gray unknown. The middle game is like an abstracted production of Ionesco’s Chairs, but with some means of addressing the suffocating, torrential influx. Looking for anyway to break up the gray discs becomes the imperative during the middle game. Different philosophies exist amongst Drop7 practitioners. Do you work columns of high numbers (5’s, 6’s and 7’s), or do you focus on clearing rows? Working the columns often creates trenches or cliffs, allowing for breaking up the sea of gray discs on the bottom levels, and setting up the potential for point-rich chains. Row-clearing strategies require patience and the risk that waiting will cause too many gray rows to form below if you cannot tunnel down successfully. The middle game is something akin to the manipulation of an atheist’s rosary. I become locked into the rhythm of the discs, the consideration of disc placement and watching the outcome of my choices. The middle game of Drop7 is about riding the wave of the luck and your ability to think through the possible placements of the current disc to maximize the outcome of your drop. All that matters is keeping at bay the sea of gray. The less gray there is, the less unknowns there are; to hold back the tide is to delay the inevitable. Eventually, a misplaced disc or simply the unluck of the draw jars the practitioner out of the meditative middle game and into the end game: The end game springs brutally upon you like a head-first spill off a ten speed. It is typically characterized by a shell of 1, 2 and 3 discs across the tops of most columns, with only one or two spaces left to work the gray discs. Now and then, there is a game in which the end-game tide inexplicably returns you to the middle or even the early game thanks to a fortuitous sequence of discs that sets off a lengthy chain reaction of disc breaks. What seemed like a dire state with barely a single space left along the top of the grid transforms to several open rows of space with which to work. Though not as elusive as the clear screen bonus, the end-game save is a rare experience to be shared in hushed tones with other practitioners like an inverted fisherman’s “the one that got away” tale. ... I know I will never “beat” Drop7— it isn’t one of those games. The fundamental math and the randomness of the discs don’t give you the chance. Playing Drop7 is the art of converting Sisyphian drudgery into a form of meditation. Drop7’s disc-dropping is an object lesson in the futility of resistance to life’s unpredictability and the certainty of an end— you push the discs around but you never really control them. This, I think, is what keeps me hooked on Drop7. It is a space of possibility where the consequences are never more lasting than the PLAY AGAIN button, and the soothing reminder of the random nature of life is safely ensconced in the grid and discs and the ever advancing gray unknown.

ode to drop 7 - yes!

personalities? :)) Drop7 is a marvel of videogame evolution. Clearly descended from Tetris – gravity-bound pieces, a growing mound of detritus to clear away before it collides with the top of the screen, the exploitation of our tidying impulse – Area/Code’s numerical spin on the formula exhibits such deft speciation that it would be dishonest to wave it away as mere homage. Some days we flirt with the question of whether Drop7 has surpassed its Russian forebear. At the very least, it’s on a shockingly even par. Good luck finding a more handsome puzzle game. The pleasing symmetry of the 7×7 tile grid. The way the coloured facades of each piece pop from the greyscale background like Dublin’s famous painted doors on a dreary afternoon. The subtle pop-art sensibilities of the extruded typeface. The way the point bonuses float off each shattering piece like souls departing the body. And we haven’t even broached mechanics yet. Descending the mineshaft of tactical possibilities, you realise that Drop7 wants not your reflexes, but your mind. The numbered, circular discs don’t rain down unbidden. Each new arrival waits patiently at the top of the screen for you to decide which column it will be deposited into. These oases of chess-like deliberation make Drop7 the ideal portable companion. If you join a queue at the bank with just one person ahead of you, you’ll squeeze in two or three drops, no question. And the move isn’t set in motion until you lift your finger off the screen. The game tempts you to second-guess, slide your finger across to a neighbouring column, then reluctantly back again if you decide to trust your first impulse.

As the name suggests, there are seven pieces, each with its own number and associated colour. Each numbered piece shatters when the number of consecutive discs in a column or row matches the number stamped on its face. For veteran players, these pieces become distinct characters in a methodically unfolding drama. We imagine them having personalities. The 1 is a loner. He won’t break unless he’s in a column or row by himself, pried apart from his neighbours. If the 1 is claustrophobic, the 7 is a boisterous extrovert, revelling in the camaraderie of packed rows and columns.

gloria sanchez!

"it's about what it's like to be thrown into a family that you didn't start." brilliant, jesse thorn! http://www.maximumfun.org/bullseye/bullseye-jesse-thorn-creators-trophy-wife-and-chris-onstad

http://vimeo.com/user4840222/videos 1. Inclusivess 2. Individualization 3. Ideation 4. Intellection 5. Belief

your gift to me today was to see my two groups of world changers. i almost lost my voice, and then i realized i don't need to shout to be heard. (something like that) thank you.

happy half birthday to me. #weownthe8th

toni tall brian katie

SURVEYTEAM

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9971899/2/Chuck-The-Sarah-Walker-Chronicles http://chuckthisblog.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/new-fan-fiction-2/

WOW! cooperative polygraphy

eyes on your own page. but today has been an exciting day! move on up, sunday ucb, k, ss.

Ashton Kutcher used to have the most followers on Twitter, millions. He asked them to come to the premiere of his movie. And millions of people got up and went to the fridge and made themselves a sandwich. HAHA