February 2012
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I am great at napping
I don’t mean to brag, but I am great at napping. I used to be unable to nap properly. If I laid down to sleep, I wouldn’t wake up for hours, and then when I did wake up I’d be sleepy, sluggish and out of it. I wasn’t a napping, I was sleeping. But at some point in the last 5 years I mastered falling asleep for 10-20 minutes. I’ll be doing something (reading, at my...
Feb 1st
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January 2012
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Movies I have watched recently
Over the last few weeks I watched a bunch of movies. This is not in order of preference, or in order of when I watched them. This is an unordered list. Stir Crazy - Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in jail. I wanted to love this movie a lot, but I only liked it a bit. I bet it was insane when it came out, because it’s very silly to an almost Marx Brothers like level. But I found myself...
Jan 31st
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Things Are Happening →
toyns: Hey everyone, a good replacement for Wikipedia today is this new topical comedy podcast, Things Are Happening. Each week I assemble some of my favorite writers to make fun of things that are happening in the news. The first episode features Eddie Brawley, Ramsey Ess, and Kevin Hines, and it’s not even a day old — if you had a bagel for breakfast this morning, the content is fresher...
Jan 18th
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Jan 17th
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Brian and Walter
My younger brother’s cat Walter had to be put to sleep today. Brian was the first Hines brother to adopt a cat (I was the last) and he got a pretty amazing guy. Walter (named after UCONN’s Ray Allen) was friendly, relaxed, and ridiculous. I believe Brian was told about Walter by a friend of his. He was a neighborhood stray that people wanted to find a good home for. Brian decided to...
Jan 14th
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Time Travel Cloak This video and this link is mostly for Sal Gentile. I don’t understand any of it. This cloak allows someone hide in time, rather then location. I read an entire article about it on Scientific American’s Blog and watched the above video and I still can’t come close to comprehending any of it. Manipulating time is super abstract to my mind. And I took some...
Jan 6th
Know Everything!
improvnonsense: I get in trouble for saying that because I deliberately say it in a jerk manner. KNOW EVERYTHING. When someone says “I didn’t know the movie my partner was mentioning” I’ll sometimes say “Well, you don’t HAVE to know it but it would be easier if you knew it.” And then people are like “Why do I have to like Star Wars?” And I say “Who said anything about Star Wars?” “All these...
Jan 3rd
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The Anthony King: The 2011 Totals →
anthonyking: For the last three years, I have tracked my consumption and opinions of movies, plays and books on this blog. Here are the 2011 totals! In 2011: (2008, 2009, & 2010 numbers in parentheses) I watched 5 movies in the theater. (20,20,9) I watched 59 movies on DVD/DVR/Cable. (67,47,56) I saw… But Antony if you don’t blog about this then how will I know how much...
Jan 3rd
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December 2011
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Improv Observer: Tues., November 29th - A.C.S.:... →
This is a wonderful write-up of the first Macroscene show (2 weeks ago). One thing I love about this is that it mentions  “…there seemed to be a natural/organic flow to it. ” which is exactly what we try to achieve with the Macroscene, and I can’t think of a more exciting compliment than this  “Connections were made that i’d never have seen coming, ever.” ...
Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Overheard at the Post Office
A guy pushes a Priority Mail envelope through the window and demands “I need this to get there TOMORROW.” The postal worker responds and he looks furious “Why Not?” He gets a answer to his question and then says “Well, I don’t want to go put this in a different envelope.” He listens again. “Well when would this envelope arrive?” After...
Dec 12th
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November 2011
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Nov 24th
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food, parker, and other stuff: 9 days/Happy... →
parkerkemp-hines: I woke up at 5am this morning, with to do lists running through my head. Finally at 5:45 I just got up, since it was clear I was just going to toss and turn and worry if I stayed in bed. But once I got up, the anxiety subsided. Parker started playing with a couple of toys; hopping and running and… I’m thankful for the same things. In addition I’m thankful...
Nov 24th
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Nov 15th
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New Podcast Episode Up →
I keep reblogging these. But this one has the best ending of a podcast ever. toyns: Anthony Atamanuik and I discuss: casinos New Orleans vacationing by yourself the Cat Museum Chicago Frank Lloyd Wright Ernest Hemingway getting hosed preventative hellos All in 10 minutes! We enjoy the conversation so much that we run out of time before we get to discuss sex scandals, which we’ll...
Nov 11th
Half the Cops on Halloween are a-holes (based on...
On Halloween I was trying to get across the city via 17th street. I then realized that all the cross streets between 6th and 7th avenue were blocked off for the parade. So I stopped to ask a cop a question. I should point out that I wasn’t yelling, or in mind asking in a rude tone at any point in this conversation. Uh… until the last line. Me: “Do you know if 16th street is...
Nov 8th
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Who is more crazy? The crazy person, or the guy...
A few weeks back I was riding on the subway and a guy next to me was cursing and grumbling under his breath. Not sure why, but I decided to respond to him. Him: “Fucking disgusting city. You’re all disgusting.” Me: “Hey man, what’s the problem” He was stunned. Why was I talking to him. Didn’t I realize he was crazy? Him: “This city is...
Nov 8th
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I break like 100 times in this video. But I mostly love how professional Will stands post-blackout showing no signs that seconds ago he was dragging Erik around the floor and tackling me into the audience. williebhines: These Guys Looks Like They Read. Quarterfinal set in the 3x3 tournament. Here’s what 30+ years of improv training will get you: 7 minutes of overtalking and modern dance! Thank...
Nov 8th
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New Podcast features Kevin Hines →
Pat Cameron starts out unaware of Steve Jobs, and ends up just plain dumb. This was fun to do. Thanks Erik. (and only 6 minutes to listen to!) toyns: He portrays befuddled book reviewer Pat Cameron, who just read the Steve Jobs biography. You can listen to it here. This episode is less than six minutes long.
Nov 8th
mrscottdavis asked: Will you put any of your sketches from September up on stage or video? Or was it strictly for the practice/discipline?
Nov 8th
October 2011
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Podcast Episode 2 →
not enough Mandolin talk. Otherwise great. toyns: Anthony Atamanuik returns for a second episode and tells me, “There are no heroes anymore.” We discuss: NYPD corruption charges Shakespearean authorship controversy Viennese cafe culture the sensitivity of American men getting high with Elijah Wood the shitty films of Roland Emmerich You can subscribe or download here!
Oct 31st
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Oops I made a podcast →
It sounds like Anthony was just a guest on Erik’s podcast, but I think I would love it if ever episode was just these two guys talking for ten minutes. That would be favorite ten minutes on the internet. toyns: Anthony Atamanuik was kind enough to join me for the inaugural episode of my podcast. We talk about death, crazy videos, Qaddafi, the Knights Templar, and my attempt to learn to...
Oct 27th
Help: success!
Such quick response! I still can’t import into my Final Cut program, but I was able to import into iMovie and after a quick test it looks like I can move that footage into Final Cut. Or maybe I should just edit in iMovie because it likes me more? I can worry about that after all this damn importing, right? Thanks everyone with such quick responses! 1 am Internet Community saves the day!
Oct 26th
Help me: HDV Camera Importing Issue
Hey Internet, I’ve been having issues importing footage using my SONY miniDV camera. It’s been a long while since I tried to import anything. I have my camera on, and plugged in. I have a tape in my camera. I have a firewire running from my camera to the computer (iMAC) I have FinalCut set to East Setup HDV-1080i60 When I click setup I get the message “Unable to locate the...
Oct 26th
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Josh Patten: Why Improv? →
joshpatten: (I normally don’t say things like this while coaching improv, but I loosely said the following to a group I coached today (Dos Mimosas, a young and extremely talented group—they have a show at Triple Crown this Sunday at 8PM—go to it!) and it strikes me as true and I needed to jot it down before… You ever watch Josh Patten improvise? It’s clear how much fun he is having...
Oct 14th
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Sketch Month - 30 Sketches! By Me!
For the third year in a row I wrote 30 sketches in September. And I’m proud because I kept pace pretty well all month. Last year I had to keep writing 3 or 4 in a day to make up for days when I fell behind. And last year I had to finish one day into October. But not this year. Other then the first weekend (when I was out of town) I was never more then 1 sketch behind, and most of the time I...
Oct 5th
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Team Chemistry Redux
A few days ago I posted a quote from Red Sox Manager (now former manager) Terry Francona where he said “Ultimately, you don’t need to have a team that wants to go out to dinner together, but you need to have a team that wants to protect each other on the field, and be fiercely loyal to each other on the field. That’s what ultimately is really important” The more I think about this quote...
Oct 5th
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gabrus: mattedits: collegehumor: Too Much Moneyball - Movie Trailer The story of the New York Yankees and their strategy for success. Here’s an incredible video I had nothing to do with. It’s from CollegeHumor’s brand new sister site called Jest. Enjoy it and congrats to all who worked on it. not to mention the AWESOME/HILARIOUS Matt Moses as Cashman. Matt Moses does rock this part!...
Oct 4th
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