Don’t Cross The Streams

So it was a lovely Saturday afternoon, Jasmine and I just finished watching the last two episodes of Friday Night Lights. Jasmine went to her room and called me over. I looked out the window and there were a bunch of people staring in the direction of our building. We were like, ‘What the fuck?” (Well, I was. Jasmine does not have as much of a sailor’s mouth). We ran outside to see what the commotion was.

Well, on top of the apartment next door (Langston Hughes House, no less), there was a hawk eating a pigeon. Apparently, there has been a family of hawks roaming the city.

Anyway, I took some photos…

What do you mean bald?

What do you think I mean bald? Bald. Bald bald.

Remember when it used to be Britany Spears vs. Christina Aguilera?

Christina won.

‘Beer goggles’ effect explained
Scientists believe they have worked out a formula to calculate how “beer goggles” affect a drinker’s vision.

The drink-fuelled phenomenon is said to transform supposedly “ugly” people into beauties - until the morning after.

Researchers at Manchester University say while beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder, the amount of alcohol consumed is not the only factor.

Additional factors include the level of light in the pub or club, the drinker’s own eyesight and the room’s smokiness.

The distance between two people is also a factor.

They all add up to make the aesthetically-challenged more attractive, according to the formula.

The formula can work out a final score, ranging from less than one - where there is no beer goggle effect - to more than 100.

Nathan Efron, Professor of Clinical Optometry at the University of Manchester, said: “The beer goggles effect isn’t solely dependent on how much alcohol a person consumes, there are other influencing factors at play too.

“For example, someone with normal vision, who has consumed five pints of beer and views a person 1.5 metres away in a fairly smoky and poorly lit room, will score 55, which means they would suffer from a moderate beer goggle effect.”

The research was commissioned by eyecare firm Bausch & Lomb PureVision.

A poll showed that 68% of people had regretted giving their phone number to someone to whom they later realised they were not attracted.

A formula rating of less than one means no effect. Between one and 50 the person you would normally find unattractive appears less “visually offensive”.

Non-appealing people become suddenly attractive between 51 and 100. At more than 100, someone not considered attractive looks like a super model.

KEY TO FORMULA
An = number of units of alcohol consumed
S = smokiness of the room (graded from 0-10, where 0 clear air; 10 extremely smoky)
L = luminance of ‘person of interest’ (candelas per square metre; typically 1 pitch black; 150 as seen in normal room lighting)
Vo = Snellen visual acuity (6/6 normal; 6/12 just meets driving standard)
d = distance from ‘person of interest’ (metres; 0.5 to 3 metres)

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/4468884.stm

Report: ‘Seinfeld’ Actor Hurls Racial Slurs On Stage
N-Word Tirade At Black Audience Members Caught On Videotape

POSTED: 9:45 am EST
November 20, 2006
The actor who played Kramer on the classic sitcom “Seinfeld” reportedly hurled racial epithets at two black audience members at a Los Angeles comedy hot spot Friday, leaving audience members outraged, according to TMZ.com.

According to the celebrity news Web site, Michael Richards went off on two black audience members who were heckling the comedian during a show at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood.

In a video of the incident featured on the Web site, Richards purportedly screamed, “Fifty years ago we’d have you upside down with a f—ing fork up your a–.”

On the videotape, some audience members are gasping in disbelief.

Directing his anger at one of the men, Richards said, “Throw his a– out,” and said, “He’s a n—–!” five times.

Near the end of the tirade, Richards said, “They’re going to arrest me for calling a black man a n—–.”

In response to the tirade, one of men said, “That’’s un-f—ing called for — ain’t necessary,” TMZ said.

After the three-minute tirade concluded, several audience members hit the exits, the Web site said.

Richards played Kramer on “Seinfeld” from 1989 to 1998. He also starred in 2000’s “The Michael Richards Show,” which was canceled during its first season.

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This time around, I bought Scrubs Season Three & Four, Justice League Unlimited - Season One, and Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series (finally!)