Well, the David Blaine special was enjoyable albeit a slight let down. As I’m sure you are all now aware, David only managed to hold his breath for 7min 8sec, as opposed to his goal (and what would have been a new world record) 9min. Certainly seeing a person hold their breath for over 7min is impressive enough (though debatable as to whether or not it’s deserving of a prime time sweeps special), but the true source of entertainment in the show came from Blaine’s street magic segments.
In these segments he walks around to strangers performing tricks that make their jaws drop - or in one case make their teeth (apparently) fall out - and leave the spectators claiming that he is either a)amazing b)unbelievable or c) the devil himself…I like to think it’s a combination of all three.
Anyways, one would presume it’s only a matter of time before he does something that either maims or kills him on live television, so i’ll probably continue to tune in.
Otherwise today was a relatively quiet day, I spent most of the day on the phone setting up appointments for the rest of the week to check out more apartments. Which was productive, if not slightly less than exciting.
So, since today’s highlight so far has been Sportscenter, I will instead elaborate on my encounter with the homeless man dressed in the rabbit costume this past weekend.
I was having dinner with my brother and a friend in the 3rd St. Promenade area of Santa Monica and after dinner we were walking back to the parking structure where my car was, and as we were walking along, enjoying the evening and engrossed in conversation I looked up and noticed the giant rabbit sitting on a suitcase holding a sign that said, “Homeless American, Please Help.”
Needless to say I was rather taken aback — seeing as how it is not every day one encounters a giant rabbit holding a sign (or for that matter a giant rabbit sans sign). He almost looked like the rabbit in Donnie Darko, and perhaps he was. I don’t know of a lot of other work that that rabbit’s had since the film, so perhaps if he didn’t invest his money wisely he might be on the streets by now.
Anyway, the thing that perplexed me the most was that at some point this person had to have (presumably) purchased the rabbit costume from a store. Which (unless he found it in a dumpster somewhere - which is i guess definitely possible) would be, in my opinion, not a very good allocation of funds if one were homeless. Then again I suppose if the homeless were better at allocation of funds they might not be homeless in the first place…it’s sort of a chicken or egg situation i suppose.
The other thing that perplexed me is the decision itself to opt for the rabbit costume. What compelled him to go with rabbit over say a dog or even a bear? I would hope that some thought went into it, because chances are that guy is going to be spending the better portion of the rest of his life in that rabbit suit. That’s the thing about being homeless, you don’t really have a lot of options, so if you find yourself in the position to purchase an animal costume in the hope that it might get you a few extra bucks from people passing by, you better think long and hard about what choice you’re gonna make. Personally, i have to believe that i would have opted for something that didn’t have white fur. As nothing turns a homeless person in a rabbit costume from fun-loving to scary and creepy quicker than a costume with dirt, piss, vomit, and other street stains.
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