I’ve never liked Chris Angel or David Blaine. They take themselves way too seriously, and I think their tricks are hokey, especially Angel’s Mindfreak show, totally lame. So I was pleasantly surprised to see these two magicians showing off some of the most badass magic I’ve ever seen. I have no idea how they managed to pull off these tricks, really impressive!

Alright guys, they’ve narrowed it down to 24 contestants! You know what that means…the return of Rico’s Idol Corner! Every week I’ll be throwing up my comments about the various contestants, and you can get it all right here on inkwaste.com!

Does anyone else find it interesting that the Wikipedia entry for Work Ethic consists of four sentences, whereas the entry for the term Slacker is long and detailed?

Found this video on YouTube, the first three minutes of a documentary entitled: Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea. I’m getting closer to the truth.

So I was looking around on Google Maps today, and I noticed a giant lake that’s so very close to San Diego. It’s huge! Why doesn’t anyone talk about it, or go there? It seems to me that California has a dirty little secret. Using my Veronica Mars-like detective skills and my handy-dandy Wikipedia, it didn’t take long to get to the bottom of it.

According to Wikipedia, there’s a lot of interesting stuff going on over there, like the fact that it was kinda man-made. Read for yourself: 

“The creation of the Salton Sea of today started in 1905, when heavy rainfall and snowmelt caused the Colorado River to swell and breach an Imperial Valley dike. It took nearly two years to control the Colorado River’s flow into the formerly dry Salton Sink and stop the flooding. Once part of the vast inland sea which covered the area, the endorheic Salton Sink was the site of a major salt mining operation. As the basin filled, the town of Salton, a Southern Pacific Railroad siding and Torres-Martinez Indian land were submerged. The sudden influx of water and the lack of any drainage from the basin resulted in the formation of the Salton Sea.”

Okay, so…cool, right? We have a big salt lake. Let’s go float on it, build a resort, or start a religion. Aha! That’s where it gets tricky. Turns out it’s not nearly as cool as the one the Mormons staked out up in Utah. In fact, there are a lot of problems at California’s secret lake, which you can read about here.

There have been some ideas for what to do with it, and Sonny Bono, former Palm Springs mayor and husband of Cher, seemed to have tried to spearhead something before he died. So now it looks like it’s up to me. After having read all the different ideas, and becoming an expert in the subject, I vote for the one where they dig a canal from the Pacific Ocean over to our big secret lake, how cool would that be??!?!?!? I’d sail around in there.

Congrats to Peyton, and to me, the still undefeated, record holding Wingdom challenger! I spent the Superbowl with wings, hot bogders, Chicago dogs, BCox, Carl, Ben, Dan, Wii tennis, Morgan, Vale, and some tasty guacamole. Good times were had by all – Nick, we drank a toast to you and your Superbowl party.

Alright, what’s next? March Madness, right? We’re going to Vegas, right?

It’s unfortunate that we can only celebrate Colin’s birthday once a year, which is why I don’t. Well, let me explain. You see, even though we only get together and praise our good buddy every February 2nd, the day of his birth, I take time not just once a year, but every single day and give him props. When I wake up in the morning and crack open my breakfast 40 oz. malt liquor beverage, I pour a little bit out for my homie, Colie Gumdrops. By the way, I’d just like to mention how proud I am that you share your birthday with the majestic Groundhog, there isn’t a more honorable creature on this fine planet. So, yes, Happy Birthday to Colie, and the Groundhog as well.

Remember this picture from February 2nd, 2004? Man, Box was wasted. Anyways, Happy Birthday Colie Gumdrops, sorry I couldn’t be there to celebrate, but hopefully I’ll be in Tucson for Isabella’s birthday, April 5th, a.k.a. Arbor Day!

I’m going to go crack open my daily Steel Reserve.