Don't hold your breath!

I wish I could make a living doing stupid stuff.

David Blaine seems to be doing well at it.

He's balanced on a platform 100 feet off the ground for 35 hours. He's been buried alive for a week. He's lived in a big block of ice for 61 hours. He's lived in an acrylic box above the Thames River.

And now, he has spent all week in an aquarium. Or water ball. Or whatever you want to call it. "Stupid" comes to mind.

On top of that, he tried to break the record for holding his breath. He failed. Big deal.

But it was a big deal, apparently. At least to the folks in ABC's marketing department. They pay him big bucks each year to do some crazy stunt for May sweeps. They must be making some money off of the deal, because they keep on doing it. And it does get them a lot of media publicity. Because it seems like every half-reputable news outlet (and even less reputable ones, such as this blog) mention the stunt, and eventually mention ABC as well. (You're welcome, guys)

So then he complains. Pain in his joints. Skin on his hands peeling off. I've got a simple cure for all that - get a life!

But then I start to figure out how much money he is getting by putting his life on the line each year in the latest brainless act. And I think maybe there's something to that after all. So maybe I should come up with some crazy stunt to do as well, and see if I can make a living off of that.

Think they have any openings for American Idol judges?