Live mas? Is that all you got?

Taco Bell is pushing this whole Live Mas thing … and, really, the concept is fantastic: Stuff a bunch of greasy taco meat inside a shell made of … wait for it … DORITOS! Admit it — unless you’re a vegetarian, someone plagued by clogged arteries or a person who’s already working on this summer’s bikini body — you made a run for the border. God knows I did. And with me I had a member of Taco Bell’s primary demographic: a hungry 18-year-old boy.

Kegan and I were both giddy with anticipation. First bite? Meh. Second bite? Double meh. We finished our first tacos and wondered how in the world it was possible to lick bright orange Dorito-y goodness from our greasy fingers, but not taste a hint of Dorito-y cheesiness while eating the actual taco shell. We ordered a couple more, just to be sure our firsts weren’t duds. Nope. Duds.

Probably I should count this disappointment as a blessing — my eating habits forced me out of bikini contention last year, and the way things are going my one-piece won’t be doing me any favors come July. But, still. A taco shell made of Doritos? It could have been so much mas.