Can't Sleep. Bacon Will Eat Me.

Once you've sufficiently prepared yourself and prayed to the diety of your choice for deliverance, then watch this silent short from France. Be sure to stick around for the last 10 seconds or so.


[via PCL LinkDump.]

Joe Beimel! No. 97!

Now that spring training is here again, it's time for hope to spring eternal once again. Things look good for my beloved Dodgers and I'm excited for the new season. Someone else who's excited is troyfromwestvirginia, who loves a certain Dodger reliever just a little too much:


That prompted this response:


Which in turn prompted this:


Whew. After you digest all of that, check out Troy's elegy to the gone but not lamented Brett Tomko:


[via Blue Notes: A Dodgers Blog.]

You Look Sensational in That Dress.

Well, that long holiday weekend was refreshing, so let's get back to 'tubing.

Ever wondered how the Japanese learn to speak English? Apparently it involves aerobics and chanting. Here are some handy phrases you can use to romance the girl of your dreams:



[via TV in Japan.]

Jukebox Friday: Quickie Edition.

Not much time to update today, so I just leave you with this -- "From Da Space" by DJ Slade, with video provided by Gordie.

Hope Springs Eternal Today.

...and not just because it's Valentine's Day. More importantly than that -- pitchers and catchers report today! Spring training officially starts, which means that baseball is back baby!

So, to commemorate the day when everything still seems possible and we diehards look ahead to a rosy season (and not more Congressional hearings), I offer you this.

In 1999, Major League Baseball offered the (now mercifully forgotten)"Turn Ahead the Clock" promotion, in which several teams futuristic uniforms from the far distant year of 2029. Consider it a cautionary tale of how looking ahead can go horribly wrong.



[via UniWatch.]

Everybody Loves Europe!

The 2008 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is coming up, which always brings out the weird and wondrous. It's given us treats like Dschinghis Khan, Verka Serduchka and Lordi. One of this year's hopefuls is Sweden's Christer Sjögren and his made-for-Vegas extravaganza, "I Love Europe," which rightly deserves a place alongside those greats:



[via PCL LinkDump.]

Si Se Puede.

Not to get all political on y'all, but I found this pretty inspiring -- and when's the last time you could say that about a political campaign?



And, because you're nobody online if there isn't a parody video/site of you, here's a rebuttal: