And Scene . . .

For the most part, we here at GameTime, TBD© try to avoid clichés and the like, but sometimes it is inevitable: Thank God It's Friday! Just to be clear, I am talking about the actual week day "Friday", not the restaurant or the block of some of the greatest situational comedies ("sitcoms") that aired on ABC from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Friday nights. I hope you all had a great Fourth of July holiday weekend. I did, and I have been paying for it all week. Needless to say, I am glad the weekend is here; I am looking forward to kicking back, relaxing, and catching up on some much needed sleep. But as the main (read: only) contributor to the world that is GameTime, TBD©, I refuse to let my little pity party keep me from my duties: to entertain you, my dear readers, as the last few hours of the work week click away.

Before we get into the goods, a note to my female readers: you will find no references to the Brett Favre/Green Bay Packers saga in this weeks Link Dump. You can thank my Better Half for that. Every Sunday morning in the fall, when I turn on a football game, the first question out of my Better Half's mouth is "Are the Packers playing?" It is not like she is a Packers fan . . . oh, no . . . she just wants to know if she will be bored for the next three hours or if she will get to gaze longingly at the legend that is Brett Favre for the next three hours. I will be the first completely heterosexual male to admit that Brett Favre is a good looking dude, but talk about a punch to the gut. I am getting a little queasy just thinking about it. So, without further ado, here are some non-Favre related things you might have missed:

• As much as I hate the evil empire, I really do love their e-Ticket features.
• Gretzky versus Montana for the right to throw to Smith? Ah, only in my hometown.
• If you are willing to make the down payment, I am willing to let you stay in one of the guest houses for a night . . . but just one.
• If you build it, the lawyers will come.
• It looks like I am going to have to upgrade my DVR before my honeymoon if I am going to be able to enjoy all of the coverage when I get back.
• An interesting look at the Pac-10 as fine wines; the Big Ten as beer; and the SEC as liquor.
• While this is reason enough to get a Wii, I think I will stick with actual beer pong.
• In an effort to increase female viewership, Desperate Housewives star and Tampa Bay Rays third-baseman (I personally think that's a little sexist) Eva Longoria selected to the American League All-Star team.

Of course, the week would not be complete without a little something for your viewing enjoyment. It was a slow week in the video department (unless you're a big fan of people getting injured while riding their bike), but I still found a few treats to help you get through the afternoon.

• For all you California drivers, I hope you remembered to get your new hands-free device.
• If this was 1998, this kid would never get laid. Lucky for him, it is 2008. (eds. note: this video is 8 minutes long, but will be appreciated by anyone who has played Guitar Hero on any level.)
  
• Since my intro got my reminiscing about TGIF, here is a little number you might recall.

Have a great weekend everyone!

[Update: Just found one more article that is really touching. If you only have time for one link this week, make this be the one.]