Gmail went right ahead and implemented video chat into their already pretty useful and easy integrated gchat module, making Gmail the king of email services. Hands down. Yeah I know, MSN Messenger and AIM and Yahoo Messenger do it, and they’re all integrated into their respective email clients, but gimmee a break, all of their interfaces are clunky and lame, full of advertising and stupid noises and crappy animated whozits.

At any rate, once you install the tiny, tiny .exe file you’re up and running, the little green button in the chat list is replaced with a video camera, and you’re ready to make free video conference calls to people all over planet Earth.

BOOYAH

And considering most laptops and flat screen monitors come with integrated digicams and microphones, you really have no excuse to not be video chatting with yo momma who lives all the way on the other side of America while you’re supposed to be working. SO GET ON IT.

The Youtube Suggestion box is normally pretty useless, but over the course of the last day or two is has proven to be perfectly capable of producing some comedy gold. The next selections birthed by the bowels of history came about seemingly as a result of my use of The Hunger music video in a recent post. They are certainly very, VERY strong contenders for the crowned title of Worst Music Video Ever, Ever.

This first video comes courtesy of a band I have never heard of, with a song called “Apache!” but the tune is seemingly very… familiar. Ah, now I remember. It was sampled by Sir Mixalot in “Jump On It.” This video is truly special, as it has all of the production value of camping with a weird looking white dude in a crappy indian costume. It’s pretty much sheer brilliance (with bonus racism!).

This next video, if you’re capable of watching it for more than four seconds without having a seizure, is kind of a fluke. Youtube seems to want to suggest that it’s the worst music video ever, but really it’s just Japanese. If I were to close my eyes and envision Japan, this is basically what I see.

And finally, oh finally, we come to the true breadwinner. Were I able to adjust this font to some sort of cursive manuscript with flowing, feathered accents I would not hesitate in doing so when I announce that this video, “Losing You” by the most handsome woman on Earth Jan Terri, is as of now in the running (top three) for Worst Music Video Ever, Ever.

Pure, unadulterated amazing. It has everything. Mullets, 1993, horrid camera work, absolutely no point, and a production value whose case equivalent is that of a Nine Lives coupon. I am in ecstasy.

Today has been rather traumatic. This week has been rather traumatic, and it’s only Tuesday. I’ve never actually believed that the economy has been close to a total collapse before, but well, here we are.

You know what I like to do in times like this? Watch the worst music video ever made, ever. Ever. The Hunger Burns Forever. Behold:

THE HUNGER. BURNS. FOREVER.