To help you get through these last few hours until you’re officially on weekend time, we have a select trio of distractions for you.

We’ll start with something that’s on the morbid side but so strange, you have to see it. It’s a man in Puerto Rico on his motorcycle… at his wake - as in viewing before the funeral.

The man died in a gun-related incident last week and his family decided to deviate just a tad from tradition. To each, his own... (Via Geekologie)

Next, check out this eruption of intense radiation, called a prominence, on the surface of the Sun.

It was caught last week by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory space telescope.

The gasses cover a range of about 60,000 miles and would easily cover the entire Earth! (Via Bad Astronomy)

Last but not least, check out this remake of Lady Gaga’a Telephone, beautifully executed by some soldiers in Afghanistan.

If you feel the need to watch that one again and borrow a few of their moves for the weekend, we'll understand.