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I forgot about this song until it came up in an iTunes genius playlist. It's one of those songs that just gets to everybody...it's so full of hope. I was recently reminded that it's not such a stigma to be ambitious. Good remix.

via Too Much Nick:

Walk Don’t Run (Isogabamaware) sung by a knit rabbit and bear with ukuleles and little voices

Reminds me of hacky sack... is that cruel?

More about the band:

Should food look like this?

I love Toph, the Six Apart mascot! (more about Toph here.)

 Now there's a Mac screensaver, created by Hayase-san, featuring Toph (plus various Six Apart logos).

You can get the screensaver here:

SixApartScreensaver.zip

According to Garth, here's how to install it:

Once downloaded and unziped, place the file in:

Macintosh HD > Library > Screen Savers

It should then be visible under the Desktop & Screen Saver section of the System Preferences. Note that when you enter a new RSS URL, you'll need to hit 'return' rather than just click 'Ok' in the dialog. Nobody knows why.

You can use any RSS URL for the screensaver display, including your Vox friends posts feed:

http://USERNAME.vox.com/explore/neighborhood/library/posts/atom.xml

or your Twitter feed:

https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@twitter.com/statuses/friends_timeline.rss

Just click "Options...", change the RSS input URL and hit 'return'. You can also change the Toph level, but beware! Toph level 100 is pretty insane.


It's pouring rain here in San Francisco! Which reminds me of my favorite single-purpose website - Umbrella Today.

Umbrella Today asks you for your zip code and tells you if you should bring an umbrella with you today. While it's not that handy for checking the current weather (you could just look out the window instead), you can configure Umbrella Today to send you alerts. Umbrella Today will notify you via email or text message to let you know if the forecast is for rain.

Help! I can't stop watching this video. It's a mesmerizing techno remix of Disney's Alice in Wonderland. Enjoy.

 

Why do you love your body?
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I love my body because I'm so used to it!

Because people are so different, I think it would be weird to suddenly wake up in someone else's body. I always thought that movies like Freaky Friday where people switched bodies must omit the parts where you would just be stumbling around trying to use someone else's limbs.

Anyways, some odd body parts that I really like are my hands and nails, my small ears, and my shoulders. I used to hate my wide face and jaw but now I think it makes me unique looking.

You have to check out this video about this guy's "coder girl." Definitely silly and safe for work although "grants me root access" sounds awfully dirty.

Thanks to DevChix for passing this along!

Would you rather have one best friend or ten acquaintances? Why?

If I only have one best friend then do I not get any acquaintances? Because that would be awful.

I choose ten acquaintances because then there would always be something to do. If one person was out of town or busy, there would always be someone else to hang out with. Also, I'd be willing to give up the best friend because I don't really *need* anyone to confide in because I mostly do whatever I want (without a second opionion) anyways.