Schoolhouse Rock and Facebook apps

One of my favourite Schoolhouse Rock videos when I was little was "Figure Eight." Out of curiosity, I went searching for it on YouTube.

And of course it was there:




The singer, I discovered, was Blossom Dearie: a New York jazz singer who sang on several other Schoolhouse Rock videos (Unpack Your Adjectives, Mother Necessity) and has also been heard on many soundtracks including Kissing Jessica Stein, The Squid and the Whale and The Adventures of Felix.

Curious about other Schoolhouse Rock singers? Check out Where Are They Now - The Schoolhouse Rock Singers. So what was YOUR favourite Schoolhouse Rock song? My all-time favourite Schoolhouse Rock song remains "Interjections":



The singer: Ezra Mohawk, who has performed with Frank Zappa and Jerry Garcia, among others.

Wow. Amazing how looking for ONE tiny bit of info can suck you right into The Black Hole That Is The Internet Timesink.

Must..stop...following...links...

Hey, but speaking of links, I have a review of Hashimoto up on blogTO. Hashimoto is one of our favourite restaurants; it's a Japanese restaurant that specializes in the kaiseki tradition: a multi-course tasting menu, chosen by the chef.

And here's some exciting news:

Inkygirl: Daily Diversions For Writers now has a mobile version available, for those dying to read it on their cell phones! Interesting to note that Google has also officially announced Adsense for mobile devices.

You can also get a mobile version of Blatherings:



If you're interested in getting a mobile version of your own blog, click here.

To you tech-types out there: Facebook backers have created a $10 million fund for start-up grants, particularly for those with ideas for innovative Facebook applications. Projects don't need to be profit-focused.

So here's my question: what Facebook app would YOU like to see? Serious AND non-serious ideas welcome. Here are some of my suggestions:

FACEBOOK APPLICATIONS I'D LIKE TO SEE:

Preemptive Strike: Enables a user to block invites to specific applications, with a polite (or not, if desired) user-specified message to those sending the invite. For example, I have no desire to join the Facebook-wide Ninja/Pirate/Zombie battle going on but constantly get invites which I have to deal with individually. And while I'd love to play online Scrabble, I lack the time.

Timekeeper Wrist Slap: A user can enter the maximum amount of time he or she wants to spend on Facebook each day (or week, whatever). Once you exceed that time limit, you get a warning. Options of increasing levels of warning obnoxiousness. Somehow I doubt that Facebook would approve of this app, though.



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