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Or FTILFF. Either one, really. You’ve got to admit, though, that this intro would be way better if that dude who introduces the evening news was saying it. Just picture it in your head.

1. Stronger by Kanye West - Oh, Kanye, how the hell do you stay so likable when you’re so friggin’ full of yourself? Maybe it’s because of your DJ, A-Trak, who picked this killer Daft Punk sample to spit your patented brand of narcissism over. The rolling bass line of this electrolux goodness is pure hotness. The Mark Ronson overdubs on this rip make me insane, but you should take a few minutes to stream this one.
2. This Ain’t No Disco (It’s where we work) - This site is devoted to showcasing the incredible workspaces of all those dime-a-dozen firms out there. There really are some incredible offices that are featured, all of which produce a strong feeling of jealousy here in my humble little grey box. Hopefully the gang from Innersync will submit their space, they did a great job remodeling a few years back.
3. Anberlin’s cover of Creep - It’s a popular song to cover. I’m normally underwhelmed by most versions, but I think the guys from Anberlin do quite a respectable job of it acoustically. And is it me or does the lead singer look like a happier Elliot Smith? (The Plain White T’s and their John Cusak look-a-like singer also do a great cover of a classic Beatles song as well, worth watching)
4. Rain - We were so desperately in need of rain, after 26-some days without it. The grass was half dead, as was pretty much anything else around our house. A day and a half of strong storms brought things right back. Now if I could just figure out how to keep those damned ferns on our front porch alive.
5. Getting my computer realize when I’ve left the room - I finally had a few minutes to set this up. Using a Bluetooth sniffer, my laptop here at work now recognizes when my phone is out of range (when I’ve left the room), and automatically executes a series of actions. So now within a few seconds of walking out the door, without touching the computer, it pauses iTunes, mutes my speakers and then locks it down. When I return, everything starts back up by the time I’m seated. Fantastico!

Speaking of news, I was reminded yesterday of my old hometown paper, the Toledo Blade, and how their slogan is/used to be “America’s Best Newspaper” or some other such nonsense. I was hip to the fact that this was a complete lie when I was young, purely because my parents refused to subscribe to it and instead got USA Today which had way cooler infographics and color-coded sections. But Jason Havens once tried to argue with me for over an hour claiming that indeed The Blade was the pinnacle of journalism in America. How else could they claim that?

So I say that Five Things I Love for Friday has a new tagline: “America’s Best Craptacular Post.” Who’s going to argue that?