diff --git a/.vim/colors/blackboard.vim b/.vim/colors/blackboard.vim
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+" Vim color scheme
+"
+" Name:         blackboard.vim
+" Maintainer:   Ben Wyrosdick <ben.wyrosdick@gmail.com> 
+" Last Change:  20 August 2009
+" License:      public domain
+" Version:      1.4
+
+set background=dark
+hi clear
+if exists("syntax_on")
+   syntax reset
+endif
+
+let g:colors_name = "blackboard"
+
+if has("gui_running")
+  "GUI Colors
+  highlight Normal guifg=White   guibg=#0B1022
+  highlight Cursor guifg=Black   guibg=Yellow
+  highlight CursorLine guibg=#191E2F
+  highlight LineNr guibg=#323232 guifg=#888888
+  highlight Folded guifg=#f1f3e8 guibg=#444444
+  highlight Pmenu guibg=#84A7C1
+
+  "General Colors
+  highlight Comment guifg=#AEAEAE
+  highlight Constant guifg=#CAFE1E
+  highlight Keyword guifg=#FFDE00
+  highlight String guifg=#00D42D
+  highlight Type guifg=#84A7C1
+  highlight Identifier guifg=#00D42D gui=NONE
+  highlight Function guifg=#FF5600 gui=NONE
+  highlight clear Search
+  highlight Search guibg=#1C3B79
+  highlight PreProc guifg=#FF5600
+
+  "HTML Colors
+  highlight link htmlTag Type
+  highlight link htmlEndTag htmlTag
+  highlight link htmlTagName htmlTag
+
+  "Ruby Colors
+  highlight link rubyClass Keyword
+  highlight link rubyDefine Keyword
+  highlight link rubyConstant Type
+  highlight link rubySymbol Constant
+  highlight link rubyStringDelimiter rubyString
+  highlight link rubyInclude Keyword
+  highlight link rubyAttribute Keyword
+  highlight link rubyInstanceVariable Normal
+
+  "Rails Colors
+  highlight link railsMethod Type
+end
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
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+" Shortcut to rapidly toggle `set list`
+nmap <leader>l :set list!<CR>
+" Use the same symbols as TextMate for tabstops and EOLs
+set listchars=tab:▸\ ,eol:¬
+
+"Invisible character colors
+highlight NonText guifg=#4a4a59
+highlight SpecialKey guifg=#4a4a59
+
+color blackboard
+