diff --git a/.gems b/.gems
index 100126e..9d895b5 100644
--- a/.gems
+++ b/.gems
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ thoughtbot-clearance --version '>= 0.6.8' --source gems.github.com
 RedCloth --version '= 4.1.1'
 mislav-will_paginate --version '~> 2.3.11' --source gems.github.com
 ambethia-smtp-tls --version '1.1.2' --source gems.github.com
+tobi-delayed_job --version '1.7.0' --source gems.github.com
 
diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index b97f9f8..7eb9db0 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ This will create a Rails 2.3.2 app with:
 * Cucumber, Shoulda, Factory Girl, & Mocha for testing
 * Hoptoad Notifier for exception notification
 * Paperclip for file uploads, set for Amazon S3
+* Coulda for model, controller, & helper generators
+* Delayed Job for background processing
 * Will Paginate for pagination
 * RedCloth for Textile formatting
 
diff --git a/db/migrate/20090702053331_create_delayed_jobs.rb b/db/migrate/20090702053331_create_delayed_jobs.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd36927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20090702053331_create_delayed_jobs.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+class CreateDelayedJobs < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    create_table :delayed_jobs do |table|
+      # Allows some jobs to jump to the front of the queue
+      table.integer  :priority, :default => 0
+
+      # Provides for retries, but still fail eventually.
+      table.integer  :attempts, :default => 0
+
+      # YAML-encoded string of the object that will do work
+      table.text     :handler
+
+      # reason for last failure (See Note below)
+      table.string   :last_error
+
+      # When to run. Could be Time.now for immediately, or sometime in the future.
+      table.datetime :run_at
+
+      # Set when a client is working on this object
+      table.datetime :locked_at
+
+      # Set when all retries have failed (actually, by default, the record is deleted instead)
+      table.datetime :failed_at
+
+      # Who is working on this object (if locked)
+      table.string   :locked_by
+
+      table.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+    drop_table :delayed_jobs
+  end
+end
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