/*
 * Automated santa
 * Version: 0.1
 *
 * http://blog.tengutech.net/
 *
 */

#include <seasons_greetings.h>
#include <children.h>

char[][] children;
char[] child;

children = populateChildren();

foreach (child in children)
{
    merryChristmas(child);

    if (isBad(child))
        noPresent(child);
    else if (isGood(child))
       givePresent(child);
    else
    	logException(child, "Christmas limbo");
}

Walking past a newsagent last night I saw this ad for the Saturday Daily Telegraph. I’m sure I’ve seen these phrases somewhere before. Probably in investment advice spam email.

You know the sort, those “Savvy Investor” “special offer you can’t refuse” email? “Invest in these great stocks that are under valued and see you fortunes soar.”

Am I being too cynical, or is it just crap copy?

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Here are some links that I found, and thought were interesting/funny or useful, while thinking about this post:

• Investment Advice Via Email? I don’t think so…
• Theft, fraud and financial crime [Cybercrime] - Sales and investment scams

Went to a social event at Gourmet Pizza Kitchen in Chatswood tonight. And it definitely has fancy pizzas.

I wasn’t involved in the ordering process, so I don’t know all the names of the pizzas, but with 10 people there an nice selection. From the prawn pizza with sweat chilli sauce to the beef pizza with yoghurt, they were all very nice. Enticing you to eat more.

And that is before you get to desert.

I forgot to take a photo of the pizzas at GPK, but here is a shot of the chocolate cake I got for desert. Moist and not too dense, with a moat of raspberry sauce.

My only gripe is the sound level in the restaurant. For a social venue it was hard to hear people not sitting next to you. Like the current trend in restaurants, too many hard surfaces and high ceilings.

Overall I think GPK was a nice restaurant. There was even a colouring book and pencils for the child at the table. Just have to remember to eat in moderation next time.

Finished exams for the year. No more commitments, save Christmas. Time to relax and do things I haven’t had time for recently.

So, after not touching GarageBand for 2 years I thought it was something to try again.

I wanted a piece that didn’t require too much effort, and matched my relaxed mood. Using just samples I put together my tune.

The next day I used images from stock.xchng to create the chilli on a fridge image. And uploaded the tune to MacJams.

Though after 2 years I’m a little rusty, and the song needed some tuning. Fixed the volume and shortened the intro.

The final version can be found at:

Chill out Chilli 2

A chocolate ice-cream cake covered in sorbet balls. Very nice to eat, but initially hard to serve. The cake proved too hard for slicing, so was served in scoops.