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Christmas Game

So it's not looking so good for my Christmas Story, is it? The things I'm doing are taking a surprisingly long amount of time to get right, and I'm rapidly running out of time. The past few weeks have been rather busy with work and other things, and I can't see it letting up before the weekend - by which point I will be without internet access anyway. Unless there's a Christmas Miracle, it looks like you'll be stuck with last year's stuff - for this, I apologise!

I must also apologise for forgetting to ...

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Amazon Associates

Several years ago I made a website for someone who started our dealings with the immortal phrase "I want a website, but I don't want to pay for it."

To cut a long story short, I did the website, registered a domain and still host the website to this day, all for free. It was for someone I now consider a friend, so this doesn't bother me too much - but still, I'm now out of pocket for 6 years of domain renewals. Sure, they're not that bad, but it does add up.

He contacted me a ...

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I Love Nandos

I love Nando's. It's cheap, fast, friendly, and the food is incredibly tasty. And, if it wasn't for the chips I insist on having whenever I go, it would be rather healthy too.

A Nando's opened in Cheltenham just before we moved here, and it's right opposite the new cinema, so sometimes we'll go over there for a Nando's followed by a film.

However, I would find it hard to justify going to Nando's for lunch every day, much as I would like to, so you can imagine my delight when I ...

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Christmas Countdown Continues

Just a quick post to let you all know that I haven't forgotten about this Christmas Story thing, but I've had a hectic week-and-a-bit so haven't managed to get much done other than work.

This week should be a bit quieter - I've caught up with the work from when I was in Kent last week, so this week should just be some minor site upgrades, some more site migration, and sorting out my self assessment tax return - SUPER HAPPY JOY FUN! Nothing like leaving things to the last minute, eh? Yes, so I'm hoping I ...

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