standup.rb

def play
  `osascript -e 'tell application "iTunes" to play'`
end

def pause
  `osascript -e 'tell application "iTunes" to pause'`
end

pause 
(1..50).to_a.reverse.each do |n|
  p n
  sleep 1
end
play
i = 0
while i < 100
  `osascript -e 'tell application "iTunes" to set sound volume to #{i}'`
  sleep 0.1
  i = i+1
end