Category: Musings
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Weekend 1
This past weekend gave CitiBoi the opportunity to go out on a social level with one of the lovely ladies in our secret competition for his heart. Having been friends with BrokenBetty for quite some time now, CitiBoi went out with a group of friends, including her, on Friday night. While it was definitely in a social, rather than romantic context,…
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The List 0.9a
It was brought to CitiBoi‘s attention last night that he should publish a list of what exactly it is that he is looking for in a lady. Thanks Mo Do. So here follows a reasonably comprehensive list of requirements against which each lady will be tested: 1.Attractiveness, yes, no dogs, sounds selfish but really isn’t. The fact…
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Introducing Project CitiBoi
Well, after an interesting conversation with a close friend, we have decided to attempt an experiment in social media marketing. A fresh take on a fairly new concept and a reasonably fun way to make a complex decision. I present to you, Project: CitiBoi. This project will take quite awhile to complete, and some of…
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And on a lighter note…
Ah, back to the office for some well deserved rest, that’s me. So, for those who aren’t aware, life took an interesting turn towards chaotic recently, when we kicked off the recently departed weekend by hosting a small LAN at the office, attended by a few friends. Turns out it was quite a fun way…
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Something I need to say
I started this as a poem on the 26th of October 2010, as a reflection of the emptiness and abandonment I felt in the wake of someone who used to be my closest friend who decided that she no longer saw my friendship as viable. The first draft was completed on the following day, 27th…
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Humanity’s Firm Belief in the Reality of Abstract concepts…
Well, as hinted to in my last post, I am writing this post to illustrate the reality whereby human beings seem to misunderstand some fairly simple concepts and how this negatively impacts on our understanding of the world around us. 1.)Emotions, the why and the why not: Emotions are not real, they are the product…
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Gareth Cliff’s Letter To Government
Dear Government 12th October, 2010 Dear Government OK, I get it, the President isn’t the only one in charge. The ANC believes in “collective responsibility” (So that nobody has to get blamed when things get screwed up), so I address this to everyone in government – the whole lot of you – good, bad and…
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Hosting, Servers and life’s other big Questions…
Wow, how much I have learnt in the last two weeks. Having successfully deployed my first live webserver last week, meant that before I could get even close to the result, I had to learn alot about how webservers work, how host headers work, what virtual directories are, and mostly, how DNS Zones work and…
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What a hectic weekend…
I am writing this between all the other piles of work that I have lying on my desk at the moment, so I apologize for the brevity of the post, just realized that it’s been months since I last posted and am hoping to stimulate a post by Lee… I have been having a fairly…
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Day 1: I Will Knock Your F#@&!ng Head Off!!!
Last night, at aproximately 23h00 I got it into my head that quiting smoking would be an excellent idea, in fact, not only smoking, but a few of my other vices as well, since we’re doing this anyway, might as well rip the band-aid off in one go right… Well, I am sitting at my…