Dispatches and Marginalia from Michael DeVault
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I got wireless!

My airport card arrived today for my iBook. I installed it and immediately went to the coffee shop, where I can enjoy wireless internet

Nov 20

I’m a hippy communist bleeding-heart pinko liberal and I have a mac to prove it.

Okay, so I’m in reality fairly conservative. I’m for small government, no social welfare programs (save Student Loans which are actually an investment in

Nov 19

I hate computers…and five other minirants

1.) I hate computers. Since humans discovered that the entirety of human knowledge, actions, and activities can be reduced to ones and zeros, humans

Aug 18

The Big Time

I don’t envy the people suffering through the blackout. Especially considering that I’m under not one but two deadlines. A book review for a

Aug 17

Shameless self-promotion

Three times. That’s the number of times I threw up yesterday morning. I wouldn’t mention it, except that it corresponds to the number of

Aug 9

Green Lizard Regulation

This morning, I overslept, demanding that I request an emergency ride from my grandfather. When he arrived, there was a lizard perched on his

Aug 4

Specificity

My high school English teacher had a nifty little shorthand she used when grading our essays, the only part of which I remember was

Aug 3

So I learned two valuable lessons today, both oddly enough are related to Pizza. First, the overhead on pizza parlors must be incredibly low.

Aug 2

So here I am, starting a blog. Why on earth do I need, want or otherwise think that a blog would be something worthwhile?

Aug 2