Electric Caveman

Despite my occasional forays into the world of computer technology, I essentially remain bereft of the true graces that sing enchantingly electronic melodies from the elysian fields of circuitry. Briefly, I've recently discovered that my home computer is infected with a virus (link goes to a description at Symantec), and I'm still not sure how to remove it safely without messing up all of my other files. Of course, it is a fair question to ask what sort of impact that this has one me. The inevitable answer is - not much. Although I have used a computer for one reason or another almost every day (like most students), the computers I consistently use are firmly parked in a dank cellar-like computer lab. My skin has become luminescent by being constantly bathed in the soft blue glow of an electric screen. My own home computer has been laughably obsolete for awhile. And the computer previous to that was truly antique; the tech-support for it was an actual Neanderthal and the monitor was carved from stone, which isn't metaphor. Seriously. One of the computer's input devices was a large wooden club. All of the computers I have ever owned have been acquired second-hand.

Yet, there may be hope. Since another one of my hobbies besides blogging has been accumulating an obscene amount of college loan debt, I have discovered that there is a way to combine my talent for expanding debt and my desire to buy a computer (laptop). Apparently, the financial aid office will approve a one time extension for me to buy one. Once I finish shopping around for the best price, getting official price quotes, and filling out the paperwork, I should be well into final exam week, which - of course - will not be of much use for fall term. Life is full of ridiculous ironies. But maybe, just maybe, I'll have one for winter. And this time, I keep my virus software updated.