Wordle – Dr. Surf – a rant poem -December 30, 2014

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Georgia

Oh this conceited android!
This stupid illeistic dude
full of peppy mischief …
(my mind begins to fizzle …
I spew … I strangle yes I gurgle -)
it tells me that my modem (IT)
has gone off-line,
crashing me into a cyber cess-pit
at the intersection
between W.P.* and Blogger.

Up pops that draftsack ‘giggling’:
“your phone line is disconnected”
(though the lights are all aglow)
with that fixed quirky smile
its ridicule is plain …
I stammer, almost scream,
envisioning roughened bricks
or heavy chains of zinc
to beat in its electronic brain …

So, here I write enraged …
before this glowing screen
linked to this closed off ghetto
made of (uni)code
in heated human exasperation …

Then up it pops up once more …
Dr. Surf ** always smiling tells me
now (maybe) I can publish
since the modem’s back on-line
again.

* WordPress
** The diagnostic tool on my Asus modem

I think it’s rather clear that since I got up this morning I’ve been having connection problems … this happens rather often lately and I can’t figure out what the problem is, since the phone company refuses to come out and look at their lines … >:-(

The wordle contains 12 words those words are:

Conceit
Android
Illeist (A person who refers to themselves in the 3^rdperson)
Fizzle
Zinc
Mischief
Brick
Strangle
Intersection
Ghetto
Ridicule
Draftsack (a bag of garbage, figuratively a big belly)

Mindlovesmisery’s Menagerie

32 thoughts on “Wordle – Dr. Surf – a rant poem -December 30, 2014”

summerstommy2 on December 30, 2014 at 07:46 said:

I really did like the way you used the wordle as a means to describe your internet woes. Well done Georgia. Best wishes for 2015.

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- Bastet on December 30, 2014 at 07:55 said:
  
  Thanks Micheal … it’s becoming such a frustrating daily occurrence … the only thing left to do (as I’ve tried everything else) is rant 😦 … Oh well … Hope you have a Great New Year … have fun tomorrow evening and salute Australia for me 😀
  
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mindlovemisery on December 30, 2014 at 09:09 said:

envisioning roughened bricks
or heavy chains of zinc
to beat in its electronic brain …

This part was especially hilarious I can relate to your pain!

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- Bastet on December 30, 2014 at 15:52 said:
  
  Ugh … every time I see that blasted face i could scream … thanks Yves, I’m sure you can relate … living in the country has it’s advantages … internet isn’t one of them.
  
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  - mindlovemisery on December 30, 2014 at 16:30 said:
    
    Where my mom lives the internet is truly terrible, with my recent move to the country the internet seems to be better actually which is bizarre
    
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    - Bastet on December 30, 2014 at 17:02 said:
      
      I’m so happy for you Yves .. my kind of bizarre!
      
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The Muscleheaded Blog on December 30, 2014 at 10:31 said:

You get 22 points for the way you fit in the word illeistic 🙂

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- Bastet on December 30, 2014 at 15:53 said:
  
  😉 thanks Chris!
  
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yeoldefoole on December 30, 2014 at 14:20 said:

Morning by morning
learning what you knew before –
you hate computers!

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- Bastet on December 30, 2014 at 16:00 said:
  
  No – Dr Surf modem mage
  dear Bastet is innocent …
  
  it lays in wait
  the dastardly coward
  ’til I want to post
  
  an early Happy New Year while I’m still able to write something 😉
  
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  - yeoldefoole on December 30, 2014 at 16:07 said:
    
    Back atcha, dear one!
    
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    - Bastet on December 30, 2014 at 16:23 said:
      
      I hear your renga-ing with Jen … bravo!
      
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      - yeoldefoole on December 30, 2014 at 16:29 said:
        
        I’m certainly having a lot of fun – I hope she is!
        
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      - Bastet on December 30, 2014 at 16:45 said:
        
        Oh she definitely is! I just looked on .. what a hoot! 😀
        
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      - yeoldefoole on December 30, 2014 at 16:54 said:
        
        She’s great!
        
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      - Bastet on December 30, 2014 at 17:01 said:
        
        Yes she is one of the best actually 🙂
        
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      - J on December 31, 2014 at 05:50 said:
        
        Aw, shucks — you guys will make my head explode 😉
        
        Sorry I dropped the ball this morning. Between sales calls and vet appointments …. ugh! Had fun though 😉
        
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      - Bastet on December 31, 2014 at 07:06 said:
        
        So you didn’t get your nap? It was fun and don’t worry … it was a fun read! 🙂
        
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      - J on December 31, 2014 at 08:05 said:
        
        No, never did get that nap. Feeling a bit loopy now, which is why today’s post (the kikobun) is so late.
        
        Dog’s appointment went as well as can be expected. She’s just a very old dog with congestive heart failure — and nothing much more to be done for her. Added an extra medicine. But it’s a temporary “make her comfortable” medicine, not a solution. 😦
        
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Oloriel on December 31, 2014 at 01:38 said:

I love the way you wrangled this wordle, I love all the tonality plays and changes, it creates a very vivid dialogue rich with mimics.
I do, however, hope the internet and connection problems get sorted for you fast!I know way too much lately about the same problems and how annoying they can be!

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- Bastet on December 31, 2014 at 06:56 said:
  
  We might hope that the problem lies in sun spots and they’ll soon settle down … but I’m afraid it’s a matter of old technology trying to vehicle the new technology. My son lives in Padova and in his area they’ve finally finished laying an optical fiber network .. he is capable of downloading a complete film in 9 minutes. Thanks Oloriel and hope you may be blessed with good connections this New Year and will be very Happy! 😉 big hugs! xx
  
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J on December 31, 2014 at 05:52 said:

Ahah. You have an Asus modem; I have an Asus laptop. May be a pattern here, LOL!
Surrounded by computer problems lately. Shockwave and Java glitches yesterday; both the kiddo and the hubby dealing with Windows 8.1 glitches of their own.

In the immortal words of Bill Clinton, “I feel your pain”, Georgia — loved this piece!

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- Bastet on December 31, 2014 at 07:09 said:
  
  I wonder if there could be a pattern there … but alas I think it’s these darn land lines … i’m only happy it’s not some sort of super virus messing around! Ah so hubby and kiddo got new computers for xmas … my kiddo did too … a Toshiba not an Asus 😉
  
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  - J on December 31, 2014 at 08:03 said:
    
    They got Toshibas — I loved mine when I had it — but Windows 8.1 is a real #@$!!
    
    HATE Windows 8.1! So many quirks.
    
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    - Bastet on December 31, 2014 at 08:55 said:
      
      Funny … I thought the same when I first saw his desktop and lack of start menu .. but it seems that he’s had not problems so far … hope they don’t pop up!
      
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      - J on December 31, 2014 at 09:07 said:
        
        Me too.
        
        The big problem they were having today was constant loss of Internet connection. Router says they’re okay … but they’re not connected. Sound familiar? Wondering if this would help you too? [she said, with hesitation]
        
        There’s a YouTube video that explains it — look for “How to fix:Connection problem on Windows 8.1[ERR_NAME_RESOLUTION_FAILED]”
        
        All I did was type “ipconfig /flushdns” into the Command prompt and then reboot. Voila. Problem solved.
        
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      - Bastet on December 31, 2014 at 11:07 said:
        
        I’ve just tried it and we’ll see what happens.
        
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      - J on December 31, 2014 at 19:46 said:
        
        Good luck! Fingers crossed!!!!
        
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      - Bastet on December 31, 2014 at 11:15 said:
        
        Seems to have worked! Things are hopping along fine … I have good old XP on most of my computers … I’ll have to see about this ipconfig thingy for the 7 computers.
        
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      - J on December 31, 2014 at 19:46 said:
        
        Ah, XP! I loved XP! Everything ran so well on XP!!!
        
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Tracesofthesoul on January 2, 2015 at 08:01 said:

Great use of those words, cara!! phew!! tu es tellement bonne! could feel your frustration but had to smile with some of your lines 🙂 I`m finding during the holidays the speed is much slower because everyone is home…my Netflix pauses often 😦

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- Bastet on January 2, 2015 at 10:51 said:
  
  I wish that were the problem … I can’t figure it out, sometimes I have to go back and reconfigure the modem … very frustrating.
  
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