In Memory of Murray

I have a sad sad tale to tell

after 6 and a half long

and sometimes bumpy years

Murray Motorola Modem

finally passed away

with a sputter and a puff of smoke last Thursday

Now Murray and I have had a somewhat chequered history

as he has been 

without a doubt

the most temperamental modem

in the history of modems

our relationship has ranged from me cooing gently in his portals

which does sound slightly dirty when I see it written down...

all the way through to all out warfare

most often

our relationship was rather stormy and consisted largely

of me casting aspersions onto poor Murray

and all who knew him

most notably his mother I am ashamed to say...

Still I was sad to see him go because it meant no internet...

of course the modem we needed is not in stock

anywhere in the southern hemisphere it would seem

and I am another week away from having regular access

So I would like to introduce you to Douglas Dongle

I am hoping that Douglas is a little kinder and while

deep down

I think he knows he is just my rebound guy

sometimes they are the most fun

of course he is a bit of a slag really

as he needs to be shared amongst other household computers

and has seemed to be quite happy to do so

even Sinus Man's so it would appear that Douglas is not too fussy at all...

and so there is a good chance

I will again be reduced to squinting at my phone 

and cursing failing eyesight and fingers that seem 

about as coordinated as sausages

so if I don't get to visit you I apologise

if I don't answer your emails and comments

blame Douglas...

and please know that I have missed you all greatly and have felt cut off

and positively bereft of people who understand me

it is a cold hard world when you are cut off from blogland...

Now you would think that in the last week

and a bit

I would have done huge amount of work

after all I was without the distractions of the internet

but I actually found I did very little

I completed a set of ATC's for the lovely Sandra

who organised a swap with me and sent me the most gorgeous

amazing book of tea themed atc's... 

Sandra at http://deserendipity.blogspot.com.au/

and while mine isn't as cool as hers

I am hoping she likes them

I had tremendous fun making them 

and loved the opportunity to fix my teapot painting

that is from a journal page and has bothered me 

ever since I did it

and turns out I should have just painted it small

all problems should be so easily fixed

I also started this watercolour

not very far along

but is already driving me gloriously mad

and as I need to have it finished by next Wednesday

I am thinking that I shall undoubtedly

be both a neglectful wife

and rather distant parent while trying to finish it

not that I think they will be worried 

as I have been rather overbearing without the distraction of the internet

and I think they are both on the verge of mutiny

so returning to my normal dynamic of benign neglect should come as a relief

So I am linking up with Paint Party Friday 

and hope that Douglas will find his way back to me so that I can do some visiting

or at the very least that a cable modem will arrive

and all will be right with the world

maybe if I give this one a female name it will be more reliable...

maybe Magda

or Mila

or Maggie...