11/19/2017

Weekly Update 11/19/2017

Because Monday was Barbara’s birthday, we went to Crystal Beer Parlor for lunch. She had never been there before, and I think everyone should go to that wonderful restaurant. That was nice. In the evening, there was a lecture at the Jepson about plans to renovate the Owens-Thomas House to interpret the slave experience not unlike what DH plans.

then...

...and now

Tuesday, after my final lecture in a series about the Spanish Civil War, I went downtown. I wanted to tour the OT House before they close to begin the changes. And, being at the Jepson the evening before reminded me that I had not yet seen the Rodin exhibit. I’m glad I was able to do that, as the sculptures were really amazing. And in the evening, there was a talk by Robin Williams, architectural historian and professor at SCAD, at the Victorian Society about the sidewalks and pavements in Savannah. I’d heard this one before, but it was so fascinating, I wanted to hear it again.  

the sculptures were wonderful

Thursday, I drove neighbors John and Dave to the airport. They will be selling their house there and celebrating the holidays with family and won’t be back until January. I’m plant-sitting again (I guess they were undaunted by the care I gave the violets all summer). The Lunch Bunch met at a new restaurant that has opened in an old building near DH. Instead of fries with my burger I asked for the brussel sprout / sweet potato hash – good choice! It was wonderful, and I don’t like vegies! 

the new East End Restaurant

My iPod died. It’s beyond repair (I got 8 good years out of it, I can’t complain). But that’s where I had all my songs stored. So I tried to load songs from iTunes to my phone, and I broke the phone. That’s really bad because I use the phone ALL THE TIME. It has all my contact info, my email and messaging, my football score updates (and tennis when there’s a major tournament), my diary, my news apps. I must look at my phone every 15 minutes all day long for one thing or another. I have most of that info on my iPad, but not all of it because I use the phone so much more often. This was Friday evening, and I was sure that I would be without the phone all weekend. How was I going to communicate with Allen during the NFL games? How would I know what was on sale at the Publix? How would I know if I needed a sweater when I went to BC?

So I got up at the crack of dawn Saturday and went to a repair shop at 9 am. I’d not been to this shop before, but the one I like didn’t open until 11. I’d spent a sleepless night, thinking my data was gone forever, and I’d need to buy a new phone. He said “maybe” he could restore it in about an hour, or if he couldn’t, it may need parts and would be costly and wouldn’t be ready again until Monday. I did not want to buy a new phone (I have only heard bad reports about the iPhone 10). So I left the phone there so he could work on it. And, of course, if I don’t have my phone, how will he contact me to tell me it’s ready or that there was bad news?  Luckily, I’d taken my iPad with me when I left the condo, and this shop was not far from the Mall. I went to Barnes and Nobles, hooked onto their WiFi, and played games until he emailed. He was able to fix it!  And all my data was still there. I get out-of-control upset when things don’t work well and there’s been a lot of that going on around me lately – the ipod, the car, the phone. I don’t do the unexpected well.

And speaking of thing that don’t work well, how about those Buffalo Bills? It would have been a nice day to watch at Coach’s because there were only 3 late games, and the place was empty. I had a booth all to myself, but I couldn’t stand watching, so I left at the half. 

woe is me