We’re Back, Baby!!!

Today was another insanely busy day at work.  In at 8am, out after 6pm, lunch at my desk.  Seems to be the norm these days.  It was a very productive day and I think I might be gaining the upper hand on my to do list.

Over my lunch of delicious, less-than-clean pizza, I dug my Torch out of its bag of rice, and gave Bell a call to see about turning it back on.  After dealing with Dude on the phone, reactivating the SIM card, turning it back on and making a test call….we have connection!  Wohoo!  Despite previous Bell Dude saying Torch’s do not come back from dunks in water, I am back online!  It’s a beautiful sight…and not just because of the Bon Jovi wallpaper!

I have heard that sometimes phones are not quite the same when they come back from a swim.  I guess the connections get a bit corroded as things dry out and the corrosion can cause things to get a bit iffy.  I really just want it to last until the new iPhone comes out.  Latest rumours are that it will be out in October or early November.  I’ve got faith in my Torch that it can make it that long!

My training program for my October half marathon officially started yesterday…and needless to say, I did not run.  I’m not sure running is a good idea just yet as I keep being told that I should be resting and letting my body recover a bit.  I will likely take the week off, but I really hope to get out there and run on the weekend.  I will have to do some research and see what they say about exercising with Shingles.  Hopefully it won’t be too bad for me because I really think that running is what I need to help reduce some of this stress.  I can’t believe I am saying this.  I have a very strange relationship with running.  Usually I hate it, but this time I think I might actually like it. Here’s hoping!

Do you have a love-hate relationship with running?  Any tips on how I can be more on the “love” side of that equation?

The Friday Five

It was close, but I survived…and now it’s time for the Friday Five!

 

1.  It’s been almost a week since I dropped my BlackBerry Torch in the lake.  It continues to sit in a bag of rice drying out and I am using my old Curve as my phone for now.  I am going to try to turn it back on when I get home from my weekend on Sunday.  I am hopeful that it works.  Anyone want to give odds on whether it will work?

2.  Today is my hubby’s birthday.  Happy Birthday, baby!  Love you!

 

3. 2012 is my 20th anniversary of graduating from Teacher’s College.  This weekend the group of 8 that hung out at Teacher’s College are all heading down London way to meet up and camp out at one of our friend’s place in the country.  It will be a great weekend of friends and family.  We have people coming from North Bay, Timmins, Florida, Brockville, London and Newmarket.  We all met up a few years ago, maybe 4 or 5, and we had a great time.  We decided that our 20th was a great reason to do it all again.  I can’t wait to see all the girls and share some laughs, reminisce about the past, eat well and enjoy a few cocktails!  Tina, our host, has an action packed weekend for us.  I will post an update on the weekend fun when I get back.

 

 

4.  2 weeks until I am on vacation!  These next 2 weeks can not go by quickly enough.  After the craziest past couple of months at work, I will get a week off to enjoy the cottage.  The countdown is on…14 more days!

 

5.  The outbreak continues.  After being diagnosed with Shingles yesterday with the rash on my face, a few more patches have shown up.  One is a line on my stomach and one small trail on my left leg.  Hopefully that is all that is going to come out.  I’m on day 2 of the heavy-duty drugs, so hopefully they will put a halt to any further outbreaks.  Overall they don’t feel too bad, a little burny/prickly but not painful, just uncomfortable.

I hope you all have a great weekend. I’m looking forward to a weekend of fun, laughs, a few drinks, and some much needed SLEEP!

Happy Friday, everyone!

Signs of Life!

Well, it’s been 3 full days since I dropped my phone in the lake.  Last night I found my old Curve and this morning had it reactivated, so I am once again connected to the world, or at least part of it.  Many of my BBM contacts aren’t on this old phone, but that’s okay…at least I am back online!

The best news is that it looks like my Torch is showing signs of life!

I put the battery back in and a little red light came on.  I hit the power button and it started to load.  The main screen came on and with wi-fi (since my service is not on my old Curve) my facebook, twitter and other online things seemed to work.  My email is currently being directed to my old phone, so that won’t work on the Torch until I switch it back.  There seems to be a little condensation behind the screen still, that you can only see when it goes to the home screen from the black load screen.  So, I’ve removed the battery once again and put the works back into the bag of rice. I’ll leave it in there for a few more days to try and get as much of the moisture out of it as I can.

So far I am beating the odds since the techie I spoke to at Bell said that a Torch won’t come back from being dropped in water.  Let’s hope this good luck continues!

That’s the one and only Jon Bon Jovi on my background, by the way.  Love, Love, Love him!!!

It is ridiculously hot outside today (35 Celcius, feeling like 44 – that’s 95 and 111 for those of you in Fahrenheit!)  I’ve got golf and ball hockey later today.  I hope I don’t melt.

Happy Tuesday!, Stay cool!  Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!

I Miss My Phone

I have been without my BlackBerry for 57 hours now…and I miss it…a LOT!  After it’s dunk in the lake I dried it out in the sun for a bit and then into a bag of rice it went.  It is still in there, but every once in a while I put the battery in and see if it works.  It doesn’t  😦   I did some experimenting at work with a colleagues BlackBerry and discovered that while my phone has not yet come back to life (their battery did not work in my phone),  my battery is fine (it worked in their phone).  So, back into the bag of rice it all goes.

I’ve heard it can take 4-5 days for it to fully dry out. Until then, I am going to see if I can get my old Curve turned back on.  I charged it up, set the date and will see if Bell can put service on it while I wait for my Torch to come back to life.

It looks so old school. It has a roller ball for god sake, and no wi-fi!  I’m pretty sure using it will drive me nuts…but I need to get connected again and can’t justify getting a new phone until I know for sure that the Torch is toast.

Work was a complete zoo today.  I didn’t get home until after 8pm…which did not really leave enough time to cook a decent dinner before hubs had to go play ball, so instead, we cracked open a couple of beers, sat out on the front patio and watched the world go by.  It was awesome!  At some point I really need to get back to my clean eating.  Today was not that day, with fish and chips for lunch and a beer for dinner…it was kind of the anti-clean eating day!  At least tomorrow I get some exercise with golf (wohoo) and ball hockey.  I can’t wait!!

Hope your Monday was a good one.  Let’s hope this week flies by…and let’s hope my Torch resurrects itself soon!  

Cheers!

 

A Wild Weekend

Holy cow….what a fun weekend!  We were up at the cottage and we had an absolutely great time.

Friday night we enjoyed a few beverages on the front lawn watching the traffic go by on the lake.  The kids were down the road at a friend’s cottage being “servers” at a dinner party hosted by one of the senior kids at sailing club.  My two boys, and their 4 cousins were invited to help the host’s brother and sister serve the older kids dinner.  My guys were so excited about being part of the dinner party.  From what I hear, they did a great job.

Saturday was another fantastic day.  It was hot and sunny and we made the most of it, spending pretty much the whole day outside.  Nick spent some time towing the other kids on an old-fashioned surf board type thing.  They all had a great time and I think Nick was quite proud that he was able to give everyone a fun ride.  Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures of this…I did, but they were on my phone, which I dropped in the lake as I was helping the kids into and out of the punt.  The kids fished it out of the lake for me, and when it came out, it was still working!  I shut it down, took the battery out and put it in the sun to dry out.

After a bit, I put it in a bag of rice, since I’ve heard that helps to absorb the moisture.  It seems to have dried out nicely, but it doesn’t want to turn on.  There seems to be some life in it since the last time I tested it, when I put the battery in, a red light flashed for a second which makes me a bit hopeful.  I’ve got my fingers crossed.

So, I’ve been without a phone for about 30 hours…and I admit it feels weird not being connected.  I really hope that when I wake up in the morning it turns on and I will be good to go.  If it doesn’t, I don’t know what I should do.  I will need a new phone, and I really want an iPhone, but I want the new iPhone 5 and it isn’t coming out until October.  I’ll have to figure something out.  I wonder about getting my old BlackBerry Curve turned back on and using that for a few months until the new iPhone comes out.  Hopefully my Torch dries out and starts up again and I won’t have to worry about it.

Saturday night was the sailing club’s Non-Gala Gala.  We had a fun night, full of dancing and lots of beer and wine.  Parking was going to be very limited, so we rode our bikes down to the sailing club.  That was okay…my skirt was not really made for bike riding, but I made it!  The ride at 1am was a bit more challenging.  Many glasses of wine later and that was a pretty challenging ride home.  We made it, with only a few minor wobbles along the way.  It was a very good time, but boy were we tired today.

Today we went for a boat ride to watch the sailing races this afternoon.  We had friends and cousins racing, so we went out for a little tour and watched on of the races.  The kids always love getting out in the boat for a ride.

The kids once again lucked out and are staying up at the cottage for a few extra days with their cousins Christian and Thomas down the road.  They all get along so well and have such a great time when they get together.  They will all head off to sailing club for the mornings while they are there and then likely spend the afternoon swimming, tubing and just enjoying life at the cottage.  I’m so jealous…I get to head back to the office tomorrow!  Ugh.

Well, as usual it has gotten quite late, so I’ll sign off for now.  Hope you had a good weekend and here’s to a quick week ahead.

Cheers!