Friday Five

Not much excitement in my world this week, so this Friday Five was a bit challenging.  I already blogged about my anniversary... and The Pickled Green Tomatoes Experience...  So I felt like I needed to come up with five fresh things:

1. Remember how I listed "technology" on both lists in my "Likes/Dislikes" post last week?  Most of the time I love technology, but this week it has failed me.  Twice. 
   
   • On Tuesday, our DVR randomly decided not to record a new episode of NCIS, which it was programmed to do.  We very rarely watch our shows live anymore, so I didn't think to check until it had been on for 12 minutes.  Fortunately, thanks to modern technology, we were able to watch the first 12 minutes online last night, and then we switched over to the DVR to watch the rest. I'm glad we have that option, but I'm still annoyed at our DVR.
   • The second "failure" this week was my iPhone.  It's been acting up for a couple weeks now, and I finally had enough when I received a voicemail and the iPhone wouldn't let me access it.  More than an hour and 4 customer service reps later, I lost all my voicemails (3 - if you called me, please call again!), but successfully switched back to my old Razr phone.  So, at least I have a phone that I can use as a phone again.  Even though it's not "smart."  :o(  Fortunately I can still use my iPhone as an iPod, and access the internet from wi-fi hotspots, without having to pay for a data plan.  Hopefully it will continue to work well enough for me to enjoy those features a bit longer.   
2. I finally got my new glasses!  They're actually identical to my "old" ones, so I won't be posting any pics.  I really just needed new lenses, as the other lenses got scratched after someone dropped them in the parking lot at work...  You'd think it would be a simple fix to order new lenses and pop them in, but apparently not with these frames.  After going back TWICE to get the new lenses "popped in,"  they gave up and ordered new frames and had the factory install the lenses.  This was a 4-week ordeal!
3. With the arrival of cooler weather this week, I've discovered I need to go shopping for long-sleeved shirts.  A few of my sweaters from last year fit okay, but for the most part my fall and winter wardrobe hangs on me like a sack.  Which is a good problem to have.  :o)
4. Last night I dripped salsa on my sock.  True story.
5. I'm planning to make an incredible-sounding pumpkin butter recipe tomorrow.  Do you sense another food post coming?  I promise to share!  And take pictures, of course.

Happy Friday, everyone!

-E