Thank goodness that after my iPhone was stolen on Monday, my new phone arrived late Wednesday.
UPS came to the house earlier in the day, didn’t ring the bell, and left. I realized this hours later when I saw a sticky note on the door. I called them and they sent the driver back to my house. At 6pm. I waited all day for my phone, but finally, I got it. Grrr to waiting on deliveries!
Brand new and sealed in the box. I was worried they were going to try to send me a refurbished phone but they didn’t!
I think because it’s a new-to-Verizon phone, it’s the 4G (a new phone in general) and because I had originally purchased the more expensive (and probably less common) 32 MB model rather than the 16 MB model, so there simply weren’t any “used” phones to refurbish and send to me. So I “lucked out” and got a new phone.
However, I would hardly call having one’s phone stolen, paying $250 out of pocket for the replacement + new case, and having to endure the sense of violation and frustration that has resulted from this whole ordeal “lucky”, but you know what I mean. I’m grateful that insult to injury wasn’t added by sending me someone else’s castoff a refurbished phone.
I’m back in business!
I bought the same case that I had before. It’s not one of the more silicone-based cases. Those pull my hair out! This one is more smooth and not as “grippy” and the bottom part detaches in case you want to dock it in a Bose system or something similar and you don’t have to remove the entire case.
And rather than downloading tons of apps that I realized I didn’t use or need anyway, I only downloaded
Pandora Radio
Runkeeper (because it has GPS and is great to see running or walking routes)
WordPops (I don’t want to play Words With Friends. My friends are busy and take way too long to make their move. I like scrabble-ish games that are fast-paced and WordPops suits my needs)
And I hid or removed all kinds of icons/apps like Stocks or Calendar and only have the ones I use most often on my home screen. To do this: hold the icon til it begins to jiggle, then you can move it by dragging it or just delete it by clicking on the red x that will appear. Many of you asked how to do this.
Streamlined simplicity on the home screen.
I am so happy to have my phone back! I never realized in just six weeks how antiquated the Blackberry feels and how much I love the iPhone. I felt naked without my phone. For better or worse, I think we’re all pretty attached to our technology. Especially our phones!
From my last post about Turbo Mode, thanks for sharing what you’ve been turbo’ing though. We are all so busy but that’s okay. Life is meant to be lived to the fullest, right?
And I got a kick out of your fill in the blank answers.
Questions:
1. What’s the last thing you waited for? Anything you’re in the process of waiting for?
Waiting two days for my replacement phone, and then waiting on UPS to come back to my house because the driver never rang the bell (assumed no one was home I guess and just put a sticky on the door and bailed without ringing first) was a long two and a half days days! But worth it, clearly, so I could have my phone back.
I am currently waiting to go on vacation.
I’m waiting to buy a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I really want one.
And I’m waiting to see if I win the lottery. I won’t hold my breath on that since I don’t even play the lottery.
2. Favorite Brownie Recipes?
I know everyone has a favorite recipe for them but if you have any recipes that you adore, please share them. Links welcome, but only two links, max, or your comment will go into moderation.
You can even tell me you love to doctor up Duncan Hines or Betty C’s brownie mixes, or that you make your own with your Aunt Susie’s treasured recipe. Does not have to be vegan, GF, or “healthy”. Inherently, I don’t think brownies are “healthy”. I think they are dessert and that’s a beautiful thing.
I have Raw Vegan Brownies in my recipe arsenal (Vegan, GF)
And Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cupcakes with White Chocolate Icing
…But I’d like to make really awesome brownies for an event and try out a new recipe in the process.
I know Jessica has more rich decadent brownies and bars on her site than one could imagine and so does Jenny, but fill me in on any of your favorite recipes, please!
3. What makes a good brownie recipe for you?
For me, a good brownie is rich, moist, not dry, more fudgy than cakey, has a gooey center with barely crisped edges.
Frosting is optional. Buttercream or cream cheese frosting is preferred over chocolate frosting.
And no nuts in the brownies. Nuts in the brownies is a 100% deal breaker. I hate nuts in baked goods!
TGIF!
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Glad you have your new iPhone and have it all set up the way you want. Hurray!
Pandora Radio – Used to love listening to it when it was free. Alas I can’t get to it now :(
Last thing I waited for: Subway to fill our 86 lunch orders for the paintball field
Fav Brownie Recipe: https://www.elanaspantry.com/brownies/ (not vegan)
Good brownie recipe: lots of chocolate, chewy, easy to modify (bigger, smaller, etc), cooks / sets up quickly
Ok just checked that recipe..there is no flour whatsoever in it…I have seen flourless type things before and so interesting! Are they really moist and gooey? Any more detail/info? They totally caught my eye and have seen raw vegan fudge made with AB before in cookbooks, too. Do they taste like AB or more like brownies? I am not a huge AB fan (PB yes!, of course!)
If you want it really moist & goey then take some time off. I think10-15 mins would make it very gooey.
I have made it with the following nut butters: almond, cashew, mac, almond & cashew, almond & mac. Always good brownie-like results. If you aren’t an AB fan, try it with PB instead.
Keep the choc chips in there though. So yummy and melted :)
Raw Vegan Brownies? Peanut Butter Cup Brownies? How can I have you now? I love brownies but I have not tried to eat Raw Vegan Brownies. I’m going to look for that. I’m drooling.. arrrrgggg :D
And OoooPpsss.. before I’d forget. I tried to check the articles linked. Thank you. The brownie recipe is just so easy. I really cant wait to make one for mom (in reality – for me :D)
Hey, UPS is horrid about not ringing. One time we had 20 boxes shipped from one state to another 2 day and they dropped them and didn’t ring the bell. James sent them ‘signature required’ and they didn’t even RING THE BELL. I asked them if they needed a signature and they said no, when I caught them trying to leave. I called UPS and filed a complaint right away. Add to it, we also had requested that UPS never just drop boxes at our front door and always request a signature, but they never would.
BTW, the Iphone for is not 4g. the only 4g phone verizon has is the HTC Thunderbolt, which was just released late March. Great phone, but 4g really drains the battery compared to 3g. We don’t get 4g service where we live but we did in San Diego. It sure flies!
So great !I also plan to buy a new one !
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YAY for getting your phone so quickly. Still aggrivating that yours was stolen, though. Grr! I have an HTC Hero (Droid) and just found that Runkeeper on it. I have something called “My Tracks” which may be similar. We shall see. Sarah is downloading Wordpops on her ipod touch as I type. ;) Have a GREAT day….HAPPY EASTER!
Hahahhahahah I’m LMAO about Words With Friends and the too busy comment… I haven’t played a single move in probably 25 days… I’m too busy! ;)
Yay, glad you got your replacement iPhone. That’s gotta be the cleanest iPhone I’ve ever seen, mine is loaded with apps, 5 pages organized in folders! :-P
1. Hmmm, I waited to get off work today and I’m in the process of saving and waiting for a new car down the road and a vacation.
2. Haven’t had any recently, but I recently saw a vegan recipe using tofu I’m itching to try.
3. Moist, rich chocolate flavor and slightly crispy edges.
OMG…so i was reading that you wanted to buy a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I owned one and gave it to a friend who is in school for culinary arts. He adores it but I hated it. The bowl isn’t big enough for my taste it makes pouring ingredients into it a pain in the rear. Half of it ends up outside the side of the bowl. The stand mixers that have the top that bend up and down as opposed to the ones that the bowl moves up and down are better. However, I ended up buying a Kitchen Aid Architect hand mixer…..it mixes cookie dough and even bread dough (though i haven’t tested it out for that). It was only $50! I <3 it. I <3 it muy mucho.
Cook’s Illustrated always has great recipes.
I haven’t tried their chewy brownie recipe, but it looks good:
https://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/detail.asp?docid=23263
And their Classic Brownie is my go-to ‘from scratch’ brownie recipe:
https://toastpoint.blogspot.com/2007/03/cooks-illustrated-brownies.html
Note: I generally skip all of the business in their recipes about creating a foil overhang for the pan. Just lube up the pan really well. Ha!
Congrats on the new phone. :-)
Woot! Look at that – Lucky girl you are! Well…errr…. you know what I mean :)