turps: (light in the snow)
[personal profile] turps
York was good yesterday. Getting the train easy, though next time we're going to book one of the easy access seats near a door rather than a table just so James can get to it easier. The market was fantastic. We had our mulled wine and bought stuff and did the chocolate experience again and it was just this lovely cold day that was perfectly suited for a Christmas market visit. James did really well with his walking, and in fact, when I went to bed last night my fitbit told me I'd done over 11k more steps than my target.

The bad. While I was there my phone did a total factory reset by itself. I literally took a photo in the shambles, walked for five minutes, got my phone out to pay for something at a stall and it was wiped. Talk about gutted, mostly what I was worried about was my photos and my text messages from mam. So we made for the nearest EE shop and this lovely man went out of his way to try and get my stuff back. He got my apps and my photos, but not my texts. At least, he got a handful of the latest ones and then nothing else, which of course meant all of mam's were gone. I don't even think I could take it in properly yesterday, but I had to hold onto a last hope that once we were home and using our own wifi and not the mobile kind when we were out and about we could try another reset. It was a risk, but I figured I couldn't lose anything more than I already had. And it worked. I'd like to say I was dancing around the room but it was more sitting there trying not to cry when I saw them all come back. So, my message to anyone reading. Please make sure all your important things are backed up. Thankfully mine were backed to Google and all I lost were the few photos I'd taken yesterday and a weeks worth of texts after the last backup point.

Another negative was we overestimated how long we'd want to stay on a cold winter day. We got to York around ten and our train home was booked for 8:30 and we were ready to go two hours before that. We did ask how much it would be to change tickets to go earlier but at £30 that was more than the cost of the actual tickets we had so we holed up in a coffee shop for an hour and when that shut went to sit in the waiting room for another hour.

Photos. I've only got a few that were taken on James' phone. One of us and two showing the window of Betty's.

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Changing the subject. I don't think any of my fellow Ryan fans still read or post here, but I was talking to themoononastick about how Jon seems to have been forgotten in terms of Panic and Ryan hardly around and she alerted me to the fact Jon had tweeted that Z Berg had posted a new video/song featuring Ryan. It's all about their breakup and it's so painfully raw and yet beautiful, too. I really do like both the song and video and of course, hello RyRo. I miss you. Z Berg and Ryan Ross The Bad List Warnings for A Weekend at Bernie's situation going on and Z Berg being dead.

We saw Aquaman today. I enjoyed it, though thought it dragged a little in places. Visually it was gorgeous to watch and Jason Momoa is a really good looking man. Apart from that, there's very little to say.

Finally, [personal profile] dapatty offered icons and I asked for ones themed on ice. The results were beautiful, I especially like the one I'm using. So simple and lovely.

Date: 2018-12-12 05:57 pm (UTC)
shadowhive: (Adam Gloves)
From: [personal profile] shadowhive
That’s awesome! I’m glad you had a nice day!

Oh no, that sucks that you lost everything while you were out, that must have been scary! I had a similar thing happen to my old pad sadly. But that is awesome that you got the, back! I’m so happy for you 💜

Nice photos! Very Christmassy!

It’s a shame the old Panic! members faded like that, I saw Rock sound post about the song but I’ve not heard it yet since I fail

Oh cool, I’m hoping to see it next week. I think it’ll be worth it just to see Momoa skin.

It’s pretty!

Date: 2018-12-14 08:06 pm (UTC)
shadowhive: (Adam Gloves)
From: [personal profile] shadowhive
I’m glad!

Yeah that sounds so scary to lose all those memories. I hope you get them backed up though

I need to give it a listen. I always did like Ryan and got sad when Panic! Fell apart like it did

Date: 2018-12-12 08:13 pm (UTC)
glitteryv: (Default)
From: [personal profile] glitteryv
I'm so happy you got to get your lost text and pics back. <3

Yup, I've learned (the v. hard way) to back stuff up every so often. The only time I thought I had lost photos was when I broke my phone by accident (as in, bent it in almost half when I closed a car door on it.) Several hours after I got my replacement phone, I was finally able to find the pics I thought I had lost. Which WHAT A RELIEF!

It's kinda funny (in, um, an unfunny way, I guess?) how ppl's idea of what PatD! is like has changed in what feels like v. few years. Especially when it comes to Ryan and Jon. I guess time stops for no one.

As per what I've heard, Aquaman isn't the BEST movie ever. But it isn't a great movie either. My interest in it is rather nonexistent (like, at this point, I don't think I would watch it even if it aired on TV). THAT SAID, I'm glad y'all had a good time, though. :)

That icon is lovely.

Date: 2018-12-12 08:37 pm (UTC)
sylvaine: Christmas bauble decorated with traditional Polish patterns and colouring. ([gen:pol] wycinanki xmas)
From: [personal profile] sylvaine
Oh my goodness, I'm so glad you got those texts back, that sounds like the most stressful thing <333 My phone intermittently demands a factory reset so I've gotten very used to keeping my backup phone updated enough that I can take it to work instead on the mornings where I wake up to find my phone is fucked again. :| fucking tech!

Date: 2018-12-13 10:58 pm (UTC)
sylvaine: Dark-haired person with black eyes & white pupils. ([gen:mua] glitterrrrr)
From: [personal profile] sylvaine
Oh, and I got your card today, thank you! It's so sparkly <3

Date: 2018-12-12 10:21 pm (UTC)
rikes: frosty trees (Gallery of frost)
From: [personal profile] rikes
Tech troubles are so stressful, omg. Glad yours had a happy ending!

I really liked York when we went there at Camp one year. It must be lovely all decorated for the holidays!

Date: 2018-12-13 01:23 am (UTC)
dapatty: Parker half in profile with a small smile on her face. (Parker smug)
From: [personal profile] dapatty
<3 <3 <3

Date: 2018-12-13 08:16 am (UTC)
frausorge: Ryan Ross in a fedora and Brendon Urie with their heads bent together (knew how to quit you)
From: [personal profile] frausorge
Oh wow, how awful to think that all that content could be gone, and what a relief that you had the backup! Oof!

I can't quite fathom how exes could make a breakup into joint art. At least, I couldn't picture doing it myself. But then, I am not an artist.

Date: 2018-12-13 10:11 am (UTC)
castalie: (Season - Christmassy Starbucks)
From: [personal profile] castalie
I can only imagine the relief it must have been for you to get all those important texts and photos of your mother back. I'm really happy for you *hugs*

Sounds like you had a lovely day (apart from the scare, obviously). I so love Christmas markets...

Date: 2018-12-13 06:39 pm (UTC)
turlough: two glass mugs with smoking hot beverage ((other) hot toddy weather)
From: [personal profile] turlough
It sounds like you'd a lovely visit in York. That is such a pretty photo of you two. (And a very pretty tree too!)

How awful about your phone! Makes me very grateful I only have wifi on my phone and no other internet access. It must have been such a relief for you to get all the important stuff back.

That's a lovely icon!

Date: 2018-12-13 09:57 pm (UTC)
i_amthecosmos: (Default)
From: [personal profile] i_amthecosmos
Wow, that song is amazing. So beautiful and powerful.

Date: 2018-12-13 10:22 pm (UTC)
madam_beetroot: Round blue rubber ball with lots of tendrils and big eyes, in among flowers (Default)
From: [personal profile] madam_beetroot
I'm glad you enjoyed York, and also got your texts back!!

Thanks for posting the song, that was a blast from the past! I really love the song and video. Ryan still looks so skinny! He doesn't look to have aged much at all.

Date: 2018-12-14 04:22 pm (UTC)
letterboys: (Default)
From: [personal profile] letterboys
I'm so sorry you had that scare with your phone, but so glad that you managed to get the important stuff back!

York during this time of year is just magical, and this post made me want to go back there again, though maybe not brave the northern winds for a whole day ahahaha! <3

Date: 2018-12-15 01:53 pm (UTC)
brandywine28: (Default)
From: [personal profile] brandywine28
I had an anxiety attack just from reading this entry, hon. Your mom's messages! I can't tell you how happy I am that you didn't lose them!

Love the icon. <3

Date: 2018-12-15 05:05 pm (UTC)
wenchpixie: (Stock Fika)
From: [personal profile] wenchpixie
I am SO GLAD you could restore most of your phone back, that must have been enormously stressful.

York is so lovely and it sounds like a great day, phone not withstanding, I do wish there were more comfy places to sit that didn't require money (like a later opening library or something) though - it's a very walky-about city and that's exhausting (and York Minster, while stunning, is not a comfy place to sit unless it's boiling).

I'd completely missed the song, thank you - you're so right about the Panic! fandom, even Spencer's not a part of things for the newer fans, what is time?
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