lost font

I lose a lot of things, some more memorable than others.

I still miss my  long, Calvin Klein pale yellow raincoat. I was living in Chicago then, and the purchase was a splurge.  But oh did I love that coat.  And then one day it was gone.  I think I may have left it on an plane, or at an airport, but I'm not sure.  I still remember the clean lines of the coat, its great color, and how special I felt every time I put it on.  I think it was more than a year before I gave up thinking it might magically reappear.

More recently I mourned the loss of a my favorite S. T. Dupont ballpoint pen that I got when I worked at Gillette in the early 80's.  At the time, Gillette owned this luxury pen maker and employees were able to buy rejected pens that sell for over $300 for $35.  I never let this pen outside the house, and was amazingly able to hold on to it for over 30 years.  Then, a few months ago, it disappeared. I have searched every coat pocket, every bag, and every drawer.  I still believe it will one day just show up.

I have lost plenty of Metrocard cards.

Keys.

Surprisingly, never a wallet, at least none I can remember.

Gloves.  

A bike once.  In college, I left my green Schwinn on my boyfriend's porch and in the morning it was gone.  But I suppose that falls more in the category of stolen than lost.

Debit cards.

Credit cards.  I have had many Amex cars Fed Expressed to my house.  They were never stolen, just lost.

And then there was my Toyota Corolla in Boston. M and I went to get my car one night and it was gone.  Turns out I had accidentally parked in a neighbor's space instead of my own, so he had me towed.  M and I ended up at a towing lot at midnight.  But I guess that doesn't really fit the category of lost, just temporarily misplaced.

I've left packages on subways and buses, and have gotten home absent the thing I just bought.

I've lost single earrings.

Phone.  Never lost that.  

But in all my many years of losing things, never have I lost a font.  That is, until, now.

Somehow, Century Gothic is no longer part of my Font Book.  

This discovery comes after hours and hours on the phone with a great senior tech guy named Andrew from Apple.  "How did I lose a font?" I ask, totally bewildered by this unforeseen conclusion as to why I can't send emails any more in my favorite default font.

"I have no idea, but it's gone."  The only solution Andrew can offer is reinstalling my Operating System. Much as I love my font, it's not worth that! 

So I'm going to have to live without Century Gothic.  I am substituting with Avenir Next, but it just doesn't feel right.  It doesn't have that rounded, familiar, comfortable look.

Maybe I'll get used to my new default font.  But in the meantime, if you find my Century Gothic, please let me know.  I miss it.