@bluefoot,
Something must be wrong with your unit. Clean it up, check and/or re-balance your FS, try a new battery...
I have not seen a keyboard freeze for months. I have not seen pulley menus freeze ever.
I have had a few random reboots recently but a new battery proved that the timing alignment with 1.1.9 was a coincidence.

Regarding the UI update... you cannot win them all. Some like the vicar, others prefer his maid, as my late grandfather used to say. You see a lot of whinging on the topic, coming mostly from the die-hard fanboys. I would never have expected it from you. I myself miss some featrues but find the new UI much more intuitive and easier to use in general. I am sure it will shake up eventually.