27 apr 2010

doctor's appointment at 9:00. fasting. oh boy.

normally i try to sleep as late as possible when i have a fasting app't at the doctor. less likely to be tempted to eat something. today i woke up at 4:30. tried to go back to sleep but gave up and got up at 5:00.

last time i went to ffx city at rush hour it took 45 minutes. i gave myself an extra 30 min. left at 7:45. i got to main street in ffx at 8:52. traffic was terrible.

the doctor got hung up somehow so i didn't see him until almost 10:00. bp is still ok. i need to call in a week to check on blood tests.

starving by the time i left the doctor!

breakfast

cowboy omelette
iced tea
chips and salsa

at Anita's in Fairfax City. my friendly waitress was there again today. it's funny when i used to work down the street from Anita's and eat there about once every two weeks she used to look at me like i was something bad she found in the drain. now we're best friends. go figure.

snack

caramel macchiatto

at Starbucks in FFX City. lots of new stuff in ffx, like the library and the Starbucks, that was not there when i lived there.

i had decided to consolidate a visit to the VW dealer with my doctor's appt. but i almost forgot. i actually drove past the dealer and had to go through my old office's parking lot to double back to the dealership. an unnamed repair shop lost my wheel lock so i had to go to the dealer for a new one. i thought this would be a half our process but no such luck. since my car is now 6 yrs old the wheel lock is no longer available. nearest dealer that had it was in College Park and i would have had to go there to get the part. ended up having a new lock kit installed. the kind that comes on new passats. headlight was burned out as well. i ended up spending 2.5 hours at Borders and the dealership. day is blown!

lunch

shrimp salad sandwich
orangina

at The Deli in FFX City. haven't been to The Deli in ages. used to be a staple for Elizabeth and I. kind of snooty to call yourself The Deli but it is actually a pretty low key place with very good subs. their Italian sub (called The Deli) is excellent. i usually get a Deli at The Deli.

shrimp salad was quite good. there used to be a really nice deli next to Sweeney Todd's in Arlington (used to be near the Courthouse but that area has changed hugely!) that made a shrimp salad sandwich like the one at the Deli.

dinner

The Deli sub
pretzels
iced tea

very good but a little too much hot pepper.

tried to watch Stardust (Michelle Pfeiffer, Clare Danes). fell asleep.