30 sep. 2010 (th)

poring rain overnight. rain blowing in the bedroom window. very cold. had to close up. hit the snooze from 5:00 to 5:40. got up at 5:45.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
apple juice
coffee
iced tea

drove e to the vre in the rain. really raining hard off and on. vre lot was actually pretty empty esp. for a thursday. got there with about 5 mins. to spare even though traffic was pretty slow.

watched about half of date night at breakfast.

went to planet fitness after vre. treadmill. weights, bike. very quiet today. managed to finish the programs today.

watched the end of date night when i got home. enjoyable movie. could have done without the tina fey/steve ferrel strip scene in the night club.

pouring rain off and on. weather forecast keeps saying its about to stop but it just keeps going.

lunch

bagel w/ cream cheese
pasta salad
cole slaw
iced tea
banana
orange

i watched a couple of episodes of corner gas at lunch. listened to part of broadway danny rose while doing dishes and laundry.

trains very much delayed on vre. e to call when train gets to manassas park. trains are taking as much as two hours to get from alexandria to broad run.

incredible rain on the way to the station. so dark. so hard to see.

dinner

burger
fries
clam chowder (cup)
iced tea

at red robin.

didn't get home until nearly 10. still raining heavily.

29 sep. 2010 (w)

i woke up at about 4:30 this morning. really cold. bad headache. turned off all of the fans.

went downstairs to get some aspirin and watch sports center. pretty chilly downstairs too.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee
apple juice
iced tea

left for the vre in good time. got behind a truck that seemed to be lost. really bogged us down. ended up making it just in time. parking lot absolutely jammed. they really need to build a garage there.

snack

veggie daybreaker
medium mocha

from caribou

watched an episode of corner gas before going to work.

lunch

whopper
spicy chicken
iced tea

from burger king. blah.

lots of rain when i went in to warrenton.

dinner

turkey, swiss, cole slaw
iced tea

dessert

mini York patties (3)

we watched another episode of DS9 this evening. so so.

28 sep. 2010 (tu)

i got up at 5:00 for the 6:00 concall. went down for some apple juice and iced tea.

no connection by 6:30. asked to reschedule. request came at 7:00 to start at that time. too late since e. is going into work today.

breakfast

coffee
apple juice
iced tea

e was ready a little early. we got to the vre with about 8 minutes to spare.from there to planet fitness. pretty good work out.

lunch

chinese buffet
lemon lime soda

at wegmans. good

snack

snickers bar

train was on time today at the vre.

dinner

ravioli with tomato sauce
salad
iced tea

dessert

two cookies

we watched another episode of ds9 tonight. ok.

also watched a show about andy griffith. really interesting.

27 sep. 2010 (m)

i woke up a little before 5:30. thought about going on-line. decided not to. went downstairs at 5:45. watched football highlights on espn.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee
iced tea

bagel had no taste at all. eat half.

e ran late this morning. between that and the rain we saw the train pulling away as we arrived at the station. drove her to vienna. slow going most of the way.

2nd breakfast

cowboy burrito
bacon
iced tea

at anita's in fairfax. very good. i should have skipped the bacon.

got gas and went to the bank on the way home.

lunch

bologna and swiss (2)
cole slaw
iced tea
apple juice

dinner

soup
rye toast (4)
an orange

26 sep. 2010 (su)

woke up at 5 am. had to run to the bathroom. ate way too much chow for dinner last night!

went downstairs at about 6. looks like tino has learned to open the cat door. most of the cats were outside and it was raining.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
iced tea
coffee

watched part of chariots of fire during breakfast. i keep seeing the 2nd half.

lunch

blt
chips
sesame noodle salad
cole slaw
iced tea

watched some football, did some vacuuming, and rearranged furniture a little during the day.

elizabeth nearly got in a serious accident in the afternoon. she was returning a book to the library. when she got a green light at the corner of 29 and broad run she noticed a car in the corner of her eye so she stopped. the car ran the light at full speed and clipped the license plate off of the front of e's car. if she'd been just a tiny bit more into the intersection it would have been a serious accident!

dinner

veg. burgers (2) (no buns)
brussels sprouts
iced tea

three cookies

we watched the first episode of deep space nine on dvd. the bejouran major is clearly the weak link of the show. not very good. otherwise i enjoyed the program.

25 sep. 2010 (s)

woke up at about 4:00. felt wide awake. feel much better than yesterday. actually have a little energy.

breakfast

eggs (3)
bacon
toast
cantaloupe
coffee
iced tea

lunch

spicy chicken sandwich
fries
iced tea
ice cream cone

at chik-fil-a. very spicy chicken. really tasty. i got some ice cream to cool off my mouth.

got very hot again today. around 95 in the mid-afternoon.

dinner

beef taco
cheese enchilada
beef chimi
rice
beans

at casa chi maya in manassas. way too much food.

dessert

fried ice cream

watched part of cats 101 on animal planet and part of snl in the 2000's on vh1.

24 sep. 2010 (f)

i woke up at about 4:30. feel like i've got a fever. not able to get comfortable. decided to get on line.

went downstairs at 6:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
coffee
iced tea

a little dizzy, a little feverish, a little upset stomach. just kind of rotten.

i watched an episode of get smart. pretty funny.

e was ready in time to drive to the vre. she said the parking lot was not very full. it was overflowing on thursday. crazy.

i finished up as much work as possible. not feeling well. took a nap around 11:30.

woke up at 1:30.

did some chores around the house.

lunch

bagel w/ butter
iced tea

went outside to water some plants. about 94 today. lots of gnats and biting insects outside.very sick after 20 minutes in the sun. dizzy, vomiting, feverish. really rotten for about an hour. stretched out on the floor and watched graham norton. drank water and club soda.

dinner

chicken noodle soup
crackeers

snack

pasta salad.

23 sep. 2010 (th)

i woke up at 4:59. the alarm went off at 5:00. we went from summer to fall at about 11:00 pm last night according to the weather people. it feels like fall and then again it doesn't feel like fall.

i think yesterday was frodo's birthday.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

e was ready early today. we got to the vre before the train.

snack

sausage mcmuffin
iced tea

read the paper with the old gents at the mcdonald's on rt 28

lunch

hot dogs (2)
pasta salad
cashews
iced tea

snack

m and m's

dinner

bologna sandwich
iced tea
chips

e took a very late train home. very busy at work.

bad heart burn after dinner.

i watched big bang theory season premiere. ok. i watched part of **** my dad says. went around the dial until i found the 100 greatest artists of all time on vh1. watched that. i also saw the top 10 on letterman.

22 sep. 2010 (w)

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
coffee
iced tea

drove e to the vre. we were sure we had missed the train but the conductor was chatting on the platform and e got in just before the train left.

went to the gym after that: treadmill, elliptical, bike and some weights.

lunch

tofu
pasta salad
cashews
iced tea

train late in the pm.

dinner

pizza (2 sl)
onion rings (4)
iced tea

from tony's. not very good this time. may have to take tony's off the list.

watched a dvd from the rock and roll hall of farm series. some really excellent performances and a few good speeches.

feeling a bit unwell after dinner.

21 sep. 2010 (tu)

wide awake at 4:00 am. i had the outline of a document i've been struggling with clearly in my mind. wrote down the outline and started up the computer. i had the first draft of the document done 45 minutes later.

everything aches this morning. head. finger. elbow. toe. knee. back. jeez!

breakfast

croissant (almost burned to a crisp)
iced tea
coffee
banana
iced tea

writing away like crazy today.

lunch

scrambled eggs and onions (2)
toast and butter (4)
iced tea

groceries in the afternoon

snack

pizza slice (1)
iced tea

dinner

grilled ham and cheese sandwich
potato chips
iced tea

snack

m&ms

very sleepy in the evening

20 sep. 2010 (m)

i woke up at about 3:15. thought about getting up. decided it was a better idea to sleep. i didn't set the alarm. woke up at 6:15. still very dark outside.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

took e to the vre. then went to planet fitness. treadmill, bicycle, weight machines. about 45 minutes total.

snack

turkey bacon sandwich
coffee

at caribou.

lunch

bowl of chili
crackers
iced tea

dinner

hot dogs (2)
cole slaw
sesame noodle salad
veg. beans
iced tea

we watched part of sleepless in seattle. first episode of mike & molly. ok. some funny parts.

19 sep. 2010 (su)

i woke up at about 3:30. not feeling well at all. went downstairs. watched slapshot.

took a nap downstairs from about 6:15 to 8:00

felt better at 8:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea

did chores around the house in the morning.

lunch

ham and swiss sandwiches (2)
pickles
iced tea

watched a little football, did some work on the computer, and did some chores in the afternoon.

watched the end of the redskins game. good football game. some very odd coaching decisions by kubiak.

dinner

turkey
gravy
stuffing
peas
cranberry sauce
iced tea

ate too much.

watched part of shenandoah with jimmy stewart.

18 sep. 2010 (s)

slept in today. didn't get up until 6:15.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea
eng. muffin w/ butter & marmalade

i watched the first two episodes of family affair this morning. surprisingly good.

we were considering going to gettysburg today but neither of us had quite enough gumption. we decided to take care of a few chores and take a walk through old-town warrenton instead. weather was just too perfect to work at home.

lunch

tuna salad sandwich
salad
iced tea

at panera in warrenton. pretty good. i wish they had a sandwich and 1/2 salad or sandwich and cup of soup offer. oh well.

library. checked out mysteries of pittsburgh. book is due oct 9 which is the day i get back from india. that means i leave for india in two weeks!

borders tent sale in manassas. looking for books for the plane. found a scott adams book and about a boy at the tent sale. found girl with the dragon tatoo at the regular borders.

snack

iced tea
cookie

at borders

lowes and wegmans on the way home.

dinner

burritos
rice/corn mix
iced tea

we watched the special features on foyle's war and then to bed.

17 sep. 2010 (f)

got up at around 4:30. caught up on email etc.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
coffee
oj
iced tea

missed the train at broad run this morning. made to vienna in about 40 min.

snack

breakfast burrito
caramel macchiatto
iced tea

lunch

bologna & swiss sandwich (2)
cole slaw
donut
iced tea

i watched manu vs. rangers in the uefa cup. 0-0 tie. one of the manu players broke an ankle during the game. apparently the break was pretty horrible to see but the network did not replay it even once. kind of nice.

realized i was almost out of gas on the way to vre. had to get gas right away. got to the train about 10 min late.

stopped at petsmart to get cat food on the way home.

dinner

egg salad sandwiches (2)
soup
chunky bar
iced tea

we watched an episode of foyle's war after dinner. very good.

16 sep. 2010 (th)

up early for concall. 58 deg at 5:00 am.

concall from about 6:10 to about 7:10. interesting. located the orbital office on a google map.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
melon
oj
iced tea
coffee

it looks like they are about to resurface the road! nope. they are just working on water pipes. damn!

car inspection, flu shot, hair cut

lunch

big mac
fries
iced tea

at mcdonald's. not very good.

dinner

fish fillets
mac & cheese
iced tea

not bad. fish was ok. m&c was a little sweet.

i watched part of a bio of jimi hendrix. switched over to a block of big bang theory. fell asleep on the coach. really knocked out!

went to bed about 9:45.

15 sep. 2010 (w)

woke up at 5:30. not feeling too well. maybe i'll feel better after i get something to eat.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
banana
coffeee
iced tea

drove e to the vre. we were actually late but the conductor was talking with someone so e had time to run and catch.

lunch

bologna & swiss sandich (2)
pickles (2)
pasta salad
iced tea

i watched die hard 2 while eating lunch and doing dishes. lots of giant holes in that plot.

picked e up at vre. train was late.

dinner

salad (blue cheese dressing)
roll
sirloin steak
fries
broc./cheese caserole

pretty good. bad waiter.

very full when we got home. early bed time.

14 sep. 2010 (t)

i got up at 5:00 for a 6:00 concall. found out at about 6:20 that the call needs to be rescheduled for thursday. oh well.

breakfast

eng. muffin w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

went to the gym after checking email, etc. decided to attack my nemesis, the elliptical, again. lost the battle again. terrible cramp after about four minutes.had to stop at that point. forturnately i'd already done 12 min on treadmill and about 10 weight machines.

stopped at lowes and the bank on the way home.

lunch

cheese steak
fries
iced tea

at jerry's. not bad. jerry's is never as good as you think it's going to be.

stumped by a schema for part of the afternoon.

dinner

ravioli with tomato sauce
brussels sprouts
iced tea

very good.

dessert

kashi bar

bland.

watched a doc about mcdonalds and a bio about the heinz family. gettting cold in the evening.

13 sep. 2010 (m)

i woke about at around 5:00. i had to check on a concall which is supposed to be tuesday but may be rescheduled for today.

not rescheduled.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
coffee
iced tea

took e to the vre. just made it. lots of fog this morning!

snack

coffee

at caribou

very busy today. pool guy fixed the pool.

lunch

burrito
yogurt
iced tea
coke

stopped at H-T on the way to the twain.


dinner

lasagna
broc.
toast
iced tea

good. we watched the last ST:TNG episode tonight. one of the best finales i can remember from a tv series.

12 sep. 2010 (su)

today is amanda's birthday.

i woke up at about 4:30 and heard the rain pouring down. i went downstairs to close the sky-lights. it turned out that they were open and some water was coming in. closed up.

watched a little tv. saw the last half of the accidental tourist. sweet, sad movie.

cleaned out the pantry.

lunch

bologna and cheese sandwich (2)
potato salad
iced tea

watched football, did laundry in the afternoon.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
fries
iced tea

went to bed early

11 sep. 2010 (sa)

9th anniversary of the september 11th attack. the weather is very similar today.

i got up at around 6:30. went down and got something to drink and watched sports center. napped on the couch until around 8:15.

breakfast

scrambled eggs w/ ketchup
toast (2)
oj
coffee
iced tea

we wanted to get out of the house today so we just went. there is a whole foods near fair lakes so we went there. i've never seen a whole foods before. mix wegmans and trader joes and then finish with the gloss of a harris teeter and you've got something like whole foods.

lunch

salads, veggies, etc. from the int'l food bar at whole foods
iced tea

excellent. i even liked the tofu.

dessert

gelato

nice.

we watched some 9-11 documentaries on tv and two episodes of mad about you.

dinner

bagel w/ cream cheese
iced tea

10 sep. 2010 (f)

i woke up at about 5:30. really cold. must have been about 50. felt pretty ill.

i got on line to check about a webinar that was supposed to be today at 6:00 or monday at 6:00. i didn't get any mail about it today.

took e to the vre in the morning. parking lot was nearly empty. overflowing on wednesday. half full on friday. hard to understand.

breakfast

bacon, egg, cheese bagel
sausage burrito
iced tea

at mcdonald's

cappucino

at caribou. so so.

i watched an episode of big bang theory while i drank my capu. then took a nap.

feeling better after the nap. still a bit of an ear ache. may have to close the windows tonight.

had to cancel my blood donation for today. i'll try to go to the blood center next week. it is not too far.

lunch

tuna wrap (1)
chips
banana
iced tea

feeling better in the afternoon. starting to have a little more energy.

e, catching the last train in the evening. had an awful day at work. one of those murphy's law days. poor little rascal.

i watched marshall throw away their game against wvu. very disappointed in that outcome. marshall had the game sewn up. to listen to the announcers gush about the storied series between these two teams. they've played 10 times in 100 years. that does not qualify as a series. they are in the same state for god's sake.

9 sep 2010 (th)

up at 4:50 for 6:00 am concall. reread all the notes. made notes for my presentation. quite cold. had to put on sweat pants and socks and then a hooded sweatshirt and then i had to put the hood up. surprisingly cold.

lots of stress in concall. everyone is worried.

breakfast

scrambled eggs (3)
bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea

pretty good.

feel like i have a bladder infection or something. gonna drink a lot of water today.

lunch

salad
chicken parm sandwich
fries

at a new restaurant in warrenton, fratteli's. pretty good. took over the location of corner bistro and the place next door. hope they do well.

snack

frozen coffee drink at starbucks

dinner

tuna wrap
fruit bowl
chips
iced tea

e. had to work in the evening. i watched part of the vikings / saints and an episode of big bang theory on dvd.

8 sep. 2010 (w)

woke up at about 5:00. checked email. worked on a question about epub.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea

took e to the vre. lot was easily twice as full as yesterday. traffic on the way has gotten heavier.amazing what happens after labor day.

snack

coffee

at caribou

cut the grass when i got back from vre. DUST!!!!

grocery store in the early afternoon.

lunch

chicken caesar sandwich
fries
iced tea

at wegmans

dinner

bagel w/ cream cheese
burrito
iced tea

had to do some work after dinner. also have a 6:00 am concall on thursday. oh boy!

7 sep. 2010 (tu)

got up at about 5:30. i think e may not have slept at all last night.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

went to the gym today. treadmill, bike. felt pretty good. took it easy because my knee has been stiff.

2nd breakfast

bacon, egg and cheese bagel
sausage burrito
iced tea

at mcdonald's in gainesville

lunch

bagel w/ cream cheese
iced tea

e had to catch a later train. picked her up at the vre at almost 7.

dinner

spicy chicken sandwich
fries
cole slaw
iced tea

at chick-fil-a.  pretty good.

went to bed early

6 sep. 2010 (m)

didn't wake up until almost 7:00 today.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
nutrigrain bar

the project i was planning on working on today won't come in until late this evening. i may take the day off today.

it looks like a deer or some other animal ran into our swimming pool filter apparatus. it is so dry around here they  may have been attracted to the pool and then bolted over the fence and knocked down the device. did a lot of damage. pool guy will come to check it tomorrow.

tripped over the cat going down stairs. third time in about 10 months. really twisted my knee this time.

lunch

bologna and provolone sandwich (2)
yogurt
iced tea

decided to watch the godfather. enjoyed it.

dinner

pizza (4 sl)
salad
iced tea
cheer wine

from tony's. good pizza. not so good salad.

i watched the first half of the kite runner. will try to watch the 2nd half tomorrow.

watched about half of the vt/bsu game. vt leading when i stopped watching. can't really guess who is likely to win. bsu appears to be having trouble with the humidity. it's 43%. 43% is a joke. it would normally be something like 70% at this time of year.

5 sep. 2010 (su)

slept until about 7:30. slept better than usual.

breakfast

eggs (3)
bacon
toast (4)
coffee
oj
iced tea

very good!

lunch

bagel w/ cream cheese
coke
chips

dinner

spaghetti and tomato sauce
salad
iced tea

dessert

nutrigrain bar

we watched a couple of episodes from the first season of mad about you. paul's best pal in the first season is someone named selby. i don't remember him at all. apparently he was only in the first 10 to 15 episodes. looks like mad about you ran from 92 to 99. i probably haven't seen an episode in about 5 yrs. the first two episodes were pretty funny but already the annoying aspects of the show are apparent.

4 sep 2010 (s)

woke up at about 5:15. got online.

went to sleep again and slept until about 7:30. woke up with a stiff neck and a headache.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee
iced tea

spent a lot of the day working on a project. lot of time on the computer. eyes are quite tired.

lunch

salami and cheese sandwich
chips
pasta salad
iced tea

snack

caramel frappacino

from starbucks

watched about 40 minutes of football today. saw the end of the mississippi game. big surprise. nice to see the small school win now and then.

dinner

veggie tacos
refried beans (vegetarian)
iced tea

we watched the end of miracle on 34th street today. i think we watched the first 2/3rds on wednesday.

we also watched a movie called the water horse. it had been on our netflix list for a very long time. enjoyable movie. some silliness but mostly lots of fun.

cold enough in the house this evening that we actually brought out the throws to be comfortable. suddenly fall like today.

3 sep 2010 (f)

i woke up at about 5:10. decided to get up and check my email and update blog since i hadn't done it in the evening. found a few emails that were fairly urgent. by the time i was finished it was after 7:00.

drove e to vre at 7:20.

breakfast

bacon, egg, and cheese bagel
sausage burrito
iced tea

at mcdonald's

just got home in time to run to the bathroom.think i'll fast for the rest of the day.

felling better as the day goes on.

lunch

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
cheer wine
iced tea

e decided to come home a little early for the holiday weekend. i picked her up at the vre at 5 pm.

dinner

salad
rolls  (2)
watermelon spritzer
iced tea

at ruby tuesday. watermelon drink was very nice. not as good as simple watermelon juice

spent most of the evening proofing.and checking coding. finished around 10:30. saw part of british antiques roadshow. watched a repeat of an interview with tom hanks on letterman. haven't gone to bed that late in ages!

2 sep. 2010 (th)

cable repair guy is supposed to come between 6 am and 9 pm today. jeez.

woke up at 4:15. decided to sort out the laundry and unmake the bed. got online at about 4:35.

went down at about 5:15. watched sports center and listened to npr.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
coffee
oj
iced tea

concall that i thought was at 9:00 was at 8:00. it actually started at around 8:25 and i joined at 8:35.

had to go to the bank, post office and gas station in the afternoon.

lunch

brown rice
egg roll
iced tea
coke

at pei wei. didn't like the iced tea at pei wei at all. had to switch to coke.

dinner

turkey reuben sandwich
greek pasta salad
iced tea

sandwich was pretty good. pasta salad was disappointing.

we watched jeremy brett in the sign of four. interesting to watch on a larger tv. you could really see how often the director was evoking paintings in the framing of each shot. really remarkable.

snack

cookie

didn't feel well in the eventide. went to bed at 9:45.

1 sep. 2010 (w)

already september! amazing.

up at about 5:00. thought i would watch andy griffith for a little while since i was awake. watched to episodes of andy in the early am.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
iced tea

drove e to the vre. parking lot was much more full than earlier in the week.

went to planet fitness after the vre. treadmill, weights, bicycle, weights.

snack

sausage egg and cheese
iced tea

at burger king. not very good.

lunch

cheeseburger
iced tea

at wegmans

dinner

veg. burgers (2)
fries
iced tea

dessert

kashi cookie

we watched the 1947 version of miracle on 34th street. christmas in september.