29 nov 2010 (m)

woke up around 6:00.

breakfast

toast (2 sl)
banana
coffee
iced tea

drove elizabeth to the vre. missed the train. took her to vienna. traffic mostly smooth on 66. got to vienna at about 9:10.

snack

breakfast burrito
iced tea

at anita's. good.

pretty busy all day.

lunch

pizza (2 sl)
iced tea

went to run errands at around 3:00. bank, sears, grocery store. lost 30 min in bad back up approaching warrenton finally got turned around and went to the bank in gainesville, harris teeter at 15/29. try sears another day.

picked e up at the vre.

dinner

sub (turkey, pastrami, ham, provolone) 2
iced tea

should have had 1.5 subs. 2 was too much.

watched most of scrooged. in bed around 11:00.

28 nov 2010 (su)

got up around 7:30

breakfast

toast
banana
coffee
iced tea

lunch

tomato / chicken soup (so so)
crackers
iced tea

spent a few hours in the afternoon working on the leaves. e got the branches out of the driveway which made a big difference. riding motor makes no sound at all. push mower can only mulch a thin layer of leaves. we're going to have to rake up the rest.

really worn out by pushing the mower and running the blower. really out of shape.

dinner

pizza (4 sl)
iced tea

snack

pizza (1 sl)
iced tea

internet down in the evening. went to bed early.

27 nov. 2010 (sa)

woke up around 8:00 on Satuday. not feeling very well. lots of stomach problems and fighting a cold. just shoot me doesn't cover it. totally blah.

did a lot of chores during the day at a low level. don't remember what I ate.

Elizabeth went to Tudor Place early morning.

Feeling better by the evening. Sort of a lost day, though.

26 nov 2010 (f)

bad night on thursday. woke up at about 7:00. fell asleep around 8:00 and woke up at about 10:30. i thought mommy must be very hungry so we rushed out to breakfast.

veggie omelette w/ cheese
bacon
hash browns
toast (2 sl)
coffee
iced tea

packed and did some chores for mommy when we got home. left the house around 2:15.

stopped to go to the bathroom on rte 295. sign said mcdonald's this exit. the mcd was nearly 5 miles away.

snack

cheeseburger
iced tea

wanted to get to stafford before lunch. stopped at a little italian sports bar. field house? talkative staff. they had auburn / alabama on the big screen.

lunch

gyro
iced tea

pretty good. may have been some msg in the gyro.

dinner

baked potato
soup
iced tea

25 nov 2010 (th) Thanksgiving day

woke up at around 7:00 on turkey day mommy usually wakes up at 9:00. i got something to drink and ate a banana in the morning. watched the today show and the beginning of the parade. took a short nap and woke up at 9:30. i went to check on mommy. she was awake but was not yet up. asked if she wanted hardee's for breakfast.

breakfast

bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit
omelette biscuit
cinnamon crumble biscuit
iced tea
coffee

good breakfast

mommy had a b-e-c and a cinnamon crumble and coffee,

we mostly chatted with the tv on.

lunch

ginger chicken healthy choice
iced tea

pretty good.

scott, glenn, and amanda arrived around 2:30. chatting and watching glenn's cowboys. cowboys doing badly in the first half. we went to williamsburg (ft. magruder crowne plaza) at about 4:30. surprised that we had the place to ourselves.

dinner

small salad
ham w/ gravy
turkey w/ gravy
stuffing w/ gravy
sweet potato
spinach
green beans
rolls w/ butter
iced tea
decaf coffee

huge quantity of food. they brought you a first serving and you could have refills as you liked. first serving was overwhelming. i did not finish everything. turkey and stuffing were especially good. mommy and i had the turkey. scott and glenn and amanda ordered from the regular menu. we had the dining room to ourselves and could see the cowboys game in the lounge. cowboys mad a pretty good come back so glenn was pretty happy.

s&g&a went back to richmond from billsburg. wouldn't make sense to go back to nn for 15 minutes and then re-cover the same drive. nice visit,  if short.

i was groggy from the turkey on thursday night. i remember watching big bang theory for two episoded. fell asleep on the coach at 10:00. woke up at 11:00 when mommy  went to bed. slept well until about 1:30. woke up with bad heartburn. had a little ice cream and club soda. couldn't sleep.

watched origin of wolverine. c- at best. d if i'm being honest. found godfather ii after that. much better. slept again from 4:00 until about 7:30 . fell asleep again and slept soundly from about 8:00 until 10:30.

24 nov 2010 (w)

woke up at about 7:00. going to nn today.

breakfast

bagel thin, plain
two eggs (fried)
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
small bowl of cereal

dragging my feet. really need to get started!

drove to nn in two stages. home to new kent. then new kent to nn. traffic was remarkably light. backups at stafford on 95 and at ashland on 95. neither for very long.

snack

cheeseburger
iced tea

at hardees in stafford. mostly stopped to go to the bathroom. drove from exit 133 of 95 to 295 to 64 at that stage. wanted to keep going as long as the traffic was clear. got to new kent about 40 miles from nn and stopped partly from hunger partly from thirst and partly from a need to go to the bathroom.

lunch

small salad
steak and cheese
iced tea

pretty good food at a place called antonio's or something like that. alternative was dq. arrived in nn before two.

just me and mommy on wednesday. chatted and watched a bit of tv. mommy usually eats fairly early so we went to steve and nick's at around 5:00. very nice waitress. german or swiss accent. said her daughter was making thanksgiving dinner for the first time the next day.

dinner

salad w/ blue cheese
scallops over rice
french fries
coffee (decaf)
iced tea

scallops were excellent. fries so so. i got fries because i remembered them being particularly good at s&n. didn't really like them this time. lots of scallops though. mommy had salmon and said it was also good.

watched tv and talked until about 11:00. we pretty much stuck with mommy's normal schedule of shows though i did have to veto survivor. i think we watched cold case instead.

slept on the sofa. house very hot. aimed the fan right at me. used the tv as a night light. slept pretty well.

23 nov. 2010 (w)

warmer over night last night. woke up a few minutes before the alarm. conference call at 6:00 today.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
iced tea
coffee
oj

lunch

egg and cheese wrap
banana
macaroni salad
iced tea

dinner

turkey reuben
cole slaw
chips
pickles (2)
iced tea

dessert

orange (half)

nothing on tv. we watched four weddings and a funeral.

22 nov. 2010 (m)

i woke up just before the alarm again today. cold, cold, cold. i'm going to have to start sleeping with socks and gloves. crazy.

went downstairs at 6:15.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched an episode of get smart in the morning. leonard nimoy was one of the kaos agents. according to barbara feldman's voice over it was about one year before he would assume the role of spock on star trek.

drove elizabeth to the vre. we stopped for a guy who was running to the station with a lot of bags. we didn't think he would make it otherwise. they both caught the train with about 90 seconds to spare. went to the gym for only the 2nd time in nov.

15 min on treadmill
10 reps each on 10 different upper body machines

tried the upright bike instead of the recumbent bike. didn't like it. only got in about 4 minutes. i'm going to try to go again tomorrow since i can't go on wednesday.

read mail and paid bills. had to get to the bank before 2:00. made it at about 1:40.

lunch

cheeseburger
cole slaw
iced tea

at glory days. $5 for burger. $8 for the meal.

packed at wegmans today. hard to get through the store. also went to ht.

vre train delayed by about 45 minutes.

got back from the train station at almost  8:00. long day for e.

dinner

casoulet (1.5 servings)
iced tea

good casoulet. seems like it's different each time but it is always tasty.

dessert

orange (half)

watched antiques roadshow. e went to bed early. i watched an episode of get smart after. the first episode with heimie. then bed for me also.

21 nov 2010 (su)

very cold in the house when i woke up in the morning. got up and got dressed. even put on socks and shoes and a hooded sweatshirt because of the cold. headache and very sore right arm. i think i slept on my right arm.

went downstairs and took two aspirins. watched an episode of get smart under the blanket.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea

brunch

two eggs
grits
coffee

pretty lazy today. did basic chores. read a bit. watched football. made a grocery list. found the broken part for the vacuum cleaner. costs more to ship the part than the part costs. silly.

lunch

soup
toast (2 sl)

watched most of the new england / indianapolis game. pretty good.

elizabeth went to a function at oatlands in the evening with liz.

dinner

two hot dogs on buns
cole slaw
iced tea

snack

bowl of cereal

e. arrived home at 7:30 or so. said that they had not been well feed at the preview. had some of the cassoulet we'll be having tomorrow.

we watched an episode of unpleasantness at the belonna club and then a walton's reunion program from 1992 but set in 1963. not bad. amazing how little richard thomas appeared in those reunions.

20 nov. 2010 (sa)

got to do some chores today. woke up at 7:00. got out of bed at 7:10. put away one basket of laundry

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
apple cider
banana
coffee
iced tea

cleaned bathroom, cleaned kitchen, vacuumed downstairs.

lunch

chicken and swiss wrap
chips
yogurt

snack

remaining chips
apple

dinner

ham
mixed veggies
salad
iced tea

we watched a show about the beatles. british tv special called unseen beatles. odd program had a thesis but didn't seem to prove it. bed early.

19 nov. 2010 (f)

got up at 5:00 in case we could do the concall. couldn't work out the call.

went downstairs about 6:45.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth drove to the vre this morning. think i've really caught a cold at this time. try to push through and get something done.

watched children of men from about 6:30 to 8:30. really good movie. very impressed.

balanced the checkbook in the morning. realized some money has to be moved. went to TFB to move the dough.

lunch

kung pao chicken
fried rice
egg roll
coke

at china inn near sfw. lunch special. food is about 80% as good as it used to be. too bad. used to really like this restaurant.

i got a hair cut after lunch. i think this person did a very good job.

dinner

veg. burgers (2)
soup
iced tea

dessert

orange

we watched the first episode of the unpleasantness at the bellona club.

18 nov. 2010 (th)

got up at 5:00 for concall. not feeling too well. sore throat, ear ache. finished power point and sent.

went downstairs to get some oj and take meds. bad dizzy spell. i think i've got an ear infection. missed concall. have to reschedule.

breakfast

eggs (2)
bagel thin w/ cream cheese
grits
apple cider
coffee
club soda

took a dramamine and some aspirin as well. feeling a bit better. easier to swallow anyway. dizziness is gone for now.

lunch

salami and cheese wrap
pasta salad
yogurt
iced tea

feeling better in the afternoon. doing chores. did the recycling. got gas.

snack

candy bar

got some work done in the evening.

dinner

pasta w/ butter
sauteed brussels sprouts
iced tea

snack

bowl of cereal

we watched the greek interpreter on pbs. i generally like stories with sherlock and mycroft. going to bed early hoping to fight this cold or whatever it is.

17 nov. 2010 (w)

woke up when the alarm went off this morning. upset stomach in the night. feels better in the morning.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

took elizabeth to the vre in the am. missed the train by 2-3 minutes. drove over to vienna.

snack

breakfast sandwich
iced tea

cleaned out the back of the car when i got home. kept meaning to do that. finally just did it.

lunch

salami and cheese wrap
cole slaw
club soda

lots and lots of wasted time at walmart waiting for a prescription!

snack

reese's cup (2)
iced tea

very sleepy when i picked up elizabeth at the vre. e. drove home.

dinner

hot dogs on rolls (2)
beans
cole slaw
iced tea

we tried turkey dogs today. not bad. kind of bland.

we watched inkheart with brendan fraser, paul bettany, helen mirren, and andy serkin. interesting ideas.

16 nov. 2010 (tu)

woke up three times during the night during the sleep study. it probably would have been two times if i'd been at home. i went to the bathroom at the first time i felt like going. normally i might go back to sleep for 20-30 minutes. got an ok night's sleep. woke up at 5:00.

took a shower at the facility to get the gunk out of my hair. felt much better.

breakfast

ultimate skillet
toast
iced tea

at denny's. only person in the building at 5:45.

poring rain. got home at about 6:30. took elizabeth to the vre at 7:20

snack

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
iced tea

lunch

steak and cheese sub
onion rings
dr. pepper

at spitony's. still not very good. one key improvement would be to switch brands of mayo.

groceries at wegmans. crowded! pre-thanksgiving i guess.

watched blade in three parts. ok. i think blade 2 is a better movie.

dinner

frozen lasagna
salad
iced tea

we watched the proposal with sandra b. and ryan reynolds. lots of echoes of while you were sleeping. pretty good movie. mostly formulaic. one really funny scene where s.b. does a "tribal dance" with betty white.

15 nov. 2010 (m)

woke up about 4 times during the night. kept waking up with no blankets on. very cold.

woke up at 6:00. debated about getting up. alarm went off at 7:30. got up. went down at 7:45.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
iced tea
coffee
apple cider

got lots done between 8:30 and 12:30

lunch

tomato soup
crackers
potato salad
banana
iced tea

dinner

tuna wraps (2)
salad
iced tea

excellent tuna, excellent salad. i should have had just one wrap.

we watched the last episode of clouds of witness.

went to the sleep center at about 8:30 for my sleep study. bed was very comfortable. tech did a very good job. odd sleeping in a different bed without checking into a hotel or anything like that. hard to really feel comfortable with all of the gizmos attached. not a bad night's sleep, though. now i have to follow up on the results next week.

14 nov. 2010 (su)

decided to stay away from the computer as much as possible today. just checked email and facebook once.

woke up around 7:30.

breakfast

eggs (2)
little smokies (turkey, 4)
toast (2)
iced tea

started mulching the leaves at about 9:45. wanted to spend at least 2 hrs on the job. used the timer to keep track. finished the front yard and the closer 1/3 of the area between the street and the fence. leaves aren't all down yet so I will have to do it again.

worked for just under two hours. really tired me out. i'm just in rotten shape.

lunch

chicken and swiss wrap
pickles (2)
cole slaw
iced tea

snack

yogurt

did laundry. watched a little football. Ocho-cinco had an amazing game. T.O. was no slouch.

went to the grocery store to get some chicken and buy some fruit.

snack

milk chocolate mocha
egg sandwich

at caribou. pretty good.

dinner

chicken (sauteed)
rice
brocolli
iced tea

dessert

orange

we watched a few episodes of clouds of witness. went to bed early.

13 nov. 2010 (sa)

woke up at 6:00. felt too cold to fall asleep. got up to check mail, etc. fell asleep in front of the computer. much warmer in the office with the door closed. actually slept from about 6:30 to 9:30. very stiff when i got up.

breakfast

everything bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea

snack

bowl of cereal

finally got to go to the library this afternoon. been meaning to go for a week. had an overdue book. "you feel shame". i got the hunchback of notre dame on talking book. seem to gravitate to these french books lately.

no lunch

dinner

salad bar (two trips)
garlic biscuits (3)
tiramisu (half)
iced tea
coffee

quite good. tiramisu had a ton of rum in it.

we borrowed some old peter wimsey dvds from the library. watched part one of clouds of witness.fun to see it again but i still can't buy ian carmichael as wimsey.

12 nov. 2010 (f)

very cold again overnight. up a few times to run to the bathroom. not feeling too well in the morning. seem to have a problem with certain kinds of dairy products (maybe sour cream) or perhaps with something in taco mix.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

i should have just had the banana and the iced tea. coffee and oj were definite mistakes.

we just made it to the vre. left in plenty of time but there was more than usual traffic on vint hill for a friday. had to go the green beret route but made it.

stopped at caribou on the way home to use the bathroom. drank a bottle of water there. that made me feel better.

feeling better as the morning progressed. found out i can pay one bill that is due today at the bank.

bank, return passport to safe deposit. gas.

lunch

hot turkey, stuffing, and gravy sandwich
mac salad
snickers
water

at wawa

bad accident at vint hill and sudley manor on the way to the vre. late getting to the station.

dinner

baked potato
snap peas
iced tea

good potato. snap peas overcooked in steam bag

we watched an episode of st:tng on the bbc. rho and geordie are "cloaked". pretty good show. watched law enforcement : uk. plot was a bit set-up even for them.

11 nov. 2010 (th)

Veteran's Day

Woke up at 4:00. decided to get up and finish the power point. concall at 6:00.

concall went well. started about 6:15. next is scheduled for nov. 18.

breakfast

french toast (2 slices)
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

Elizabeth made french toast from the italian bread from yesterday. very good!

lunch

chicken and swiss wrap
cole slaw
pickles (2)
yogurt
iced tea

took another try at the lawn just before lunch. couldn't get the mower to start. driving me nuts.

went to warrenton to pick up the instructions for the sleep study and get cat food.

snack

slice of pizza
iced tea

at pizzarama. extremely hot!

dinner

burritos (2) w/ refried beans
iced tea

we watched the blue carbuncle on pbs. elizabeth's favorite holmes story and one of the best.

snack

banana

bed early

10 nov. 2010 (w)

Claire's anniversary. 16th.

I woke up at about 5 in the morning. I felt pretty rested so I decided to get up. Did some stretching. I got downstairs around 5:30.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ butter
banana
apple cider
coffee
iced tea

pretty good. started watching manon of the spring during breakfast. the woman playing manon is very good looking.

we got to the vre on time today.

started my leaf mulching adventure at around 10:30. went to get gas for the mower.

couldn't get the mower started in the shed. rolled it out to the driveway in the sun and waited 20 minutes. no luck moved it to a sunnier spot.

lunch

chicken (2 pc)
rolls (2)
mac and cheese
iced tea

from the shell station. chicken good but VERY salty. rolls good. mac and cheese terrible.

took three more shots at started the mower. gave up for today and went to the grocery store.

dinner

pasta and sauce
italian bread
salad
iced tea

free meal from Wegmans. pretty good. i liked the bread best.

snack

chips

E and I watched No Reservations. I watched about the first 2/3s then went to bed. I watched the end and then watched the end of Manon.

concall in the am.

9 nov. 2010 (m)

woke up freezing several times in the night. it got down into the 20s. gonna have to break out the comforter early this year.

woke up at about 7:00. slept pretty well.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

sinus problems today. dizziness, headache, general feeling of rotten-ness.

lunch

chicken and swiss sandwich (1.5)
banana
coke
iced tea

snack

coffee

i watched the end of jean de  florette after lunch. excellent movie. very upset that jean died. seemed a truly likeable guy. "i cultivate authenticity!"

dinner

grilled ham and cheese (good)
tomato soup (ok, a little sweet)
iced tea

snack

bowl of cereal

we watched the episode of st:tng where jean-luc meets famke jansen. pretty good episode.

e. went to bed early. i watched first half of a show about the planet of the apes series.

8 nov. 2010 (m)

woke up at about 6:00. very cold. went back to sleep. woke up at 7:00. it was so light that i thought i had overslept. difference between edt and est.

breakfast

oatmeal
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

planning to go to the mall today  to see the rockwell exhibit.

we went downtown to the rockwell. started later than we planned to but the museum didn't open until 11:30 anyway.

lunch

bacon turkey bravo sandwich
pickle
chips
iced tea

at panera in ballston. ballston has changed a lot. much of it for the worse. parking garage is really badly signed. much of the space is wasted for monthly parkers who don't monthly park. serious pain in the ass.

took metro to gallery place. i think there was one working escalator. amazing.

rockwell show was really interesting. it is just unbelievable that a person produced these pictures. so meticulous.

we planned to go to the freer to see one or two exhibits but the travel time just took too long. we also didn't want to leave dc too late. went back to ballston at around 3:45.

snack

caramel mach grande
half a brownie

at starbucks in ballston. traffic was not too bad on the way home. we were able to use hov lanes.

dinner

ham steak
mixed veggies
rice
iced tea

going to bed early today. tired out from the walking and not quite adjusted to the time change.

7 nov. 2010 (su)

woke up at 6:00 am and thought about going downstairs. decided it was too cold and went back to sleep expecting to wake up by 7:00. woke up again at 9:00. nice surprise. felt pretty good but my news are sore!

went down and realized that it was fall back day. instead of being 9:30 when I got down it was 8:30. nice surprise again.

breakfast

bagel thin (w/ cream cheese)
banana (half)
oj
coffee
iced tea

hungry again a little later and had a snack

snack

bagel thin (w/ butter)
iced tea

reset clocks, set up meds for the week, watched cbs sunday morning and the round table on abc.

lunch

chili w/ two poached eggs
toast
iced tea

lots of dishes today. cleaned out the fridge.

dinner

veg. burger on bun
fries
iced tea

snack

banana
orange

we watched sunshine cleaning on dvd. kind of a bore. a few good moments but mostly not. then we watched the last installment of sherlock. interesting but it is really hard to make a believable arch villain.

6 nov. 2010

i woke up at about 2:00 in the am and it was so cold in the house that it was hard to will myself to get out from under the blankets and go to the bathroom. woke up again at 6:00 and it was much better. i think the heat switches to "wake  up" at around 5:30. went back to sleep and got up at 7:30.

fed the cats who answered roll call.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched the this old house hour. listened to elvis costello on wait wait.

feeling my legs after yesterday's trip to planet fitness.

decided to do some cleaning around the house today. vacuumed a bit. came close to breaking the vacuum cleaner when it fill downstairs. lots of fun, that. finally mopped the kitchen floor that has been driving me nuts.

did the work in stages. lately i've gotten to a point where i was too tired or my knee hurt too much to continue. tried to push through that and finish no matter what. finally got it done.

lunch

chicken, swiss wrap (2)
cole slaw
pickles
iced tea

watched part of the sting at lunch. fun movie. really like the score. scott joplin and marvin hamlisch.

watched part of four brothers and shooter with mark wahlberg while scrubbing. four brothers is fairly entertaining. shooter is a pretty good bourne knock-off. danny glover as a villain is kind of fun. murtaugh on the wrong side of the law.

snack

bagel thin (no topping)

dinner

ravioli with tomato sauce
sauteed brussels sprouts
iced tea

very chunky sauce. no verdict on it so far. sauteed sprouts are super sprouts. really like them cooked that way.

we thought there were some filmed special features on the foyle disk we were watching but no luck on that front. ended up watching star trek: nemesis. poor villain hurts the movie.

5 nov. 2010 (f)

i woke up at 5:10. debated going back to bed, getting on line, or going down to watch tv. went downstairs. started watching marley and me.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee

took e to the vre. got there w/ about 3 minutes to spare. went to planet fitness after that. 15 min on treadmill, upper body weights, 6 min on bike.

Shins hurt now!

snack

egg wrap
iced tea

lunch

sausage and cheese wrap
slice pizza
yogurt
banana
iced tea

vre had bad problems in the afternoon. elizabeth waited for the train for a long time. no sign of it when she switched over to the metro. picked her up at vienna at 8:00. hit a bad backup merging onto 29. didn't get home until after 9:00. tired!

dinner

meetball sub
iced tea

at subway.

i ate my sub before i went to vienna. elizabeth ate hers in the car coming home.

4 nov. 2010 (th)

i was quite tired but anxious or something on wednesday night. didn't fall asleep until around 2:00. i set the alarm for 7:30 so wouldn't sleep too late. dreamed i fell out of bed and woke up on the floor at about 6:15. when i got up with the alarm my left knee and hip were sore. must have taken a pretty good fall but it didn't hurt at the time. strange.

went downstairs at about 7:45. took some aspirin and watched the today show. finally kissie talked me into getting up to feed her.

breakfast

bagel thin w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea

snack

instant oatmeal

at about 10:00. very bland.

lunch

pizza (2 sl)
iced tea

errands after lunch: gas, bank, pet food, a few groceries.

dinner

chicken sausage
eggs (2)
grits
iced tea
orange

dessert

chips

we watched another good episode of foyle today. really enjoy that show. bit of a muddy plot this time but a ripping yarn not the less.

3 nov. 2010 (w)

woke up at about 6:00. not too bad today. the heating system must be adjusting to the outdoor weather.

breakfast

bagel thin with cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

made it to the vre a little early today. gent was running for the train so we stopped and gave him a ride. very cold in the early am.

snack

milk chocolate mocha

at caribou coffee. caribou makes a much better mocha than starbucks does.

lunch

egg and cheese wrap (2 eggs)
cole slaw
banana
coke

listened to the end of the jack reacher book at lunch. some punchline.

dinner

pizza (4 sl)
caesar salad
iced tea

way too much pizza but it was really good. first time we've had pizza since before i went to india.over a month.

we watched two shows about the star trek programs (movies and tv) after dinner. interesting but also formulaic after a while. would have preferred to see one show this week and one next week.

tina fey on letterman. looking very nice but uncomfortable in her very fancy dress.

2 nov. 2010 (tu)

i woke up at about 6:00. very stiff neck. cold in the house. went downstairs.

fed kizzy and shantih. found out sf won the world series. don't really care one way or the other but i do prefer a more even series 4-2 or 4-3 rather than 4-1. 4-1 is better than a sweep, though.

election day. probably go in mid-morning.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese

oj

banana

iced tea

coffee

i've started having these bagel thins. much smaller than a normal bagel still tasty.

"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fullfil the book."

--- Bob Marley, from Redemption Song

lunch

turkey and cheese wrap
sesame noodles
chips
iced tea

snack

egg rolls (2)
iced tea

at wegmans

dinner

soup
salad
iced tea

dessert

orange (1/2)

we watched good night, mr. tom on dvd this evening. john thaw as mr tom. masterpiece theater film from 1998. about a young boy who is evacuated from london during the blitz. enjoyed it.

1 nov. 2010 (m)

very cold overnight. hard to get out from under the sheets. woke up at 5:00. alarm set for 6:00 so i decided to actually get up and get started.

something did not agree with me last night. stomach is in bad shape this morning.

e could have made it to the vre on her own today. seems you can never tell.

breakfast

bagel sandwich
iced tea

at mcdonalds

took pepto twice today. feeling better after 2nd batch of pepto.

lunch

swiss cheese sandwich (2)
pickles (2 spears)
banana
iced tea

went to harris teeter on the way to the vre to pick up eggs and a few things. somehow managed to forget the eggs!

went to target after picking up elizabeth and managed to get eggs!

dinner

mexican omelette
refried beans
tortilla wrap
iced tea

watched antiques road show. compilation show. pretty good.

forced myself to watch downfall since it has been in the house for ages. planned to watch first half. amazing, strange, disturbing movie. in german. i wish it had used the old fashioned technique of identifying characters as they are introduced like the longest day.

31 oct. 2010 (su)

cold again overnight. woke up very stiff and sore and cold! at a little after 7:00. alarm was set for 8:00 so I went ahead and got up.

breakfast

toast (3 slices w/ butter)
coffee
banana
oj
iced tea

elizabeth going to tudor place today. traffic closing every where so she is going metro to roslyn and then walking over the bridge to georgetown. weather is nice now. hope it will stay the same for the ride home.

lunch

quarter pounder w/ cheese
fries
iced tea

from mcdonalds. i got stir crazy and decided to go out for lunch and get a few things we needed at the grocery store.

watched football in the afternoon. watched most of a game. haven't seen that much football in a while.

dinner

clam chowder
baked potato
raw veggies
iced tea

not bad. chowder from safeway. not as good as earlier batches.

snack

orange (1/2)
cookies (3)

we watched the football in america pregame show trying to see highlights. i wish they would just walk through the highlights. i always seem to see some highlights repeatedly and some not at all.

we watched the new sherlock holmes at 9:00.pretty good episode.

giants won the game yesterday. up 3-1.

watched doc martin after sherlock then to bed. very cold!