30 mar 2011 (w)

1206 48 deg F cloudy, threatening rain

i forgot to set my alarm yesterday. i woke up after 6:30. rushed through breakfast.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea

traffic was very heavy going to the vre today. we got there in good time anyway.

planet fitness

bike  12 minutes, cardio program
weights 20 minutes, 10-12 reps on each machine
treadmill 20 minutes, max speed 3.6, max elevation 5
weights 10 minutes, quit early

overdead the leg press. had to quit a little after that machine.

finally took everything to recycling today. i hate it when it builds up.

1616 47 deg F still looks like rain

lunch

bologna and swiss on a bagel
cole slaw
yogurt
iced tea

watched part of black hawk down during lunch. probably a bad idea.

0536 (2011-03-31) 37 deg F 

elizabeth caught a later train at vre. train came in at 6:45. we went to dinner at el tio in gainesville. seems they have been doing well. they've added some space including a bar.

dinner

enchiladas (beef, cheese, and seafood)
mexican rice
refried beans
guacomole
chips and salsa
iced tea

pretty good

e. went to be soon after we got home. i watched fever pitch (jimmy fallon and drew barrymore) on dvd. enjoyable. better the first time. fallon does much better than expected.

i watched part of the denzel / travolta pelham 1-2-3. seemed much more violent than the original.

29 mar 2011 (tu)

0535 28 deg F

up early for concall. rescheduled for early april since ashis is in US.

breakfast

oatmeal
coffee
iced tea

snack

bagel w/ cream cheese

felt pretty rotten in the morning. head ache, sore throat, stiff neck. better after a nap.

lunch

beef stew
toast
iced tea

1827 52 deg F sunny

went to wegmans and h-t in the afternoon. sun was out a bit. warmed up a little. much nicer this afternoon.

2218 39 deg F

dinner

ravioli w/ tomato sauce
salad
iced tea

snack

robin's eggs (5)

we watched part of towering inferno in the evening. bed early.

28 mar 2011 (m)

0935 34 deg F overcast

slept for about 90 min with the mask. ran out of water in the humidier. too sleepy to refill.

woke up at about 5:30. thought about getting up. read for a little while and fell back to sleep. woke up at about 7:00. went downstairs.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched most of the year of living dangerously in the morning. fairly good movie but never does manage to convey a sense of danger.

dropped elizabeth off at merrifield on the way to planet fitness.

planet fitness

bike: 12 min, interval
weights: 12 minutes, 12 reps, medium weight
treadmill: 20 min, varying between 1.5 and 3.0 and incline of 0 and 5
weights: as above

picked e. up at merrifield on the way back.

lunch

two hot dogs
chips
iced tea

snack

french press coffee

phone interview at 3:00

dinner

breaded fish fillets (2)
rice
broc and carrots
iced tea

we watched an episode of jeeves and wooster on dvd

27 mar 2011 (su)

1229 36 deg F snowed overnight, about 1 in, cloudy now

Elizabeth's birthday!!!

the snow did not stick.

woke up at about 7:00. went down to do the dishes and clean up so Elizabeth would have a fairly clean kitchen when she came down.

breakfast

eggs (2)
sausage (2)
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana (half)
oj
coffee
iced tea

1805 42 deg F sunny

cloudy and murky and chilly through most of the day. left to go to red lobster for e's birthday lunch around 3:30

lunch

cup of clam chowder
green salad
salmon
shrimp scampi
rice pilaf
dinner rolls (3)
apple crumble and ice cream (half)
iced tea
coffee

ate way too much. should have skipped the rolls and the chowder at least.

vcu / kansas on in the bar at the restaurant. it looked like vcu was ahead but you couldn't really read the score.

sunny when we came out of the red lobster. felt much warmer just from having the gloom lifted.

listened to the end of the vcu game in the car. rams won!!!

1126 31 deg F

unc lost to kentucky. too bad.

too full from lunch. didn't really eat dinner

snack

bagel w/ cream cheese
iced tea

watched a poirot episode: the blue train. good episode.

26 mar 2011 (sa)

1149 41 deg F sunny

woke up at about 6:50. alarm set for 7:10. went downstairs at about 7:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea
coffee

started watching the year of living dangerously after breakfast. little sore throat. headache again. fell asleep watching the movie for about an hour.

lunch

bacon cheeseburger
fries (half)
iced tea

at wendy's in warrenton. went to the library after lunch.

watched florida / butler after we came back from the library. very tight game. butler won after one ot.

uva lost to hopkins in lacrosse (at hopkins)

dinner

chef's salad with breaded chicken
bread and butter (2.5 slices)
iced tea
coffee after

we watched sleeping murder with the new miss marple. amazingly convoluted story. tiny part by harriet walter.  watched the first 15 minutes of the walter matthau version of the taking of pelham 1, 2, 3.

25 mar 2011 (f)

1602 47 deg F sunny

i had a bad night last night. sore throat and head ache when i went to bed. don't like to use the bipap with a sore throat. makes it worse.

slept until a little after 8:00. sick in the bathroom first thing. lovely day!

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

fell asleep on the couch watching the news. slept for a while. helped the head ache. throat also a little better. another trip to the bathroom when i woke up. felt a little better after that.

lunch

lasagna (microwave, half)
club soda
yogurt

dinner

beef stew
crusty bread (4 slices)

very good stew. haven't had beef stew in a long time.

snack

coffee
cookies (3)

we watched who do you think you are with steve buscemi and then unc vs. marquette.

24 mar 2011 (th)

0534 46 deg F

i slept pretty well last night. must have worn the mask for a little while. went to sleep at about midnight. woke up for the first time at a little after 4:00 with the mask off. alarm went off at 5:10 for concall. feel pretty well. chilly this morning. we seem to be dipping back into winter after a nice few spring-like weeks.

1814 43 deg F cloudy

concall needed to be rescheduled again because of meetings in India.

cold and cloudy all day. felt like spring for a while. now we seem to be dipping back into winter.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

i watched the green mile during breakfast. i've seen most of the movie in bits and pieces but never seen it from beginning to end. interesting movie. really good cast.

lunch

hot dog
bowl of soup
cole slaw

snack

yogurt
apple (half)

2232 39 deg F

downright cold this evening!

dinner

veg burgers (2)
sweet potato fries
iced tea

didn't enjoy the food very much.

23 mar 2011 (w)

woke up at about 6:15

elizabeth drove to vre today since i had an appointment in foggy bottom area.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

left the house at 10:00 for a 12:30 appt. would have been early enough to get lunch on the way but got bogged down by construction on 66. got to the office about 20 minutes early. very chilly today. about 45 deg when i took the 20 min walk from the metro to the interview site.

interview went well.

lunch

california croissant
small mixed green salad
cappucino
iced tea

at bread and chocolate near gwu. really good. 20 min walk back to foggy bottom metro.

took forever to drive from arlington to fairfax. stopped in fairfax.

snack

cheese burger
iced tea

at mcdonalds

e. and i got home about the same time. she said driving to vre had worked out ok. she stopped at petsmart on the way home.

dessert

small portion of apple crumb pie
ice cream

we watched an episode of jeeves and wooster. then i watched the second half of blade: trinity.

22 mar 2011 (tu)

1033 53 deg F sunny

didn't sleep well last night. had a cough that made it hard to sleep with the mask. huge head ache when i woke up.

up at 5:10 when the alarm went off. con. call at 6:00.

skype let me down today. kept dropping call even though the link to the wireless router was excellent. had to reschedule for thursday.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea

lunch

peanut butter and jelly sandwich
chips
iced tea

snack

slice of pizza
iced tea

at wegmans

dinner

fettucine with butter
broccoli
iced tea

dessert

small slice of apple crumb pie
vanilla ice cream

21 mar 2011 (m)

1148 54 deg F partly cloudy

pouring down rain when i got up this morning. woke up just before the alarm at 6:00. felt rotten first thing in the am.

breakfast

toast
oj
coffee
iced tea

i felt a lot better after getting some coffee and some oj.

planet fitness

took it a little easy today because my knee is very sore.

bike: 10 min, interval, level 2
weights: about 15 min., lower weights, more reps
treadmill: 20 min, steady modulating between 0 and 5 incline
weights: as above

0559 58 deg F (2011_03_22)

snack

breakfast sandwich
iced tea

at burger king. starving after gym.

when you order unsweet tea and get sweet tea it is a big disappointment. "they always screw at the drive-in"

lunch

turkey pot pie
toast (2)
iced tea

watched bernie mac at lunch. "who you with, america?"

snack

yogurt

vre at the usual time. very crowded train. stopped on the way back for cheese and a few other items. started pouring rain when i was in harris-teeter. just insane downpour.

dinner

grilled ham & swiss sandwich
soup
iced tea

sandwich was pretty good. soup was terrible. campbell's savory vegetable. nothing savory about it. very sweet.

we watched jeeves and wooster on dvd. story about the "modern dutch" cow creamer.

20 mar 2011 (su)

2129 45 deg F cloudy

i had better luck with the mask. i guess i slept for around 4 hours with the mask on. always hard to tell.

woke up at 6:00 with everything still running. turned everything off thinking i would get up. fell back to sleep. woke up at about 8:00.

breakfast

oatmeal
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

lunch

two eggs
two links of sausage
two slices of toast
iced tea

washed e.'s car in the afternoon. it was a little cool but the real problem was that the water was so cold. a good washing helps but the car really needs to be repainted. it is nearly 20 yrs old, after all.

watched a lot of basketball. va. tech lost in the nit to wichita state. wsu definitely played better. unc barely beat washington. duke barely beat michigan. vcu creamed purdue.

dinner

chili dogs (2)
beans
cole slaw
pickle
iced tea

snack

orange (half)

we watched a poirot episode called taken at the flood. found it pretty nasty all in all. prefer anything with captain hastings.

finished major pettigrew's last stand today. enjoyed it. well written. interesting characters.

19 mar 2011 (sa)

2234 45 deg F clear

karen's birthday!

i woke up at a little after 6:00. sorted the laundry so that i could get around the room. went downstairs around 6:30. watched b-ball highlights.

napped a bit in the morning. watched the today show for a while.

breakfast

scrambled eggs with cheese
bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
iced tea

took it easy today since the weather was very nice.

lunch

cheese burger sub
onion rings
iced tea

at appleby's. food was good. service was terrible.

library after appleby's. starbucks after that.

dinner

chicken stir fry with peppers and onions
rice
iced tea

we watched some basketball and the 2nd part of the locutus of borg st:tng episode. 

18 mar 2011 (f)

0942 50 deg F mostly sunny

slept in today. didn't get up until almost 8:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

1942 74 deg F clear

i didn't go to the gym until late today. e. had the day off.

bike: 12 minutes, hills
weights: 3 sets of 8 each with lighter weights than usual
treadmill: 24 minutes, elevation from -2 to 5, speed from 1.5 to 3.2
weights: same as above on the left side machines

the feel of the gym is very different in the early afternoon.

lunch

chick-fil-a spicy chicken
fries
small choc shake
iced tea

walmart after lunch

e. went to a memorial service in leesburg this afternoon.

e. got back in the early evening.

dinner

rotisserie chicken
potato salad
cole slaw
iced tea

watched some basketball. watched four weddings and a funeral on dvd.

snack

orange (half)
bagel w/ cream cheese

17 mar 2011 (th)

0531 48 deg F

St. Patrick's Day

I think I need to turn down the heat level of the humidifier. When I put the mask back on the first time I woke up the air was a bit too warm.

Up at 5:00 for a conference call. Pretty cold in the house.

1524 64 deg F sunny

Conference call did not occur per schedule. May be a problem because of the change from EST to DST. We'll try again on Friday or Tuesday.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

2337 53 deg F

elizabeth went to get cat food this afternoon. thought she was going to have lunch out but she came back very quickly.

lunch

ham and swiss on a bagel
cole slaw
yogurt
iced tea

had lunch very late.

watched some basketball in the afternoon. princeton ALMOST beat kentucky. really well played game.

dinner

ravioli w/ tomato sauce
salad
iced tea

dessert

orange (half)

watched a poirot movie called third girl. very convoluted story. i always prefer episodes with hastings but i am starting to get used to george.

16 mar 2011 (w)

1129 52 deg F sunny and a little chilly

woke up at about 5:15. went downstairs at 5:30.

watched a bit more of a midsummer nights dream.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

the new traffic light at sudley manor is now in operation. just made the light today!

got to the vre with a little time to spare. wonder how the light will affect this.

planet fitness

bike: 15 min, rolling hills, level 2
weights: about 20 min, slightly higher weights
treadmill: 22 min, more than between elevations of 5 and 10. rate between 1.5 and 2.5
weights: about 10 min, as above

stopped for gas, bank on the way home.

snack

steak and egg sandwich
tasty klair
water

at wawa

lunch

chinese food bar at wegmans
iced tea

i really wanted to chinese but i always forget that the chinese food on the wegmans hot food bar is just ok. never really feel like i got what i paid for.

wegmans was really busy today. h-t was nearly empty.

still light when i got elizabeth at the vre. felt kind of strange.

dinner

fish fillets
mac and cheese
apple sauce
iced tea

15 mar 2011 (tu)

1022 40 deg F cloudy

I slept with the mask on for most of the time from about 11:45 to about 3:30. Tried to put the mask back on at about 3:40 but couldn't get the pillow to fit properly. It kept dropping out. Finally turned everything off and went to sleep.

Woke up at 5:15 and went downstairs. Resumed watching Shakespeare: Retold.

Not feeling too well. Huge head ache. Sinuses, I think.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea

1700 49 deg F cloudy

lunch

grilled sausage and cheese sandwiches (2)
chips
iced tea

2224 48 deg F raining

dinner

ham
brocolli
spaghetti w/ tomato sauce
iced tea

an anniversary special about laugh-in was on pbs. mostly funny.

watched part of hidalgo after that.

14 mar 2011 (m)

11:54 temp not available sunny

i slept for about 3 or 4 hours with the bipap. woke up at about 3:30 with the mask off. put the mask back on for about 30 or 40 minutes. woke up sneezing like crazy!

got up at about 5:45. went downstairs and started to watch shakespeare retold. watched about 40 minutes. i'll try again later.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea

left for the vre a little earlier than usual. got there with time to spare. went to the gym after.

bike: 12 min. on strength setting, level 2
weights: about 20 minutes, usual level
treadmill: 20 minutes, most at elevation of 10 to 15
weights: about 15 minutes, somewhat heavier weights

snack

caramel hi-rise
breakfast sandwich

at caribou

phone interview at 10:30. about one hour and 20 minutes.

16:31 50 deg F sunny

lunch

egg and cheese wrap (2)
pretzels
iced tea

still day light when i picked elizabeth up at the vre. seemed strange.

dinner

clam chowder
bagel from einstein brothers

so so soup. ok bagel but more like bread than a bagel.

we watched northanger abbey on dvd this evening. jane was having a good time with that one.

13 mar 2011 (su)

2007 44 deg F

woke up at about 6:15. realized that it was really 7:15. so i decided to get up.

breakfast

scrambled eggs (2)
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

cleaned up and rearranged the office today. took a lot longer than I expected!

lunch

ham and swiss sandwich (1.5)
yogurt
pretzels
iced tea

i watched part of the duke vs. carolina game and part of the ohio state vs. whoever they beat game. both were a bit dull. watched the selection show. i hate that whole waste of time. really annoys me. just give me the pairings and then drivel on as long as you like. i don't care about the whole campus gathered in some nondescript space waiting for the announcement. i don't care about bubble teams. i don't give a turd what your analysts think. i've got to get in the habit of logging on to the web about an hour after the announcement and just getting the bracket there.

by the way, 11 big east, 7 big ten and FOUR ACC. are you joking. Cincinnati. St. John's. Michigan. Give me a break.

dinner

lasagna
asparagus
iced tea

we watched part of a hard day's night and part of jurassic park. bed early.

12 mar 2010 (sa)

0606 30 deg. F starting to get light

spring forward tomorrow. it will be dark at 6 am tomorrow.

huge earthquake and tsunami in japan yesterday. it is hard to understand the reality of it. millions of people in japan will live disrupted lives and cope with hardships and sorrows for the next few months. but we'll go on with our everyday everydayness. hard to feel the disruption in the force, i guess.

i only brieflly slept with the mask last night. very snotty, i was. ended up taking it off to blow my nose. don't know what you do if you have a bad cold or the flu.

2200 54 deg F

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oatmeal
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

we decided to take the day off today.

lunch

chicken and rice soup
tortilla with cheese melted
pretzels
iced tea

we went to the library and spent some time. then borders.

snack

mocha drink with whipped cream

(not very good!)

dinner

chicken (2 pcs)
potato wedges
cole slaw
iced tea

at kfc in warrenton

poirot: the hollow after dinner.

snack

orange

11 mar 2011 (f)

0647 40 deg F sun coming out

slept for a couple of hours with the bipap. figured out one of the problems. oxygen tube comes loose sometimes.also found that sleeping on my back is probably better with the mask on.

woke up at about 6:00. got up to check email. etc.

1650 47 deg F sunny

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese (1.5)
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

went to the gym around 10:00.

stationary bike: 12 minute, intermittent
weights: 20 minutes
treadmill: 20 min, start at 15 incline and work down.
weights: 20 minutes

lunch

fish sandwich
fries
iced tea

at arbies

snack

candy bar

0600 30 deg. F (Mar. 12, 2011)

dinner

chicken
rice
peas and carrots
iced tea

enjoyed the dinner.

we watched a jeeves and wooster episode with fry and laurie. liked it more than i remember liking the original series on tv. blandings castle.

i watched the va. tech / fsu game after that. unbelievable ending. i saw the end of one of the big east games after that: notre dame / louisville.. another very close game.

it got really cold by the time i came up stairs. just plain freezing.

10 mar 2011 (th)

0953 53 deg F raining

woke up at a little after 6:00. did not use the bipap last night. sore throat, sneezing, coughing. didn't want to keep giving myself a cold. hope to use it tonight.

breakfast

egg and cheese wrap
toast
apple juice
coffee
iced tea

watched part of apollo 13 this morning.

lunch

spicy chicken sandwich
fries
cole slaw
iced tea

at chick-fil-a

went to petsmart for cat food. went to target for groceries.

snack

heath bar

dinner

tuna wraps (2)
fruit salad
iced tea

i should have had only one tuna wrap.

we watched a really good episode of foyle this evening. casualties of war. 

9 mar 2011 (w)

0903 temp unknown cloudy

ash wednesday

easter is very late this year. woke up at 5:00. when down at about 5:15. watched the end of to kill a mockingbird.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
half banana
apple juice
coffee
iced tea

dropped e at the vre. looked like we were going to get their early. barely missed the 7:39 light at nokesville road. dropped off in time, though.

snack

bacon egg and cheese biscuit
iced tea

at chick-fil-a

went to falls church for a pm seminar. in the noblis auditoreum. kind of a boring presentation. didn't even cover its stated topic. presenter seemed nice and knowledgeable but the presentation seemed worthless.

i liked the noblis building. basically 2 doors down from aptara.

snack

cheeseburger
iced tea

at mcdonalds in alexandria

from noblis i went to elizabeth's office to get the computer. drive down was easy.

lunch

japanese pan noodles
iced tea
caramel macchiatto

noodles and company and starbucks.

drive back from betty's office took nearly two hours!

dinner

pizza (2 slices)
iced tea

8 mar 2011 (tu)

0449 26 deg F

Mardi Gras

I went to sleep with the bipap at about 11:15. I woke up at about 3:30 with the mask off. tied to go back to sleep. Very stuffy. I got up at about 4:00 to check mail, etc.

I went downstairs at 6:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
apple juice
coffee
iced tea

made to the vre today. e. is working at the office today because of a meeting.

planet fitness

bike: 12 minutes, cardio at level 1
weights: 15 minutes, low weights
treadmill: 20 minutes, starting at 10 incline and working down.
weights: 15 minutes, low weights

stopped for gas on the way home.

lunch

egg and cheese wrap
macaroni salad
chips
yogurt
iced tea

elizabeth is having dinner in alexandria today. finished work around 5:00. started watching to kill a mockingbird around 5:30. e. called to say she would be catching the 7:24 train instead of the 8:04 train.

dinner

italian sub (wawa)
cole slaw
iced tea

met the vre on time. train was a little late.

very tired when we got home. fell asleep on the couch. went up to bed at 10:15. slept from about midnight to 3:00 am with mask. 

7 mar 2011 (m)

0527 35 deg F windy, tons of rain, very wet.

slept from about 11:00 to 12:30 with mask. again from about 1:00 to 2:30.

woke up at 4:45. very warm in the room. very stuffy. decided to get to get fresh air. checked email, etc.

i watched the last get smart episode on the disk during breakfast

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
apple juice
coffee
iced tea

we were in good time for the train but when we got half way down piper lane we found it had been closed because of flooding. we tried to catch the train at manassas but missed it by a few minutes. had to go to vienna to catch the metro. oh boy!

snack

breakfast burrito
iced tea

at anitas in ffx city

2150 35 deg F

never really ate lunch today

snack

pretzels

snack banana

picked e up at the vre on time.

dinner

chicken parmesan
green beans
red potatoes
iced tea

at wegmans

bed early

6 mar 2011 (su)

1404 56 deg F pouring rain, flood watch until 1900

creek is very high. basement may flood. crap.

i woke up at about 2:40 in the morning with a terrible nightmare. turned off the machines and went to the office. i got on line for about 45-60 minutes. fell asleep in front of the computer. went back to bed at about 4:00. woke up at 7:00. went back to sleep. woke up at 8:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
apple juice
coffee
iced tea

watched cbs sunday morning and part of the abc sunday morning show

lunch

hot dogs with chili and sauerkraut (2)
iced tea

0521 35 deg F windy, very heavy rain all day (7 mar 2011)

watched the 2nd half of indiana st. vs. missouri st., really good game. conference championship.

snack

hot tea
3 cookies

dinner

veg burger w/ cheese and spag. sauce (no bun) (2)
ravioli w/ spag sauce
iced tea

dessert

greek yogurt, vanilla

best flavor of greek yogurt so far

we watched part of where the boys are followed by the seven percent solution on cable. saw a few minutes of apollo 13 before bed.

still raining at bed time.

5 mar 2011 (sa)

0318 57 deg F (6 mar 2011, su)

i got up around 6:30. watched an episode of get smart.

breakfast

scrambled eggs
toast
iced tea

lunch

pastrami and swiss sandwich
yogurt
iced tea

cleaned house for most of the day

watched two episodes of get smart. watched the last 12 minutes of UVA vs. Maryland.

elizabeth got back from tudor place at about 6:00.

dinner

pot pie
salad
iced tea

we watched the dish on dvd and part of apollo 13 on cable. knee was very sore in the evening. felt like someone had driven a nail in.

4 mar 2011 (f)

1141 43 deg F sunny

slept for about 4 hours using the bipap. woke up at about 5:15. went downstairs at about 5:50.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea

we got started late and traffic was surprisingly heavy for a friday. had to go by the secondary route when we got to route 28 but managed to get to the train with about 3 min to spare.

planet fitness

treadmill: 25 minutes, varied steepness a lot. sort of like hill climbing
weights: 15 minutes, added about 10 pounds to my usual weight for most machines
bike: 12 minutes, hill climbing
weights: 15 minutes as above

snack

roast beef sandwich
iced tea

2337 43 deg F

lunch

turkey and swiss sandwich (2)
iced tea

watched two episodes of get smart at lunch. one of them was just terrible. spoof of charlie chan.

went to target on the way to get e. at the vre. store has been rearranged. took me a long time to find what i needed.

dinner

turkey and pastrami reuben
chips
iced tea

dessert

three cookies

we watched 4:50 from paddington on dvd. john hannah as the police detective. pretty good one.

i watched part of a bio of pink floyd after that.

3 mar 2011 (th)

0911 29 deg F sunny

i went to bed at about 11:00 with the bipap running. woke up once or twice with the mask off. woke up at 3:30 with the mask on. probably got about 3 hours with the machine on. got up at 4:30 for a conference call. i had my alarm set for 5:00 but was awake at 4:30 and decided to get up.

pretty good conference call in the morning.

breakfast

eggs (2)
sausage (2)
toast (2)
oj
banana
iced tea

1601 39 deg F sunny

lunch

hot dogs (2)
beans
iced tea

2115 32 deg F

dinner

quesadillas (2)
refried beans
iced tea

dessert

naval orange

we watched an episode of poirot on pbs then went to bed early.

2 mar 2011 (w)

1141 56 deg F sunny

used the new oxygen concentrator last night. slept for about 2.5 hrs with the oxygen. added another hour when I later. oxygen concentrator makes the room very warm!

woke up at about 3:45. very dry throat. felt pretty awake. turned out that i had run out of water in the humidifier. got up at 4:00 and went down. watched fever pitch with colin firth.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

barely got to the vre on time. traffic was heavier than usual today. e. was the last person to get on the train.

planet fitness

bike: 15 minutes
weights: 20 minutes
treadmill: 20 minutes w/ incline for most of the time (up to 5)
weights: 15 minutes

tried to do the same weights as usual but to do the reps more quickly and to spend less time between machines.

1720 60 deg F sunny

lunch

pb&j sandwich (2)
banana
orange
chips
iced tea

heartburn!

1 mar 2011 (tu)

0920 36 deg F sunny

the first of march! always feels like you can manage the rest of the winter when you get to the first of march.

went to sleep at about midnight with the bipap on. woke up at around 3:15 with the bipap off. put it back on around 4:00. woke up at 5:30 with the mask off.

went downstairs at 6:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

1706 47 deg F sunny

oxygen for bipap is to be delivered in the afternoon. rushed to warrenton in the morning to drop off paperwork as bipap supplier, go to library, and go to giant. came back home right away so i could vacuum and straighten the room before the oxygen guy arrives.

lunch

swiss and salami sandwich
a little cole slaw
pickle spear
chips
yogurt
iced tea

now the o2 guy is supposed to come between 6 and 7.

22:41 31 deg F

o2 guy finally arrived around 6:30. older gent. o2 machine is huge.

dinner

swiss steak
rice
iced tea
vanillla pudding

very good

we watched an episode of star trek:tng after dinner.

28 feb. 2011 (m)

0603 43 deg F

last day of feb. first day of a new week.

woke up at 0530. no aches. no pains. very strange. little sore throat from the bipap. pretty good in general.

1130 67 deg F warm, overcast, threatening rain

breakfast

toast w/ butter (2)
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

drove elizabeth to the vre. got there with 90 seconds to spare. went to planet fitness.

bike: 15 min, weight loss level 3
weight lifting: 15 min, moderate weights
treadmill: 20 min, max at 3.5. 3 minutes at 3 incline, 6 at 2, 6 at 1
weight lifting: 20 min, moderate weights

starving after work out

snack

bagel sandwich
sausage burrito
iced tea
caramel mocha

at mcdonalds

busy today but i don't feel like i got anything done.

lunch

meatball sub
donut
iced tea

at wegmans

barely had time to get to the train after getting groceries and putting them away.

stopped for cat food on the way home.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
beans
cole slaw
pickle spear
iced tea

dessert

naval orange (good one)

on tv: ask this old house, antiques roadshow, part of the UNC/Georgetown national championship game

on dvd: the simpsons, comic book guy has a heart attack.