31 october 2011 (m)

1037 / 46 deg f / fair

set the alarm for 7:00 this morning. mostly feel better. just a bit blah and low energy. actually got up at 7:40 or so.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
iced tea

1809 / 52 deg f / fair

chores in the am. left at around 12:30 to get e. at the airport. took her car because my car was nearly out of gas. turns out her car is nearly out of gas. oh boy.

went to the vet to get a cat food prescription for karma on the way to the airport. stopped at shell to get gas.

snack

candy bar (caramello)
iced tea

excellent candy.

car wouldn't start at the shell station. dead battery. i figured the guy behind me with the home-made camper back on his pickup must have jumper cables. he did and he gave me a jump. nice guy but he reminded me of mel gibson in conspiracy theory. charleston, wv cops murdered his dog. his truck was stolen at knife point. lots of amazing stories in about 8 minutes but he did take the trouble to give me a jump and check the battery and so on. friendly but possibly psychotic. what the hell.

got to the airport at about 2:00. the arrivals board was quite confusing. it seemed to say that the plane had landed early but nobody had showed up at the carousel by 2:10. i decided to get a coffee because the Starbucks was right there.

snack

salted caramel mocha

quite good. Elizabeth got to the carousel about 5 minutes before her suit case. must have been a record. usually we wait for hours until the bag arrives.

we stopped at panera on the way home for lunch.

lunch

bacon turkey bravo
chips
iced tea

tasty. hadn't been to panera in some time.

petsmart and target after that.

2150 / 45 deg f / cloudy

got some work done when i got home.

dinner

grilled cheese sandwich
broc. soup
iced tea

good sandwich. kind of boring soup.

we watched antiques roadshow and an episode of frasier in the evening. going to bed early. have to get up at 6 in the morning. looks like it's going to be cold tonight!

30 october 2011 (su)

(written on 31 october)

something i ate on saturday or maybe just my weird eating habits over the last few days came back to get me in the night. i was in and out of the bathroom from about 2 to 6. called in to wegmans around 6:30. could not get my act together. finally got downstairs around 7:00 and got some pepto. managed to get to sleep around 7:30. slept until 11.

just drank water and juice in the morning. it took all day to do the chores that normally take less than an hour.

watched a lot of tv. six simpsons episodes, the second half of running down a dream, not another teen movie.

dinner

a little pasta
iced tea

stomach felt mostly normal by the evening.

in bed by 10:30 but couldn't sleep. finally fell asleep before midnight.

29 october 2011 (sa)

0905 / 39 deg f / raining

the rain was falling as sleet when i woke up at 7:30. quite cold. really could use a day off!

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
iced tea

schedule is 10:30 to 4:00 today. i had planned to go by the vets on the way to work but i didn't get up early enough.

(written on 31 october)

worked through till 4:00. it snowed off and on. quite cold.

lunch

cheese burger sub

at wegmans. good. got a few things at wegmans on the way home.

got home at around 4:30. fed the cats. did some chores.

dinner

egg sandwich (2)
iced tea
banana

snack

left over chinese food

i watched part one of running down a dream. really liked it.

got to bed around midnight.

28 october 2011 (f)

0943 / 37 deg f / fair

felt very cold in the morning. set the alarm for 7:30. felt very tired when I woke up and reset for 8:15. actually got up at 8:00.

don't feel too well today.

breakfast

toast w/ butter (2)
banana
oj
iced tea

they say it will probably snow tomorrow. oct. 29 snow. west of here they may get 9 to 12 inches. in october. wow.

2338 / 39 deg f / rain

snack

yogurt
iced tea

went to work at wegmans at 3:30. started to rain as i got there.

worked from 3:30 to about 6:00 up front. 6:00 to 6:45 started to set up for movie night. got real busy so i went back up front from 6:45 to about 8:00. helped clean up after the movie from 8:00 to about 8:20. then register till about 9:00. steadily busy until about 8:30. much lighter to me from 8:30 on.

got home at about 9:30 after picking up a few things at the store. cold rain on the way home.

fed the kitzies. did not give karma a shot since it was so late.

dinner

veggie sushi
jalapeno cheddar bagel
coke
iced tea

watched some of the baseball game. watched an episode of the odd couple.

have to get up at 7:30 tomorrow.

supposed to snow!

27 october 2011 (th)

1124 / 64 deg f / light rain

the yard may never be dry again!

i did not set the alarm thinking i would wake up around 8:00. woke up at 8:40. fed the cats early in the am.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
iced tea

started mopping the floor in the am.

(written on 28 october) 

worked on projects and did chores in the house until around 2:00. ran errands in the afternoon.

lunch

chicken sandwich
fries
cole slaw
iced tea

at chick-fil-a in warrenton. sandwich and fries were pretty good. slaw was bland. library and post office after chick-fil-a.

snack

salted caramel coffee
lemon pound cake

at starbucks near warrenton.

the quizno's next to the starbucks is now a subway.

did not feel well in the afternoon. managed to do a little work but really felt sick.

dinner

egg sandwich w/ swiss and turkey
banana
iced tea

good sandwich.

watched the incredibles in the evening. went to bed at about 10:30.

26 october 2011 (w)

1011 / 57 deg f / fair

woke up at 7:30. kiz and karma came to let me know it was time to get up. got downstairs at around 8:00.

lots of chores. cats. meds. dishes. laundry.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea

i watched an episode of felix and oscar before work.

(written on 27 october)

snack

apple

went to work at wegmans at 1:30. worked until 8:00. in the cafe.

lunch

slice of pizza

very sore feet in the evening. came home at 8:20 or so and fed the kitsies. they were hungry!

watched volume 3 of the old grey whistle test on dvd. they may have saved the best for last. really enjoyed the performances.

went to bed late. after midnight.

25 october 2011 (tu)

0908 / 41 deg f / fair

elizabeth is going to atlanta today. she's not looking forward to it.

got up at 7:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

upset stomach today. blah

(written on 26 october)

took elizabeth to the airport at around 9:45. we got to the airport at about ten of ten. i stopped at anita's in chantilly in case elizabeth had any trouble with the plane.

lunch

steak fajita burrito
spanish rice
refried beans
chips
iced tea

not as good as it used to be. i was too late for breakfast.

two guys making a sales pitch at the next table. thanks. isn't that what offices are for?

elizabeth called around 4:00. she is at the marriot marquis. she said everything went very well at the airport. she had a chance to get a snack before the plane. hotel is near the metro but hard to find.

dinner

hot dogs w/ bologna and swiss (3)
iced tea

snack

kit kats (2)

i watched adventureland in the evening. i was expecting a comedy. not a comedy but i liked the movie.

bed around 11:30. got all of the cats in. one of the cats slept with me for part of the night but i couldn't tell which one.

24 october 2011 (m)

1931 / 61 deg f / light rain

really felt like sleeping in this am but couldn't do it. lots to do before going to work at 11:15.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

conference call at 9:00.

worked at wegmans from 11:15 to 3:30. fairly short shift after so many 7 and 8 hour days.

lunch

pizza slice
iced tea

picked up a few items before coming home. chores when I got home.

(written on 25 october)

elizabeth went to petsmart after work.

dinner

lasagna (amy's)
salad
iced tea

watched antiques roadshow in the evening. started uploading files for cw6.

snack

kit kat bars (2)

23 october 2011 (su)

2150 / 46 deg f / fair

it may get down to 42 overnight. quite chilly!

hard to get up again in the morning.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea

i skipped coffee in the am.

worked at wegmans from 9:00 to about 3:45. demo-ing oj. pretty good shift.

lunch

slice of pizza
summer veg rolls (sushi bar)
iced tea

finished up a little before 4:00. got a few things on the way home. very tired when i got home.

helped move some plants in.

e. did her second civil war tour today. i think it went pretty well.

dinner

fish fillets
rice
peas
iced tea

we found the hunt for red october on cable. watched part of that and some episodes of mash. a good one about a north korean surgeon included.

snack

banana

22 october 2011 (sa)

2253 / 45 deg f / fair

really nice fall like day today.

had to get up promptly at 7:00. it was a struggle.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

worked from 9:00 to 5:00

first part of the day was demo-ing yogurt until 3:00

lunch

sweet and sour chicken
shrimp purses
salt and pepper squid

pretty tasty. i forgot they were having hot dogs in the break room.

training session from 3:00 to 5:00.

got home at about 5:45. ordered pizza

dinner

pizza (3 slices)
salad
coke

quite good.

watched as time goes by. slept through most of possession. dead tired. really sore back. have to get up tomorrow at 7:00 again.

21 october 2011 (f)

(written on 22 october)

lots of work in the morning.

worked from noon to seven at wegmans. very busy. extremely tired at the end of the day.

don't remember much!

20 october 2011 (th)

1819 / 57 deg f / cloudy

got up at 7:00. really wanted to go back to bed. stiff neck.

breakfast

bagel avec cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

rushed through some work in the ack emma. had to go to the bank before work. left at about 10:15.

snack

clif bar
iced tea

before work

worked cafe from 11:15 to 4:00. went better today than last time.

weather is really nice today. very fall like. neighbors are having a new roof put on. crew is moving very fast. looks like they'll finish the job in a day.

snack

pizza (1 sl)
cappucino (med)

got a few things on the way home.

2204 / 57 deg f / cloudy

dinner

chicken pot pie
yogurt
iced tea

elizabeth was not feeling well at dinner. she had her dinner a bit later.

we watched holmes: wisteria lodge and poirot: yellow iris in the evening. foyle came on after that but i was too tired to stay up for it.

19 october 2011 (w)

1020 / 64 deg f / cloudy

slept in a little this morning. got up at 7:30. it was raining in the morning. kind of gloomy today.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

i warmed up the coffee in the microwave. when it took it out it was simmering. when i added splenda it boiled over. very strange. didn't help the flavor either!

watched the middle part of true grit again. i fell asleep during that part last night.

1611 / 66 deg f / cloudy

when you look out the window it seems like it should be chilly outside but it is actually fairly warm.

i don't feel quite so far behind after having yesterday and today to work on projects. i know i shouldn't have said that!

lunch

turkey, ham, and swiss sub
yogurt
pickle
cole slaw
iced tea

watched a pretty funny episode of the odd couple at lunch.

(written on 20 october)

dinner

veg. burger sandwich
mexicorn
tomato, cuke, onion salad
iced tea

we watched young victoria in the evening. really liked it. then to bed.

18 october 2011 (t)

0916 / 55 deg f / fair

set the alarm for 7:30. don't remember waking before the alarm went off. turned on the ipod when i was getting up. j. geils band came on. that perked me up a bit.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched an episode of the odd couple in the morning. felix's parrot. pretty good.

trying to contact emma this morning.

1548 / 75 deg f / fair

it seemed chilly in the morning so i wore a sweatshirt when i took karma to the vet. her blood sugar is still very high. vet tech could not explain why diastix are registering so low.

moved some cash from fauquier to wells fargo.

lunch

angus bacon cheese burger
fries
dr. pepper

at mcdonalds in warrenton. good burger. so so fries. so so dr. pepper. the whole place smelled like beef tallow. not pleasant.

returned the fellowship to the library and paid fine. found the two towers available and checked it out.

found lanyard for eye glasses and a pair of socks at blue ridge. got some groceries at h-t. salted caramel mocha at the starbucks in h-t.

2346 / 63 deg f / fair

worked and did chores from 3:30 to about 7:00. e. got home at around 7:30.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
beans
cole slaw
pickle
iced tea

red onions on the dogs did not agree with me. tummy upset after that.

we watched a program about an enormous ferry running between england and holland on the smithsonian channel. e. went to bed at around 9:45. i watched true grit after that. enjoyed it.

17 october 2011 (m)

(written on 18 october)

wacky day! didn't want to get out of bed in the morning. very tired after four days in a row. set the alarm for 7:00 but didn't finally get up until 7:45.

breakfast

rye toast (2)
banana
oj
iced tea

i was just about to heat up the coffee when elizabeth called. she had missed the train. i jumped in the shower and then went over to bristow to pick her up. luckily traffic was light when we got on 66. we got to vienna a little before 10:00.

snack

breakfast burrito
iced tea

from anita's. ok. would have been better if it were hotter.

stopped at rite aid on the way to work. i forgot to take an aleve and had an 8 hour shift coming up. got aleve and ricola there.

cashed my birthday check at the bank. got betty's battery at staples. got to wegmans about 20 minutes early.

8 hours is a long shift!

lunch

pizza (sl)
iced tea

snack

clif bar
root beer

just after work

got a few items before coming home.

dinner

turkey and provolone on a bagel
iced tea

elizabeth stayed up for when i got home. she has to go in on tuesday this week because of this copyright issue.

watched an episode of the odd couple (oscar the model. not a fave.) then went to bed. very sore. very tired!

16 october 2011 (su)

1723 / 73 deg f / fair

got up at 7:00 to be ready to work at wegmans from 9 to 4. i was supposed to be doing demos but several people called in sick so i worked on a register. pretty busy until about the time i got my lunch break (about 12:45). after that it slowed down enough that i went home early at 2:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

lunch

turkey chili over rice
cornbread
black cherry soda
root bear

free. wegmans had employee appreciation day today. ate chili watched part of the redskins game.

snack

cafe au lait (sm)
donut

after work at wegmans.

elizabeth is going to her book club this evening. karma seems better but now has a cold

(written on 18 october)

dinner

casselot (2 helpings)
roll
iced tea

i watched the replacements in the evening. i usually see only bits and pieces of the movie. it was interesting to see it from start to finish.

did dishes late in the evening. didn't get to bed until almost midnight.

15 october 2011 (sa)

(written on 16 october)

got as much work done as i could in the morning.

worked at wegmans from 2 to 9. kind of a difficult shift.

watched part of the music man when i got home. elizabeth got her hair cut. karma was not feeling well.

14 october 2011 (f)

written on 16 october

very tired on friday. worked at wegmans from noon to 7. spent most of the time "training". in this case that meant demo-ing "pumpkin pie soda."

13 october 2011 (th)

2238 / 66 deg f / partly cloudy

woke up with a sinus headache. raining like crazy. sump pump seems like it is about to fail.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

went to wegmans at 11:45. worked from 12:15 to 7:15. very busy!

lunch

slice of pizza
clif's bar
iced tea

didn't like the pizza at all. chicken with a sweet sauce.

didn't care much for the clif's bar. i'll stick with luna, i guess.

got off at about 7:20. called betty expecting to hear that the house was flooded. the pump had failed during the day. she got a plumber to come and replace it. $400. she did well. price seems normal and she got the plumber out before the water backed in to the house.

dinner

casoulet (2 helpings)
iced tea

snack

bowl of corn flakes

we watched holmes: silver blaze and poirot: an episode about a curse in an egyptian tomb.

12 october 2011 (w)

1132 / 64 deg f / rain

alarm went off at about 6:30 in the am. didn't want to get up. finally got up at about 7:10. sinus headache. i think it is caused by the weather.

breakfast

two eggs
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

busy in the am. lots to do.

(written on 13 october)

lunch

soup
banana
iced tea

dinner

fish fillets
au gratin potatoes
mixed veg
iced tea

went to bed early

11 october 2011 (tu)

1259 / 70 deg f / fair

the weather channel says it is fair today. i'd say it's partly cloudy.

it got quite cold overnight. got up and closed the window. a little later i turned off the box fan. a little after that i turned off the ceiling fan. that did the trick.

alarm went off at 8:10. i wanted to go back to sleep but too much to do today.

breakfast

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

2221 / 64 deg f / light rain

moved very slow in the morning. got a bit more work done in the afternoon.

lunch

turkey, bologna, and swiss sandwich
yogurt
pickle
iced tea

dinner

turkey reuben
cole slaw
pickle
tater chips
iced tea

snack

banana

we watched peter's friends on dvd in the evening. 

10 october 2011 (m)

1831 / 73 deg f / fair

yet another really nice day weather-wise.

really wanted to sleep in this morning. got a little done before i had to go to wegmans.

breakfast

scrambled eggs
bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

really good eggs by elizabeth

worked at wegmans from 11:15 to 4:15.

busy day.

grocery shopping after. got home around 6:00

(just after midnight)

worked until about 7:30.

dinner

ham steak
grilled pepper and onion
egg noodles with butter and parmesan
iced tea

we watched an episode of dick van dyke and an episode of antiques roadshow. then watched a show about unusual attractions in the dc area.

sump pump in the basement is acting up. have to find somebody to look at it tomorrow.

worked for an hour before going to bed.

9 october 2011 (su)

1836 / 72 deg f / fair

my 53rd birthday. 10 years ago on this date, elizabeth and i arrived in london. we were terribly tired but had to wait for hours for our room even though we had paid extra for early check in. oh well. i think we had dinner at tgif on our first night in london.

last year i returned from my trip to chennai to find the sackville-bagginses trying to take over the house.

 had to work from 10 to 3:30 today so i got up at about 7:30. really wanted to sleep in. oh well.

nice card from elizabeth when i came down.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

worked from 10 to 3:30. didn't seem as busy as last sunday.

snack

caramel macchiato equivalent

from wegmans

met elizabeth at olive garden for dinner.

salad
breadsticks (2)
mixed grill (steak/chicken)
roasted taters
mix of green and yellow squash
iced tea
club soda

good meal. so so wait person. we haven't had dinner at a sit down restaurant in at least four months. it was a very nice change.

(written on 10 october)

we watched an odd henry james movie in the evening. the american with matthew modine. an odd little bore of a movie.

went to bed around 10. felt very tired.

8 october 2011 (sa)

1622 / 75 deg f / fair

had to get up early in the ack emma. had to be at work by 7:00.

kept having a dream last night. i had to go to an interview and for some reason i thought i could shower and change at the location but found out i was wrong. weird, frustrating dream

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
iced tea

got to work for a seven am shift. not really busy until about 9:00.

lunch

at around 10:00

scrambled eggs
hash browns
biscuit
sausage gravy

from hot food bar. not very good.

finished work a little after 2:30. went to wawa for gas.

snack

bagel sandwich
coffee
water

from wawa

(written on 9 october)

pretty tired when i got home. worked a little. elizabeth had gone into warrenton.

dinner

tuna wraps (2)
fruit sald

good tuna wraps. oranges in the fruit salad were a bit bitter but otherwise good.

watched as time goes by and a few episodes of doc martin. went to bed a little early pretty tired. sniffly at bed time. cough had calmed down by about 3 in the morning so i slept with the mask from 3 until the alarm went off.

7 october 2011 (f)

1905 / 63 deg f  / fair

woke up a little before 7:00 this morning.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

i didn't get enough done in the am.

went to work at 9:30.

lunch

chicken linguine
sierra mist

not very good

finished work at 4:30.

long day

snack

cappucinno

got bagels on the way home.

snack

plain bagel

very heavy traffic on the way home. took a while to get back.

(written on 8 october)

dinner

fish fillets (2) w/ tartar sauce
rice a roni noodle dish
peas

dessert

apple fritter

watched an episode of dick van dyke then watched romancing the stone on cable.

6 october 2011 (th)

1839 / 64 deg f / fair

got up at about 7:20. felt like sleeping for another hour but had to get up.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
v8
coffee
iced tea

saw two deer in fred's yard in the morning.

snack

apple

went to wegmans to work at 10:40. worked from 11:15 to about 4:00.

snack

pizza (sl)
iced tea
almond joy (mini)

(written on 7 october)

dinner

quesadillas
refried beans
iced tea

we watched enchanted april in the evening.

5 october 2011 (w)

0917 / 55 deg f / fair

slept fairly well last night. still have a cold but it seems a bit better.

woke up with the alarm at 7:20. elizabeth had already gone to work. hope she caught the train.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
v8
coffee
iced tea

1836 / 72 deg f / fair

got some work done in the morning and early afternoon. then had to run a bunch of errands.

phone interview at 10:00. don't think it went so well.

did part of the recycling today. so much to recycle that i couldn't do it in one trip.

lunch

chicken fajita burrito
coke

at chipotle in warrenton. better than the last time i went to chipotle but not great.

had a link taken out of my watch. fits snugly again.

went and looked at the corpse of the borders in warrenton today. kind of depressing.

stopped at walmart for meds. may have to move my prescriptions. the service at that walmart sucks.

get groceries at bloom. just too far to go to wegmans since i was already on the other side of warrenton but i think wegmans would have been less expensive.

(written on 6 october)

dinner

chicken pot pie
broc.
iced tea

pretty good.

we watched the end of prohibition. bed a little early

4 october 2011 (tu)

1313 / 68 deg f / partly cloudy

didn't sleep very well. still got a cold. some coughing and sneezing over night. throat feels better.

got up around 7:45.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc

banana

v8

coffee

iced tea

tons to do today!

(written on 5 october)

lunch

scrambled eggs
bacon
apple (half)
toast (2)
cinnamon bun (half)
coffee
iced tea

made by betty. quite tasty!

worked steadily until 7:00.

dinner

potato soup (2 helpings)
cashews
iced tea

we watched the end of prohibition on pbs. learned a lot that i had never heard before. 

3 october 2011 (m)

1146 / 50 deg f / rain

slept badly last night. coughing, sneezing. kept waking myself up.

scheduled to work at wegmans today. called as early as possible to let them know i was not going to make it.

breakfast

eggs (2)
bagel w/ cream cheese
v8
banana
iced tea

(written on 4 october)

wheezed the day away. rotten cold. don't remember much!

lunch

bologna, turkey, and cheddar on a bagel
apple
iced tea

dinner

soup over egg noodles

pretty tasty.

elizabeth got in a little late. had to stop at the pet smart.

we watched prohibition part 2 after dinner.

2 october 2011 (su)

(written on 3 october)

kind of a rough day on sunday.

went to work with a sore throat. it got worse as the day went on. had a cold, sore throat, ear ache by bed time. 

1 october 2011 (sa)

(written late evening)

woke up at around 7:50. a bit of a cold. it really cooled off over night.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
v8
coffee
iced tea

snack

yogurt before going to wegmans

worked at wegmans from 12:30 to 7:38 (or so)

lunch

salt and pepper squid
shrimp egg roll
sweet and sour chicken
dr. pepper

aleve helped until about 5 hours into the shift. last two hours were rough.

got a few things at the store on the way home

dinner

scrambled eggs
bacon
bagel w/ cream cheese
iced tea

dessert

donut

watched part of possession, part of a doc martin episode, and part of the thin man. feel a little sniffly. weather has gotten suddenly chilly.

last year at this time i was on my way to kolkata.

30 september 2011 (f)

1859 / 66 deg f / partly cloudy

up at 7:00 this morning. checked mail. sent some messages.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

worked at wegmans starting at 9:45. took an advil before the shift. that seemed to help a lot.

lunch

slice of pizza
dr. pepper

got my hair cut after work.

a lost dog (ollie, i think) showed up at our house today. betty gave him a good petting. we called the number and his folks came over from auburn mill to pick him up. apparently he's a wanderer.

(written on 1 october)

dinner

hot dogs (3!)
beans

we watched part 1 of the deathly hallows. mostly a bore. good last half hour.

went to bed after midnight