31 december 2012 (m)

1852 / 36 deg f / cloudy

got up at around 7:00. we are planning to go into dc in the morning.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
iced tea
coffee
banana

left at around 10:00 to go to the national geographic museum. saw the show about birds of paradise and another about 1001 great inventions. the bird show was quite good. felt that the other one was more targeted for kids.

went to pot bellys nearby for lunch but it was so crowded that we changed out minds. ended up going to a quizno's down the block instead. bad service at the quiznos. no wonder they are having problems.

lunch

chicken sandwich
chips
dr. pepper

chips were ok.

took the metro back from farragut west to vienna. pretty crowded. we got a seat around ballston.

thought about going to pan am for coffee but the mall was insane.

stopped at the starbucks in gainesville

snack

salted caramel mocha
lemon pound cake

got home around 5:00

written on 2 january 2013

dinner

grilled ham and cheese sandwich
soup

sleepy in the evening. don't remember most of the evening.

30 december 2012 (su)

written on 31 december

slept in a bit on sunday.

breakfast

oatmeal
oj
iced tea

e scheduled for a hair cut but the place called to say her stylist had the flu.

contractor came by at noon to take a look at the lay of the land. says he expects to put us in the schedule soon.

went to get groceries around 1:00. quite crowded.

lunch

sub
chips
iced tea

got everything at wegmans this time. rachel was working. she's back on christmas break. very pretty. going to notre dame. seems to be having a good time.

bit under the weather in the afternoon. snoozed and watched tv in the afternoon and evening.

dinner

grilled ham and cheese
soup
iced tea

pretty good.

29 december 2012 (sa)

written on 31 december

slept in a little on saturday.

did some dishes in the am

breakfast

egg sandwich
coffee
banana
iced tea

we left between 12 and 1 to take candy to the airport.

stopped at wegmans for lunch on the way

lunch

assorted chinese dishes
green tea

we went to the airport from wegmans. candy said she preferred to be dropped off so e got her a red cap and left when she was on the way to security.

we stopped at the store to return the wheel chair on the way home.

went to the library after. checked out watership down.

stopped at starbucks for coffee

snack

coffee
snowman cookie

very tired saturday evening. pretty much a blur!

28 december 2012 (f)

1422 / 43 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

woke up with the alarm in the morning.

breakfast

cereal
oj
iced tea

elizabeth drove me to the vre so that she and candy can use the vw. got to the train in plenty of time

very quiet on the vre. couldn't get my kindle to work on the wifi. pain in the butt.

snack

omellete
sausage
tater tots
tea

bad idea. felt ill for the rest of the trip.

written on 31 december

lunch

salmon
brocolli
rice
iced tea

very good salmon. the rest was just ok.

left the office at 4:30. metro, vre very light. elizabeth and candy met me at the train station.

got home around 7:00.

dinner

pizza (3 slices)
cinna sticks (3)
iced tea

just so so all around.

went to bed early.

27 december 2012 (th)

1243 / 42 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

i really wanted to sleep another couple of hours when the alarm went off. hit snooze once and got up. moving kind of slow, though. had to shave, etc.

breakfast

cereal
oj

rushed through breakfast to catch the train.did get to the train on time.

vre was quite busy. metro was very light.

very cold on the way from foggy bottom. wind!

snack

egg sandwich
oj
japanese tea

got to the office before 8:30.

jan working from home. icy up in montgomery county.

met with jerry at 10:00. mostly chatted about basketball since the week is so slow.

sk meeting moved.

lunch

beef
potato wedges
cabbage
iced tea

written on 28 december

left the office a little after 4:30. running a little late. metro was not crowded.  

stopped at chick-fil-a for a chicken sandwich on the way home.

got home around 7:30.

dinner

fish sandwich
fries
iced tea

watched a bit of tv in the evening.

dessert

iced cream

bed at about 11:00                                                                                                      

26 december 2012 (w)

1437 / 36 deg f / light rain / at cq press

i got up at 4:50 in the morning. tried to be quite since maria and candy were sleeping.

breakfast

cereal
oj
banana
dr. pepper
iced tea

left the house around 6:05. found that it was snowing. actually coming down hard and starting to stick a little.

vre lot was fairly empty. parked very close. realized when i got to the station that i had not taken my gloves.

realized when i got on the train that i had forgotten my glasses. great day so far.

freezing cold snow and wind made the short walk from the vre to l'enfant really uncomfortable. fairly crowded on metro. walk from foggy to the office was cold and wet. heel was getting numb as i went.

arrived at 8:30.

snack

bagel w/ cc
sausage (2)
eggs (2)
iced tea

lorna off. ed, jan delayed by weather.

lunch

chicken w/ mushroom
noodles
salad
dr. pepper

snack

coffee
donut

written on 27 december

left for home at about 4:30. very cold, very uncomfortable. vre train was very light. got home around 7:10.

dinner

salmon paddies
corn
salad
iced tea

dessert

ice cream

tried to watch bowling for columbine. a little too strident for me. dishes and then bed around 10:30.                                                                                              

25 december 2012 (tu)

christmas day

1800 / 46 deg f / windy, cloudy

woke up around 6:30. thought e. would still be asleep. fell back asleep. woke up again at 9:15

breakfast

cinnamon rolls
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

pretty good breakfast

opened presents after breakfast: cd, t-shirt, shirt, polar fleece quarter zip jacket. also got money from big claire.

watched part of a special about monty python on ifc.

dinner

ham
sweet taters
squash and onions
green beans
roll
iced tea
hard cider

we had dinner at around 4:00.

talked to mommy she said they were having a nice christmas.

written on 26 december

we watched a tv show about breakfast places on pbs.

snack

cupcake

i went to bed around 9:30.

24 december 2012 (m)

1248 / 36 deg f / snow

the weather channel says it is raining but it is snowing. oh well.

woke up at 7:20 this am because we were planning to go to dc in the morning. heel very sore. didn't know how was going to do it but candy wanted to sleep in.

breakfast

cereal
banana
kambucha
oj
coffee
iced tea

worked on bills etc. in the am.

written on 25 december

did dishes in the afternoon. since we weren't going to dc we decided to go out for lunch at panera. it was snowing pretty steadily at that time and starting to stick on the grass. the roads felt fine, though.

lunch

turkey and avocado sandwich
mac/cheese
baquette
iced coffee
iced tea

ok sandwich. mac/cheese was pretty bland

dessert

cobblestone
caramel latte

pastry was a little stale. coffee was good.

pretty much dark by the time we came home.

dinner

soup
roll
iced tea

we watched love actually in the evening.

23 december 2012 (su)

written on 24 december

slept until about 8:00 this morning

breakfast

scrambled eggs
toast
coffee
iced tea
oj

went to get groceries in the morning. short list so i went to h-t only.dropped off some shoes and clothes on the way in as well.

elizabeth and candy went out for lunch and to go to petsmart.

i watched football in the afternoon and got the john beresford up-to-date.

heel spur giving me problems.

lunch

sandwich
cashews
dr. pepper

did not eat well. gave me a head ache.

dinner

stir fried chicken w/ veg.
rice
iced tea

watched sherlock holmes: the resident patient before bed.

22 december 2012 (sa)

written on 24 december

slept in until about 8:30 on saturday. did more cleaning in the morning.

breakfast

cereal
coffee
oj

we went to pick up the wheel chair around 11:30. got to the airport just after 1:00. Candy's plane was a bit late so we were pretty much on time. much shorter wait this time.

seemed very cold with the wind blowing!

lunch

burger
fries
side salad
iced tea

at the silver diner.

traffic was insane around fair oak. it took us forever to get home.

dinner

ham
eggs
english muffin
iced tea

i watched moneyball on the kindle. really liked the movie.

21 december 2012 (f)

written on 24 december

took the day off. slept in until about 7:30.

breakfast

eggs
toast
iced tea
oj

spent most of the day getting ready for candy to visit. laundry, vacuuming, dishes, bathroom, mopping floors.

went out at around 3:00 to pick up the ham.

lunch

baconator
fries
iced tea

at wendy's in warrenton. good burger, good fries!

dinner

ham and cheese sandwich
soup.

20 december 2012 (th)

1246 / 48 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

hit snooze repeatedly this morning. got up at around 5:20. sore hip. sore back. i've got to do some stretching or something. much too sore in the am.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

caught the 7:20. surprisingly crowded. almost finished with genesis.

stopped at the cosmo cafe on the way in.

snack

omelette
oj

got to the office about 9:00.

one on one with jerry at 10:00

lunch

tuna melt
fries
coke

quite good. too many fries.

written on 24 december

caught the normal train home. stopped at the store to pickup a few items.

dinner

beef stew
rolls
iced tea

19 december 2012 (w)

1300 / 52 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

hit the snooze a few times this am. very stiff back slowing me down.

breakfast

cereal
oj
iced tea

caught the 6:40. made it to the train easy. did part of my christmas cards on the train.

snack

omelette
hash browns
sausage
iced tea

at cosmo cafe

not very good but i was feeling rotten and needed to sit. felt better afterwards.

got to the office at about 8:40.

lunch

turkey
stuffing
brussels sprouts
dr. pepper

excellent turkey.

written on 20 december

caught the 5:11 at l'enfant. the train was not terribly full. finished christmas cards on the way back.

went to safeway and to get gas after work. couldn't get stamps at safeway.

dinner

beef stew
iced tea

very sleepy in the evening. did dishes. watched some tv. got to bed at around 11:30.

18 december 2012 (tu)

1317 / 60 deg f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

didn't get much sleep but i only hit snooze twice. not so bad.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
oj
banana
iced tea

caught the 6:40 with no problem. had a seat to myself. great timing catching the train at l'enfant.

used a pedometer program on my phone to clock the walk from foggy to the office. almost exactly .5 miles from foggy to the entrance of the office.

snack

sausage
egg
donut

felt like i was starving this morning.

lunch

steak fajitas
dr. pepper

written on 19 december

caught the normal train in the evening. got home around 7:15.

dinner

grilled ham and cheese
tomato soup
iced tea

dessert

candy

watched a variety of stuff on tv. mostly browsing.

17 december 2012 (m)

1407 / 52 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

downright dreary today!

hit snooze a few times this morning. got up about 30 minutes late.

breakfast

granola
kambucha
oj
coffee
banana

caught the 7:20. really pretty woman sat next to me. nice perfume.

foggy on the way in.

arrived just before 9:00.

stand up meeting at 9:45. meeting re isbns etc. at 10:00.

lunch

chicken cacciatore
potatoes
squash
dr. pepper

didn't care for the chow today.

written on 18 december

left the office at 4:50 to catch the 5:36 train. arrived at l'enfant around 5:20 and the 5:11 train was still there. apparently one of the f'burg trains had broken down. we sat on the bridge for a long time. another manassas train passed us at one point.

very foggy on the way home.

dinner

beef stew
iced tea

very good.

watched antiques road show (u.s.) and foyle's war. didn't get to bed until late.

16 december 2012 (su)

written on 17 december

slept until almost 9:30 in the morning. must have been really beat.

watched tv and read in the morning. did some dishes as well.

went to get groceries in the early afternoon. wegmans and then h-t. saw maggie for the first time in a while. she looks very well.

got home around three. started doing laundry. watched football.

dinner

tater soup
rolls
salad

did dishes in the evening. watched a show about the making of shine on you crazy diamond in the evening.

15 december 2012 (sa)

written on 17 december

got up around 7:00. planning to go to williamsburg and see the decorations.

breakfast

cereal
oj
coffee

planned to leave around 8:30. left at 9:00.

stopped at stafford at the hardee's.

snack

sausage biscuit
bacon biscuit
iced tea

e. took over driving.

took a walk to shields.

lunch

roast beef sandwich
potato wedges
cole slaw
soup
ginger ale

quite good.

walked back to the book store. lots of dogs. lots of singing tribe students.

stopped at the bookstore for coffee/ donut

neither was very good.

stopped at wythe for non-pareilles and thin mints.

headed back at about 4:30. e. was going to drive part way but i was so tired she ended up driving all the way.

dinner

pizza (3)
iced tea

watched st:tng and then bed.

14 dec. 2012 (f)

written on 15 december

caught the usual train in the am. not crowded.

christmas party in the evening. planned to go but couldn't manage it in the end.

dinner

burrito
tacos (2)
iced tea

at the psuedo mexican place near target. not very good.

hair cut after that.

dead tired when i got home went to bed pretty early.

13 dec. 2012 (th)

1347 / 49 deg f / fair / at cq press

woke up at the usual time in the morning. shoulder is much better.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
oj

caught the 6:40 train with time to spare. not crowded.

read part of genesis and a little of ulysses.

snack

bagel sandwich
oj
japanese tea

meetings in the morning.

lunch

orange chicken
rice
broc
iced tea

need a hair cut!!!

monthly team meeting in the afternoon. mgp had a bottle of wine from john's winery for us to try. pretty good. i'm not much of a red wine person, though.

stopped to help a gent in his wheel chair on the way to the metro. it took longer than usual to get there. trains were running further apart then usual. i got to the vre platform as the train arrived. got a seat to myself.

not feeling well on the way home. stopped at arby's to use the bathroom. got a dr. pepper.

dinner

eng. muffin
salad
iced tea

not very hungry.

watched a murdoch episode and two episodes of monty python.

12 december 2012 (w)

1407 / 47 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

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shoulder feels better today. still restricted motion, though.

breakfast

banana
kambucha
oj
coffee

caught the 6:40 train. got to the office at 8:30.

second breakfast

eggs
sausage
fruit
biscuit
coffee

we had breakfast at cq in the morning to welcome some folks to the dc office including john and mike.spent about an hour eating and chatting. good fun.

lunch

california sandwich
salad
iced tea

jose's californian sub is excellent.

written on 13 december

caught the 5:11 train home. e. was at broad run when i got to the station. we got home around 7:00.

dinner

grilled ham and cheese
soup
iced tea

i cooked the chow. not bad considering the cook.

we watched murdoch.

spent some time organizing in the basement. nasty down there. really going to need a big cleaning job.

11 december 2012 (tu)

1414 / 50 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

got up with the alarm at 4:50. shoulder still sore but better.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
oj
banana

it took me a long time to do everything in the morning. limited motion in my shoulder. i was not in time for the 6:40 so i caught the 7:20. pretty crowded.

got to the office at 9:00

snack

bagel w/ cc
egg
bacon
dr. pepper

lunch

cheese enchiladas
rice
squash
banana
iced tea

snack

caffe mocha

written on 12 december

left the office at about 4:50. caught the 5:36 train at l'enfant. fairly crowded train again.

stopped at h-t on the way home. got home around  7:30.

dinner

potato soup
rolls (2)
iced tea

we watched an episode of murdoch in the evening.

10 december 2012 (m)

written on 11 december

woke up when the alarm went off at 4:50. right arm pretty much incapacitated when i woke up. very hard to get out of bed.

decided to go back to bed until about 7:00. couldn't go to work.

breakfast

cereal
oj
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

read, napped, did some chores, checked email during the day. watched some tv.

lunch

peanut butter and jelly sandwichhes
cashews
iced tea

elizabeth got home around 7:30

dinner

pizza (4)
salad

from tony's. e. picked it up on the way home.

watched riley and foyle in the evening.

9 december 2012 (su)

written on 11 dec.

slept in a bit on sunday.

breakfast

oatmeal
banana
coffee
iced tea
oj

went to wegmans and h-t after breakfast. dishes when i got back.

went to the library in warrenton in the afternoon.

dinner

stir fried chicken
rice
iced tea

8 december 2012 (sa)

written on 11 december

watched moon in the morning.

breakfast

cereal
oj
coffee

spent the day doing chores. cleaned the bath room, bed room, dishes, laundry, balanced check book.

elizabeth went out to do some shopping

lunch

ham and cheese
iced tea

dinner

eggs
bacon
toast
coffee

watched an old movie on dvd in the evening.

7 december 2012 (f)

1341 / 48 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

woke up with a very sore shoulder again. i guess i'll have to get a referral from dr. lewis.

got up 30 minutes later than usual.

breakfast

cereal
banana
kambucha
oj
coffee

caught the 7:20. the parking lot was more crowded than i had expected. we got stuck at alexandria for a few minutes.

snack

scrambled eggs
hash browns
iced tea

at the cosmo cafe at l'enfant

got to work around 9:00.

met with jerry at 10:00.

lunch

chicken
pasta
stir-fried veggies

written on 8 december

caught the 5:11 train in the afternoon. stopped at h-t to get a few things on the way home. home by about 7:30.

finished stephanie plum yesterday so i was listening to the radio in the car.

dinner

veg. chili and rice
iced tea

we watched while you were sleeping in the evening.

fell asleep on the couch. watched a chris rock special when i woke up. funny. tried to watch kat williams. there were more bleeps than words. sort of lost me.

6 december 2012 (th)

1326 / 42 deg / mostly cloudy / at cq press

slept pretty well in the nacht. i wonder what made the difference.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
oj

got a seat to myself on the train. metro was pretty crowded.

snack

bagel sandwich
tea/apple juice half and half

from the uptowner

today is pay day.

lunch

tex mex chicken wrap
chips
iced tea

snack

reese's cups
coffee

tried to connect with someone to work on the basement today. called the contractor as well.

written on 7 december

left a little late for the train. missed the 5:11 by a little. caught the 5:36.

stopped at h-t on the way home. got home around 7:30.

did some laundry. watched part of out of africa. will have to watch the whole movie.

5 december 2012 (w)

1307 / 58 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press

very hard to get up in the am. shoulder aching. possibly from carrying the cooler to work yesterday.

slept an extra half hour

breakfast

cereal
kombucha
oj
coffee
club soda
banana

caught the 7:20 train.

snack

bagel w/ cc
japanese tea

from the uptowner.

arrived at work a little before 9:00.

lunch

meat loaf
rice
green beans
coke
cookie

written on 6 december

left the office on time. much colder than yesterday. the 5:11 train was not very crowded. met elizabeth at broad run and went to wegmans

dinner

mix of chinese dishes
green tea
donut

got my prescription and a few items at the store. got home around 8:15.

sort of watched tv in the evening.

4 december 2012 (tu)

written on 5 december

breakfast

cereal
oj
coffee
banana

had to carry the chicken salad to work in the morning. had to run for the train!      

lunch

tons of food

pot luck lunch for the it members leaving the company. ate way too much!

late meeting so i left late for the train. caught the 6:16. got home just before 8:00.

dinner

veg. chili (2 helpings)
rice
iced tea

watched the enchanted cottage on dvd.

dessert

ice cream

dishes after that. got to bed around 11:30.

3 december 2012 (m)

1349 / 68 deg f / mostly sunny / at cq press

68! it was a lot colder last week. sunny and nice today.

i got up with the alarm but i was moving very slowly in the morning.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
kambucha
coffee
iced tea

i could have rushed to the best of my ability and caught the 6:50 but i just wasn't up to it. i caught the 7:20. train was not very crowded. i sat closer to the front than usual.

the crystal cave is getting more interesting.

got to work at about 8:50.

snack

sausage (2)
eggs (2)
coffee

lunch

california sandwich
salad
dr. pepper

written on 5 december

left work at the usual time. did not feel well when i got home.

dinner

toast w/ butter
iced tea
banana
peanuts
watched an episode of foyle's war on weta uk. sam gets sick!

2 december 2012 (su)

written on 3 december

woke up before six. thought about getting up. decided to go back to bed and didn't wake up until after 8:00.

breakfast

cereal
oj
coffee
iced tea

made a grocery list in the morning. went to the store around 11:00. wegmans, which was very busy, then h-t which was not.

snack

bagel
japanese iced tea

got home around 12:30.

did dishes. watched football.

lunch

turkey sandwich
crackers
yogurt
iced tea

snack

chocolate covered cherries

got laundry started. ran out of gas. felt very tired in the afternoon. very sore shoulder. very sore elbow.

dinner

chipped beef
broc
iced tea

dessert

ice cream

we watched the blue carbuncle in the evening.

1 december 2012 (sa)

written on 3 december

slept in on saturday. first of december. the beginning of december all ready. wow.

breakfast

egg sandwich
coffee
oj
iced tea

we decided to see lincoln in the afternoon.

we stopped at re-store to look at their stock of ovens. possibles. we would need to arrange for pick up somehow. we'll have to keep track of this.

lunch

chicken sandwich
steak fries
cole slaw
cuke, onion, tomato
iced tea

at cracker barrel

snack

candy bar

at the movie. we smuggled our on candy end. good movie. not such a good experience. too expensive. too loud. too many commercials.

dinner

ravioli
iced tea

30 november 2012 (f)

written on 3 december

didn't get to sleep until very late on thursday. woke up with the alarm and had to go back to bed. got up at 7:00.

breakfast

cereal
oj
coffee
iced tea

drove to vienna and took the metro. i-66 actually went very fast. got to work just before 10:00

snack

bagel sandwich
japanese tea

lunch

pizza (2 slices)
salad (small)
coke

very quite in the building after about 4:30. left at 6:00.

got to vienna around 7:20. got home around 8:00.

dinner

turkey and cheese sandwich
peanuts
iced tea

29 november 2012 (th)

written on 30 november

got up a little late

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
oj
iced tea

had to rush to catch the train. decided to ride in to union station. not a great idea. red line is too crowded.

nice walk from dupont

lunch

beef kebabs
rice
carrots
dr. pepper

dinner

pizza (3)
iced tea

pizza took over an hour to arrive.

we watched red with b.willis in the evening. enjoyed it.                                                                                                              

28 november 2012 (w)

written on 30 november

i'm getting behind on my blog postings!

it's only friday and i barely remember anything specific about wednesday.

i had the usual breakfast. got to the train on time.

lunch

sierra chicken wrap
salad
iced tea

dinner

lentil soup
rolls
iced tea

27 november 2012 (tu)

1114 / 43 deg f / light rain / at cq press

felt rotten when i woke up in the morning. thought about going back to bed. decided to push through and see how i do. felt a little better after a shower.

breakfast

oj
kambucha
cereal
banana
iced tea

caught the train at 6:40. raining.

arrived at work at a little before 8:30.

snack

bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee

26 november 2012 (m)

written on 27 november

really didn't want to get up when the alarm went off. four days in a row with no alarm makes it harder to arise on demand!

breakfast

cereal
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea

got to the train 10 minutes ahead. started listening to the first stephanie plum story today.

stopped at trader joe's on the way to work.

snack

yogurt
oj

lunch

californian sandwich
salad
iced tea

at the cafeteria. really good sandwich.

left the office at 4:30. easier to walk today. leg feels better. caught the 5:11 train.

met e. at broad run.

dinner

lentil soup
rolls
iced tea

very good.

dessert

slice of bread
iced tea

we watched charade in the evening.

25 november 2012 (su)

written on 26 november

slept in until 8:30.

breakfast

scrambled eggs
blueberry bread
coffee
oj

got groceries at wegmans and h-t. wegmans very crowded. also recycled a phone at staples.

chores and football at home in the afternoon.

lunch

turkey sandwich
stuffing
iced tea

dinner

quiche
salad

dessert

pumpkin pie
cool whip

24 november 2012 (sa)

written on 26 november

spent a lot of the day running errors and doing chores.

had lunch at the black bear bistro in warrenton. i had a club sub. very good. elizabeth had  a burger. ok.

we went to the library, the tea store, the bread store and the post office.

we got to re-store after it closed. went to the jeweler to get a watch band and staples. ended up at bed bath and beyond at dinner time.

dinner at bertucci's. very good!

23 november 2012 (f)

1610 / 64 deg f / partly cloudy home

woke up around 7:00. read a bit of the crystal cave before going downstairs. went down at about 7:40.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
iced tea
coffee

snack

egg sandwich on rye

did some raking and other chores in the morning and early afternoon.

working on the checking account as well.

called mommy with t-day greetings today. couldn't get her yesterday. she knows about rachel so no worries about that now.

22 november 2012 (th)

written on 23 november

thanksgiving day

woke up around 7:30.

breakfast

eggs (3)
toast (2)
kambucha
oj
iced tea
coffee

watched tv for a little after breakfast

went to safeway at about 11:00 to pick up the food.

did dishes and cleaned the kitchen floor when i got home.

lunch

sandwich
iced tea

we had dinner at around 6:30

turkey
mashed taters
stuffing
cranberry sauce
asparagus
iced tea

mostly good

watched some football. sleepy early. went to bed around 9:30.

21 november 2012 (w)

written on 23 november

vre was about 2/3 full in the morning. metro was quite crowded.

office was not very busy. jerry, colton, tracy, jan, and i were about the only folks i saw.

left at 3:00. took the blue line to king street because i was running a bit behind.

vre was packed. stood in the vestibule with three other people until burke center. got to broad run at 5:00. home by about 5:30.

20 november 2012 (tu)

written on 23 november

tuesday of thanksgiving week.

don't remember much about the day!

19 november 2012 (m)

written on 20 november

tough day. ran for the train in the morning and aggravated my aching leg. sore all day.

18 november 2012 (su)

written on 20 november

don't remember much about sunday.

went to the grocery store. did some raking. did some chores.

17 november 2012 (sa)

2153 / 34 deg f / fair / home

slept in until about 8:00 in the morning.

breakfast

egg sandwich
oj
banana
iced tea
coffee

took it easy in the am and watched this old house hour. started raking after that.

raking in the front yard for about two hours. started out in front of the fence. changed over to the front yard. yard is so wet my feet were freezing after half an hour.

took a shower and started on chores at about 2:30.

bank
dry cleaners
pharmacy
ordered thanksgiving meal at safeway

snack

cappu
brownie

the brownie was a mistake

groceries at harris teeter

dinner

fried chicken (2 pieces)
potato salad
iced tea
cinnamon loaf

watched st:tng and doc martin in the evening.

16 november 2012 (f)

1405 / 53 deg f / clear / at cq press

fasting doctor's appointment in the morning so i slept in a little. up at 6:30. out of the house at 7:30.

traffic was not bad this am. i arrived at the doctor's office at 8:15.

i don't even want to talk about the weight. jeez. also louise.

bp still remains good. doctor could feel the clicking in my shoulder this time. suggests trying an anti-inflammatory and if that doesn't help possibly a specialist. we'll see how it goes.

breakfast

cowboy burrito
hash browns
bacon
iced tea

from anita's. got my old waitress again. i think she's lost weight. good for her.

got to vienna at around 10:00 and got to the office around 10:45. forgot to take my phone with me today. crazy.

lunch

fish
cole slaw
fries
dr. pepper

written on 17 november

left the office at about 5:40. took the metro to vienna. pretty full train. got to vienna at 6:40. got home at 7:30.

dinner

tuna wraps (2)
fruit salad
iced tea

very good.

to bed early.

15 november 2012 (th)

written on 16 november

woke up with a terribly sore shoulder. couldn't put any weight on it when i first woke up. could not lift my right arm. very painful for two or three hours. woke up with the alarm and decided to go back to bed and see if it felt better.

woke up at 7:00 with a little more motion but still a lot of pain. called in a message to jerry at about 8:00.

took it pretty easy for most of the day.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
iced tea
coffee

watched dodgeball on dvd. don't know why. listened to a lot of the hunger games.

did dishes, laundry, balanced check book.

lunch

turkey and cheddar sandwich
iced tea
chips

snacked on chips and peanuts in the afternoon.

dinner

pizza (2 slices)
cinnamon sticks (2)
iced tea

watched a bit of sherlock holmes. did dishes. went to bed.

14 november 2012 (w)

1335 / 48 deg f / fair / at cq press

woke up with the alarm at 4:50. got up pretty soon after.

breakfast

cereal
banana
kambucha
oj
iced tea
coffee

got to the train on time for once!

2nd breakfast

omelette
biscuit and gravy
sausage
iced tea

at cosmo cafe

working on blitz vi today.

lunch

stuffed chicken
green beans
potato cakes
dr. pepper

snack

coffee
hershey bar

written on 16 november

left at around 5:00. caught the 5:36 train home. got home around 7:30.

dinner

spaghetti and meatballs
salad
iced tea

dessert

klondike bar

we watched an episode of foyle's war on dvd. then bed.

13 november 2012 (tu)

written on 13 november

slept for about 8 hours on tuesday night. it is rare for me to get 8 hours. felt pretty well in the morning.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
kambucha
iced tea

running a little late in the morning. had to run to catch the 6:40 train.

rainy and cold on the way in to work.

snack

coffee

got to work around 8:30.

lunch

tuna wrap
small salad
dr. pepper

left the office around 5:00. i thought i was going to miss the 5:36 but just got there in time.

stopped at h-t on the way home.

dinner

turkey reuben
tostitos
left over gyro
iced tea

we watched a murdoch mystery on dvd in the eventide. dishes after that. watched the daily show and then to bed.

12 november 2012 (m)

written on 13 november

veteran's day observed in the united states.

i got up at 5:00. i was hoping to leave at my normal time but had to spend a good deal of time on cat chores.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
kambucha
iced tea

actually left the house around 6:30. had to take metro today because the vre is not running.

arrived at the platform at vienna around 7:30. i saw a train leaving as i arrived. still standing on the platform at 8:00. metro says it is because of single tracking but they could run trains more frequently if they chose to.

finally get to east falls church on a packed train and wait for a bus. i must have caught the 10th or 12th bus that arrived at the station. bus made stops at ballston and va. square. and then had an accident (no injuries). we had to get off and wait for another bus (about 10 minutes). finally got to clarendon station. didn't recognize the place. packed train again but it took very little time to get to foggy bottom.

snack

egg and bacon on a bagel
oj
japanese iced tea

finally got to the office just before 10:00. unbelievable!

worked steadily all day. warned e. about the metro and checked into cab fares to vienna. looks manageable.

lunch

chipotle chicken
green beans
sweet tater dish
dr. pepper

not very good. very messy.

left the office around 4:30. sore calf again. really slow walking to the metro.

orange train arrived pretty quickly. got off at clarendon. they had a shuttle running directly to vienna! i have no idea how we got there but it was pretty quick. parking was free. drove over to nutley to meet elizabeth.

dinner

gyro
salad
fries
iced tea

way too much food.


got home at about 9:00. went upstairs to take off my shoes. fell asleep. woke up at midnight. back to sleep almost immediately. slept until the alarm went off.

11 november 2012 (su)

written on 12 november

veteran's day. armistice day. what ever you want to call it.

slept in again today.

breakfast

egg sandwich
donut
coffee
oj

at wegmans. nothing in the house this morning so i got breakfast out.

groceries at wegmans and harris teeter

snack

jalapeno cheddar bagel
japanese tea

brought in the groceries. regrouped. went back out to do the recycling. the new baltimore recycling was full in some of the bins so i ended up going over to the county dump to do the rest of the recycling.

lunch

patty melt
hash browns
cole slaw
iced tea

at the frost diner. i meant to get the tuna melt but must have said patty melt. it was good. cole slaw was  not good.

did laundry and dishes when i got home. watched some football. still dragging. no energy.

watched a lot of the dallas / philly game. went to bed around 10:30.

10 november 2012 (sa)

written on 12 november

slept in in in the morning.

breakfast

eggs (2)
little smokies
toast
iced tea

worked on chores in the morning. very sore shoulder again. really limited what i could do.

lunch

burrito
iced tea

at chipotle in warrenton. really bad. worst i've ever had at chipotle.

went to the library in the afternoon.

snack

caramel macchiato
pound cake

from the starbucks in w'ton. very slow. barrista was too busy chatting with an off duty starbucks employee to make the drinks. finally got bumped off the line by the manager.

finished reading people of the book from the hard copy version.

dinner

hot dogs
       

9 november 2012 (f)

written on 10 november

woke up at my regular time. did not sleep well. felt exhausted.

feed the cats. cleaned the boxes.

breakfast

cereal
iced tea

not much in the house.

caught the 7:20.

2nd breakfast

scrambled eggs
hash browns
biscuit w/ gravy
iced tea

at the cosmo cafe in l'enfant. went in partly to go to the bath room. stuck beside a giant lady on the vre and couldn't get to the bath room on the train.

got to work at 9:20 or so.

nothing went well today. frustrating. did finally get some work done though.

walked to dupont at noon to give elizabeth some stuff she forgot. she had to rush back so i went to lunch at panera at dupont.

lunch

chicken sandwich
chips
iced tea
chocolate chip cookie

found out that it is fairly easy to get to dupont simply by walking up n street to 19th.

left the office at around 5:00. caught the 5:36. listened to the hunger games on the way home.

dinner

korean beef
brown rice
spring rolls (2)
coke

at the pei wei in gainesville. not very good. can't remember what i used to get at pei wei. they had orange coke and raspberry coke in the machine. orange was pleasant. raspberry was terrible!

got home around 8:30. fed the cats.

fell asleep on the coach. woke up at about 11:00. did some stuff on the computer. went to bed around 1:30.

8 november 2012 (th)

1537 / 56 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press

hit snooze a few times in the morning.

breakfast

cereal
banana
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

elizabeth is staying in dc for the next few days for the conference so we drove in together today. just missed the 7:20 but caught the 7:50.

snack

bacon, egg, and cheese bagel
oj
japanese tea

got to the office around 9:30.

one on one with jerry at 10:00. sk meeting at 11:00.

lunch

orange chicken
rice
broc
dr. pepper

not bad. not great.

pay day today. it looks like something may now be right on my pay check. i'll have to check when the stub arrives.

written on 10 november

left the office a little after 5:00. just missed the 5:36 train. came home on the 6:16.

dinner

chicken sandwich
fries
iced tea
milk shake

at chick fil a in bristow. i rarely eat at cfa anymore but felt like chicken today.

got home after 8:00. fed the cats. did some chores. didn't get to bed until about midnight.

7 november 2012 (w)

1247 / 44 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

hit snooze a few times this morning.

breakfast

cereal
banana (half)
kambucha
iced tea
coffee

realized i was a bit late for the 6:40 so watched the news for a while. caught the 7:20. got to work at 9:00.

snack

donut
coffee

blitz v today.

lunch

bacon cheese burger
fries
iced tea

just in the mood for a burger!

written on 8 november

left the office a little after 5:00. missed the 5:36.

snack

coffee
pound cake

at starbucks.

caught the 6:16. quite cold waiting for the train.

got home at about 8:30.

dinner

veg burger
iced tea

went to bed fairly early.

6 november 2012 (tu)

1703 / 45 deg f / cloudy / cq press

slept in a little in the morning. voting today so i can go to work a little later than usual.

got up at about 5:15. moving slowly. feeling quite tired.

breakfast

cereal
banana
kambucha
oj
coffee
iced tea

left to vote at around 7:15. got to the poll and realized that they opened at 6:00. i thought they were opening at 7:00. if i'd realized the correct starting time i could have gone to work by the vre as usual. oh well.

didn't take long to vote.

drove to vienna. traffic was ok. got to the office around 9:30.

meeting about temis in the am. lots of california and london folks in the office today.

snack

chips
coke

monthly all dc meeting before lunch. some interesting presentations.

lunch

salad
chicken
rice
fish
roll & butter
water

provided by the company. pretty tasty.

got some work done in the afternoon. leaving around 5:00. hope i remember to go to vienna instead of broad run.

written on 7 november

dark for the first time when i walked from the office to the metro. i guess it will be four or five months before the days start to be noticeably longer.

the ride from foggy to vienna goes very fast but then it takes forever to go from vienna to home.

snack

chicken sandwich
iced tea

at the wendy's in fairfax city. i used to eat at this wendy's about once a week. store is a bit cleaner and brighter than it used to be.

got home around 8:00.

dinner

veg. burger
iced tea

snack

coffee

we ended up watching the election results. looked like romney night at first but then started to shift. about 10:30 or so i thought it would be midnight at the earliest before the race could be called. then suddenly cnn predicted obama and then nbc and then fox. and when fox did it i figured it must be a fait accompli.

very pleased. now if they can work together.

5 november 2012 (m)

1833 / 44 deg f / cloudy / home

i had the day off today in order to wait for the insurance adjuster.

i got up at 6:30 so i could shower and get breakfast ahead of time in case the work crew arrived.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
oj
coffee
banana
iced tea

watched the simpsons in the morning. e. didn't get going until 7:30 so she had to catch the metro.

adjuster came a little late: at 9:50. very pretty. took a lot of pictures. she'll get back to us. she noticed the damaged siding before i mentioned it and took pictures.

i asked if she had any ideas about generators. she suggested that the least pricey option is to put a battery backup on the pump and then get a portable generator. this gives you a few hours of buffer in case you aren't home.

she said whole house systems range from about 3,500 and up.

called service masters after the travelers lady left. the dispatcher said a team was on the way but their truck broke down.

went out at that time to handle some chores.

dropped jeans at the cleaner to be altered. flu shot at safeway while waiting for the tailor to return to the cleaner.

snack

coffee
sausage, egg and cheese

from caribou. ok coffee. good biscuit.

went to verizon to check on plans. lowest smart phone option is about $100 a month for phone and data plan. seems a bit much to me.

lunch

one eyed cheese burger
steak fries
iced tea

at red robin

really good. i was starving for a burger.

thought about getting my hair cut. nobody available at smart clips.

checked plans at at&t just in case. roughly the same as verizon.

still no work crew when i got home. shit.

laundry and bills in the afternoon.

supposed to drop to 29 tonight. COLD.

written on 6 november

dinner

cassoulet (1.5 bowls)
toast w/ butter
iced tea

very good. elizabeth made it on sunday.

watched a mix of shows on tv until 9:00. then foyle's war. dishes and then bed.

4 november 2012 (su)

written on 5 november

again, no crew to work on the basement.

got up at 8:30 but had not reset the clocks. spent some time resetting clocks.

breakfast

cereal
coffee
oj
banana
kambucha
iced tea

did some chores again. went to wegmans at around 11:30. very crowded.

snack

bagel
donut
iced tea

h-t after wegmans

lunch

chicken
cole slaw
iced tea

watched some football. cleaned under the stove.

dinner

quiche
salad
iced tea

watched star trek: the wrath of khan and then:

bed early

really good quiche.

3 november 2012 (sa)

written on 5 november

we were told that the crew might come on saturday to work on the basement so i got up around 7:00. did dishes, etc.

when they didn't show in the early morning i assumed that they would not show.

breakfast

egg sandwich
banana
coffee
oj
iced tea

feeling tired all day. did some chores.

elizabeth had a ticked to see pres. obama at jiffy lube live. i tried to get a ticket but got wait listed.

we went out to run errands around 11:00.

library
bank to get our homeowners policy
lunch at pot belly

lunch

italian sub
chocolate malt
iced tea

quite good.

i had been told that potbelly belonged to starbucks but i just looked it up. it is not true. it's an independent company.

we went to dsw and petsmart. e. went in. i sat in the car and listened to the book.

we went to h-t after that

dinner

fried chicken (2 pc)
potato salad
iced tea

from h-t. for once it was exactly what i felt like.

we watched st:tng on cable in the evening and an episode of as time goes by. some how managed to miss the  atgb episode with daisy. darn.

2 november 2012 (f)

written on 3 november

got up with a struggle on friday morning. feel terribly tired the last few days. mildew smell from the basement doesn't help. oy.

breakfast

cereal
oj
banana
iced tea
coffee

got to work at the normal time. pretty chilly in the morning. thinking about heavier gloves.

mid-morning snack

bagel w/ cc
oj
iced tea

jan sick today. had the office to myself. listened to news round up on d. rehm.

lunch

fish
slaw
hush puppies
clam chowder
dr. pepper

seemed to get a lot done today. very sore calf in the afternoon. felt a twinge in the am but it got worse as the day went on. feels like the beginning of a cramp but doesn't become a cramp.

i was sure i was going to miss the 5:10. rode with lorna on the train. she was going to the folger.

i actually caught the train with about 2 minutes to spare. got a seat to myself!

dinner

salad
baja chicken quesadillas
iced tea

at ruby tuesday.

we couldn't face the empty fridge!

nutty waiter. she seemed totally out of it. just as we were leaving she said she'd been there for almost 9 hours and was not feeling well and couldn't wait to go home.

the remake of the karate kid was on cable. we ended up watching about the last half of that. fairly good movie. beautiful scenery.

bed after that.

1 november 2012 (th)

written on 2 november

got the clock problem worked out on wednesday. got up at 4:50.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

got caught behind a big old truck on vint hill. he drove all the way down the road at 40. many thanks! really had to run to catch the train.

mid-morning bite

bacon (2)
eggs (2)
coffee

lunch

oriental beef wrap
chips
ginger ale

pretty tasty

headed for home about 4:30. met jerry half way there. walked the rest of the way together. kind of chilly.

met e. at broad run. we got home around 6:30. didn't look like the clean up crew had come.

dinner

ham, egg, and cheese on toast
iced tea

sherlock holmes episode then dishes then ice cream then bed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

31 october 2012 (w)

written on 1 november

when i woke up in the morning i thought i had mis-set the alarm. thought i was running an hour late. turned out i had mis-set the clock and i was an hour early.

rushed through the shower, got dressed, ran downstairs. decided to eat out since my only choice was dry toast. realized as i went to the car that it was 5:00 am not 6:00 am.

decided to catch the 5:45 any way.

the 5:45 is a much older train. the conductor's seem a lot friendlier but the cars are not comfortable.

found a cafe at l'enfant station. they have a hot food bar.

breakfast

hard boiled eggs (2)
bacon
hash browns
biscuit with gravy
iced tea

all fairly tasty but NOT HOT. would have been quite good hot.

the cafe does have a bath room, though, which is nice to know.

got to work at about 7:30.

mid-morning snack

bacon egg cheese bagel from the uptowner
oj
japanese tea

groggy all day. felt rotten

lunch

almond crusted chicken
rice pilaf
green beans
ginger ale

pretty good.

left the office at about 4:00 and caught the 4:25. train was late and crowded.

clean up guys arrived around 4:00.

stopped at h-t to get replacements for the stuff ruined in the fridge.

dinner

pizza (3 slices)
iced tea

dessert

ice cream

bed early

30 october 2012 (tu)

written on 1 november

the power went off at about 11:00 on monday night. when we woke up tuesday the basement was flooded.

oh boy. about 8 inches of water. no power when we got up and no forecast of when power might be available.

we decided to go to wegmans to get something to eat and use the wifi network.

breakfast

bagel (salt)
donut
japanese tea
coffee

finished at swim two birds at wegmans. we stayed there for about two hours. then we went to tractor supply company to get boots so we could explore the basement.

we stayed in warrenton for a while.

lunch

salad
steak and cheese sub
iced tea

at the ledo's in warrenton.

ok. there were lots of families there so we felt like we were intruding in someone's dining room. not much fun.

came home and checked the basement. not so good. about 8 inches evenly. stair well was about twice as deep. furnace, water heater, ok.

we stayed at home until it started to get uncomfortably cold. finally went to panera for dinner at around six.

dinner

turkey and cranberry sandwich
chips
iced tea
coffee
bear claw (half)

stayed until about 8:00. lights were on when we got home.

turned off the alarm on the cistern. checked to make sure the pump was working in the basement.

went to bed around 10:00.

29 october 2012 (mo)

written on 1 november

heard on sunday night that the government would be closed on monday so both e. and i would have the day off. nice.

slept in a little but actually out of bed and up around seven.

did a few  chores in the morning.

breakfast

oatmeal
oj
coffee
iced tea

took advantage of the surprise day off. did a few chores. watched tv. watched the weather reports. watched some movies. napped. read. very nice.

lunch

sandwich
iced tea

went out briefly in the afternoon to get cat food. very windy. rain heavy off and on. got gas.

got a coffee at caribou. picked up a few things at safeway.

dinner

hot dogs and french fries

getting ready to go to bed at about eleven. wind dying down. rain slowing. power went out. crap.

just before that happened we heard that the government is closed again on tuesday

28 october 2012 (s)

written on 29 october

slept in again on sunday.

cloudy, overcast in the morning. it looked like it should be cold out but it actually wasn't.

got up early and went to the grocery store. our list was so short that i only went to harris teeter. with hurricane sandy in the news i thought the store would be packed but it wasn't.

got home around 10:00.

spent most of the day doing chores and getting ready for the potential of flooding and power outages. they are forecasting the next thing to an apocalypse.

breakfast

egg sandwich
tea
oj
kambucha

i also had a cup of coffee and some pound cake at the starbucks at h-t.

watched football mixed in with the chores. skins lost. boys lost.

dinner

beef stew
crusty bread
iced tea

quite good.

bed early again.

27 october 2012 (sa)

written on 29 october

slept in until after 8:00. very nice.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
kambucha
coffee
iced tea

did lots of chores in the morning. lots of laundry. watched zombieland on tv in bits and pieces. liked it pretty well.

lunch

sandwich
chips
iced tea

elizabeth went shopping and did errands

dinner

salad
avocado burger
fries

from chili's in gainesville.

it took forever to get to gainesville.

watched a lovejoy episode in the evening. not one of the best.

bed early.

26 october 2012 (f)

1223 / 66 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

a struggle to get up again today.

breakfast

cereal
banana
kambucha
oj
iced tea
coffee

caught the normal train. parked pretty close. had a seat to myself on the train. nice.

lunch

pizza (2 sl)
salad (sm)
coke (2)

i just have to have a coke with pizza.

written on 27 october

the afternoon seemed to go by slowly but i did seem to get a lot done.

metro packed on the way home. vre fairly empty. odd.

already hearing way too much about hurricane sandy.

dinner

fish sticks
mac/cheese
iced tea

watched half of a bad lovejoy in the evening.

25 october 2012 (th)

1207 / 64 deg f / cloudy (raining) / at cq press

very difficult time getting out of bed this morning. really wanted to go back under the blankets for a few more hours. managed to get up at 5:15.

breakfast

toast
banana
kambucha
oj
iced tea

caught the 7:20 train. not terribly crowded.

snack

bacon, egg, and cheese bagel sandwich
oj
iced tea

from the uptowner. good.

violaine brought in breakfast since john and tom and others are in the office today. i managed to resist!

snack

pastry from paul

my resistance failed.

written on 26 october

lunch

turkey
brussels sprouts
corn bread stuffing
iced coffee

very good turkey and stuffing. sprouts a little over cooked.

caught the train at 5:36. picked up some items at h-t. dark when i got home.

dinner

grilled ham and cheese
soup
chips
iced tea

pretty tasty.

we watched sherlock holmes (boscombe old place) and poirot (hickory, dickory, dock)

to bed at around 11:00.

24 october 2012 (w)

written on 25 october

great weather again. slept really well for once. up and going at 4:45.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
kambucha
coffee
iced tea

caught the 6:40 train. at work at about 8:15.

snack

eggs
potatoes
coffee

lunch

turkey sandwich
dr. pepper

the ladies had lunch on the roof. i was allowed to go up and look envious.

caught the usual train in the evening.

met elizabeth at broad run. went to panera for dinner

dinner

turkey avacado sandwich
chicken stew
iced tea
coffee
cinnamon twist

stew was pretty good. sandwich was just ok. saw maggie at the panera.

we vegged in front of the tv and then went to bed early.

23 october 2012 (tu)

1414 / 74 deg f / sunny / cq press

hit snooze several times in the morning. finally got up a little after 5:00.

breakfast

cereal
banana
kambucha
oj
coffee
iced tea

caught the 6:40 train. tsa on the platform again.

stopped at the uptowner on the way to work.

snack

bagel w/ cc
oj
japanese tea

got to the office at about 8:30. jan already here. has an early appointment.

lunch

italian grinder
chips
ginger ale

on the roof. lorna suggested meeting on the roof for dinner. great idea!

written on 25 october

top of my head felt cooked after the time on the roof.

got home around 7:00.

dinner

eggs
bacon
toast
coffee
iced tea

22 october 2012 (m)

1257 / 67 deg f / fair / cq press

did not set my alarm correctly this morning. elizabeth woke me up at about 5:30.

breakfastt

cereal
banana
coffee
kambucha
oj
iced tea

caught the 7:20 train. 15 minute delay on the metro.

stopped at trader joe's on the way in for vitamins, etc.

snack

turkey club wrap
oj

slow start in the morning.

lunch

penne pasta
mixed veg.

written on 23 october

worked until about 5:00. walked to the metro with jerry.

got home at around 7:15. did some laundry.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
beans
cole slaw

tasty. watched antiques roadshow and foyles war. dishes and then bed.

21 october 2012 (su)

slept in until about 8:00 again. 

breakfast

cereal
egg sandwich
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea

some basic chores in the morning. groceries at wegmans (packed!) and h-t.

lunch

turkey and cheddar on rye
iced tea
yogurt

cleaned, rearranged the bedroom in the afternoon. bills and check book later.

dinner

burritos (2)
iced tea

more murdoch in the evening.

20 october 2012 (sa)

written on 22 october

slept in until about 8:00.

breakfast

cereal
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea

did a few chores around the house in the morning. then drove to warrenton to catch up on a few things.

lunch

cheese burger
fries
coke

at mcdonalds in warrenton.

went to the library after that. walmart for karma's meds and a few other items.

snack

donut
coffee

from the dunkin' donuts in the walmart.

went to gainesville to get cat food, etc. took for ever to get from w to g. between 45 min and 1 hr.

tons of motorcycles on the road. don't know what was up.

went to petsmart. went to my eye dr. to get my glasses adjusted. they did a great job.

dinner

salad bar
asian pot stickers
iced tea

dessert

cup cake (2)
coffee

at ruby tuesday in gainesville.

started laundry and watched a bit of tv at home.

19 october 2012 (f)

1303 / 71 deg  f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

hit the snooze repeatedly this morning. blah.

fed the cats before work. it only adds about 20 minutes but it's the difference between one train and the next.

breakfast

cereal
oj
banana
iced tea

arrived before  the train again for 330 train. fairly empty at broad run but totally packed by burke center. oddly enough, metro wasn't very crowded.

snack

western omelette
coffee
oj

from the cafe downstairs

lunch

fish
fries
cabbage
coke

i should have gone to the italian restaurant with violaine and lorna. oh well.

written on 22 october

caught the 5:30 train home. elizabeth ordered pizza for dinner.

dinner

pizza (3 slices)
iced tea

we watched a murdoch mystery on tv. i think we're in season 4 now.

18 october 2012 (th)

1301 / 70 deg f / cloudy / cq press

very difficult to get up in the morning. hit the snooze several times.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
oj
iced tea
coffee

e. was up around 6:30. she's a little better. planning to go to solomon's this afternoon. hope it will go well.

got to the vre in plenty of time for the 7:20 train. finished brave new world this morning.

train was quite crowded. metro also pretty crowded.

stopped at whole foods on the way to work.

snack

coffee
oj
cheese danish

good oj, good danish, bad coffee

in the office around 9:15. meet with jerry at 10:00. (watched a conference instead).

10:30 meeting with violaine re scraping, etc.

lunch

bulgogi
rice
veggies
dr. pepper

snack

banana

written on 19 october

left the office in time for 333 instead of 331.

snack

chips
bottle of water

while waiting for the train.

stopped at wawa on the way home for gas. it started to drizzle as i got off the train. by the time i got to wawa it was a steady rain. when i left wawa it was a downpour.

dinner

turkey sandwich
italian sandwich
iced tea

from wawa.

watched two episodes of monty python.

snack

milky way

fell asleep on the coach. woke up at 11:30 and went up to bed.

17 october 2012 (w)

1218 / 60 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press

woke up with the alarm and was pretty wide awake.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
oj
iced tea
banana

i was a little ahead of schedule today. got to the train station just as the train was moved up to the platform. read the paper on the train.

stopped at whole foods on the way to work. much prefer the whole foods in nova to this store but it's still better than trader joes.

got to work at about 8:45.

blitzing today.

snack

eggs (2)
bacon
coffee
oj

from seasons.

lunch

fried chicken
roasted potatoes
carrots
iced coffee

it was comfort food day. hard to pick. all of the offerings looked really good.

they had a lot of donuts still available at lunch. difficult to resist but i did.

written on 18 october

late meeting ran until about 4:30. caught the 5:36 train.

dinner

quarter pounder
fries
iced tea

got home around 8:15

made a grilled cheese sandwich for e.

snack

grilled cheese

watched a murdoch mystery

16 october 2012 (tu)

1244 / 60 deg f / fair / cq press

shaved this morning. felt better for it.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
kambucha
japanese tea

i had about 8 minutes to get to the train.

i got off at union station just for a change of pace. don't really recommend it.

snack

chocolate croissant
iced tea

from au bon pain. quite good.

arrived at the office  before 9:00. new signs in the red line stations.

lunch

roast beef sandwich
salad
iced coffee

written on 17 october

left the office at the normal time. they now have a huge crane installed at the construction site at washington circle. it was moving concrete yesterday. fun to watch though it makes one a little dizzy.

snack

chicken wrap
coke

from tropical smoothy. starving!

got home around 7:45

dinner

turkey reuben
chips
iced tea

elizabeth was pretty much wiped out by the flu. she did have a fever. said it was lower in the evening.

not much to watch with the debate on. did dishes. went to bed early.

15 october 2012 (m)

1607 / 70 deg f / mostly cloudy / cq press

managed to get up on time in the morning. pretty stiff but generally ok.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
kombucha
coffee
iced tea

got out about 5 minutes late. ran for the train. got there with about 60 seconds to spare.

crowded on the blue line.

stoped at the uptowner in the morning

snack

bagel w/ cc
oj
japanese tea

monthly global meeting at 11:00. very warm in the conference room.

lunch

teriyaki chicken sandwich
chips
iced coffee

elizabeth has got a bad cold and getting worse. she's probably leaving early tonight.

written on 16 october

caught the normal train home.

snack

iced coffee

stopped at harris teeter to get salad bar and a few other things since e. is not feeling well. got home at around 7:45.

dinner

club sandwich (from ht)
salad
iced tea

we watched antiques roadshow and an episode of foyle. caught up on dishes and bills. then bed.

14 october 2012 (su)

written on 15 october

slept downstairs most of saturday night. woke up with a nasty pain in my back. felt like a cracked rib. took a warm shower. took an alive. put on some warm clothes. ended up sleeping on the air mattress downstairs. felt better by morning.

slept until about 8:30.

breakfast

oatmeal
coffee
iced tea
oj

got groceries in the morning. wegmans, then h-t.

snack

bagel
iced tea

did dishes, laundry when i got home. watched some football. started watching the mayor of casterbridge.

hard to tolerate michael henchard. he keeps piling problems on himself. makes you wonder how he managed to be so successful for the 19 years between  his selling of Susan and Susan's return.

lunch

sandwich
yogurt
iced tea

watched some football as well.

dinner

stir-fried chicken
riice veggies

paid bills in the evening. watched the end of the mayor of c.

13 october 2012 (sa)

written on 15 october

slept in on saturday. got up around 8:30.

breakfast

egg sandwich
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

laundry, mopped kitchen floor, dishes, installed phone shelf in the kitchen

dinner

veg burgers
fries
iced tea

watched an old movie and some doc martin episodes.

12 october 2012 (f)

written on 15 october

really nice, sunny day. got to the train early for once.

lunch

reuben
fries
cole slaw
iced tea

at serendipity in georgetown.

we walked from the office to wisconsin and m for lunch. long walk. took a bit out of me but lunch was good.

caught the train home as usual.

stopped for a pizza and salad at tony's on the way home. hate buying anything at tony's. it's like they do their best to make everything a mess.

got home around 7:45.

dinner

pizza (3)
salad
iced tea

went to bed fairly early

11 october 2012 (th)

1348 / 61 deg f / sunny / cq press

no trouble waking up this morning. unusual.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
kambucha
iced tea

got to the vre before the train today. weird.

sleepy on  the train. i guess it caught up with me.

pretty chilly on the walk from foggy bottom. may have to start wearing a warmer jacket.

got to the office around 8:20. jerry and ed came in right behind me.

fire drill at about 9:45. back in the office at around 10:30. met with jerry till 11:00. met with colton for about 30 minutes.

lunch

pad thai
veggies
coke

snack

seas' chocolate

written on 12 october

uneventful trip home. i really hate the daily scrum at the vre platform. i imagine this could get nasty in the cold weather.

got home a bit before seven. it was still light.

dinner

fish sticks
ravioli mac and cheese
iced tea

dessert

cake
ice cream

we watched the disappearance of lady mary carfax at 8:00. did dishes at 9:00 while betty watched the debate. tons of dishes to do. finally got to bed at about 11:15.

10 october 2012

written on 11 october

very sleepy in the morning.

breakfast

banana
oj
iced tea
coffee

i was running a little late and skipped the cereal.

just managed to catch the train in the morning.

stopped at whole foods on the way in.

snack

bagel
oj
iced tea

lunch

cobb salad wrap
fried rice
coke

checked facebook and saw that there was a problem on the vre. a train had struck a "trespasser" and he died. trains being cancelled. i left about 40 minutes early to catch a train.

train was packed. stopped at king street. i saw e. on the platform but she couldn't get on. stood on the train from l'enfant to rolling road.

vre was planning to put us on busses at burke center but it turned out that the trains were let through.

called e. she found out that service would resume at around 6:30 so she will catch that train.

dinner

sub
chips
dr. pepper

i don't know why i buy subs at subway. they are never good.

got home about 7:00. fed karma and gave her a shot.

dessert

cake

9 october 2012 (tu)

1232 / 57 deg f  / cloudy / at cq

today is my 54th birthday. definitely feeling old in the am.

hit snooze when the alarm went off at 4:45. hit snooze again the next time. got up at 5:00. didn't feel hungry.

breakfast

banana
oj
kambucha
japanese tea
coffee

opened presents in the am. elizabeth got me a kindle fire and a case. also a pretty funny card.

have to let the kindle charge and then set it up. i guess that's why she asked if i wanted to open it last night.

met ed on the way from the metro. i guess he was coming from the bus.

snack

bagel w/ cc
oj
japanese tea

at the uptowner. got to work around 8:20.

met with v.i. about the scraper in the  morning.

lunch

chicken fajitas
ginger ale

from the cafe. good but a bit spicy!

written on 11 october

got home at the normal time.

dinner

(i don't remember!)

snack

birthday cake
ice cream

good cake. good ice cream.

played a little with the kindle fire. it works pretty well.

8 october 2012 (tu)

written on 9 october

columbus day holiday.

elizabeth is off and i took a floating holiday.

got up around 7:30.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
kambucha
coffee
iced tea

left the house around 10:20. caught the metro at vienna and switched to the green line at l'enfant to go to the archives station. went to paul at the archives station for lunch. arrived at noon. very busy at paul so we ended up eating outside in fairly chilly weather.

lunch

prosciutto sandwich
coffee

good sandwich. drank the coffee black which i never do. pretty tasty.

still hungry when we left. we went to get pastry before leaving but a crowd arrived just at that time.

we walked over to the freer. looked at a lot of japanese, chinese, korean, iranian, and indian art.

we went to the castle after that.

snack

hot dog
chips
iced tea

not such a great idea!

headed back home after that. stopped at home depot in fffx city. stopped at pet smart.

dinner

ravioli and chicken back
salad
iced tea

very good. at bertucci's.

watched foyle's war back at home. to bed early.

7 october 2012 (su)

written on 9 october

rainy, chilly in the morning

slept in until about 8:30.

breakfast

cereal
oj
kambucha
banana
coffee
iced tea

started dishes in the morning. wegmans about 10:00 and h-t around 11:00.

snack

jalapeno/cheddar bagel
japanese iced tea

felt exhausted after groceries. cold coming on. managed a few more chores but not as much as i planned on.

lunch

chicken, ham, and cheese sandwich
chips
iced tea

watched some football later in the day.

dinner

creamed chipped beef on toast
broc.
iced tea

dessert

pumpkin ice cream

watched a hard day's night on dvd.

6 october 2012 (sa)

written on 9 october

slept in a little today. decided to take it fairly easy today and do chores on sunday.

breakfast

eggs
two waffles
oj
coffee
iced tea

did some laundry, dishes in the am. then went out.

lunch

italian combo
chips
cinnamon roll (half)
coffee
iced tea

had the batteries fixed on one watch. went to the library: get shorty and brave new world.

stopped at the library in manassas to check out for elizabeth.

went to b&n in manassas: chai. bought the crying of lot 49 and a sudoku book.

dinner

don't remember

5 october 2012 (f)

written on 9 october

fairly normal day in the morning.

scott gave a slide show about his trip to turkey. interesting. good food to be had.

seemed to eat like a pig today. constantly hungry.

got home at the usual time.

dinner

burritos
salad
iced tea

pretty good

don't remember friday night. pretty tired.

4 october 2012 (th)

written on 5 october

breakfast

cereal
oj
kombucha
iced tea

very humid in the morning.

snack

bacon
eggs
mocha

from the cafeteria

new assignments in my weekly meeting with jerry. sounds interesting.

lunch

italian grinder
iced tea

good sandwich

left the office at 4:30.

snack

iced tea
almonds

from the starbucks. crowded on the train.

got home fairly early. still light.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
beans
cole slaw
iced tea

watched sherlock holmes and part of hercule poirot's christmas.

3 october 2012 (w)

1319 / 78 deg f / cloudy / cq

very cold when i woke up in the morning.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
kambucha
iced tea
coffee

qa blitz today.

snack

bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee
golden oolong tea

from the uptowner

lunch

bratwurst sandwich
salad
v8 juice

written on 4 october

busy all afternoon with the blitz. got through a lot but the network was slow and the staging server had a lot of issues.

dinner

bonzai burger
fries
salad
iced tea

hungry for a burger for a while. it was quite good.

got home around 8:30. elizabeth wanted to watch the debate which was fine with me. i would have done the dishes and gone up to the computer but she didn't want to send me packin'.

watched the end of a foyle episode. then dishes. then bed.

2 october 2012 (tu)

1244 / 70 deg f / fog / cq 

pretty normal morning today. sore leg is a lot better.

breakfast

cereal with flax milk
banana
oj
green tea
kambucha

didn't like the flax milk as much as the almond milk.

raining when i left the house. got to the vre a little early and used the time for the slow walk. faster than yesterday but still slow.

had to add $20 to my smart card  on Monday. the regular contribution showed up tody

pouring rain on the walk from foggy bottom to work. got soaked in spite of the umbrella.

snack

bacon, egg, cheese wrap
coffee

from downstairs

egg dishes from the uptowner are better than from seasons.

plan for qa blitz in the morning.

lunch

bbq shrimp
potato/sweet potato dish
roasted veg
dr.pepper

very crowded in the lunch room. i guess because of the rain.

written on 3 october

my leg was a bit better on the way home. i heard a message on the metro that one of the exits at l'enfant was closed. found out after i left the metro station that the vre platform was closed. at that time i could not get back into the station at l'enfant and had to walk to federal center sw. jeez.

blue line was packed as usual. went to the vre station at king street. first train in was so crowded the conductors had to ask people to get off so they could get on. i waited for the next train. luckily the next train came in 10 minutes later and was empty!

i got in to broad run an hour late.

snack

quarter pounder
iced tea
fries

i wanted to get a monopoly ticket! didn't win.

i got home at almost 9:00.

dinner

mac and cheese ravioli
salad
iced tea

watched most of an episode of foyle's war. did some dishes. then bed.

1 october 2012 (m)

written on 2 october

october already. hard to believe. another beautiful day weather-wise.

elizabeth had to go to philadelphia early in the morning. she was already gone when i came down at 5:30.

breakfast

cereal
banana
coffee
oj
kambucha
green tea

had to feed the cats in the am before work. it took a little extra time so i caught the 7:20 (330) instead of the 6:40 (328). Elizabeth caught the 324 (5:45 am).

the vre was quite crowded. l'enfant platform was so crowded i could barely get to the train.

sore calf since sunday. made the walk from foggy to the office slow and painful.

snack

two eggs
bacon

jan off today. quiet in the office.

lunch

crispy tofu
rice
mixed veg
dr. pepper

quite good. i've gotten in the habit of ordering tofu if it is on the menu.

long, interesting meeting in the afternoon about quality issues. roylene does a great job running a meeting.

very slow walk back from the office to foggy bottom.

snack

bottle of water

at the starbucks at l'enfant. also took an advil for my leg. really throbbing by that time.

caught the 333 home. elizabeth was on the following train (335).

dinner

pizza (3 slices)
iced tea
dr. pepper

watched part of the big chill and the second half of a foyle story. quite tired. went to bed around 10:30. elizabeth went up at 10:00.

30 september 2012 (su)

written on oct. 1

slept in until about 8:00 again.

breakfast

egg sandwich
banana
coffee
iced tea

went to wegmans and harris teeter to get the stuff i didn't get on saturday. wegmans was not too crowded. h-t was ok.

did chores all afternoon and watched a little football and golf.

lunch

sandwich
yogurt
iced tea

dinner

chicken a la bear
asparagus

went to bed pretty early. elizabeth has to go to philly tomorrow and has to catch the vre at 5:45 to get to Union Station in time for a 7:30 train.

u.s. team led 10-6 coming into the singles but lost the rider cup 14.5 to 13.5. i think the u.s. won two matches and halved three. if that's right, then the europeans won seven matches. pretty sad.

weather was beautiful where they played the match.

29 september 2012 (sa)

written on 1 october

another beautiful day on saturday.

slept in a little on saturday morning. got up around 8:00.

breakfast

egg sandwich
coffee
iced tea
oj

did some chores in the morning. had to have a prescription refilled.

went to wegmans for the prescription and a few items.

lunch

asian wokery
jalapeno, cheddar bagel
japanese tea

went to dick's for a few items. had no luck there.

went to get a hair cut at madison crescent. while waiting tried the ice cream at the place that used to be maggie moo's.

snack

ice cream (cheese cake flavor)
coffee

ice cream was excellent. coffee was good.

i think the hair cut person did a good job.

met elizabeth back at home. went to the library and the blue ridge mountain sports for sunglasses. lost a pair last week. followed that with a visit to walmart for karma's insulin. on the way home we got some items from h-t.

snack

caramel macchiato

vegged out in the evening.

dinner

blts (2)
iced tea

really good blts. delaware tomatoes.