30 january 2012 (m)

can't believe it's monday. jeez.

woke up at about 3:30 in the morning. tried to go back to sleep but couldn't. reconnected the computer and got on line for a while. went back to bet at about 4:45.

woke up when the alarm went off at 7:00. just wanted to go back to bed.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
coffee
iced tea

watched about 45 minutes of paul in the morning.

set up the second computer in the morning. read some emails. got caught up a little. feeling way behind at the moment.

left for work at about 11:20.

snack

pretzel
bolthouse cappacino

worked in the cafe from noon to 2:00. pretty busy.

worked up front from 2:00 to a little after 4:00. got to go home a bit early because it was pretty slow in the store.

lunch

slice of pizza
coke

picked up a few  things on the way home.

snack

bagel
coffee

did dishes. fed karma when i got home. watched a little more of paul and part of coach whatever before e came home.

dinner

turkey reuben
grilled cheese
dr. pepper
iced tea

too much sauerkraut on my reuben. upset my stomach.

watched part of murder must advertise. e. went up.

snack

cookies (3)

watched the end of paul.

29 january 2012 (su)

written on 30 january

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
oj
coffee
iced tea

e. took one more pass over the dining room rug.

left early for work in order to take the rug cleaner home.

snack

bolthouse beverage

worked from 10:00 to 2:30. first half at one register. second half moving register to register to give people breaks. that really helped to  make the time go a bit faster.

snack

bagel
pot stickers
coke

got home around 3:15. very tired.

e. was hungry because she missed lunch. early dinner around 5:30.

fish fillets (2)
rice
brussels sprouts
iced tea

quite good.

watched a murdoch in the early evening. very tired. went to bed at 8:30.

28 january 2012 (sa)

written on 30 january

got up at around seven.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
coffee
oj
iced tea

starting moving furniture out of the dining room. elizabeth started cleaning the carpet in that room.

vacuumed and moved furniture in the front bedroom and the office.

lunch

pizza (2 slices)
iced tea
cinnamon roll

left for work at 1:30. e. was mostly finished with the carpet cleaning.

diversity training from 2:00 to 4:00. really hard to hear what people said because of the ambient noise.

worked on front register from 4:00 to 7:00. surprisingly busy given the great weather. really tired me out

snack

two egg rolls
calamari
iced tea

watched part of as time goes by at work.


dinner

salmon patties
cole slaw
iced tea

bought the pink salmon this time to save money. was way too bland. it is worth spending a little extra for red salmon.

watched an episode of murdoch. pretty good.

hard to find my way to bed. room is crowded with stuff i moved out of the office. too tired to  move it back yet.

27 january 2012 (f)

0657 / 63 deg f / light rain

woke up with a very sore elbow this morning. i think i must have slept on my arm or something.

2231 / 43 deg f / fair

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

had to force myself to go to the gym in the morning. first time at planet fitness since the end of august. funny. p.f. did not seem to have changed. i even recognized a few of people there. it was busier.

i did an easier work out than i used to do. i definitely felt rusty.

snack

egg sandwich
iced tea

at burger king after p.f.

stopped at wegmans on the way home to rent a carpet cleaning machine.

snack

coffee

at wegmans

conference call at 1:15. lasted almost an hour. basically a waste of time for me. don't know why i was involved.

went to the library and the bank after the con call.

lunch

chicken strips
fries
cole slaw
iced tea

at chik-fil-a

did not agree with me. did not feel well after eating the food.

did chores when i got home.

elizabeth got home a little after 7:00. called out for pizza

dinner

pizza (4 slices)
iced tea

watched murdoch after dinner.

26 january 2012 (th)

0839 / 43 deg f / cloudy

slept until the alarm went off for once. kept dreaming that these people i had never met were giving me a ride home from work and we stopped off at this odd fund raising event organized by regis philbin. wacky.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj/pj
coffee
iced tea

looks like it is going to rain like crazy today.

written on 27 january

got a bit of work done in the morning. one county book and some miscellaneous stuff.

left the house about 11:30.

snack

pretzel stick
bolthouse coffee drink

worked from noon to 5:00 in the cafe. worked with an older woman who seemed to have been working at wegmans but who i first saw recently. turned out she had been recovering from a bad car accident and had just come back from work. only her second shift in the cafe.

snack

grape juice

finished work at a little after 5:00.

lunch

bagel
egg roll
calamari
iced tea

picked up a few things on the way home.

did dishes and other chores when i got home. elizabeth got home around 7:10

dinner

danny's favorite sub (half)
chips
iced tea

watched  an episode of mash and then a jesse stone movie with tom selleck. pretty good. recognized mel from frasier (jane adams) as one of the killers. something about the other killer reminded me of donnie but the guy was too young.

25 january 2012 (w)

0907 / 34 deg f / fair

woke up a half hour before the alarm again. not feeling very well. very sore hip.

elizabeth overslept. hope she'll make it on time.

fed karma and gave her her shot.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj/pj
iced tea

watched part of bells are ringing after breakfast. moving slow today. lots of aches and pains along with a bad headache. oy vey.

2220 / 43 deg f / fair

went to the recycling site at around 9:30. tons of stuff to recycle. i always wait too long to make a trip. really nice day out. sunny. fairly warm. not too windy.

morning snack

bacon egg and cheese bagel
hash browns
iced tea

from mcdonalds in warrenton.

coffee

caramel macchiatto

from the starbucks near warrenton. quite good today.

did laundry and worked on county histories for the rest of the morning and early afternoon.

lunch

cassoulet
iced tea

cassoulet was very good.

watched bells are ringing while eating lunch. enjoyed it. not great but very solid. kept reminding me of songs in the royal wedding. turns out, though, that the fred astaire movie is alan jay lerner while bells are ringing is comden and green and jule styne. it also did remind me of the band wagon which is comden and green.

not feeling well in the afternoon. got a bit more work done.

e. came home when i was in the shower.

dinner

chili dogs (3)
fries
iced tea

watched an interview with angela lansbury followed by the a.l./george hearne version of sweeney todd.

24 january 2012 (tu)

0722 / 43 deg f / fog

very murky outside this morning. hound of the baskervilles weather.

set the alarm for 7:00 but woke up at 6:30. this had been happening a lot lately. wonder why.

2342 / 32 deg f / fair

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj/pj
coffee
iced tea

got a little work done on the computer in the morning. left a little early for work in order to get some gas.

gas at the seven eleven was about 12 cents cheaper than gas at the shell. no idea why that should be.

snack

bagel
hazelnut lathe

worked in the cafe from 11:15 to 2:30. the first register i worked on went haywire. had to swap to a different computer. not very busy today.

snack

oj

worked up front from about 2:40 to 4:20 or so. very steady. seemed to have lots of people who were developing challenging bagging scenarios. one lady was upset because i had scanned the keytag for one customer but she had to run her frequent shoppers card through the atm machine. very strange. also got mad that i carded her for wine.

lunch

egg rolls (2)
brown rice
coke

did the grocery shopping after work. very sore feet!

snack

coffee
donut

got home about 6:00. checked mail. balanced checkbook. paid a few bills.

dinner

omelette
little smokies
toast
coffee
iced tea

very good. excellent omelette.

we watched the mirror cracked from side to side on dvd.

did dishes after that and watched the big bang theory.

23 january 2012 (m)

1033 / 36 deg f / fog

got up a little before 7:00. freezing rain according to the weather reports. sorted laundry.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj/pj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth went to work on time. hope the roads cooperate.

mopping the kitchen as we speak.

written on 24 january

worked pretty steadily from about 11:30 to 3:00. got a good bit done.

lunch

ham, turkey, and swiss sandwich
pickles (2 spears)
iced tea

didn't feel like going to work today. left a little before 3:30. should have gotten gas on the way.

worked from 4:00 until 7:50. got out a little early because it was so slow. time crawled today.

dinner

pizza (1 slice)
lo mein
egg rolls (2)
iced tea

starving by the time i finished work.

snack

bolthouse cappacino
danish

coffeeshop was closed at wegmans. apparently the lady at the coffee counter was injured and the 2nd person working in the shop was new so they has to close the shop. someone said the lady broke her leg in a fall.

got home at about 8:20. watched a little tv. started watching bells are ringing. e. went up at about 9:30. i woke up on the couch at 1:00 and came up to bed.

22 january 2012 (su)

got up at 6:20 in the ack emma. jumped in the shower. fed karma. gave her her shot. left for work.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj/pj
iced tea

worked from 8:00 to 1:30. very slow in the morning. fairly busy from about 11:00 to 1:30.

snack

grape juice

lunch

pizza (1 sl)
bagel
iced tea

snack

donut
coffee

got home at around 2:15

checked mail. downloaded files.

starting watching football in the afternoon. two really good games. pats beat ravens. giants beat niners. repeat of the 07-08 super bowl.

dinner

burritos (2)
salad
iced tea

snack

three cookies
orange

we watched downton abbey and came back to the niners/giants. 

20 january 2012 (f) (lost draft)

0831 / 34 deg f / mostly cloudy

got up at about 6:45. put away laundry and sorted laundry. i seem to be constantly doing laundry these days.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
oj/pj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth is not feeling well today. she's staying home. 

21 january 2012 (sa)

0857 / 32 deg f / cloudy

woke up just before the alarm. got up a little after 7:00. a bit dizzy off and on.

it did snow or rain or something last night. everything has a coat of ice on it. don't know if i'll be able to get up the hill.

fed karma first thing. she seemed very hungry.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
oj/pj
banana
iced tea

working at wegmans from 10:00 to 3:30 if i can get up the hill!

20 january 2012

written just after midnight

got up at around seven. sorted some laundry.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
oj/pj
coffee
iced tea

worked on the computer for a few hours in the morning.

snack

roast beef sandwich
coke

went to wegmans at 11:00.

worked from 11:30 to 4:45. seemed like an awfully long day for some reason.

snack

juice

finished at about 4:50.

lunch

pizza (slice)
egg rolls (2)
pot stickers (3)
dr. pepper

picked up a few things after work.

got home around 5:45.

dinner

ham steak
peas
rice
iced tea

quite good.

dessert

coffee
cookies (3)

watched the end of five red herrings. did dishes after that. tons of dishes.

watched vh1 top 100 artists while doing dishes. blather blather blather.

19 january 2012 (th)

1626 / 41 deg f / fair 

Today is the eighteenth anniversary of the passing of Robert Donald Richard Simon. Really shocking to realize it was that long ago.

i got up at 7:00. did a little work on the computer early in the morning.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj/pj
coffee
iced tea

email and getting organized in the morning. got a call from an ebook person in new delhi and a facebook chat message from someone else in new delhi at about the same time. odd coincidence.

went to tfb in the late morning to open a new checking account. first step in transition from wells-fargo. we got a "free gift". they are so much more pleasant than gifts you pay for.

went to panera after for lunch

lunch

italian combo sandwich
chips
iced tea

tried the acai berry tea first. me not so much.

snack

cherry danish (half)
coffee

the danish was free and was very tasty.

dropped e. back off at the house and went back out. deposited a check at w-f. went to dick's looking for shoes. tried on merrell moab ventilators and they fit quite well. e. checked on line and the price at dick's was comparable so i bought a pair. wearing them now.

got a hair cut after that.

2353 / 37 deg f / fair

processed two books after i got home. only have four left to go from this batch.

dinner

fish fillets w/ tartar sauce
mac/cheese
salad
iced tea

watched two episodes of five red herrings. i don't remember ever seeing this one before. watched big bang and the daily show after that.

18 january 2012 (w)

1029 / 43 deg f / fair and windy

woke up before the alarm this morning. karma came to snooze with me. got up at about 7:00. knees, elbows very sore.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj/pj
coffee
iced tea

e. left for work in good time.

set up new monitor in the morning. everything seems to be working at the moment.

(written on 19 january)

hungry all day for some odd reason.

lunch

roast beef and swiss on rye
pickle
potato chips
iced tea

snack

chef boy r dee lasagna
iced tea

surprisingly good. what can i say?

elizabeth got home around 7:00.

dinner

chili dogs (2)
beans
iced tea

watched death trap in the evening. haven't seen that one in a long time.

17 january 2012 (tu)

0922 / 50 deg f / mostly cloudy

set the alarm for 7:20 but got up about 30 minutes earlier. e. was up a little before me.

breakfast

waffles (3)
bacon (4)
oj/pj mix
coffee
iced tea

written on 18 january

worked at wegmans from 11:30 to 4:30. slow. seemed like a long day.

got groceries after work. more groceries than usual it seemed. haven't really shipped for a while.

dinner

egg salad sandwich
chips
pickle
iced tea

snack

klondike bar

watched something on tv. don't remember what.

16 january 2012 (m)

0910 / 28 deg f / fair

woke up at about 6:45. alarm at 7:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
pineapple juice
coffee
iced tea

written on 17 january

snack

bagel
bolthouse drink

at wegmans before work.

worked in the cafe from noon to 2:30. very busy most of the time.

snack

bolthouse drink

on my break.

worked upfront from 2:45 to 5:30. moderately busy.

lunch

variety from asian wokery
iced tea

got home around 6:15. checked mail.

dinner

ravioli and tomato sauce
salad
iced tea

watched (and snoozed) antiques roadshow and the queen's palaces.

did dishes. tried to watch shall we dance. disk is broken.

15 january 2012 (su)

1100 / 32 deg f / fair

set the alarm for 7:40. hit snooze. got up at 7:48. neck is feeling better though still a little stiff.

went down at 8:00. fed karma. gave her her shot.

breakfast

oatmeal
oj
coffee
iced tea

checked one book in the morning. have to leave for wegmans at 11:30. working in the cafe today.

2227 / 23 deg f / fair

worked in the cafe from noon to 5:30. pretty slow in some stretches.

snack

bagel
mango lemonade

before starting work

snack

berry juice

at my break

lunch

pizza (1 slice)
blue cheese dressing (for dipping)
pineapple colada (fuze)

watched part of the football game at wegmans.

got groceries for a day or two after work. got home around 6:15. took a nap on the couch.

dinner

turkey rueben sandwich
chips
iced tea

good. made by elizabeth.

watched an episode of himalaya and an episode of downton abbey

14 january 2012 (sa)

(written on 15 january 2012)

very painful neck on saturday. the whole day is in a bit of a fog.

i got up around 7:30.

breakfast

eggs
bacon
bagel w/ butter
oj
banana
iced tea

went to work a little early. neck very painful.

snack

bolthouse farms drink

worked in the cafe from 10:45 to 4:15.

they seemed to  have the number of cashiers pretty well calibrated. we stayed caught up pretty well. worked most of the shift with three teenage girls. a little overwhelming!

snack

oj

lunch

slice of pizza
nachos (free)
bolthouse drink

got home around 5:30

watched football with my neck braced.

dinner

veg chili
rice
iced tea

a little too spicy this time.

watched a foyle episode.  

13 january 2012 (f)

0822 / 36 deg f / partly cloudy

friday the 13th. oh boy.

very stiff neck in the morning.

got up at 6:40. started a little laundry.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
coffee
iced tea

working at wegmans from 10:00 to 3:30. have to pick up some groceries after work.

2336 / 32 deg f / fair

left for work at 9:30. wind was very chilling in the morning.

snack

 bolthouse farms vanilla chai tea

very good. really was a good choice before starting to work.

worked from 10:00 to 3:30. four people in the cafe at the busiest time so we never really got behind.

break

orange juice

felt like i was flagging at the break. neck was feeling badly and throat was a bit sore. thought i shot of vitamin c might help. it seemed to help.

lunch

pizza (slice)
egg rolls (2)
chicken dumplings (4)
bolthouse farms mocha cappacino

picked up a few things after work. got home around 4:30. did dishes. fed cat. read email. did some laundry.

elizabeth got home around 7:00

dinner

7 in sub
chips
iced tea

dessert

donut

we watched an episode of mash (radar's farewell) and then watched cast away on dvd. e. went to bed part way through cast away.

12 january 2012 (th)

1140 / 54 deg f / fair

poured rain overnight. front yard is a pool.

slept in a little. woke up at 7:40.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
coffee
iced tea

dishes after breakfast. much to do. feeling a little better today.

2313 / 54 deg f / light drizzle

catching up on email, etc. in the morning. conference call from 1:00 to about 2:10.

lunch

ham, turkey, and cheese sandwich
banana
iced tea

more work and some laundry in the afternoon. forgot to call the vet.

dinner

salmon paddie sandwiches (2)
salmon paddies (2)
corn
cole slaw
iced tea

snack

banana

watched parts of uva vs. duke in basketball. very close. duke wins by 3 at home. watched big bang theory reruns as well.

11 january 2012 (w)

(written on 12 january)

woke up at 6:30 to take elizabeth to the vre.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
coffee
iced tea

got to the vre in plenty of time.

snack

breakfast sandwich
hash browns
oj

from chick fil a

got home. took a shower. turned around and went to wegmans. forgot my key. forgot my watch.

worked in the cafe from 10:00 to 3:30. it started to rain around 10:30. cafe was quite busy for a good part of the shift. didn't really slow down until about 2:00. maggie replaced me at 3:30. looks like she's losing weight.

lunch

mix of chinese dishes
bagel
cheer wine

i overdid the chinese food because i was starving by that point.

i was planning to go to curry's and pay for the car and then go home and feed the cat and then pick up e at the vre. e. had left a voicemail that she would be catching the early train to arrive at broad run around 5:00. decided to pay for the car and go directly to vre. then i got a message that e. had missed the train. new schedule was about 5:40.

paid for the car.

snack

mocha
muffin

at caribou. stopped there on the way to the vre. it started raining really heavily on the way from caribou to the vre. really hard to see on the way from vre to pick up the car. e. followed me home in the pouring rain. a bit easier to see on 29.

dinner

soup
bagel w/ cc
iced tea

watched murdoch in the evening. took a nap. i went up. watched i'll be there when i woke up. enjoyed it. not great but entertaining.

10 january 2012 (tu)

2331 / 30 deg f / fair

got up at about 6:30. taking the toyota in to be serviced today.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
coffee
iced tea

left for the repair shop at 9:30. dropped off the car and stopped at panera.

snack

breakfast sandwich
orange juice

both pretty good.

got to wegmans at about 10:55. elizabeth took the car home. i worked in the cafe from 11:15 to 2:00 and up front from 2:00 to 4:45. pretty busy all day. haven't worked up front so it tired me out pretty well.

did not feel well all day. still having trouble with a cough and a very stiff neck.

lunch

bagel
hint water (watermelon)

elizabeth was running late so she didn't pick me up until about 5:30.

snack

donut
capucino

we went to ruby's in warrenton because we had a coupon.

dinner

salad (salad bar)
steak
onion rings
grilled green beans
iced tea

all pretty good. steak was a bit over done.

we got home around 7:45 or so. did the dishes.

watched the end of toy story 3 on tv. watched big bang theory rerun

dessert

tiramisu

the car needed new tires, an oil change, a new battery. otherwise in good shape. we'll try to pick it up tomorrow.

9 january 2012 (m)

1035 / 37 deg f / cloudy

january is absolutely evaporating.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth's left front tire is low so we went to the vre in the vw. we made it in plenty of time. e. drove over because the seats had been adjusted for her yesterday. i drove back.

got gas at the safeway on the way home. must have been just about out.

snack

milk chocolate mocha
breakfast sandwich

at caribou. good mocha. ok sandwich.

2240 / 34 deg f / fog

did the dishes when i got home. checked email. then i had to get ready for work.

made an appointment at curry's for 9:00 tomorrow.

left for wegmans at 10:45. worked from 11:15 to 4:45. watched it snow most of the time i was at work. that wasn't in the forecast, however.

still snowing when i got off work.

lunch

pizza (1 slice)
bagel
coke

decided to go from wegmans to the vre and then home.

snack

coffee
donut

at wegmans. left for the vre at about 5:30. traffic wasn't bad. roads were ok except for piper lane.

got to the station at about 6:00. train arrived around 6:25. we got home around 7:00.

dinner

turkey pot pie
banana
iced tea

we watched an episode of murdoch and i watched/slept through the second episode about the queen's castles.




not much time in the morning. have to leave for work at 10:45.

called curry's for an appointment for e's car. 9:00 tomorrow.

8 january 2012 (su)

1542 / 54 deg f / fair

woke up at about 7:30. read a little.

went downstairs just before 8:00. fed karma.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched cbs sunday morning. did dishes while listening to the abc politics show. glad to see george s. back as the host.

laundry and other chores today.

lunch

ravioli
iced tea

watched a little football in the afternoon.

processed three books. did laundry and some vacuuming.

snack

ham and swiss on a bagel
banana
iced tea

elizabeth went out in the afternoon. mostly doing chores but did a little shopping.

dinner

pepper steak
rice
iced tea

quite good.

watched downton abbey. interesting. the lord and lady of the manor don't seem like real people.

7 january 2012 (sa)

(written on 8 january)

my cold seemed to get worse on saturday. woke up later than i wanted to. spent most of the morning doing dishes and other chores.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

snack

clif's bar

on the way to work. worked in the cafe from 11:45 to 5:15. kind of a rough shift. kept having to cough and trying to suppress it.

lunch

pizza (1 slice)
donut
coke

got my prescriptions and a few other things on the way home.

dinner

veg. burger
sweet tater fries
corn
iced tea

watched a murdoch mystery in the evening. fell asleep watching the saints game. 

6 january 2012 (f)

0910 / 43 deg f / fair

woke up about every two hours over night. finally got up at 6:45.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

(written on 8 january)

had to work from 11:15 to 4:45. got a little done before that.

snack

bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich
water

at wegmans. had to eat something before work.

taking cold meds all day. still had a number of coughing fits at work. very uncomfortable.

dropped off prescription on the way home. prescriptions are actually cheaper at wegmans than walmart.

dinner

grilled ham and cheese sandwich
soup
coke

very sleepy in the evening. watched a bit of a david attenborough series about mammals.

did not sleep well over night.

5 january 2012 (th)

1630 / 52 deg f / clear

i woke up just before the alarm at 7:15. cold seems a little better today. quite cold in the morning but it seems to have warmed up as the day goes on.

feed the cat and cleared out the dish machine in the morning.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

had to head over to fairfax to go to the dentist at about 9:30. everone was driving very slowly in front of me. got to the dentist at about 10:30. waited till almost 11:10 to go in. cleaning went ok. dentist says one of my molars may need a crown fairly soon. otherwise all is ok.

lunch

gyro
fries
small greek salad
iced tea

at pan am. waitress asked me if it was just me or me and my wife. they have a long memory in that place. i've been going to the pan am for more than 20 years now. food was good. too much but not such a huge batch as before.

went to microcenter after to look at monitors.

stopped at target on the way home and then at wells fargo. lots of construction around gainesville. a pain to drive through there.

dishes when i got home. guy came to service the heating system at about 3:00.

worked until about 6:00. trouble downloading a really large file.

watched tv from about 6:00 to 8:00. totally vegging.

dinner

ravioli w/ tomato sauce
iced tea

snack

holiday cookies (2)

elizabeth went up early.

watched big bang theory episodes. went to bed early also.

4 january 2012 (w)

1106 / 28 deg f / fair

very cold overnight. a little of the snow yesterday stuck.

cold got much worse overnight. mostly a head cold. miserable anyway!

elizabeth went back to the office today. first time in over two weeks. hope the day goes well for her. she said the vre station was packed.

breakfast

eggs (2)
hot dogs (2)
rye toast (2)
oj
coffee
iced tea

working on the feed a cold premise.

dishes, laundry, dick van dyke early in the morning.

finally connected to the planman ftp site. yea!

(written on 5 january 2012)

lunch

pizza (1 sl)
chinese food items
iced tea

at wegmans

got groceries.

snack

coffee
donut at wegmans

worked on the computer after finishing at wegmans.

dinner

soup
toast (2 sl)
iced tea

watched the second half of the nine tailors. pretty good telling. really bad bunter!

watched another episode of wallendar afterwards. not as good as the first episode.

3 january 2012 (tu)

1020 / 34 deg f / partly cloudy

woke up at about 5:00. definitely getting cold symptoms mostly in the old snot box. went back to sleep.

got up at 7:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

i should probably just say same old same old.

lots of dishes this morning. oh well. finally done.

on hold to comcast for a very long time to find out that i can't get any help on my question. oh boy.

(written on 4 january 2012)

worked on the computer until early afternoon. went out at about 2:00.

lunch

steak fajita burrito
guacamolo
coke

went to staples to get toner after lunch. library after that for the first time in a long time. looks like they have mostly finished the painting.

picked up a few groceries at h-t on the way home. haven't been in h-t for a while. they have new shirts.

dinner

chili dogs (2)
beans
cole slaw
iced tea

watched two episodes of the nine tailors. liked it better this time but i still think the script writer missed the boat in giving away the ending from the beginning.

watched the first wallendar episode after that. very impressed.

cold is getting worse.

2 jan 2012 (m)

1018 / 43 deg f / partly cloudy

woke up at 6:00 in the morning. terrible headache. head cold. felt rotten. went back to sleep. got up at 7:00. felt a bit better. still feel like i've got a head cold starting.

fed karma and gave her her shot. tino didn't like the food.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

read email and called around about tires in the morning. have to go to wegmans later. working from 11:15 to 3:15.

2347 / 32 deg f / mostly cloudy

worked until about 3:15. did not feel well for most of the day. definitely catching a cold.

snack

pizza (slice)
iced tea

went to wawa after work just for a change.

lunch

turkey ciabata
utz party mix
ginger ale

got home around 4:30. worked on the computer until about 7:00.

dinner

roast beef sandwich
coke

snack

coffee

watched a show about the first battle of manassas on cspan and then watched a show about the queen's palaces on pbs.

1 january 2012 (su)

1511 / 63 deg f / mostly cloudy

got up at 6:20. took a shower. got breakfast.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
iced tea

left for work at wegmans at 7:30.

worked in the cafe from 8:00 to 1:30. totally dead in the morning. it got busier later.

lunch

roasted veggie wrap
fries
iced tea

good fries. ok wrap.

snack

coffee
donut

got home around 2:45

2214 / 52 deg f / fair

paid bills and did a little work on the computer after coming home. feel like i'm fighting a cold. i don't know if i'm winning.

dinner

quiche
iced tea

quiche was quite good today.

we aerial america: north carolina in the early evening followed by a few episodes of the dog whisperer. amazing show.