31 may 2012 (th)

2211 / 63 deg f / fair

up a little early in the morning. elizabeth is driving in with me and staying over at the embassy suites tonight and friday night.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea

we left a little late but actually caught the 7:20 train with about a minute to spare. got to work at 8:50. weekly conference with jerry.

snack

bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee

lunch

bulgogi
rice
mixed veggies
salad
iced tea

i wanted a coke to go with the ginger flavor of the bulgogi but they were out of cokes in the machine.

snack

banana

left the office at 5:00. got to the metro at about 5:15 but missed the blue line train. next train was not until 5:25 so i thought i would miss the vre. just barely caught the vre.

talked to claire when i got to broad run. she's doing ok but upset about shannon.

stopped at wegmans on the way home.

dinner

chinese food from the hot food bar
slice of pizza
coke

i know you shouldn't go to the hot food bar when you are hungry but that was what i felt like. saw jill and jim.

got home around 8:10. fed karma. put out food for other kitties.

not feeling well. going to bed.

i got my copper bracelet today. hope it will help. right knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, and wrist are all giving me problems. shoulder is very sore today.

30 may 2012 (w)

1256 / 79 deg f / mostly cloudy / cq

woke up at 3:30. 4:30. 5:00, 5:10. finally got up at 5:30 .checked on e. she had slept through her alarm.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

no train when i got to the vre. no announcement. train never came until about 7:40. got to work around 9:15.

breakfast with john shaw this morning

snack

bagel
cherry turnover
coffee

lunch

california turkey sandwich
iced tea

from the cafeteria

dinner

veg. burger
sweet tater fries
iced tea

bed early

29 may 2012 (tu)

1315 / 88 deg f / partly cloudy / CQ

woke up about 10 minutes early this morning. stretched until the alarm went off.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

e. drove into broad run with me this morning. she has an interview in the late afternoon and will have to come back on the metro.

left the house at about 7:10 and rode the 7:50 train.

stopped at trader joes on the way to work. very hot in the morning.

lunch

steak and cheese sub
root beer

way too much food!!!!!

written on 30 may

left the office at 5:30. vre was late. got to broad run at 7:00. e. called and said she was on her way to the metro. drove from broad run to vienna. just as i left it started to rain. serious downpour pretty much the whole way to vienna.

stopped at wawa on the way home.

dinner

turkey ranch sandwich
chips
ice cream bar
iced tea

from wawa. got home after 9:00. long day.

28 may 2012 (m)

1804 / 90 deg f / fair

this is my first paid day off since new year's day 2007. amazing.

thought i had slept really late when i woke up but it was only a little after 7:00. went down at about 7:15

fed karma and gave her her shot.

e. came down soon after.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

watched the today show and cbs sunday morning. ac blowing on my head made me very sleepy.

started doing chores around 9:30. dishes, laundry, computer work, and mopping kitchen

lunch

turkey and swiss
pretzels
caramel frap
iced tea

the frap came from starbucks. elizabeth went to peebles and brought us back coffee.

watched most of umd's loss to loyola. loyola was way better.

watched most of 1408. interesting movie.

written on 29 may

dinner

spaghetti
meatballs
salad
iced tea

watched antiques roadshow. bed early.

27 may 2012 (su)

1716 / 89 deg f / fair

started to feel the summer heat on friday. feels very hot today again.

woke up at about 7:00. sorted out laundry. went down stairs. started to feed karma. e. came down and finished with karma while i put away the clean dishes and loaded the dishwasher.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

went to the grocery store around 10:30. very short list. it was pretty crowded but not so bad since i had a list.

went through michaela's line.

snack

chicken dumplings
jalapeno cheddar bagel
dr. pepper

very hot going from wegmans to h-t to get the last few items.

put away groceries. did dishes. did laundry. cat boxes

lunch

sub (last quarter)
iced tea

cleaned the bathroom after lunch. a little more laundry to do today.

written on 28 may

i should really change the highlight color every now and then.

dinner

turkey
broccoli
stuffing
cranberry sauce
iced tea

pretty good. 

26 may 2012 (sa)

written on 27 may

slept until after 8:00 in the morning.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
oj
coffee
iced tea
banana

took the recycling in in the morning. did dishes after recycling.

went to the eye doctor in the afternoon. glasses were surprisingly expensive even with insurance.

lunch

steak and cheese panini
chips
iced coffee
iced tea

at panera in gainesville

met e. at panera after eye appointment. took e to dsw while i went to target. not very happy with target lately.

e. was not feeling well again after shopping.

spent the afternoon balancing the checkbook, paying bills and so on.

dinner

scrambled eggs (3)
sausage (2)
bagel w/ cc
iced tea

pretty good.

watched part of as time goes by and part of doc martin in the evening.

25 may 2012 (f)

9:40 / 73 deg f / overcast / CQ

the weather said it would be sunny today but it was gloomy when i got up and still gloomy the noo.

breakfast

toast w/ cream cheese
iced tea
kombucha (w/ chia)

toast w/ cc was a failed experiment. i guess you need soft cc for that. didn't care for this type of kombucha. i think chia is the same stuff that you put on chia pets.

nothing to eat in the house this am. intended to stop for groceries last night but had to go to petsmart instead.

let e. sleep in. she was tres sick last night. bad cold or some such. maybe flu.

vre and metro had more people than i expected this am.

snack

bacon, egg, and cheese wrap
donut
coffee

from the cafe downstairs. very hungry when i got to work. really good chow.

2342 / 75 deg f / fair

lunch

pizza (2 slices)
small salad
mr. pibb

from the cafe downstairs. pretty good pizza. one slice would have been plenty.

the office was mostly cleared out by 3:30. jerry decided to go home at about 4:30. i meant to leave a little after that but forgot my phone. left at about 5:00. just managed to catch the earlier train.

stopped at wegmans on the way home to pick up a few things.

saw brien, julie, maggie, and a few other folks. julie trained with me and just found out that she has been hired full time. maggie is now working in accounting

snack

cheddar/jalapeno bagel
asian tofu
coke

got home around 7:45.

dinner

sub (7 in)
iced tea

from wegmans.

watched who do you think you are with rob lowe. a little too much formula on that show.

24 may 2012 (th)

2257 / 68 deg f / fog

up a little early this morning. very damp every where.

big bob's 80th birthday!

breakfast

bagel w/ butter and sprouts
banana
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

caught the train at broad run this morning. sunny on the way to work.

very crowded on the blue line.

lunch

two hot dogs
small salad
ginger ale

at the cafe downstairs

snack

doritos

elizabeth has caught some nasty bug. not feeling well at all. hope she'll get some sleep tonight.

stopped at petsmart on the way home to get cat food.

dinner

pad thai
coke

at china kitchen. the restaurant is not going to last. food was good but prices are a bit high and location isn't so convenient. i was the only person in the place.

got home after 8:00

watched the master blackmailer on sherlock holmes. tried to watch the new holmes but moriarty is too big a dick. men at work is pretty weak. 

23 may 2012 (w)

written on 24 may

we heard that piper lane would be closed again on wednesday so elizabeth planned to drive in with me.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
coffee
iced tea

e. was ready in good time. we drove to warrenton. we thought we'd have enough time but we had to pay for parking. e. worked the computer and i caught the 7:26 train. e. caught the next one. she took one for the team.

monthly meeting at work today. kind of fun.

lunch

pizza

three slices
salad
mr. pibb

it started poring rain at just about 4:45. rain came down in sheets. i couldn't go to the metro until about 5:15 so i missed the connecting train.

met e. at manassas at around 7:30. we went to foster's grill for dinner.

dinner

steak and cheese sandwich
fries
iced tea

food was pretty good but the experience of eating at foster's is just not so hot.

huge headache by the time we got home. poring rain from manassas to home.

watched a little tv. did dishes. went to bed.

22 may 2012 (tu)

written on 23 may

wet again in the morning.

breakfast

"the usual!"

when i got to piper lane they were closing the road because of high water. i tried to find the back way to the vre station but could not. i decided to go to manassas and try to catch the next train there. pretty muched guessed how to go but arrived finally.

i was paying to park when i heard the train leaving. ended up catching the last morning train.

got to work about 9:20.

lunch

club sandwich
sweet tater fries
iced tea
cappucino

at the m street grill

jerry and mary grace took us for lunch. it was good and it was nice to have lunch together for once. j. & m.g. and lorna, ed, and janice. found out the m.g. once worked for academic press in s.d.

very cold in the office in the afternoon.

thought i was going to miss the train at alexandria in the afternoon but it was running a little late. "thank gracious!" to quote lorna.

i did remember to get off at manassas in the evening.

stopped to get the vast majority of my hairs cut at sports clips near the vre station. very nice young woman cut my hair and did a good job.

snack

thai chicken wrap
doctor pepper

at tropical smooth emporium near the hair cut emporium.

got home around 8:00

dinner

stir fried chicken and rice
cantaloupe salad
iced tea

watched an episode of kingdom on dvd. pleasant and inconsequential. i wish there had been footnotes to let me know who is who.

fell asleep on the couch for a while. up to bed at 11:30.

21 may 2012 (m)

2248 / 70 deg f /cloudy

the rain was coming down in sheets just a few minutes ago!

woke up at 5:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

rain was coming down hard on the way to the train. got drenched between the car and the train even with an umbrella. uncomfortably damp for the whole ride.

damp walk from foggy bottom to the office.

lots of meetings today

lunch

chicken jambalaya
roasted veggies
french bread
iced tea

snack

banana
sandwich

rode on the blue line with raelene. she normally stays it work later but caught the same train as me today.

almost missed the train at alexandria. the doors were already closed.

dinner

blt (2)
iced tea

dessert

ice cream

watched antiques roadshow, a disappointing presentation of the gershwin prize to burt bacharach and hal david. big bang theory.

20 may 2012 (su)

2155 / 74 deg f / mostly cloudy

slept until after 8:00 in the morning. still woke up with a sore hip. feels like muscular pain rather than joint pain but i still can't figure out what caused it.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese and sprouts
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

went to get groceries at around 10:00. store was busy but not yet at crushing levels.

saw bill and a few other folks at wegmans.

snack

cheddar/jalapeno bagel

spent almost as much at h-t as at wegmans. unusual.

lunch

roast beef and cheese
slice of toast
pretzels
iced tea

dishes and laundry in the afternoon.

watched part of ken burns the war and worked on the computer.

dinner

turkey
stuffing
cranberry sauce
iced tea

snack

cookies (2)

watched part of the 30th anniversary of mash. very sleepy in the evening.

19 may 2012 (sa)

1142 / 74 deg f / fair

woke up at about 6:30. hip still very sore. went back to bed. up at 9:00.

breakfast

bagel sandwich
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

written on 20 may

elizabeth had work to do on the computer so she couldn't go out in the afternoon. i went to warrenton on my own.

stopped at the jewelers in warrenton to have three watches repaired.

lunch

chicken fajita bowl
coke

at chipotle

i liked the bowl better than the burrito.

stopped at staples, blue ridge, and peebles before going to the library. couldn't really find a book to read at the library. checked out the talking book of far from the madding crowd.

snack

cinnamon dolce latte
pound cake

at the starbucks on the outskirts of warrenton. very good.

dinner

bacon cheese burger
fries
salad

at chilis in manassas.

i ate just a few fries and it was still way too much food. we didn't get home until about 9:30. we felt like rogues.

18 may 2012 (f)

1643 / 75 deg f / mostly cloudy / CQ

slept pretty well last night. e. has an interview in dc today so i tried to go through the shower, etc. more quickly than usual.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc and sprouts
banana (way over ripe!)
oj
coffee
iced
kambucha

got to the vre at 7:10. e. arrived a little after but i lost sight of her. met again at king street. e. took yellow and i took blue.

fairly quiet on the metro.

lunch

pizza (3 slices)
iced tea

we had a pizza lunch today for ryan in tracy's group. good crowd. ben, the new gent, was at the lunch. really nice guy. used to work at national geographic.

afternoon seemed slow after the pizza!

written on 19 may

when i got up to go home i had a sudden pain in my left hip. it hurt terribly just to move. if felt a bit better as i moved toward the metro.

dinner

tuna sandwich
strawberries and blueberries
iced tea

hip hurt all evening

listened to the end of the firm. thin.

17 may 2012 (th)

2225 / 60 deg f / fair

woke up a little early this morning. felt ok but didn't sleep so well.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

elizabeth had a bad bite on her leg last night.

fairly crowded on vre. very crowded on metro.

weather was just perfect when i walked from foggy to the office. about two blocks away i could see that something was going on at the office. turned out there had been a fire alarm. everyone was let back in just as i got there.

starving when i got to work.

second breakfast

egg sandwich
donut
iced tea

good sandwich. excellent donut.

busy all day. 2:00 o'clock status meeting.

left at a little before 5:00. as usual kelsey left after me and passed me on the way.

chatted with a guy on the train about fishing and cars. younger guy apparently flying somewhere from manassas airport.

got home at about  7:15

dinner

chicken a la bear with spaghetti
iced tea

snack

half an orange

i didn't pick this orange well

watched the last half of the j. brett hound of the baskervilles.

snack

kefir

16 may 2012 (w)

written on 17 may

did not feel well on wednesday

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

uneventful commute. a little trouble with my knee in the walk from foggy.

lunch

jamaican chicken salad sandwich
iced tea

uneventful ride home. got to the epilogue of dr. zhivago.

e. wasn't home when i got home. i ordered pizza for us since i didn't know when she'd get in.

dinner

pizza (4)
coke
iced tea

really hit the spot.

15 may 2012 (tu)

1235 / 73 deg f / mostly cloudy / cq

hit the snooze this morning. don't usually do that. managed to get back on track and get out on time.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
iced tea

got to the vre on time. basically 30 minutes from starting the car to getting on the train.

lunch

chicken/cheese enchiladas
rice and black beans
squash
iced tea

at the cafe downstairs. pretty good.

written on 16 may

not feeling well in the afternoon. definitely ready to go home at 5:00.

got home at about 7:15

dinner

salmon paddies
corn on the cob (1)
cole slaw
iced tea

i made my salmon paddies into salmon sandwiches.

watched a show about clinton in the evening. very interesting. i had forgotten most of the stuff they talked about.

14 may 2012 (m)

1315 / 70 deg f / overcast / CQ

running late in the morning. didn't get downstairs until 6:15. didn't get out until past 6:45. got stuck at the top of the hill by two buses. wonderful start. pouring rain on top of that.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

got to the vre at about 7:15 which is plenty of time for the train but i always feel like i'm late. found out that the seat directly across from my preferred seat is actually a better choice. nice to know.

stuck in the tunnel near roslyn for about 10 minutes this morning. apparently someone was ill at mcpherson.

got to work just at 9:00.

lunch

bbq tofu
quinoa
green beans
snapple green tea

written on 15 may

the quinoa made me feel uncomfortable all day. either that or i'm just weird.

raining when i left for home. vre was slow going home. very tired when i got in.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
beans
slaw
iced tea

watched part of a clifton webb movie re j.p. sousa. got bored. watched he end of antiques roadshow and then watched a bio of johnny carson.

snack

klondike bar

did part of the dishes before bed.

13 may 2012 (su)

2221 / 71 deg f / fair

mother's day

up at about 7:00. sorted laundry.

started working on the dishes when i got downstairs.

breakfast

bacon, egg on a biscuit
banana
oj
coffee
iced
kambucha

e. made the biscuit sandwiches. quite good.

went to wegmans and h-t in the morning. crowded at both places. saw fahima, clayton, and jaimie at wegmans. seem to see a lot of new faces.

finished the dishes and did some laundry when i got home.

lunch

roast beef sandwich
cole slaw
iced tea

mopped the kitchen floor in the afternoon. did some laundry.

the whole day melted.

written on 14 may

dinner

veggie burrito (2)
spanish rice

12 may 2012 (sa)

written on 13 may

wanted to actually take the day off on saturday.

did dishes in the morning because there was a dire need.

breakfast

bagel w cream cheese
banana
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

went to the bank to deposit the check that should have gone in by direct deposit. still don't know what the hang up is. busy at the bank.

decided to go to culpeper in the afternoon but got started later than expected

lunch

turkey sandwich
apple
iced tea

at the panera in warrenton. busy busy when we got there. no line at all 10 minutes after we ordered. amazing.

finally got to culpeper just before three. walked around in the old downtown area. very good weather. looked at antiques and bought a few things at the cameleer. always like that store.

snack

chocolate croissant
cappacino

at the raven something coffee shop on davis street. good coffee. pretty good croissant but under cooked.

stopped at h-t on the way home to get a few items for dinner.

dinner

spaghetti w/ tomato sauce
salad
rolls
iced tea

watched tv in the evening. a bad episode of as time goes by.

saw part of snl. fell asleep on the couch. came up at about 2:00.

11 may 2012 (f)

1327 / 70 deg f / fair / CQ

woke up at 5:15 again.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc and sprouts
oj
coffee
iced tea

vre was pretty quite in the morning.

snack

banana

lunch

chicken salad
salad
dr. pepper

written on 13 may

we had dinner at home friday night. very tired i was. went to bed early. don't remember what we had for dinner.

8 may 2012 (tu)

1008 / 66 deg f / overcast / CQ

lots of aches and pains first thing in the am.

breakfast

bagel w cc and sprouts
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

didn't get to the vre until 7:15. plenty of time but i always feel like i'm late. train was fairly empty until burke center. then it was pretty full.

metro was very full. i guess every body works on tuesday.

got to work at 8:50.

snack

bagel w/ butter
coffee

(don't remember the rest of the day)!

10 may 2012 (th)

2252 / 50 deg f / fair

claire's birthday!

slept pretty well. woke up at about 5:15.

breakfast

toast w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

lunch

turkey burger
side salad
root beer

snack

pretzels

crowded on the vre home. updated my metro ticked online and it worked quite well.

stopped at target after work to look for a holder for my metro card. couldn't find one. will have to go to staples.

dinner

egg and cheese sandwiches (2)
iced tea

e. stopped at petsmart on the way home. since we both got home late we fended.

dessert

orange (half)

we watched the first part of the hound of the baskervilles and then part of witness.

9 may 2012 (w)

1440 / 73 deg f / overcast / CQ

up at about 5:15 this morning. freezing cold. i had thrown all of the blankets off.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc and sprouts
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

the firm on the way to work still. problems with disk 6.

pretty crowded on the vre this morning. some problem on the blue line. trains were running very far apart. very crowded.

got to work at 9:00 this am. j.m. coming in earlier now.

lunch

chicken salad wrap
chocolate covered donut
orangina

(i couldn't resist the donut!)

written on 10 may

vre delays in the afternoon. e. and i were on the same train and didn't realize it.

dinner

chicken sandwich
fries
cole slaw
iced tea

from chick-fil-a

drive through was incredibly crowded at c-f-a. i went in to the store but i had to wait inline with the drive through folks.

watched an episode of hamish mcbeth. some how we got a disk again that we had seen recently. don't understand what happened.

7 may 2012 (m)

1242 / 66 deg f / cloudy / CQ

breakfast

bagel w/ cc and alfalfa sprouts
oj
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

e. was moving very slow in the morning. don't think she'll catch the train.

tried to walk on the escalators at each opportunity today. we'll see if it makes a difference.

lunch

chicken teriyaki
brocolli
fried rice
dr. pepper

at seasons. pretty good.

2250 / 66 deg f / cloudy

did not feel well in the afternoon. headache. bad sinuses.

forgot my phone when i left the office. had to go back to get it. learned that i need my card key for the elevator after 5:00. got to the metro late. almost missed the train at vre.

stopped for gas on the way home.

dinner

hot dogs (2) (with chili)
cole slaw
iced tea

watched antiques roadshow and part of ella enchanted

snack

ice cream bar

6 may 2012 (su)

1610 / 74 deg f / cloudy

slept for nearly six hours with the mask last night. very dry in the morning but refreshed.

dishes in the morning.

breakfast

egg sandwich
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

wegmans at about 10:30. saw michaelina and mike. don't to see as many folks that i know. though it is nearly two months since i left.

cleaning my room, laundry, bill paying in the afternoon.

lunch

bagel w/ cream cheese
iced tea
kambucha
peanuts

very fresh bagel.

2243 / 68 deg f / cloudy

worked on aa in the afternoon. finishing soon.

snack

sandwich
pickle spears
iced tea

watched two episodes of the simpsons after sandwich

more work on aa before dinner.

dinner

large salad
roll
iced tea

dessert

ice cream bar

watched the h.l. gates geneology program on pbs then the sherlock version of a scandal in bohemia (a scandal in belgravia). interesting. didn't really care for irene adler in this version. like her a lot in the conan doyle story.

sent the last few emails re aa this evening. basically transitioned to kent now.

5 may 2012 (sa)

written on 6 may

mark's birthday! 59, i think.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

chores in the morning.

lunch

burrito
taco
chips
iced tea

at baja fresh on cinco de mayo.

got two shirts at casual male in manassas. went to the mattress store next store to get two new wheels. the lady gave them to me. nice of her.

met e. at barnes and noble.

snack

caramel machiato

dinner

cassolet
bread and butter
iced tea

watched a miss marple and two episodes of doc martin.

4 may 2012 (f)

written on 6 may

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
iced tea

train got surprisingly full at burke center.

stopped at trader joe's on the way to work to pick up kleenex and some fruit. wanted to stop at starbucks for a cappucino but it was so busy that i skipped it.

lunch

pizza (three slices)
roll (one)
coke

violaine bought us lunch today. very nice of her. bertucci's delivers to cq

trains were pretty empty on the way home.

elizabeth decided to work from home today.

dinner

casolet
crusty bread
iced tea

3 may 2012 (th)

2253 / 73 deg f / mostly cloudy

felt pretty good when i woke up at 5:30. shoulder is improving (knock wood).

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
iced tea

felt extremely hungry when i got to work.

snack

bacon, egg, and cheese on a bagel
v8 juice

from the cafeteria. quite good. first time i've gotten a breakfast sandwich there.

weekly meeting with jerry in the morning. pretty busy all day.

lunch

beef kebabs
brussels sprouts
rice
a&w root beer

snack

banana

got to the vre just about 3 or 4 minutes before the train. don't know why it took so long.

stopped at subway to get dinner. e. had a last minute project so she couldn't make the cassolet.

dinner

foot long sub
dr. pepper

dessert

two cookies

watched the sign of the four with jenny seagrove. always liked her. 

2 may 2012 (w)

1259 / 68 deg f / hazy / CQ

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

raining in the am. slow trip to the train station. got on the train about 2 minutes before it departed. train had electrical problems. we got into alexandria 15 minutes late. however, i was only into the office about 6 minutes late.

busy in the morning. markedly cold inside.

lunch

chicken salad wrap with provolone
small salad
root beer

written on 3 may

worked until 5:30 to make for some time off for a doctor's appointment. all caught up now.

got home at about 8:00.

dinner

reuben
chips
iced tea

dessert

orange (half)

watched an episode of the last detective. pretty good one. fell asleep on the couch. just plain exhausted. felt better after the nap. came up to bed around 12:30

1 may 2012 (tu)

written on 2 may

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
kambucha

met john shaw at the office today. nice guy.

lunch

sandwich
small salad
orangina

at the cafeteria

dinner

fish fillets (2)
squash
iced tea

one fish would have been plenty

dessert

orange (half)

watched the last part of cranford