28 september 2012 (f)

0924 / 69 deg f / partly cloudy / cq

today is donna garban's birthday.

used my phone as an alarm this morning. didn't know if would wake me up. it actually worked pretty well. set it about 10 minutes earlier in case the power was still off.

breakfast

cereal
oj
kambucha
iced tea

didn't get to park as close as usual at the vre but was on the train with about five minutes to spare. not as crowded as usual. read the paper again.

metro was not so crowded at all.

i've been using a lot of cough drops today. coughing, sneezing, headache. delightful!

snack

bacon, egg, and cheese on a bagel
oj
golden oolong

from the uptowner. no ac in there when i went in. crazy hot. don't know how the staff handles it!

got to work at 8:30.

written on 1 october

lunch

salmon
rice
broc.
dr. pepper

really good salmon from the cafeteria.

caught the usual train in the afternoon. met elizabeth at broad run. we were going to go to red robin for dinner but it was simply too busy. we went to toscani instead.

dinner

calamari
salad
pesto chicken over linquini
iced tea

calamari wasn't very good. salad was so so. chicken was pretty good. linguini was over cooked. not successful over all. elizabeth's meal was no good at all.

we got home fairly late. went to bed fairly early.

27 september 2012 (th)

1302 / 82 deg f / getting cloudy / cq

took advil before going to bed last night. it seemed to help with the sore joints.

woke up at 4:50. had to shave this am. generally shave every other day but i had skipped a few days.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
iced tea
kambucha

got to the train with just a minute to spare again. oy.

really feeling like i have a cold. not feeling well on the metro. sat at foggy bottom for about 5 minutes.

got to work at 8:15.

snack

bacon, egg, and cheese wrap
naked orange/mango
coffee

worked on the srm in the morning. met with jerry at 10:00.

lunch

bbq beef brisket
sweet tater
cabbage
dr. pepper
three musketeers bar

pretty good. really liked the 3 musketeers.

written on 28 september

worked on srm all afternoon.

caught the metro around 4:45. rode with lorna to l'enfant. she was going to a program at the folger theater.

got home around 7:15.

dinner

spaghetti w/ butter and parm.
salad
iced tea

power went off just as we started to watch sherlock holmes.

dessert

sherbet

went to bed around 10. power tried to come back on at about 11:30 and then actually came back on at about 2:30. 

26 september 2012 (w)

1135 / 70 deg f / clear / cq

aching all over when i went to bed last night. took two aspirins after tossing and turning for a bit. they took a while to work but i slept pretty well and don't feel so sore this morning.

got up with the alarm. groggy. felt better after a shower.

breakfast

kashi
banana
japanese tea
coffee
kambucha

caught the train with about a minute to spare. not as crowded today. read the paper on the train for a change of pace.

tried walking down the escalators today. i'll try that for the next few days and then try expanding to walking up as well.

stopped at whole foods on the way work.

snack

oj
honest tea

didn't care much for the honest tea green tea. the whole foods at foggy bottom seems to have wimpy teas.

arrived at work at 8:30.

written on 27 september (cq)

lunch

paella
rice
veg.
coke
small salad

lunch did not agree with me. felt a bit bloated all afternoon.

urgent project for srm came in in the afternoon. worked until about 5:00. caught the later train.

stopped at wegmans on the way home to pick up a prescription

snack

slice of pizza
japanese tea

jordan was working at the pizza shop. jenna in cafe. long chat with dan.

turned out i had dropped off the wrong prescription. crap.

picked up a few items. got home around 8:15.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
fries
iced tea

dogs were pretty good. fries were bland.

watched a show about an english mansion. also watched the end of the truman show. feel a cold coming on.

25 september 2012 (tu)

1245 / 75 deg f / fair / cq

i woke up at 4:30 this morning. kept falling asleep and waking up again but only a minute or two passed each time. i was sure i'd slept through my alarm when it went off.

breakfast

bowl of cereal (kashi)
banana
japanese tea

caught the usual train. vre was crowded but metro was relatlively quiet.

snack

bagel
oj
japanese tea

starving when i got to the uptowner!

got to work around 8:20. worked on the srm mystery jerry sent me.

lunch

london broil
green beans
mashed potatoes
v8 juice

very good.

written on 26 september

crowded on the vre going home. starving by the time i got in at about 7:15.

dinner

waffles
eggs
bacon
coffee

we watched antiques roadshow and sherlock holmes. caught up on dishes and mail after sherlock holmes.

24 september 2012 (m)

1537 / 69 deg f / clear / cq

i got up a few minutes early to try to feed the cats and still catch my normal train.

karma drives me nuts in the morning!

quite cold overnight. the heat actually came on. had to close the windows.

breakfast

banana
japanese tea

i was dashing out  the door when i heard that a car had turned over on vint hill road so i realized i wouldn't catch the 6:40 train. went down 29 to linton hall.

2nd breakfast

bacon egg and cheese croissant
potato droppings
iced tea

from burger king. sandwich was actually pretty good.

i got to the train station about 20 minutes early. listened to lord peter for a bit and then got on the train as soon as it came into the station.

arrived at the office at a little before 9:00. conference at 10:00.

lunch

coconut chicken
rice
brocolli
coke

the coconut chicken was very good. the cafeteria now shows bloomberg instead of cnn. i wonder why. not an improvement to my mind.

snack

banana

written on 25 september

left the office around 5:00. thought i'd be late for the vre but actually made it in time.

got gas on the way home.

snack

chips
iced tea

got home around 7:30. elizabeth had made dinner. she got home around 3:30. she said the beech was a lot of fun.

dinner

grilled ham and cheese
soup
iced tea

antiques roadshow, foyle's war

23 september 2012 (su)

written on 24 september

slept in until about 8:00 in the morning. karma kept waking me up during the night. didn't sleep very well.

fed the cats first thing.

breakfast

scrambled eggs
sausage
iced tea
kambucha

started doing laundry in the morning. made a short grocery list.

watched tv in the morning while doing chores. watched some of the football pregame shows. still hate them cordially.

went to wegmans after the redskins game started. not too crowded.

lunch

calzone
japanese tea

more laundry in the afternoon. got on the computer and balanced the checkbook and paid bills. had to move dough to pay for the bathroom at candy's house but it is paid.

dinner

mac and cheese ravioli
sausage (2)
iced tea

dessert

small bowl of cereal

watched part of the new england vs. baltimore contest. went to bed early.

22 september 2012 (sa)

written on 24 september

thought i would get up early and go out and get my car inspected. slept in until about 7:30.

fed the cats.

breakfast

banana
oj
iced tea

finally got going around 10:00. went to my normal place and they were closed. seemed to be something wrong. everything was closed and the inspection needed sign still said 8 even though it was the last week in september. i wonder what happened.

tried the body shop across the street but they were also closed.

went to mcdonalds.

2nd breakfast

bacon egg cheese mcgriddle
potato block
iced tea

i mistakenly ordered a mcgriddle. not my cup of vermouth!

found an inspection site one door down from more normal place. actually got in and out in about 30 minutes. very much surprised. normally there's a huge bottleneck on a saturday late in the month.

went to walmart and the library after getting the inspection. checked out cranford and the newest wimsey novel by jill paton walsh.

lunch

patty melt
fries
iced tea

at the frost diner in warrenton.

snack

salted caramel mocha

at starbucks in warrenton.

got the pump working on the pool. did dishes. started laundry. in the afternoon. watched some football. got on the computer for a while.

watched something on tv in the evening. don't remember what.

21 september 2012 (f)

1338 / 77 deg f / partly cloudy / cq

woke up with the alarm at 4:55. freezing!

breakfast

toast (3 slices)
banana
oj
iced tea
kambucha

e. was still asleep when i left.

vre was not crowded. metro was surprisingly quiet.

2nd breakfast

bagel w/ cc
oj
green tea

from the uptowner.

arrived at work at about 8:20.

donut social in the morning. presentation of lorna's ten year award.

snack

two donuts

it seems like whenever i stop to get something on the way in someone else brings in something good to eat. i guess there are worse problems to have.

lunch

pizza (slice)
caesar salad (sm)
dr. pepper

from seasons. really tasty pizza.

i finally realized that m.g.p. reminds me of betsy o'mary. partly the hair. partly the personality.

written on 24 september

dinner

sesame chicken
spring rolls (2)
coke

from pei wei

stopped at giant on the way home. haven't been to giant in ages.

dessert

vanilla heath bar crunch ice cream

fed the cats, etc. when i got home. elizabeth is in delaware.

20 september 2012 (th)

written on 21 september

slept right through my alarm at 5:00. woke up about 7:00. sore back. sore knees. headache. i called in to work and crawled back to bed.

up again at 9:00.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
kambucha
coffee
iced tea

did back stretches in the morning. washed dishes. took a nap. watched get him to the greek on dvd. not so hot but a few funny parts.

lunch

chicken and swiss
yogurt
iced tea

felt a little better in the afternoon. did a few easy chores. elizabeth went out to do some errands.

took a shower and back felt much better

dinner

salad bar
salmon
rice pilaf
onion rings

dessert

cup cake
coffee

we got home around 7:00. watched antiques road show, sherlock holmes, etc.

elizabeth is going to the beach tomorrow so she spent part of the afternoon and evening getting ready for the trip.

went to bed around 10:30. 

19 september 2012 (w)

1130 / 67 deg f / mostly cloudy / qc

very nice and fall like in the morning.

got up with the alarm. had trouble turning it off because there was a series of traps between me and the alarm clock.

today marks six months that i've been with cq press. still enjoying the job. wonderful view too.

candy is going back to nc today. i hope the new bathroom will please her.

breakfast

bowl cereal with almond milk
banana
oj
iced tea
coffee
kambucha

caught the train easily in the morning. moderately crowded. cute asian lady sat next to me.

the metro seemed less crowded in the morning.

stopped at the uptowner on the way to work.

snack

bacon, egg, and cheese on rye
japanese tea

arrived at the office at around 8:20.

written on 21 september

lunch

tuna salad wrap
chips
dr. pepper

left the office a little after 4:30. got to the vre about 5 minutes ahead.

the vre train stopped just past burke center. 'police activity' stopping all trains going into manassas park. we were told to expect a long delay. we stopped at about 6:00. the train finally off-loaded at clifton at about 9:15. i got on the 2nd bus to broad run. it was packed. buses must have left clifton about 20 minutes later and got to broad run at about 10:15. i got home about 10:45.

dinner

scrambled eggs
toast
iced tea

elizabeth made me chow. dead tired!

went to bed around 11:15 but slept badly.

18 september 2012 (tu)

1242 / 77 deg f / raining off and on / cq

woke up when the alarm went off at 4:55. glad to see the power back on.

breakfast

cereal w/ almond milk
banana
oj
kambucha
iced tea

ran for the train in the am. i actually got on with about a minute to spare but everyone else was scampering so i thought i had missed the warning whistle.

dark almost the whole way on the train. couldn't actually see where we were for most of the trip.

stopped at whole foods on the way to work. the loving contempt you get from the cashiers at whole foods always puts a bounce in my step.

very humid on the walk from foggy to the office. overcast all morning.

ed came in in the morning and showed us his cousin's performance on the voice. not my kind of music but she did very well and three of the four judges (are they judges?) picked her.

lunch

italian sub
chips
dr. pepper

written on 19 september

the rain came down in buckets in the afternoon. tornado warnings all over the place. some folks went home early to beat the storms.

snack

yogurt
iced tea

left the office at about 4:30. thought i might get soaked but i only had to use my umbrella off and on during the trip.

train was very crowded (6 cars instead of 8) and traveled very slowly because of flash flood warnings. didn't get back to broad run until about 30 minutes late.

elizabeth and candy went to the air and space museum at chantilly and had a good time. e. bought me a t-shirt.

dinner

stir fried chicken and veg.
rice
pesto sauce

quite good.

dessert

cherry pie
vanilla ice cream

we watched antiques roadshow (us), sherlock holmes (the second stain), and frasier in the evening. got online before bed.

17 september 2013 (m)

1252 / 72 deg f / cloudy / cq

woke up at 4:50. thought i'll just close my eyes until the alarm goes off. woke up at 5:30 and realized i had not set the alarm. crap.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
iced tea
kambucha

caught the 7:20 train (330) instead of 6:40 (328). train was pretty full. metro was very full. definitely less crowded on metro between 7 and 8 than between 8 and 9.

2nd breakfast

bacon
hard boiled eggs (2)

from the cafeteria. very hungry when I got to work.

monthly global meeting today. hard to hear the meeting.

lunch

chicken salad sandwich
salad
dr. pepper

written on 18 september

left the office at about ten of five. stopped at l'enfant at the vie d'france.

snack

cream cheese croissant
water

had to go to gainesville to drop off a video on the way home. got home at around 8:00.

dinner

veg. burger
salad
iced tea

we watched antiques roadshow and an episode of foyle's war.

dessert

cherry pie w/ vanilla ice cream

went to bed around 10:30. power went out during the night. it was so dark when the power was out. dark and quite. very strange. my first thought was "not again!"

16 september 2012 (su)

written on 17 september

slept in a little on sunday morning. up around 8:30.

breakfast

oatmeal
coffee
oj
iced tea

went to the grocery store around 10:00. wegmans and then h-t.

snack

jalapeno/cheddar bagel
japanese tea

at wegmans

elizabeth and candy went to culpeper in the afternoon.

i went to the library and to walgreens after the groceries.

lunch

burrito
coke

from chipotle

better than the last time i went to chipotle. two gorgeous women in the store. i often see really good looking women at chipotle.

laundry, balancing the check book, and bills in the afternoon.

watched the robert downey jr. version of sherlock holmes in the morning as well. entertaining but not closely connected to holmes.

dinner

veg. burger
fries
iced tea

dessert

cherry pie
ice cream

watched the last detective in the evening. confusing episode to me.

15 september 2012 (sa)

written on 17 september

sluggish in the am on saturday morning. we knew we had a lot of chores to do before picking up candy.

breakfast

scrambled eggs (3)
toast (2)
oj
coffee
green tea

started cleaning the kitchen and the bathrooms around 11:00. finished around 2:30.

left for the airport late. traffic was badly backed up so we arrived around 4:20 about 30 min after candy arrived.

snack

salted caramel mocha (so so)

waited forever for a wheel chair. finally "borrowed" one.

dinner

chicken fried chicken
green beans
fries
cuke salad
rolls (2)
coca cola cake
iced cream
iced tea

food was pretty good. service wasn't so hot.

dishes before bed. very tired.

14 september 2012 (f)

0851 / 66 deg f / cloudy / cq

woke up on time this morning.

breakfast

toast (2)
oj
coffee
iced tea

the doctor says to cut back on the bagels.

i left my jacket at the office last night so it was chilly on the way to work. trains were not too crowded

snack

green tea

from the uptowner.

arrived at work at 8:20

written on 17 september

lunch

fish
fries
cabbage
dr. pepper

snack

yogurt

dinner

pizza (4 sl)
dr. pepper

13 september 2012 (th)

1539 / 80 deg f / partly cloudy / cq

cold over night! got up right away when the alarm went off. felt ok.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
iced tea
kombucha

caught the usual train this am. read the last picture show and islam: a brief history on the train.

stopped at whole foods on the way to work in the ack emma. arrived at work around 8:30.

snack

oj
green tea

the whole foods 365 oj is good. the green tea was a brand from a specific dairy. way too sweet.

weekly meeting w/ jerry in the am. he says third quarter reviews will be available next week.

lunch

bulgogi
mixed veg
rice
iced tea

quite good. i really like the ginger in the bulgogi.

written on 14 september

left the office a little late. caught the 5:36 instead of the 5:11. the later train is a little less crowded.

starving when i got to broad run

snack

chicken sandwich
onion rings
iced tea

at arby's. pretty good.

got home around 7:45

dinner

turkey reuben
cole slaw
iced tea

dessert

pecan sandies (2)

watched sherlock holmes: the devil's foot

12 september 2012 (w)

1703 / 80 deg f / fair / cq

slept in a little today. got up at 6:00.

breakfast

banana
oj
kombucha
iced tea

left the house about 7:00 for a dr. appointment at 8:00 in vienna. got off of 66 at 8:00. got to the dr. office near amphora at 9:00! this should take about an hour at that time of day. unbelievable.

saw dr. kim about jaw problems. he says it is not tmj and is probably related to strain on some of the major muscles of the lower jaw. suggests warm compresses, massage, soft food, etc. to get the problem under control. he does not see any serious issues and thinks this can be resolved with simple changes.

breakfast

omelette (mushroom, swiss, onion)
bacon
hash browns
toast
coffee
iced tea

at amphora. pretty good. starving by the time i got there.

came to work by way of vienna. about one hour from leaving amphora to arriving here.

lunch

m streeter sandwich
iced tea

from the uptowner

planning to leave work around 6:00 or 6:30.

written on 13 september

left the office around 6:45. orange train was fairly crowded until about ballston then it emptied out.

not feeling well on the way home. felt like a cold coming on.

found out that the travel benefit dough cannot be used for parking on metro. amazing.

stopped at wawa on the way home for gas and a bite.

dinner

shorti italian sub
ice cream bar
dr. pepper

got home a little after 8:00. e stayed home today not feeling well. a little better in the evening but still didn't want to eat.

11 september 2012 (t)

1433 / 76 deg f / clear / cq

11th anniversary of the wtc and pentagon attacks. weather is exactly like it was 11 years ago.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
iced tea
kambucha

normal train in the am. managed to do the walking on the stairs again today.

snack

breakfast food
oj

at whole foods. very hungry when i got to foggy bottom. got some food from the hot bar. not very good.

got to work around 8:40.

lunch

steak and cheese
fries
dr. pepper

just felt like an old fashioned pig out!

written on 12 september

many of the escalators were out of service on the way home. had to escalate my exercise program too early. the escalator at l'enfant is about 60 steps. ouch.

went to pet smart and harris teeter after work.

snack

italian hoagie
iced tea

from h-t

got home around 7:30

dinner

potato soup
rolls (2)
iced tea

could not get the disk to play for the last detective. watched a show about 9/11 instead. so much i didn't know.

10 september 2012 (m)

1312 / 74 deg f / cloudy / cq

nice and cool overnight. slept pretty well.

did not have too much trouble getting up when the alarm went off at 5:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
green tea
kambucha

caught the 6:40 train. wore a jacket so the heat was on today. but it was still cool enough for a jacket.

finished the third policeman.

tried walking on all of the escalators today. mostly no problem but the walk up at foggy bottom had me puffing.

arrived at the office just before 8:30.

brandee in town this week. 10:00 o'clock meeting with her and the sk team.

also got to meet a new person from aptara. interesting.

lunch

eggplant parm.
caesar salad
garlic bread
dr. pepper

snack

m and ms

1939 / 65 deg f / partly cloudy

left the office around 4:30. walked all the escalators on the way home. took a bit of a blow at the top of the stairs at l'enfant but wasn't quite as tired as i was at the top of foggy in the morning. will have to try to do this everyday with a goal to walking up the actual stairs rather than the escalators.

vre was fairly quite on the way home. started a book about islam. already learned a bunch of stuff i didn't know.

the lawn mower guys finally took care of the downed tree.

written on 11 september

dinner

hot dogs
cole slaw
iced tea

antiques roadshow followed by foyle's war.

9 september 2012 (su)

written on 10 september

slept in until about 9:00. 

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

went to the grocery store around 11:00. dragging a bit in the am.

wegmans was very crowded. really way too crowded! even h-t was fairly crowded.

snack

egg rolls
green tea

got home around 12:30.

watched a little football. finished cleaning the trash cans. did some laundry. did a quicky clean up of the fridge.

lunch

sandwich (chicken and swiss)
yogurt
iced tea

dinner

omelette
ham steak
toast
coffee
iced tea

watched a show called primeval on wetauk. commercials looked interesting. show was a bit of a loser. 

8 september 2012 (s)

2121 / 66 deg f / drizzle 

woke up at about 7:15 in the morning. elizabeth is going to work on a habitat project today. i thought i'd stay home and do some chores.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
oj
iced tea
kambucha

took the recycling in today. i'm trying to get on an every two weeks schedule. today was two weeks and it was a much easier chore. i tend to wait at least a month.

2nd breakfasts

bagel sandwich
iced tea
sausage burrito

at mcd in warrenton. had a sudden urge for a mcd breakfast. wasn't actually very good.

mopped the kitchen floor in the early afternoon.

elizabeth brought a sandwich back from panera for me.

lunch

sandwich (half)
chips
club soda

i dropped half of my sandwich. crap.

we went to the p.w. library in the afternoon. pouring rain when we got there. inside of the car got soaked when i opened the door. it was like someone turned a hose on. crazy!

snack

mocha
carrot cake cupcake (half)

at caribou coffee

watched stng and doc martin in the evening

dinner

ravioli
rolls
salad
club soda

quite good. 

7 september 2012 (f)

1220 / 84 degree f / fair / cq

hard time getting up in the am.

out of most breakfast foods

breakfast

banana
kambucha
oj
iced tea

thought i'd be too late for the train but made it fairly easily. got to park close.

not crowded on the train.

hungry by the time i got to foggy bottom

breakfast

cheese danish
caffee mocha
oj

at whole foods. very good.

lunch

fish and chips
cole slaw
small salad
iced tea

written on 8 september

feeling really poorly when i left the office. i think i was a bit dehydrated. drank a bottle of water (a liter) and ate some chips on the train coming home. felt a bit better.

dinner

burritos (2)
spanish rice
iced tea

a small package of spanish rice makes enough rice for spain.

   

6 september 2012 (th)

written on 7 september

elizabeth worked from the office today instead of working from home.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
kombucha

caught the usual train.

met with jerry in the morning. lots of difficult books to work on today.

lunch

bourbon chicken
rice
mixed veg
small salad
dr. pepper

sore ankle on the way home.

got home at about seven

dinner

veg burger
iced tea

we watched the first episode of foyle's war after dinner.

                                                                                                                                                          

5 september 2012 (w)

1132 / 84 deg f / cloudy / cq

woke up at 5:00 when the alarm went off. felt much better than i have for several days. a little sluggish but fairly well.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
oj
kambucha
coffee

running slow in the morning but got out in time. tons of traffic on the way to the vre. caught the train at 6:40.

stopped at whole foods on the way to work. bananas, oj, yogurt.

arrived at the office at 8:30. so humid on the way from the metro that I felt like i was swimming.

snack

oj

snack

cherry tomatoes
coffee

written on 6 september

the vre was packed on the way home. the train was about 10 minutes late so some of the people who usually catch the next train caught the 5:10. there were people standing in the aisles at l'enfant. crazy.

stopped at h-t on the way home.

dinner

chicken bacon ranch sub
iced tea

from subway. not very good.

teen age girl at the subway. she apparently used to work there. she seemed to want to bond with the other folks at the store but they were downright cold to her. rather sad. how much trouble would it be to chat with the girl. oh well.

we watched galaxy quest in the evening. very funny movie. 

4 september 2012 (t)

written on 5 september

woke up feeling very poorly. tried to get up at 5:00. thought i'd sleep in until 6:00 and catch the last train. woke up after 8:00. called in sick.

sore throat, ear ache, swollen glands. rotten.

watched tv and napped most of the day. found weta uk on the cable system and watched a few things there.

lunch

mac and cheese ravioli
iced tea

dinner

pizza (4) slices
iced tea

went to bed early. 

3 september 2012 (m)

written on 5 september

labor day

slept in until around 7:00. headache. sore throat. generally rotten.

chores in the morning. dishes. laundry. put away laundry. finally checked on the circuit in the basement. it had tripped.

thought about going to the movies today. didn't really feel up to it. very slow moving. head achy.

watched tv, read, slept

e. worked on the computer all day.

2 september 2012 (su)

written on 5 september

not feeling well on sunday.

breakfast

bagel, etc.

got groceries at wegmans in the morning. followed by a trip to h-t. wegmans was insanely busy. h-t not quite as bad

did laundry, dishes, put away laundry in the afternoon. elizabeth worked on the computer pretty much all day.

1 september 2012 (s)

written on 5 september

mostly took the day off today.

went to the library.

lunch

steak sandwich
cup of tomato soup
iced coffee

at panera in warrenton.

we went to the walmart in haymarket but found it hasn't opened yet. shifted to the gigantic walmart in manassas. really bad idea. mark pointed out that the first of the month is always bad at walmart.

snack

cappucino
lemon, poppy seed pound cake

at caribou

home around 7:15

e. made dinner but i can't remember what we had.