26 december 2013 (th)

candy and elizabeth had the day off.

up at about 5:00

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
coffee
oj
iced tea

e. drove me to the vre so she could use the car. caught the 6:40.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
iced tea

from the uptowner

got to the office at 8:20. only about 10 people in the office. pretty busy with SK backlist work.

lunch

chicken salad wrap
chips
iced tea

left the office at about 4:30. vre running a special schedule today. caught the 5:10 at l'enfant. train was surprisingly busy. lots of tourists.

e. and c. picked me up at the vre at about 6:30

home before 7:00 for once. ncis marathon.

dinner

salmon a la libby
rice
brocolli
iced tea

dessert

cherry pie
ice cream

dishes before bed.

18 december 2013 (w)

woke up feeling more rested than usual.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
kombucha
oj
iced tea

left in time to catch the 6:40 but get behind a very slow car on KELLY!!!!! and stuck behind all the way to piper lane. crap. just missed the 6:40. caught the 7:20. at work by 9:00.

2nd breakfast

two eggs
two sausage
v8 juice

from the cafeteria

very busy all day with the backlist. can't seem to get the final script to work. fun, fun, fun.

left about 5:00. caught the circulator to roslyn. not crowded on the vre.

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

dinner

rueben
chips
iced tea

snack

m & m and peanuts

got to bed around 11:15

17 december 2013 (tu)

many a moon since i posted. i'm going to try to get back in the habit.

breakfast

toast
oj
iced tea

caught the 6:40 train

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
iced tea

at cosmo cafe. not very good.

lunch

pesto turkey
rice pilaf
broccoli
v8 juice

very busy with the backlist all day.

dinner

steak and cheese
iced tea

at philly mike's in crystal city. apparently "philly mike" is a korean family.

left at a little after 5:00. caught the circulator. waited nearly 15 minutes for a train at roslyn.
caught the 6:25 vre. very chilly waiting for the train.

groceries on the way home.

got home around 9:30.

16 November 2013 (sa)

Slept in til after 8:00

Breakfast

Eng muffin

Banana

Coffee

Oj

Spent several hours doing dishes in the morning. Watched this old house.

Decided to go to wegmans for lunch because I had a prescription to fill (for my knee).

Lunch

Mix of Asian dishes

Egg roll

Bagel

Ice tea

Saw michaela for the first time in a while. She works in the bakery now.

Snack

Coffee

Donut

Long line when I picked up my meds. Got a few things from the store and then went out to the library. Checked out a book by del toro re vampires to read in the car.

Home around 5;30

Ncis, Murdoch, a movie about the challenger w./ w hurt as r Feynman. Interesting! Remake of total recall (not good)

13 November 2013 (w)

Forgot to set the alarm. E woke me at 5:30.

Breakfast 

 

Rye toast

Oj

Tea

Rushed all am. Caught the 7:20. Very cold.

2nd breakfast

Bagel sandwich

Tea

At cosmo cafe. Arrived at work at nearly 9:30. Moving slow.

Still swamped

Lunch

Taco salad

Big mistake

Left at about 5:00. Caught the circulator to Roslyn. Packed on the blue line. Missed the 5:45 by a mile.

Dinner

Pizza sandwich 

Chips

Dr. Pepper 

At potbelly. Bad choice.

Watched docs re Kennedy in the evening then bed.

12 November 2013 (tu)

The alarm went off at 4:30. I actually got up at 4:50.

Breakfast

Raisin bread toast

Oj

Iced tea

Elizabeth decided to stay home. She slept in.

Caught the 7:20. At work by 9:00. Very cold on the way from foggy to work. It really felt like it was going to snow.

2nd breakfast

 

Slice of quich

Bagel

Dr, pepper 

From the cafeteria.

Pretty busy all day. Left at 5:15. Saw the circulator today. Just missed it. Spent 20 minutes freezing on the platform. 

Dinner

Beef sandwich from arby's 

Rice

Dr. Pepper

Watched ncis

Dishes

Beed

6 November 2013 (w)

up earlier than usual. 

breakfast

bagel

oj

iced tea

caught the 6:40. still book of isiah and the hollow hills. in the office by 8:30.

updating and encyclopedia. questions about dois. misc.

lunch

pizza (2)

company paid. lively chat at lunch time.

left the office at 5:10. caught the 6:15.

wegmans afterwork.

threw my shoulder out at wegmans. need to go to ht, on the 7th.

4 november 2013

woke up when the alarm went off. lots to do in the am.

downstairs was a mess. cats have had enough of me. 

breakfast

toast

oj

tea

barely caught the train on time.

didn't even read on the train. very sleepy.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich

green tea

at the uptowner.

at work by 8:30. dois, socr, mostly.

caught the 6:15 train. home around 8:00, e got home around four

dinner

hotdogs (3)

dr. pepper

dishes, then bed.

3 november 2013

fall back day. got up at 9:00 but it was really 8:00.

fed karma first thing.

breakfast

rye toast

banana

oj

iced tea

reset the downstairs clocks. did dishes. checked email.

cleaned up the cat boxes upstairs.

cleaned the bathroom. used magic eraser. really worked.

lunch

pizza (2)

dr. pepper

watched some football. did a few more chores.

never managed to reset all of the clocks. crazy.

27 October 2013 (su)

Up at about 8:00.

Breakfast

Oatmeal

Banana

Oj

Coffee

Tea

Did some laundry. Moved plants around. Watched football. Balanced checkbook. Paid bills.

Lunch

Italian combo

Half salad

Iced tea

At panera

Went to the library. Checked out David Sedaris.

E went to pottery.

Dinner 

Tater soup

Toast

Iced tea

Bed early 

21 October 2013 (m)

Written on 23 October on the vre

Hit snooze a number of times before finally getting up. Felt pretty well rested 

Breakfast

Raisin bread

Coffee

On

Green tea

Banana

Caught the 640 train. 

2nd Breakfast

ham, egg, cheese bagel

iced tea

at cosmo cafe. not very good.

at work by 830

250 to oclc, 40 to paratext, one page of socr, ten books in backlist, monthly meeting, local stats

lunch

tofu

cabbage

rice

just barely caught the 510

hair cut after work

dinner

grilled ham and cheese

chips

2 ncis episodes on dvd

17 october 2013 (th)

slept in a little late

breakfast

raisin bread

iced tea

banana\

lot was more crowded. fed workers back.

2nd breakfast

grilled cheese

chicken

at cosmo cafe

at work by 8:30

lunch

italian grinder

talked to amy simpkins in hr

left around five

caught the 640

groceries at wegmans, ht

20 October 2013 (su)

Written on 21 October

Got up around nine. Still feeling quite exhausted and sore. Took the day easy.

Breakfast

Raisin bread

Coffee

Tea

Banana

Oj

Did the dishes,sorted laundry, sorted out bills, balanced checkbook.

Watched a bit of football.

Lunch

Turkey and Swiss sandwich

Iced tea

E. Went to pottery in the afternoon 

Dinner

Pizza (3)

Salad

Coke

From Tony's. Too much garlic. Remember, too much garlic.

Two episodes of ncis in the evening. First season.

16 October 2013 (w)

written on 17 october on the vre

woke w/ the alarm feeling very badly. both shoulders and back in bad shape. put on a sweatshirt and went back to bed.

up again at 6:30. better.

breakfast

raisin bread

banana

coffee

club soda

left the house around 8:15. vienna at 9:15. uptowner at 10.

2nd breakfast

bagel

green tea

lunch

roast beef sandwich

iced tea

left at 6

home at 8

dinner 

egg sandwich

bed early

15 october 2013

13:22 / 68 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press

the alarm went off at 4:30. hit snooze a few times. actually up at 4:50

shave and shower in the am.

breakfast

raisin bread

iced tea

mater juice

the women in white in the car. caught the 6:40. pretty empty.

book of isiaiah and the hollow hills on the train.

2nd breakfast

ham, egg, cheese on sesame

iced tea

at the cosmo cafe. at the office at 8:45.felt rotten when i got to foggy and just sat for a few minutes.

uploads to oclc, ohio link. ops, sk.

lunch

steak and blue cheese wrap

dr. pepper

14 october 2013 (m)

written on 15 october onthe vre

Memorial Day. taking a floating holiday.

woke up at about 8:30

breakfast

eggs 2

bacon 2

toast 2

coffee

tomato juice

did some laundry. did some dishes. watched tv.mostly relaxed.

e. went out shopping in the afternoon. i reviewed a few books on the sandbox.

dinner

hot dogs w/ chili 2

fries

coke

iced tea

watched pie in the sky, bed early,very tired.

12 October 2013

Written on 13 October

Slept in until after 10:00.

Seemed to spend the whole day doing dishes.

Dinner 

Pizza

3 slices

Coke

Watched Murdoch in the evening.

9 October 2013 (w)

Happy birthday to me. Really wanted to snooze today. Finally got up at 5:00.

Breakfast

Toast (2)

Mater juice

Banana

Coffee

Caught the 6:20

2nd breakfast

Bagel sandwich 

Iced tea

At the Cosmo cafe. At work by 8:30

Quite busy day

Lunch 

Taco salad

Dr pepper

5:15 going home in the cold and rainy

Dinner

Fajitas

Iced tea

At el tio very good

28 september 2013 (sa)

written on 29 september at home

it used to be there was a simple, straightforward way to get to your blog once you were logged in to gmail. now they've made it better and it took me ten minutes to figure how to get to my blog. super.

could not believe i had to get up at 5:30 in the morning. hit snooze. thought about turning off the alarm but i couldn't figure out when i'd get my car inspected if i did that. finally got up at 6:00. sore low back and hip. knee a little better.

breakfast

breakfast biscuit (2)
potato objects
iced tea

from chik-fil-a

should have had just one biscuit and skipped the potato objects.

got to curry' at around 8:15.

needed oil change, l front low beam lamp, wipers. passed inspection with a few fixes. tires rotated.

recommended power steering service. will do soon. out around 11:30.

went to best buy. bought printer.

lunch

orange peel tofu and veg
spring roll
tea

at pei wei. pretty good. i was in the mood for chinese.

dinner

steak gorgonzola
salad
bread sticks
iced tea

at olive garden

dessert

coffee
chocolate mousse cake.

bed early. 

27 september 2013 (f)

1259 / 68 deg f /cloudy / at cq press

really took a lot of effort to get up and get going today. definitely need a day off!

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
iced tea
coffee

this bagel was for e. but she's nursing a sore jaw. she's trying to avoid chewy food for a few days.

just missed the vre 6:40 again today. got parked with just a few minutes to go and sore knee bogged me down.

got to work just before 9:00.

2nd breakfast

eggs (boiled, 2)
bacon (2)
coffee

totally flumoxxed by local stats in the am. it's a little clearer now.

tried to apply for an ein. thought i'd succeeded but you have to hit confirm within 15 min. i went down to the printer and missed the window of opportunity. you can only do one application per day.

26 September 2013 (th)

written on 27 september at cq press

i've been getting to bed after 11:00 pretty regularly. when 4:30 rolls around i've been hitting snooze repeatedly.got to break this cycle.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
iced tea

quite good.

missed the 6:40 train by a few minutes. third time this week.

2nd breakfast

1.5 bagels w/ no topping
iced tea

lorna brought in bagels from panera this am. saved me a journey downstairs.

pretty busy all day. didn't go to lunch until 2:00.

lunch

turkey and cheddar sandwich
chips
dr. pepper

quite good. cranberry spread on the sandwich. nice.

left the office after 5:00. caught the 6:15. stopped at ht on the way home.

dinner

potato soup (2 bowls)
crusty bread
iced tea

dessert

gelato: belgian chocolate.

note the best flavor yet. got through about half of the dishes. bed at 11:30.

25 september 2013 (w)

written on 26 september at cq press

i'm finding it more and more difficult to keep this blog up-to-date. much busier at work so i can't catch up there. my computer at home is painful to use. slow to boot up. the first 20 or 30 minutes after boot up are agonizingly slow as anti-virus and backup programs steal most of the resources. it's become a chore to work on that machine.

i know i'll regret the skipped days in the future but trying to catch up on a block of time is a bit too daunting. i think i'll live with more gaps in the short run.

hit snooze until about 5:00.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
iced tea
coffee

managed to catch the 6:40 train. when we got to alexandria the train stopped. after a while they announced a  medical emergency. they also announced that folks would be able to change over to an f-burg train. huge exodus from the train. i went over to the metro at that point. i hadn't caught the metro at king street in a long time.

got to work at 8:30

2nd breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee

from seasons

finished transferring books to SOCR from ready for prime time. yeah!!!!!

lunch

grilled cheese w/ bacon
chips
dr. pepper

pretty good. don't like the butter substitute they use on the grill.

missed the 5:10 train. suddenly had to hit the bathroom as i was getting ready to leave. caught the 5:36. e. was on an even later train.

dinner

slice of pizza
egg roll
shrimp purses (3)
green tea

at wegmans.

got groceries at wegmans and at ht.

to bed early

17 september 2013 (tu)

written on 18 september at cq press

hard to get up in the morning. finally up and moving around 5:00.

caught the 7:20. breakfast from the uptowner.

work at 9:15.

e was home when i got home.

scrambled eggs
toast for dinner

16 september 2013 (m)

written on 17 september at cq press

woke up with the alarm at 4:30. felt terrible. sore throat, ear ache in each ear, slight fever, huge head ache. went back to sleep for an hour. still bad. repeat. still rotten at 6:30. went back to sleep.

called in to work around 8:30. went back to sleep.

mostly slept. did some small chores. made some phone calls re the estate.

called for pizza from poppa john's for dinner. pretty good.

went to bed about 10:30. felt a little better after all the rest.

also managed to reset my phone. it is now working correctly.

15 september 2013 (su)

written on 18 september at cq press

woke up feeling poorly. did a steady flow of chores all day.

a guy was supposed to come and deliver the new desk today but i didn't know when.

found out at about 3:30 that he would not be there until 7:30 or 8:00.

went out to eat

dinner

cheese burger
hot dog
iced tea

at five guys. still don't like five guys.

guy actually brought the desk at 8:00. it looks really good. went to bed early. feeling badly.

14 september 2013 (sa)

written on 18 september at cq press

slept in until about 7:30. sorted laundry when i got up. actually fell asleep on the floor for about 45 mins. elizabeth left for the beach at about 8:30.

had breakfast at denny's

worked on chores all day. very long list. probably did about half of what was on the list.

13 september 2013 (f)

written on 18 september 2013 at cq press

dead tired in the morning. did not feel well all day.

went to work on the 6:20. came home on the 5:36.

don't remember much about the day.

12 september 2013 (th)

written on 17 september at cq press (from brief notes)

not up until 4:50. really wanted to snooze!

left at 6:00 and caught the 6:40.

italian grinder for lunch. too much hot pepper.

it had been threatening to rain all day. it started to sprinkle as i left. it was pouring by pennsylvania avenue. i was soaked through in spite of the umbrella. froze on the train!

11 september 2013 (w)

written on 17 september at cq press from brief notes

up at 4:40

breakfast

bagel
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

caught the 6:40 train. spilled coffee on my shirt. smelled like coffee all day.

left the office at 4:30. realized at forgotten my phone at m street. went back.

caught the 5:36.

e running even later. caught the next to last train.

10 september 2013 (t)

written on 17 september at cq press from brief notes

up at 4:40. not much to eat in the house.

breakfast

toast
iced tea

caught the 6:15 train

caught the 5:36 train home

got groceries after work.

9 september 2011 (m)

written on 10 september at cq press

got up in time to catch the 6:15 train and then dawdled along so much that i almost missed the 6:40 train. ridiculous.

lunch

steak and cheese
coke

pretty good

got caught up in a complex project. didn't leave until about 5:15. caught the 6:16 home.

dinner

turkey and cheddar sandwich
soup
iced tea

watched numbers and a little of the 'skins/eagles.

8 september 2013 (su)

written on 10 september at cq press

got up around 8:00.

mostly did chores today. dishes, laundry, clear off the table, mop the kitchen, balance check book.

watched some football.

e. went to pottery class. 

7 september 2013 (sa)

written on 9 september

got up at around 7:30 in the morning. tons of dishes to do. started laundry. did chores in the morning.

went to the bank in the afternoon to open an account for the estate. turns out i need a tin to do that. now i'll have to get one.

went to the post office. got lunch at firehouse subs.

lunch

brisket and cheddar
chips
cherry lemonade

pretty good. the cherry stuff is overwhelming. i had to switch to iced tea.

got a book at the library.

snack

coffee drink

dinner

pizza

went to the vocelli's in bristow but elizabeth had ordered from the vocelli's in warrenton. oy.

ncis marathon after as time goes by. bed early.

6 september 2013 (f)

written on 9 september

problems with the computer on the weekend. many crashes. no fun.

caught the early train on friday. fell asleep between crystal city and l'enfant. decided to stay on the train until union station just for a change of pace. it takes a long time to get to u.s.!

snack

cheese danish
oj

at au bon pain at u.s. really good oj.

i hate the red line!!!!

left work at around 4:30. elizabeth was on my train. fun to sit together

both exhausted we decided to go to ruby tuesday

dinner

salad bar
pretzel burger
fries
iced tea

salad bar: mostly good
burger: good
fries: ok, only ate about half

went upstairs to change clothes when I got home. ended up sleeping through to saturday am.

5 september 2013 (th)

15:38 / 86 deg f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

slept in a little late. decided to go for the 6:40 instead of the 6:15.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
pineapple juice
iced tea

pretty good.

got to the train about 7 minutes before it left.

2nd breakfast

ham, egg, cheese bagel
dr. pepper

at cosmo. not so good but, the cashier recognized me.

arrived at the office around 8:45. one on one with jerry at 10:00.

lunch

chicken salad wrap
iced tea

snack

twix bar

4 september 2013 (w)

1503 / 81 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press

woke up with a very sore shoulder at about 3:30. wrapped my shoulder to keep it warm and went back to sleep. woke up with the alarm at 4:30. very sore. reset for 5:30. ended up getting up at 6:30. a little less stiff. a little less sore.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
oj
coffee
iced tea
banana

left the house around 8:30. got to vienna around 9:40. parked on the roof of the garage. had to hit the bathroom at gw.

got to the office around 10:30.

written on 5 september

lunch

club wrap
small salad
iced tea

sandwich from the uptowner. very good.

left the office around 7:00. met roylene at the metro. kind of nice. she was waiting for blue, i was waiting for orange.

dinner

sandwich
iced tea

used the cooper cheese. i really like that stuff. betty doesn't really dig it.

3 september 2013 (tu)

written on 4 september

up and going at 4:30.

breakfast

toast
oj
iced tea

caught the 6:15 train. not very crowded. got to the office before 8:00.

2nd breakfast

sausage biscuit
fried egg
coffee

biscuit was not very good.

spent a lot of the day on socr. sometime on backlist.

lunch

chicken parmesan
rice
mixed veg
dr. pepper

chicken was ok. didn't want a lot of rice. skipped the mixed veg. overcooked.

the fire alarm went off just as i left the building. i had to run to catch the 5:10 train.

dinner

slice pizza
green tea

at wegmans.

got groceries at wegmans and h-t. got home around 8:30.did some dishes, then went to bed.

2 september 2013 (m)

written on 3 september 2013

labor day. that came quickly.

slept in until about 9:00. did chores in the morning. dishes, laundry, etc.

breakfast

eggs and toast
coffee
oj
iced tea

watched a couple of episodes of ncis. left in the afternoon to do chores.

lunch

steak fajita burrito
iced tea

at chipotle in warrenton

went to staples (printer paper, calendar). returned dan brown to the library. mailed a few items.

drove over to route 28.

petsmart (cat food), target (a few items), harris teeter, then home.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
beans
slaw

watched the ken burns national parks program in the evening. bed around 10:30. crashed right goodly.

1 september 2013 (su)

written on 3 september

pretty much a repeat of saturday. two loads of recycling today.

31 august 2013 (sa)

written on 3 september

slept in a bit on saturday. did chores and watched tv for most of the day.

elizabeth worked on work projects pretty much all day.

we watched two murdoch's in the evening.

30 august 2013 (f)

1341 / 84 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press

tried to get up for the 6:15 train this morning. just too sleepy. hit snooze for more than 30 minutes.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter (half)
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

caught the 7:20 train. nearly empty. pleasant ride.

almost slept through the stop at l'enfant!

2nd breakfast

bagel w/ cc
coffee
green tea

at the uptowner. at work around 9:00.

spending a lot of time loading data into socr.

lunch

fish and chips
cole slaw
dr. pepper

29 august 2013 (th)

1235 /  81 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

tried the 4:15 method again. worked pretty well. looks like i should catch the 6:15 if i leave at 5:35 or so.

breakfast

bagel
banana
oj
iced tea

sat in the last car of the train this morning. too bumpy.

got to work just before 8:00. went to the cafeteria at 8:30 for a bite.

2nd breakfast

fried chicken
egg
biscuit
 coffee

very good!

sat in on a meeting about srm then one on one with jerry.

lunch

taco salad
iced tea

mistake!

written on 30 august at cq press

headed home at about 4:30. very crowded train. sat with an ornery chick on the vre. changed seats as soon as possible.

got my hair cut after work. feels much better. hair chick also in a bad mood.

dinner

ham and turkey and swiss
tater salad
iced tea

watched some ncis in the evening. got some dishes done. bed.

28 august 2013 (w)

1324 / 83 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

tried a new technique this morning. set the alarm for 4:15 and planned to sleep until 4:30. it worked ok.managed to catch the 6:15 train and arrive at work at 8:00.

breakfast

rye toast
coke
water

not much to eat in the house.

today is the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. lots of ceremonies  on the mall today.

second breakfast

bagel sandwich
oolong tea

lunch

filipino flank steak
rice
salad
dr. pepper

snack

snickers

written on 29 august

headed home at 4:30. fairly crowded at the metro. they actually had the lights up.

overheard: "i almost never cross the line. go to virginia? the confederacy?"

groceries after work. wegmans and h-t. saw kerry for the first time in a while. she's doing well.

dinner

bacon cheese burger sub
iced tea

at wegmans.

did some dishes when i got home.

27 august 2013 (tu)

1822 / 91 deg f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

slept in this morning because i had a doctor's appointment.

breakfast

rye toast
green tea
oj
coffee

dr. appointment at about 8:30. dr. says waiting a few months for the surgery is probably not a problem. timeline is

surgery
one week of rest
second week more active
six weeks when you can't reach with the repaired arm
rehab at this point.

problem is driving. you can type and use a mouse. driving requires reaching.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
breakfast burrito
hash browns
iced tea

at mcdonald's in warrenton.

i drove through gainesville to get to vienna. the 29 part of the overpass is now in service. it goes over the bridge in that direction. still a lot of work to be done on the overpass that takes linton hall over 29.

got to the metro just at 10:00. got to the office at 11:00.

lunch

californian sandwich
limonata drink

snack

coffee

spent most of the day on SOCR. some progress.

written on 28 august

worked until about 7:30. very quite in the office after about 5:30.

dinner

club sandwich
cherry pie
iced tea

at wawa. really good sandwich. home around 9:15. got some dishes done. then bed

26 august 2013 (m)

written on 27 august

dragging a bit in the morning but not feeling to bad.

breakfast

raisin bread
oj
coffee
iced tea

the train was not on the platform when i arrived. catching the 7:20. train didn't arrive until about 7:13. friday train was running even later.

monthly meeting at 11:00.

worked on catch up items most of the day. got a few long standing things off of my list.

lunch

chicken dish
iced tea

pretty good.

left the office at about 5:15.

snack

caramel macchiato

caught the 6:16. not crowded at all. listened to least heat most of the trip. new trousers, today. not very pleased. we'll have to see.

stopped for gas on the way home.

very tired when i got home. energy just stopped at about 9:00. bed early.

25 august 2013 (su)

written on 27 august

felt worse on sunday morning. a little fever in the mix as well. really felt quite down since the trend had been for feeling better each day.

did manage to get some chores done. napped a bit. watched some ncis.

went to bed early.

24 august 2013 (sa)

written on 27 august

felt a little more energetic when i got up on saturday. did a lot of chores.

we went to the mexican restaurant for dinner. pretty good. 

23 august 2013 (f)

written on 27 august

last day of extensive conferences. we had a pizza lunch at work. lots of fun. first place i've ever worked where i look forward to lunches in the conference room. usually you just try to get out as quickly as possible.

dead tired by the time i got home. went to bed early.

22 august 2013 (th)

written on 24 august

felt better today. just missed the 6:15.

lots of meetings again.

lunch

lemon chicken

good

caught the 6:16 going home. pretty crowded today. stopped at ht on the way home.

sandwiches for dinner

21 august 2013 (w)

written on 24 august

went to bed around 9:30 on tuesday. slept straight through. just barely missed the 6:40 train. caught the 7:20.

had to rest on the way from foggy bottom but didn't feel totally wiped out at the office.

lots of meetings in the morning. interesting. debated about staying in the office while everyone else went to lunch but decided to give it a try.

made the walk ok.

lunch

cheese burger
fries
iced tea

at the M street grill. food ok. service very poor. stopped on the way back to get some meds at walgreens. ed went with.

caught the 6:15 train. very tired on the ride home. 

20 august 2013 (tu)

written on 24 august 

could not get up in the morning. dead tired. had lots of meetings all day. decided to stay home and call in for the meetings.

that worked out pretty well. also benefitted from not having to make the commute there and back. felt a bit better by the end of the day.

17 august 2013 (sa)

written on 24 august at home

i've been struggling with a cold for about two weeks now. for the last week, i've gotten up in the morning, struggled to get to work, worked, come home and then ... bed.

after having a cold for a week decided to take it easy on saturday. i did some chores. i paid bills.

i think we went out to dinner but it was basically a slow going day.

19 august 2013 (m)

written on 24 august

actually felt a little better in the morning. got worn out by the walk from foggy bottom in the heat and felt rotten for about an hour. better over time. wiped out again on the train going home

coughing and sneezing a lot on this day.

lots of meetings scheduled for this week but most not on monday.

up very late in the night with coughing fits. don't think i slept until 2:30 or 3:00.

18 august 2013 (su)

written on 24 august

cold was shifting more to a chest cold than a head cold at this point. very weak. very ill. bad day.

16 august 2013 (f)

1443 / 77 deg f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

weather has been impertinently perfect the last few days. lovely.

hit snooze severaly times before finally getting up.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee
banana

caught the 7:20 train. parked fairly close. really dragging by the time i got to work.

2nd breakfast

grilled cheese
egg white omelette
iced tea

from cosmo cafe. not so very hot.

lots of quick, urgent things to do when i arrived.

lunch

steak and cheese wrap
salad
iced tea

julio was on the grill. really good.

snack

magnum bar

15 august 2013 (th)

1358 / 76 deg f / partly cloudy at cq press

generally better but very tired. kept hitting snooze. got up around 6:00. managed to catch the 7:20.

breakfast

granola bar
banana
oj

today is indian independence day.

caught the 7:20. did not feel well on the train.

2nd breakfast

bagel with bacon, egg, cheese
dr. pepper

not good.

ed gave me a ride from pennsylvania avenue to the office.

lunch

italian grinder
iced tea

written on 16 august at cq press

left the office a little after 5:00. took the 6:16 train home.

dinner

assorted chinese dishes
green tea

at wegmans. maggie was cashier in the cafe. says she's about to start her third year at mason. amazing. i met her just as she was starting her first year. good kid!

groceries at wegmans, then h-t. exhausted by the time i got home.

14 august 2013 (w)

written on 15 august at cq press

slept in a little late. cold in the house in the ack emma.

still feel pretty beat. still taking cold meds.

caught the 7:20 again. stopped at the uptowner for breakfast.

bacon, egg, cheese bagel
iced tea

lunch

lasagna

missed the 5:10 train. caught the 5:31.

dinner

pizza (2)
iced tea

decided to stop with the cold-eeze when the pizza didn't taste like pizza.

tried to catch up on the dishes. bed around 11:00

13 august 2013 (tu)

written on 15 august at cq press

if you'd asked me on monday whether i would have been able to make it to work on tuesday, i would have guessed no. i think the cold-eeze really did help. i actually felt pretty good when i left for the train in the morning.

just missed the 6:40. i was pretty much beat by the time i finally arrived at work.

i had some breakfast from downstairs when i got in. trying to hydrate.

nothing tastes right.

caught the 5:11 home in the evening.

watched ncis in the evening, i think. bed early again.

12 august 2013 (m)

written on 15 august at cq press

woke up with a terrible cold. snot everywhere! felt just rotten. went back to bed.

got up at about 8:00. felt worse. took a shower. still felt rotten. called in sick.

slept and watched tv for most of the day. very tired. no energy. took some cold-eeze at betty's suggestion. seemed to help a bit.

went to bed early. i think i had a pbj for supper.

11 august 2013 (su)

written on 14 august at cq press

cold coming on by sunday. dragging a lot. did a lot of chores on a slow and steady basis. finally crapped out in the afternoon.

went to bed early.

10 august 2013 (sa)

written on 14 august at cq press

slept in in the morning. did dishes and some chores in the am.

in the afternoon, e went to gainesville to take care of some business. i went toward warrenton to take care of a variety of things including getting some forms notarized.

early dinner at panera. 

9 august 2013 (f)

1725 / 92 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

woke up with the alarm at about 4:30. still felt exhausted. decided to sleep a few more hours and then go in by metro.

woke up at 7:30.

breakfast

raisin bread
oj
club soda

left the house around 9:00. went to vienna. traffic was not bad. parked at metro just after 10:00. lots of spaces.

got to the office around 11:00. hot!

lunch

salmon
rice
corn on the cob
iced tea

at about 1:30

snack

reese's cups

8 august 2013 (th)

1611 / 84 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

slept in until about 5:30.

breakfast

raisin bread toast
banana
oj
iced tea
coffee

caught the 7:20 train.

2nd breakfast

bagel, oj

at the orange spoon. arrived at the office at about 9:15. my new office is across the hall and about 4 doors down from the old one. not bad. i like it so far. i'm mostly unpacked. do miss the old window but i can actually see a few windows from here.

sk meeting at 11:30

lunch

root beer beef brisket
sweet tater fries
cole slaw
iced tea

a bit overwhelming. didn't care for the fries.

upset stomach again. oh boy

written on 9 august at cq press

did not feel well on the way home. left the office around 4:45. caught the 5:35. mostly listened to music on the way home.

dinner

bagel
salad
watermelon
iced tea

watched season 1 of ncis on dvd. interesting.

7 august 2013 (w)

1416 / 81 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

moving day today. wanted to sleep in but thought i'd better not.

breakfast

granola bar
banana
oj
club soda
coffee

caught the train in plenty of time. got a seat to myself. stopped at cosmo cafe for bathroom break and 2nd breakfast:

bagel sandwich
iced tea

got to work around 8:15. very hot. did not feel well.

john shaw is in the office this week. we all met for breakfast to see him and chat

snack

cheese danish
part of bagel

got everything packed.

lunch

breakfast for lunch
   fritata
   poached egg with salmon
   french toast
tea

have to leave at 3:00 today to facilitate the move. i'm all packed.

written on 8 august 

left the office at 3:00. caught the 3:45 train. train was moderately crowded. huge scrum at l'enfant because navy yard station was closed. shuttles running from l'enfant to navy yard.

felt pretty poorly on the train. felt worse as time went by.

stopped at tfb thinking i could change my coins. turns out they close at 4:00 on wednesday. thought about going to caribou but was not feeling groovy. went to arby's for a soda and a milk shake. shake machine was down so i just got a dr. pepper. that helped a bit.

got home around 5:30. thought i'd feed the cat and do some dishes and start some laundry. went upstairs and threw up instead. felt quite ill. stretched out on the bed. woke up at almost 8:00. felt much better.

dinner

veg. burger
fries
iced tea

watched an ncis (one we'd already seen). bed fairly early.

6 august 2013 (t)

1319 / 71 deg f / overcast / at cq press

hit snooze once this morning.

breakfast

granola bar
banana
oj
club soda

caught the 6:15 again. sat with that lady from lebanon again. she was going in early. nice lady. keep meaning to ask her name.

arrived at the office before 8:00.

2nd breakfast

eggs (2, hard boiled)
bagel
coffee

cq almanac, ebsco spreadsheet, email, average cost info and started packing in the morning.

lunch

steak and blue cheese wrap
snickers
iced tea

pretty good. lots of people having meetings in the cafeteria at lunch.

written on 7 august 2013 at cq press

left the office at 4:30. vre was not very crowded. seemed like a fair number of people took their kids to work.

dinner

pizza (1 sl)
asian tofu
shrimp purses
green tea

groceries at wegmans. rachel was there. she's going back to school soon. says she's going to major in arabic. always nice to see her. didn't see a lot of folks that i know last night.

harris teeter for the rest of the groceries.

bed at about 11:00. very tired!

5 august 2013 (m)

1535 / 79 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

alarm went off at 4:30. only  hit snooze once. had to shave in the am. hadn't shaved in almost a week so i was scruffy. i seem to lose 10 years just by shaving.

breakfast

quiche
oj
iced tea
coffee

left at 5:38 or so. got to the station in plenty of time. parked near the front.

vre ran slow because of track work. i caught the 6:15 but actually got to work at almost the same time as i would on the 6:40. thanks a lot.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
iced tea

from the uptowner.

got to work around 8:15. spent a lot of time on getting the last files to eebsco.

lunch

roast beef sandwich
iced tea

very good sandwich

snack

chips
iced tea

written on 6 august at cq press

left the office at about 4:30. caught the 5:10 train with a little time to spare.

stopped at h-t to pick up some things on the way home. we were out of a lot of things!

dinner

grilled ham and cheese sandwich
macaroni salad
iced tea
watermelon

dessert

frozen yogurt

i guess e. didn't feel like antiques roadshow. we watched two episodes of numbers. i like the people in numbers but the plots are pretty scattershot.

bed around 11:15.

4 august 2013 (su)

written on 5 august 2013 at cq press

woke up at about 7:00. did some back stretches. fell asleep again. woke up at almost 10:00!

breakfast

egg sandwich
oj
coffee
iced tea

worked slow and steady all day. did 8 out of 10 chores on my list.

watched some streaming stuff on netflix including kids in the hall, zack and miri, undeclared, and freaks and geeks.

finished the chores in the afternoon.

lunch

hot dogs (2)
cheer wine

dinner

quiche
cuke/onion/mater salad

foyle's war in the eventide. the hide. good episode. found out there are new episodes coming in the fall. hurrah!

bed at about 10:00. trying for the 6:15 train in the ack emma.

3 august 2013 (sa)

2245 / 67 deg f / light rain / at home

woke up before seven this morning. put away some laundry. went back to sleep.e. woke me up at 9:30. glad for the extra sleep.

took it easy today.

breakfast

toast
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea

did dishes. caught up on the newspaper. put away some laundry in the morning. watched a bit of tv in the afternoon.

lunch

two hot dogs
cheer wine

balanced checkbook, read email in the afternoon.

dinner

salad
bread sticks
stuffed mushrooms
mixed grill
potatoes
iced tea

at the olive garden in manassas. mushrooms were terrible. rest was ok. server was very slow. we were once again in somebody's living room. oh well.

murdoch on ovation when we got home. watched one episode and then paid some bills.

2 august 2013 (f)

1453 / 94 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

kept hitting the snooze this am. finally got up at around 5:30.

breakfast

banana
oj
iced tea
coffee

caught the 7:20 train. fairly crowded to my surprise.

2nd breakfast

egg sandwich
iced tea

at cosmo cafe

working on the last few books for ebsco. making some progress.

lunch

turkey sandwich
iced tea
charms pop

written on 3 august at home

left the office around 5:30. caught the 6:16 train. not crowded at all. decided to skip the chronicles and went on to the book of ezra.

bad accident at the intersection of piper lane and nokesville road. took a long time to get home.

1 august 2013 (th)

1349 / 74 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

slept in until 6:15 since i had a morning dental appointment.

breakfast

banana
oj
iced tea

left the house at 7:15. slow going at first but i arrived at the dentist almost exactly on time. 8:32 for an 8:30 appointment.

cleaning went ok. dentist was in a good mood. i've been going to that dentist since 1991 or so.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
scone
oj
coffee

at einstein bagels in ffx city. they've refurbished the store since the last time i was there. chow was pretty good but they carried portion control to a serious level.

got to vienna just after 10. parked in the north garage. never parked there before.

stopped at the uptowner on the way in to get food for lunch. arrived at the office at 11:20. joined the meeting at 11:30.

lunch

turkey sandwich
chips (cheddar and horse radish)
green tea

really good. excellent chips.

written on 2 august at cq press

worked until about 7:30. got a lot done. hurt my leg (again) walking back to the metro. calf muscle. very sore. orange train was crowded had to stand until ballston. got home at about 8:50 or so.

dinner

salman paddies
corn on the cob
cole slaw
iced tea

did dishes after dinner. got to bed at about 11:20. dead tired.

31 july 2013 (w)

1422 / 80 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

it got very cold overnight. dreamt that i had a bad fever and they couldn't get me warm. finally turned off the fan and got a blanket. slept better after that.

hit snooze a few times.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
lemon ade
iced tea
coffee

left the house a little late but managed to catch the 6:40. arrived at the office at about 8:20.

2nd breakfast

two eggs
two sausage
donut
coffee

i couldn't resist the donut. they have excellent chocolate covered donuts in the cafeteria.

deliveries to vendors, dois in the early part of the day.

lunch

egg salad on croissant
iced tea

resisted the blueberry pie even though it looked great

snack

blondie
coffee

couldn't resist the blondie. have to turn over a new leaf on august 1.

written on 1 august at cq press

left the office at about 4:45. arrived at the vre platform with more about 15 minutes to spare.

crowded train. turned out elizabeth was on the same train. i stopped at h-t on the way home to get the rest of the groceries. got home at about 8:30.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
beans
iced tea

dessert

ice cream

we watched an episode of ncis and an episode of numbers.

30 july 2013 (tu)

written on 31 july at cq press

ran a little slow in the morning. going out the door i remembered it was trash day and got slowed down a bit more.

breakfast

blueberry bread
banana
lemon ade
iced tea

got on the train 30 seconds before the door closed. sat next to the lady from lebanon. i'll have to find out her name.

2nd breakfast

omelette
grilled cheese
tea

at cosmo cafe

the omelette was amazingly salty. got to work at about 8:40. construction on the sidewalks and ramps on pennsylvania ave is finally finished.

lunch

chicken parm
rice
broc
iced tea

snack

charms blow pops

left the office at 5:00 and got to the vre platform just as the 5:36 arrived. need a little more leeway!

stopped for groceries on the way home.

dinner

pizza (1 sl)
egg roll (2)
tofu
lo mein
iced tea

didn't really see anyone i knew.

drove right past h-t on the way home without thinking! will have to go to the one in bristow tomorrow.

29 july 2013 (m)

1531 / 82 deg f / sunny / at cq press

didn't set my alarm overnight. woke up at about 4:50. was planning to try for the 6:15 train. oh well.

breakfast

raisin bread
lemonade
iced tea
banana
coffee

left the house at ten after. got on the train as the horn was blowing. had about 2 minutes to spare.

train was not terribly full.

arrived at the office at 8:15.

breakfast 2

bagel w/ cc
eggs (2, hard boiled)
coffee

from seasons

worked on backlist qc, scrape, email, tracking down eisbns, etc.

lunch

#1 sandwich (steak, wasabi, etc.)
iced tea
smart food

snack

dr. pepper
three musketeers

28 july 2013 (su)

written on 29 july at cq press

woke up around 6:00. decided to go back to sleep. woke up that time at almost 10:00. crazy!

breakfast

blueberry bread
banana
oj
iced tea

dishes in the morning. a little laundry. took gobs of trash to recycling. really nice to be rid of a lot of that stuff.

stopped for gas while out. $3.70 a gallon. saw it for $3.99 in manassas on saturday.

lunch

pretzel bacon cheeseburger
fries
coke

at wendy's in warrenton. bought the food at wendy's. ate it in the shade at macdonalds. felt smug and superior.

very sore by this point. couldn't manage the other chores i planned to do.

did balance the check book and pay a few bills.

 dinner

pizza
breadsticks
iced tea

more murdock in the evening.

27 july 2013 (sa)

written on 29 july at cq press

lots of chores to do today.

slept in a little. got up around 8:00.

breakfast

raisin bread
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

dishes, laundry, newspapers early in the day.

completed n.c. estate papers and did a little other work on the computer.

went to the bank to get one form notarized. asked about the other form and the notary could not see where it could be notarized. too late to mail the form today.

also ordered checks and found out that you can set up a checking account for an estate if you have a testementary letter.

dropped off three pairs of trousers for various repairs.

lunch

roast beef and cheese
onion rings
dr. pepper

at arbie's

stopped at safeway for a few items. coffee at caribou. the barista flirted me up. i wonder why. maybe she just likes to talk to people like that.

dinner

hamburger steak
fries
salad
caramel sundae

at bob evans

we watched silver linings playbook in the evening. didn't care for it.

(or did i watch slp on friday and murdoch on saturday? slp friday actually sounds right.)

26 july 2013 (f)

1313 / 82 deg f / partly cloudy /at cq press

very nice weather today. it got very cold over night woke up freezing. very sluggish in the morning.

breakfast

raisin bread
lemon ade
green tea
coffee

left in time for the 7:20 train. arrived at the office at 9:00.

quick stand up meeting. tracy's iceland pictures at 10:00 along with donuts.

snack

three donuts (three!!!)

feel like i have a head cold.

lunch

salmon
noodles
green beans

written on 29 july at cq press

missed my train again in the afternoon. planning to have dogs for dinner but the package was damaged. really felt like dogs. ended up having a reuben sandwich

dinner

reuben
iced tea

we found "the artful detective" on ovation. apparently a repackaging of murdoch for the us market.

25 july 2013 (th)

1348 / 77 deg f / sunny / at cq press

forgot to set the alarm. woke up at 5:30.

elizabeth going in today for meetings.

breakfast

raisin bread
oj
banana
club soda
coffee

caught the 7:20 train

2nd breakfast

omelette
grilled cheese
iced tea

office at 9:15

one on one at 10:00. jerry off next week.

lunch

tacos (3)
rice
beans
limon soda

snack

cafe mocha

written on 26 july

left the office at about 4:40. missed the 5:11 train by about two minutes. road the 5:36. got home around 7:15.

dinner

ravioli and meatballs
iced tea

watched a murdoch and a poirot.

24 july 2013 (w)

written on 25 july at cq press

got up a little early in the morning.

breakfast

raisin bread
banana
oj
iced tea
club soda

caught the 6:40 train

2nd breakfast

bagel w/ cc
coffee

from the orange spoon.

ok bagel. good coffee.

monthly department meeting.

lunch

tuna wrap
pop corn
orange italian soda

just missed the 5:11 train. caught the 5:36. pretty crowded.

stopped at h-t on the way home.

dinner

chicken salad wrap
chips
pickles
iced tea

absolutely terrible chicken salad from h-t. very sweet. not good.

ncis on tv 

23 july 2013 (tu)

written on 25 july at cq press

slept in a little on tuesday. got going late and caught the 7:20 train.

walked to union station to catch the 6:10 train.

went to wegmans after work for groceries.

dinner

pizza (1 slice)
green tea

13 july 2013 (sa)

written on 16 july 2013 at cq press

slept in a little on saturday.

breakfast

egg sandwiches
iced tea
coffee
oj

started working on the basement at about 11:00. worked out a process using squeegee, wet dry vac and shark that worked pretty well. lots of stuff to move. STILL. lots to scrub. worked until almost 6:00.

dinner

caesar salad
rolls
pasta dish
chocolate cake
iced tea
coffee

pasta wasn't as good as usual. not a great waiter. really too tired to enjoy the meal.

dead tired when we got home. realized how badly the driveway is damaged decided to park in the street. bed early. achy. painy. tired.

22 july 2013 (m)

1745 / 88 deg f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

doctor's appointment, fasting, this morning. slept in until around 6:45.

left the house at about 8:00. parked at the doctor's office at 8:25. i don't think i've ever made the trip that fast before.

still can't figure out the problem with the phone message at the last appointment. i thought maybe i got the message from the day before because they open at 8:30 but they actually open at 8:00.  i should have gotten a person when i called or more logical message.

finished at the office by about 9:30. went to the post office. pretty long line at the post office. did finally get the package mailed to metlife.

stopped at mcdonalds in ffx city for breakfast

bacon, egg, cheese bagel
sausage muffin
potato wedge
iced tea

very hungry by this time!

easy to park at vienna. trouble with my card made me miss the train (because of power outage at union station on friday). got to foggy around 11:00.

stopped at the uptowner for some tea and a sandwich.

caught up on mail. caught up on socr. caught up on transfer to ebsco.

lunch

bulgogi, rice
iced tea

jan off today. found out that roylene knows bernie. colton may also know bernie.

late lunch

turkey sandwich
tea

from the uptowner.

21 july 2013 (su)

written on 22 july

slept in a little later on sunday.

breakfast

egg and cheese wrap
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched cbs sunday morning then lots of dishes and laundry. upstairs to pay bills, etc.

lunch

sandwich
iced tea
chips

lots more chores but i did not get to the mopping of the basement. just couldn't face it.

dinner

spaghetti & meatballs
salad
iced tea

ncis, toronto detective on tv in the evening. in bed by 10:00.

20 july 2012 (sa)

written on 22 july at cq press

slept in on a little on saturday morning.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
coffee
green tea

dishes in the morning. watched this old house.

intended to finalize a few documents and go to the bank to get them notarized. virus on the computer interfered.

elizabeth went to the big flea.

spent hours getting rid of the virus. finally got restarted and got some work done but not nearly what I expected.

lunch

turkey sandwich
granola bar
iced tea

dinner

shrimp cocktail
salad
steak
fries
iced tea

at the longhorn steakhouse in warrenton.

watched a little tv in evening. i think we saw red.

bed fairly early.

19 july 2013 (f)

1403 / 93 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press

slept through my alarm in the morning. elizabeth woke me up at 5:20.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

put out trash barrels to block the driveway in the am. left in time for the 7:20. train was not very full.

stopped at the orange spoon on the way in.

second breakfast

cheese omelette
hash browns
oj

really good omelette. i wasn't expecting the potatoes. next time i'll order a sandwich only.

got to work around 9:00.

a few meetings in the morning.

lunch

shrimp salad croissant
popcorn
iced tea

ok but not great.

18 july 2013 (th)

1435 / 92 deg f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

didn't set the alarm correctly this morning. happened to get up at 5:00 and realized what i did.

breakfast

granola bar
banana
oj
club soda
cheer wine

caught the 6:40 train. not totally packed.

2nd breakfast

bagel w/ jelly
oj

at gw hospital cafeteria. crazy busy in that place.

got to work around 8:45

lots of meetings this morning.

lunch

braised beef
fries
salad
coke

snack

chips
green tea

written on 19 july at cq press

left a little later than usual in the pm. just barely caught the 5:36 train. very hot and about to rain on the way to the train. split my pants during the afternoon meeting. luckily my shirt tail  was quite long and covered my booty.

got home around seven.

dinner

blt (2)
melon salad

murdoch, poirot in the evening. dishes, then bed.

17 july 2013 (w)

written on 18 july at cq press

breakfast

granola bar
club soda

got out in time to catch the 6:40 train.

second breakfast

omelette
grilled cheese
oj

at cosmo cafe

very crowded on the metro when i arrived. slow going on my sore leg today. arrived at about 9:30. truly dragging.

more socr work.

lunch

fajitas
iced tea

left at about 4:30. amtrak train ahead of the vre. vre was late all the way home.

dinner

lo mein
asian tofu
fruit
green tea

lots of groceries at wegmans. lots at h-t. felt like  i'd moved back to the arlington when i unpacked.

betty said fred signaled to her as she got home. he has somebody lined up for his driveway. the guy arrived as they were chatting. he is going to do our yard as well. yeah!

very tired at bed time.

16 july 2013 (tu)

written on 18 july at cq press

felt better on tuesday morning. got up and got going but did not catch the 6:40 train. ended up on the 7:20.

breakfast

bagel sandwich
potatoes
bacon
oj

at the cosmo cafe. very hot on the way to work. arrived at the office at around 9:20. moving very slowly. also had to divert around because of work being done along pa avenue.

lunch

sandwich
chips
iced tea

spent a lot of the day on indexers and on socr.

headed home at 4:30. tired out!

just caught the 5:10 train.

had to stop for gas when i got home. running on fumes. almost $4 per gallon. very ouchable.

dinner

chipped beef on toast
iced tea

surprisingly good.

watched ncis. made a grocery list.

15 july 2013 (m)

written on 18 july at cq press

woke up feeling terrible. aching from my toes to the tip of my nose. had to call in sick.

snoozed all day. ate odds and ends. nothing in the house. did a few chores.

worst of the aches were gone by bed time. went to bed early.

14 july 2013 (su)

written on 17 july at cq press

pretty much spent the whole day mopping the basement. lots of fun. lots of aches and pains.

had pizza and coke delivered for dinner. bed early,

12 july 2013 (f)

written on 16 july 2013 at cq press

i was going to sleep in because i had a doctor's appointment. e. woke me up before 6 because the basement had flooded and the alarms needed resetting. jeez. and if i may add. louise.

screwed around in the basement for a bit. still raining. didn't know if it might not flood again.

since i was fasting i just drank club soda.

left the house at 7:15 for 8:30 appointment. at 8:15 i was still closer to gainesville than to fairfax so i called the doctor's office to let them know i was running late. they were not open!!!! all this for nothing!

finally got to route 50 and stopped at anita's. i was starving so i got breakfast there.

breakfast

cowboy burrito
home fries
bacon
chips and salsa
iced tea

eat hearty now sure'n i did. always like breakfast at anitas.

found parking pretty easily at vienna. got to the office at around 11:15.

lunch

italian sub
japanese tea

from the uptowner.

we had been told the office would be closing at 7:30 then they changed it to 5:30. left at 5:30.

stopped at lowes to get flood mitigation equipment.

dinner

roast beef sandwich
iced tea
chips
sugar cookie

from pot belly.

11 july 2013 (th)

written on 16 july at cq press

very rainy day. pretty much soaked from the time i got to work until the time i got home. don't remember any details from the day.

we did have a training session on the new payroll system. half the company on a concall and the sound didn't work. pretty big waste of time.

10 july 2013 (w)

1504 / 87 deg f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

decided to get up early to catch the 6:15 train. thought i could get up at 4:30 and leave by about 5:40. i was on track when i realized i didn't have my card key. have to try it again another day

breakfast

nutrigrain bar
banana
oj
club soda
coffee

fairly crowded train in the morning.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
oj

got to work around 8:45.

working on the delivery to ebsco

lunch

#6 sandwich
3 musketeers
dr. pepper

9 july 2013 (tu)

written on 10 july at cq press

rough day. i remember going to the bathroom at around 1:20. next thing i remember is waking up on the floor at around 4:00 o'clock. hard to get up. very sore on the right side. esp. knee and shoulder. i think i fell out of bed or may have fainted coming back from the bathroom.

alarm went off at 4:45. tried to get up. no luck. put meds on my shoulder, elbow, and knee. tried to keep warm. elizabeth woke me up at about 8:00. still lots of pain. went downstairs for a change of view.

breakfast

bacon, egg sandwich
banana
oj
tea
coffee

watched tv, snoozed all day. shoulder got better. knee got worse.

watched first episode of freaks and geeks. super 8. a few other things. lots of snoozing as well.

lunch

ham, turkey, and cheese sandwich
chips
dr. pepper

dinner

chicken, mixed veg, rice, gravy
iced tea

ncis

bed early. 

8 july 2013 (mo)

written on 10 july at cq press

ran a little late for the 6:40 train. caught the 7:20. stopped at the uptowner on the way to work. arrived at around 8:30.

breakfast

bacon, egg, and cheese bagel
japanese tea

spent a lot of time on the sociology of work. lots to fix.

breakfast

tofu
rice
grilled veggies

snack

coffee
donut

worked until about 5:15. decided to go to union station since i had to catch the 6:10 train.

snack

cheese danish
iced tea

at au bon pain at union station. rickety old train going home.

dinner

chinese items
iced tea

at wegmans.

got groceries at wegmans and h.t. just heard krogers is buying h.t.

got home at about 8:30. antiques roadshow. dishes. bed.

7 july 2013 (su)

1716 / 91 deg f / partly cloudy / at home

slept until around 7:30.

did several loads of laundry during the day. may actually catch up.

breakfast

raisin bread toast (2)
oj
club soda
coffee
banana

nap in the morning and then started on dishes. also cleared the newspapers away.

lunch

egg sandwiches (2)
dr. pepper

paid bills, caught up on email in the evening.

6 july 2013 (sa)

written on 7 july

up at about 8:00.

decided to actually take a holiday. didn't do much other than take it easy.

breakfast

egg sandwich
iced tea
coffee
banana
oj

watched this old house.

lunch

turkey sub
chips
iced tea

at firehouse. pretty good.

went to the library. checked out the mill on the floss. stopped at h-t for a few items.

dinner

eggs
bacon
bagel w/ cc
coffee
oj

really tasted good.

max dugan returns on streaming.

5 july 2013 (f)

written on 7 july

thought i was running late for the 6:40 but made it. vre lot was empty. train was light. i've never parked closer.

metro was quite also.

very hungry when i got to l'enfant

2nd breakfast

egg sandwich
iced tea

at cosmo

got japanese tea at the uptowner on the way in because the humidity was crushing.

office was nearly empty. just me and toulah at first. maybe 15 people by the end of the day. got lots done.

lunch

pizza (2 sl)
salad
coke

just what i was hungry for.

left a little before 4:30. didn't want to risk missing the train because the next one was an hour later.

stopped and got my hair cut on the way home. big improvement.

dinner

burrito
tacos (2)
iced tea

at salsa rita. not so hot.

ncis on the tv.

4 july 2013 (th)

written on 7 july

slept in until about 9:30. nice.

breakfast

toast
banana
coffee
iced tea
oj

did some chores in the morning. then went out for lunch and some shopping.

lunch

sailor's feast
clam chowder
two biscuits
iced tea

at red lobster in warrenton. pretty good. not great.

went to h.h. gregg, home depot in gainesville. went to the library in warrenton. dropped off jude the obscure.

harris teeter on the way home.

dinner

hot dogs
cole slaw
chips
iced tea

watched 1776 in the evening. enjoyed it quite a bit.

3 july 2013 (w)

written on 7 july at home

got to the station about a minute before the train left. since my knee was already sore, i didn't run for the train.

vre/metro fairly crowded.

breakfast

egg sandwich
japanese tea

at the uptowner. arrived about 8:50.

lunch

k.c. bbq
bread pudding

good bbq

feeling poorly in the afternoon. left a little early. just made the 5:11. started listening to let's learn about diabetes with owls. nice change after the last group of books i read. finally finished ulysses, the once and future king.

dinner

gazpacho
quesadillas
iced tea

good. burned my fingers making the quesadillas.

2 july 2013 (tu)

written on 3 july at cq press

scott and glenn's 50th birthday. hard to believe.

got up and got going on time for once. 6:40 train. not very crowded. the union station lady sat next to me.

breakfast

omelette
bacon
oj

at the cosmo. arrived at the office around 8:40.

lunch

don't remember

headed home at 4:30. thought about getting my hair cut. just plain wet so i went home.

1 july 2013 (m)

written on 2 july 2013 at cq press

over slept in the morning. alarm clock was not properly set.

breakfast

granola bar
banana
coffee
iced tea

caught the 7:20 train

steaming hot by the time I got to work.

lunch

chicken dish
dr. pepper

went home at about 4:30. cooler. train quiet.

dinner

pb&j (2)
iced tea

antiques roadshow
ncis

in the evening.

30 june 2013 (su)

written on 1 july at cq press

did not feel well all day. slight fever. lots of aches and pains. no energy.

managed to do some chores. didn't eat much for most of the day.

dinner

salmon
asparagus
rice

e. went to h-t for the second half of the groceries. my new, go on thursday plan, did not work out well.

ncis in the evening.

29 july 2013 (sa)

written on 1 july 2013 at cq press

did some cleaning. some chores.

dinner

italian combo
greek salad
iced tea

at panera

dessert

cherry danish
coffee

also from panera

28 june 2013 (f)

written on 30 june at home

hit snooze repeatedly in the am.

quick breakfast, skipped coffee.

made the train but it was pretty close. forgot my rain coat.

breakfast

bagel sandwich
japanese tea

at the uptowner. the hostess was not there. think her husband was running the store.

got to work about 8:30.

did not feel well most of the day.

lunch

cloak and dagger
chips
iced tea

pretty good. not great.

really thought about catching the 4:30 train. finally left the office about 15 minutes early.

snack

hot dog
coke

at vie d france

turned at the 5:11 was cancelled. some flooding downed trees causing problems.

caught the 5:36. train took nearly two hours to get home. some very high water on the way.

planning to go to ht for remainder of groceries. too late.

dinner

omelette
pancakes
iced tea
coffee

at ihop in gainesville. not very omelette. good pancakes. ate too much

dishes then bed.

27 june 2013 (th)

written on 30 june at home

ran behind in the morning.

breakfast

granola bars

banana

oj

kambucha

iced tea

just barely caught the train. 

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich

iced tea

at cosmo

very humid in the am. soaked by the time i got to work.

jan stayed home with back problems.

lunch

beef dish

veg 

starch

iced tea

left the office on time. raining off and on. pouring when i got to l'enfant.

wegmans on the way home.

dinner

mix from the asian wokery 

japanese tea

started having back spasms while walking through wegmans. think my walk was odd because of sore knee.

could go to ht. came home. bed early.

26 june 2013 (w)

written on 27 june at cq press

ran a little late all morning.

breakfast

granola bar
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

got to the vre at about 6:35. just caught the train in time.

2nd breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
hard boiled eggs (2)
iced tea

written on 29 june at home

lunch was catered at work. guest speaker was there. director of uk office.

lunch

lasagna
roast beef
chicken
rice pilaf
salad
cookies
dr. pepper

quite good. ate way too much. fire drill just before lunch.

very sore knee by the time i got home. i guess at least partly from the fire drill.

25 june 2013 (tu)

suddenly everything's gotten away from me. i don't hardly remember tuesday and it's only thursday.

weird.

24 june 2013 (m)

written on 25 june at cq press

woke up a little late in the morning. dragging behind all am.

breakfast

granola bar
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

left for the train a bit late. thought i was going to be too late the whole time. got on board just before the train left. about one minute to spare.

stopped at the uptowner on the way in

2nd breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
japanese tea

got to work before 8:30.

jerry off this week.

lunch

salad
bagel
iced tea

started raining just as i left for the office. never really commenced to rain until i was walking from l'enfant to the vre.

crowded vre. got in late because of an amtrak train.

dinner

reuben
chips
club soda

antiques roadshow then bed. really wiped out.

23 june 2013 (su)

written on june 25 at cq press

hung around the house most of the day. paid bills. balanced check book.

went to h-t at about 4:30 to get dinner ingredients.

dinner

salmon
rice
broc.
iced tea

pretty good.

watched the express during the day. double feature for brian's song. pretty darn sad.

22 june 2013 (sa)

written on 23 june at home

slept in on saturday. up at around 6:30 but decided to go back to sleep. got up at 9:00.

breakfast

cereal
oj
coffee
tea

spent a good deal of time doing dishes and napping. low energy day.

lunch

ham and cheese sandwich

not very good. snacked a lot. don't know why.

went out with elizabeth at about 3:30 just to get out of the house.

went to staples, giant, pet smart. went to the new walmart in haymarket. got dinner at penn station in that mall.

dinner

steak and cheese
fries
iced tea

penn station is apparently a national chain. just opening in nova. good but not as good as, say, firehouse.

we went to the starbucks next door for coffee after.

snack

caramel latte
lemon pound cake (half)

elizabeth found a sleeve for her computer at walmart.

home about 8:00.

21 june 2013 (f)

written on 23 june at home

dragging in the morning. missed the 6:40. took the 7:20.

got to work at 9:00.

we presented three trees to jerry in remembrance of his dad. ed also brought in donuts.

snack

two donuts

fairly busy all day. socr and backlist books. also sent out cqel titles to one vendor.

dinner

spaghetti and meatballs
cuke, onion, maters
iced tea

iced cream for dessert

watched ncis in the evening

20 june 2013 (th)

written on 23 june at home

finally remembered to take the puffs to work. mostly worked on socr on thursday.

stopped at lin's on the way home to pick up chinese. guy out front had a can am.

got frozen yogurt from the place near lin's.

19 june 2013 (w)

written on 20 june 2013 at cq press

breakfast

prepared bagel sandwiches
grilled cheese
oj

at the cosmo cafe

got to work around 8:45. pretty busy. sent scy to the vendors.

lunch

turkey souvalki

caught the train on time.

stopped at pot bellies to get chow.

dinner

chicken salad sub
chips
cookie
iced tea

went to bed early.                                                                                                                                      

18 june 2013 (t)

did my presentation on content models. it went pretty well. jerry back.

17 june 2013 (m)

jerry took the day off for bereavement leave.

fairly busy work-wise.

16 june 2013 (su)

spent a lot of the day on chores. also organized papers in the office.

15 june 2013 (sa)

written on 19 june at cq press

wanted to sleep in but we had to get up because the plumbers were to come and check the septic system.

they arrived around 9:30. didn't seem to have any idea what to do. finally talked to the home office and got some guidance.

turned out the distribution box was choked with roots, possibly grass roots. when they cleared the roots the water flowed very well.

lots of laundry on saturday. elizabeth mailed the forms to equitrust. she spent the afternoon out at warrenton and gainesville, etc.

we went to el agave for dinner.

14 june 2013 (f)

written on 19 june at cq press

i really need to keep up on this crazy blog. my computer at home takes so long to boot up that i rarely update from there anymore. driving me nuts.

found out this morning that jerry's dad passed away. jerry sent a very nice note to the whole group. found myself crying as i read it. just had to sit for a few minutes after reading the note. felt bad for jerry. felt bad for me. less than six weeks since mommy passed away.

13 june 2013 (th)

16:11 / 79 deg f / overcast / at cq press

we just had a pretty good thunderstorm that came and went in less than 10 minutes.

slept pretty well last night. feeling much better today.

breakfast

cereal
banana
iced tea
oj

caught the 6:40 train this morning. not crowded at all.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
iced tea

from the uptowner.

at work at a little before 8:30.

worked on missing titles for ex libris, downloads from aptara, content models, xml remediation for editorial.

lunch

salmon
salad
iced tea
chips

still hungry. after that.

snack

coffee
donut

written on 14 june at cq press

left the office at about 4:45. just missed the vre train. took the 5:36 train.

got gas on the way home.

dinner

roast been sandwich
onion rings
dr. pepper

from arby's.

got groceries at wegmans on the way home. they were training people when i got there. hah.

got home a little after 8:00.

holmes: silver blaze; poirot: the abc murders

bed early.