26 february 2013 (tu)

written on 28 february

slept in a little on tuesday. i had a p.t. session scheduled at 8:00.

juice and a banana for breakfast.

the p.t. session was tough. a lot of weakness in my right shoulder and elbow. work out seemed difficult and ran to 9:15.

breakfast

bagel sandwich
tater brick
dr. pepper

at mickey d's

i parked at ballston and got into work at about 11:30. everyone was leaving for lunch at vidalia as i arrived so i decided to skip the lunch. it would have been fun.

got home around 8:30. watched part of a foyle's war episode. bed

25 february 2013 (m)

written on 28 february

just managed to catch the regular train in the morning.

we got free pizza for lunch

stopped to get groceries on the way home.

24 february 2013 (su)

written on 28 february

another day to catch up on chores. dishes, laundry, mop the kitchen, clean up the bedroom. kept me busy for a while!

23 february 2013 (sa)

written on 28 february

it has been a crazy week. busy weekend. busy week.

saturday was devoted to chores.

we decided to go out for dinner after getting a lot done during the day. we intended to go to olive garden but got started so late that we ended up at chilis.

22 february 2013 (f)

1251 / 34 deg f / light rain / at cq press

didn't want to get up when the alarm went off. got out of bed at about 5:10. really tired.

breakfast

kambucha
oj
banana
coffee

caught the 6:40 vre. not very crowded.

stopped at the uptowner on the way to work.

breakfast

bagel sandwich
japanese green tea

excellent! got to work at around 8:20. jan is off today so i have the office to myself.

standing meeting at 9:45. got bumped out by movers. kind of nutty for a while.

lunch

fish fillet
fries
slaw
iced tea

excellent!

snack

coffee

found out that the individual .xml files generated in the doi process can be helpful in resolving errors with missing doi's and the like. made more progress in this afternoon than i have in a while.

21 february 2013 (th)

1612 / 40 deg f / clear / at cq press

i interviewed for the cq press job a year ago today.

slept badly through the night. karma came upstairs. not sure how.

got up with the alarm but felt a bit rough.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
iced tea
banana

caught the 6:40 train.

breakfast

grilled cheese
dr. pepper

really needed a bathroom break more than anything.

very cold on the way to work!

lunch

lasagna
caesar salad
garlic bread
iced tea

snack

banana

written on 22 february at cq press

i left a few minutes later than usual because i was trying to complete something. walked to the metro with jerry. just barely kept up with him but that was an improvement. caught a blue train immediately. got to the vre platform with about two minutes to spare.

snack

pizza
japanese tea

at wegmans.

i went to wegmans for groceries. it was much faster because the store is not crowded. i went to h-t after.

got home at 8:15. put away the groceries.

weta was showing the blue carbuncle followed by an entertaining poirot called the veiled lady. bed around 10:00. very tired!

20 february 2013 (w)

written on 21 february 2013 at cq press

woke up when the alarm went off. felt pretty well rested for once. actually felt pretty good.

breakfast

toast
coffee
iced tea

no food in the house!

i just caught the train in the morning. as i got to my seat the train started to pull out. close.

snack

bagel sandwich
iced tea

at the cafe in l'enfant.

got to work just before 9:00. by the time i got in i was feeling rotten.

lunch

chicken wrap
chips
iced tea

excellent!

snack

banana
coffee

left a little late in the afternoon. i was going up the stairs when the train arrived at l'enfant.

stopped at h-t on the way home.

dinner

chicken
salad
rice
iced tea

we watched a so so movie with uma thurman and colin firth and ... good cast, bad script, no chemistry. oh well.

19 february 2013 (t)

written on 21 february at cq press

woke up feeling dreadfully ill on tuesday. alarm went off at about 6:00 because i had a p.t. appointment in the morning. got up and tried to get moving but just felt rotten. called to cancel my appointment. called in sick.

went back to sleep for a few hours.

very little energy all day. managed to do the dishes and get some laundry done but mostly slept and watched tv.

called my mom at about 7:00 and reached karen. apparently i had missed a bunch of email. mommy was in the hospital. pneumonia among other things.

rough day!

18 feb. 2013 (m)

written on 20 february at cq press

president's day

we got up fairly early so we could go to the mall.

breakfast

cereal
iced tea

we left around 10:30. we got to smithsonian around 11:30.

we went to the national gallery (east building).

lunch

salad bar
chips
coke

we looked at the pre-raphaelites, the michelangelo (disappointing), and the furniture.

not feeling so well so we went back to the metro.

stopped at petsmart on the way home.

dinner

sandwiches
iced tea

watched downton abbey.

17 february 2013 (su)

written on 20 february at cq press

slept until about 7:30 on sunday morning. went down to breakfast around 8:15.

breakfast

basically the same as saturday.

while eating breakfast i got a call from karen. she had the flu something fierce i could barely understand her but she wanted theraflu and cherry powerade.

i called scott and asked if he and mary could take mommy down to breakfast.

i went to farm fresh and found powerade (but not cherry) but couldn't find the other things. as i was checking out scott called and said mommy wanted mucinex. i went to walgreens (corner of denbigh and warwick). i found the mucinex but could not find theraflu. i went to rite aid (colony drive and warwick!). no theraflu. karen called while i was there. she said nyquil would be ok. i bought nyquil and dayquil.

we realized mommy wouldn't have anything for lunch or dinner so i was going to go to panera and get some food. mary volunteered to go. she's a good egg!

i had to extend my checkout to twelve.

glenn, susan and i left at about 1:00.

we went to scott and mary's to get a car for g & s. g & s took me to the robin inn for lunch.

lunch

chicken parmesan
fries
iced tea

excellent.

i got home at about 6:00.

dinner

omelette
bacon
waffle
coffee
iced tea

bed early!!

16 feb 2013 (sa)

written on 18 february at warrenton va

woke up fairly early in the morning. pretty well rested.

went down for breakfast in the hotel

breakfast

sausage
scrambled eggs
potatoes
oatmeal
coffee
apple juice

ok. mostly not great.

logged onto the computer and did some blog entries.

drove karen's rental car to mommy's party. on the way we had to return a wheelchair and exchange it for a different one. started to snow on the way over.

good crowd at the restaurant.

lunch

tuna sandwich
tater salad
slaw
iced tea
muffins

mostly good. bad tater salad.

about 45 people at the party. the people i recognized were:

mommy's neighbor from near iron gate, susan, glenn, scott, amanda, mary, karen, claire, matthew, mrs. fahey, ken turner, karrie (karen's friend), patty turner. jim gould came over near the end. we chatted for a while. he got to say hi to all the folks he knows.

dessert

birthday cake

i drove every body back over to the hotel and sat with mommy and glenn for a while. got directions to jim's house and went over around 4:00. very modern apartment complex. mix of residential and commercial. all new. i think it is called city center. big apartment. jim said it's about $1400 per month. richard came over as well. have seen jim or richard since about 1980 or so. it was nice to have a chance to talk. jim seems to  have been transformed in some ways by his experience with cancer.

dinner

pizza (2 sl)
pepsi

we watched some tv and talk. i left at around 8:00. we had a good time. he has a great cat. both guys seem quite well.

snowing on the way home.

stopped in mommy's room when i got back with mommy, karen, and glenn. watched a little tv, had some chocolate.

we found an odd note that had been slipped under the door. meet me in the bar at 11:00 was the basic message. we though it must have been slipped under the wrong door. kind of funny.

15 february 2013 (f)

written on 16 february at the residence inn in newport news

slept in a little on friday since i had the day off. got up around 7:00 and realized how much i had to do before i could go to n.n. oh boy.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
iced tea

cleaned the kitchen, did two loads of laundry, balanced the checkbook, paid bills, and packed. took forever. didn't get out of the house until about 2:00. deposited money at the bank. got cash for the trip.

lunch

spicy chicken sandwich
fries
dr. pepper

from the chick-fil-a in warrenton. pretty good.

luckily traffic was not bad on the way down. i made very good time. stopped at the rest area on 64 to use the bathroom. shortly after i realized i was very low on gas. stopped to get gas. the sign said 3.99, but the pump said 3.69. i actually paid 3.69. odd.

listened to a good chunk of tai-pan on the way down.

arrived at the hotel at about 6:15. checked in and went up to mommy's room. Karen, Mommy, Glenn, Susan, and Bert were there. I think Bert is younger than I think she is.

M, G, S, and B went to dinner. Karen's friend, Kerry(?), came over and they went to dinner.

i went to dinner with cleve "skip" dye from my high school class and his wife kelly. i didn't really know cleve that well in school but we've reconnected on facebook. very nice couple. they really seem "mfeo" to quote sleepless in seattle.

we went to rick's cheese steak which is on the location that used to be sammy's steak den. talk about a blast from the past.

dinner

steak and cheese sub
cheese fries
onion rings
iced tea

quite good. a huge amount of food.

i got a call from glenn during dinner. missed it and thought i'd call back later. then i got a text from susan about 30 minutes later. they had been in a car accident! rear-ended on jefferson. susan was getting x-rays. mommy and glenn were ok.

cleve and kelly dropped me back at the hotel. and i went over to the hospital. brought mommy back.

we stopped at the walmart to try to get a walker. most horrible store i've ever been in. it was supposedly closed but they kept letting people in. clearly the staff was totally bugged about the late closing!

then back out to get glenn and susan and go to the drug store. got home about 12:30. tired.

14 february 2013 (th)

written on 18 february at home

icy in the morning on thursday. i waited to leave in the morning because it was so icy. i got to the vre in plenty of time for the 7:20 even though there was a pretty bad accident on vint hill. i did not actually get to the train until the 2:00 minute warning because the parking lot was so icy!

pretty busy on thursday. lots of conferences.

i left at about 5:15 and caught the 6:16 train. one of those old car trains. not crowded at all.

i meant to do some work on thursday evening but was just too tired! paid for it on friday.

13 february 2012 (w)

written on 18 february at home

i don't clearly remember much about last wednesday. i really shouldn't fall this far behind on my blog!

i do remember that i got a bonus check at work. i knew bonuses were being distributed but i thought i didn't qualify because i had not been with the company for a year. it turns out there are two bonuses and it is the other one that i don't qualify for.

12 february 2013 (t)

written on 16 february at the residence inn in newport news

got behind on the blog on the 12th and never caught up during the week.

p.t. on my shoulder on tuesday morning. took the metro to work. i lucked into a spot at the metro station. got to work at about 11:00.

struggled with the DOI extraction process for a good part of the day. very frustrating.

11 february 2013 (m)

written on 12 february at cq press

caught the vre in the morning. got there in time for the 6:40.

stopped at cosmo cafe for a bath room break and a snack.

breakfast

bagel sandwich
iced tea

fairly warm in the morning

frustrating day. couldn't get a script to run.

just missed the 5:11 train because metro train kept pausing in the tunnel. I saw the doors close as I turned the corner.

got home around 7:45.

dinner

hot dogs and beans mixed
cole slaw
iced tea

watched an episode of the last detective.

10 feb 2013 (su)

written on 12 february

slept in a bit on sunday. worked on chores off and on for the day.

went to the grocery store in mid-afternoon.

watched the last episode of downton apbbey in the evening.

9 february 2013 (sa)

candy's birthday

written on 11 february at cq press

wanted to sleep in a bit on saturday but had to have work done on the car in the morning. dropped the car at about 8:15. waited for e. to pickup at around 10:15.

went to ihop for breakfast, too crowded so we went up to panera.

curry's closes at 4:00 so we were running too late to go down to dc and still get back in time to pick up the car.

we went to lowe's. then e. dropped me off for a hair cut and got a pair of shoes.

lunch

tofu dish

at pei wei

pretty good. e. dropped me off at curry's and then went home by way of merrifield.

stopped at h-t when my car was finally ready

dinner

potato soup
crusty bread

watched doc martin and star trek on saturday evening.

8 february 2013 (f)

written on 11 february at cq press 

snow and ice in the morning. drove slow on the way to the vre. caught the 7:20. not very crowded.

snack at the uptowner in the am

caught the 5:36 on the way home. just missed the 5:11 by about 3 minutes even though i left pretty late

dinner

pizza
caesar's salad

from tony's

7 february 2013 (th)

1349 / 40 deg f  / cloudy / at cq press

didn't hit the snooze this morning.

breakfast

cereal
oj
kambucha
banana

caught the 6:40. forgot to charge the kindle.

breakfast  2

bagel sandwich
iced tea

got to work about 8:20.

10:00 o'clock with jerry

lunch

steak wrap
doritos
dr. pepper

written on 11 february at cq press

left the office a little late on thursday.

don't remember much about thursday evening!

6 feburary 2013 (w)

1537 / 48 deg f / sunny / at cq press

had to get up at the normal time this morning after sleeping in for several days in a row. hit snooze a few times.

it was easier to get up and get moving than it has been. i got through the shower and changing kfaster than usual.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
iced tea
banana
coffee

got to the vre in good time.

second breakfast

bacon egg cheese bagel
bacon
o'brien potatoes
iced tea

good bagel, ok tea. really need to stick with the bagels at the cosmo cafe.

got to the office just before 9:00.

stand up at 9:45. v.i. and tracy at 11:00.

lunch

turkey sandwich
dr. pepper

very good sandwich. jose is an artist.

sk documentation meeting at 1:00

written on 7 february at cq press

left the office at about 4:30. tore my coat! crap!

karma still  not well. stopped for gas. got a few things at safeway.

i thought i paid the mortgage but it did not go through. something funny about that.

dinner

hot dogs
slaw
fries

watched the norwood builder. betty to bed early. did dis

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

5 feb 2013 (tu)

1833 / 39 deg f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

slept in until about 6:30. dr. appointment in the morning.

did dishes filled out forms in the morning.

breakfast

banana
oj
kambucha

got to the office at about 8:45 for a 9:00 am appt. busy office. seems really well run. dr. garretson seemed like a good guy. he said that my left shoulder appears to be working on being a problem as well. he thinks right shoulder is a combination of things but boils down to outer muscles (deltoids) overwhelming smaller inner muscles and pulling the socket a little out and causing irrations to the tendons, bursa, etc. he gave me a cortisone shot and a prescription for physical therapy.

cortisone helped almost immediately. whole right arm feels better.

got out at around 10:00

breakfast

bacon, egg, cheese biscuit
sausage burrito
dr. pepper

good biscuit, bad burrito

drive from warrenton to vienna was uneventful. garage open at vienna but no spots. metro took 25 minutes and 4.75 out of my pocket. thanks so much!

ended up parking at ballston and gettin in at about noon. crazy!

now i have to remember to get off at ballston.

lunch

beef stew
potatoes
carrots
dr. pepper

way, way, way too much food!

snack

coffee
nature valley bar

conference with violaine and colton in the pm.

heading home soon.

written on 6 february

left the office at about 7:15. suddenly felt tired and a bit feverish on the way to the metro. remembered to get off the metro at ballston.

dinner

japanese pan noodles with tofu
caesar salad (side)
iced tea

i usually have this with steak but i think i liked tofu better. i think they give you more tofu. if nothing else they give you more tofu.

i got on i-66 a little before 9:00 and got home by about 9:35. it was almost exactly 45 minutes. it usually takes me  longer than that to get home from vienna so it was a pleasant surprise.

karma is sick again.

elizabeth went to bed about 10:00. i did dishes and watch big bang and john stewart. bed about 11:30.

4 february 2013 (m)

1444 / 34 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

hit snooze too many times this morning. finally up at around 5:15.

breakfast

banana
oj
kambucha
water

did an experiment today. drove to vienna to see how long a direct metro route would take. left at 6:20. arrived at metro at 7:20 (parked). arrived at the office by about 8:15 even after stopping.

snack

bagel sandwich
iced tea

excellent!

it took about 30-40 minutes less to go the vienna route but the trip is more work.

lunch

chicken salad sandwich
salad
dr. pepper

snack

reese's cups (2)
coffee

written on 5 february (at cq press)

left the office at about 5:30 to go to the embassy suites for drinks. we had a fairly large group: brandee, ed, roylene, colton, the new lady, lorna, me, sal. enjoyed.

drinks

bloody mary (1)
calamari (a few)
zuchini sticks (a few)

walked to the metro w/ roylene at about 7:30. got to vienna around 8:20. stopped at wawa on the  way home for a bite

dinner

meatball sub
tasty klair
dr. pepper

good sub but messy. haven't had a tasty klaire recently. pretty good.

got home around 9:00. bed early!

3 february 2013 (su)

written on 4 february at cq press

worked on laundry early in the morning. did dishes as well.

breakfast

cereal
oj
banana
iced tea
coffee

went to get groceries later than  i intended. it was snowing. wegmans was packed!

lunch

pizza (1 slice)
korean bbq tofu
iced tea

only went to wegmans this time because the list was pretty shy of h-t items.

watched the hunger games when i got home. pretty good.

snack

donut
iced tea

dinner

ravioli and meatballs
salad
iced tea

watched the super bowl and downton abbey

2 february 2013 (sa)

1129 / 28 deg f / cloudy / at home

groundhog day.

or did i already say that.

set the alarm for about 7:00. got up. thought i was going to downstairs. fell back to sleep and didn't get up until 8:00.

breakfast

cereal
tomato juice
coffee
banana
iced tea

started some laundry. balanced the check book. paid the bills.

written on 4 february

we went out in the afternoon to get some lunch and get out of the house.

lunch

chicken sandwich
fries
iced tea

at wendy's in warrenton. not so good. that wendy's seems to be on the down slide again.

we went to the library after that and to walgreen's to get some hand cream. chapping on my hands is terrible.

used driving directions on my phone to find the doctor's office. they were way off! we did find the office and we also found the cfc where we got lost when we settled on our house. strange.

snack

salted caramel mocha
donut

at starbucks in warrenton.

dinner

quesadillas (2)
spanish rice
iced tea

we watched as time goes by and two doc martin episodes. wanted to watch little dorrett but i was too sleepy.

1 feburary 2013 (f)

1403 / 30 deg f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

hit snooze several times when the alarm went off this morning. very stiff, very sore when i woke up. like uncle joe again in the morning.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
tomato juice
coffee
iced tea

managed to get out in time for the 7:20 train. just a tiny bit of snow overnight but the roads were kind of slick.

forgot to bring my february fare card today. first of the month is a grace day so my jan. card still worked but i felt strange about not having the right card on the vre.

breakfast

bagel
scrambled eggs
bacon
iced tea

at cosmo cafe. not very good. best bet is the bagel sandwich.

got to work around 9:00. jerry brought in donuts. chatted over donuts for a while.

lunch

salmon
rice
salad
iced tea

very good chow today. feel totally full!

written 2 february

left the office a little late since i arrived a little late. caught the 5:36 train. froze on the platform while waiting. wind was blowing right into my face. ouch!

train was not crowded. missed e. at the vre since i was on a later train.

got home at around 7:30.

dinner

veg. burger sandwich
baked tater
iced tea

we watched the last murdoch on the disk. good episode. a. conan doyle visits toronto.