30 May 2013

29 may 2013 (w)

written on 30 may at cq press

slept pretty well. woke up with energy for once.

nothing in the house to eat!

breakfast

cereal
iced tea
coffee

sat down on the train about 30 seconds before the whistle blew.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
grilled cheese
iced tea

at cosmo cafe. not very good at all. nothing was really hot.

arrived at work at about 8:45. jan out sick.

quite busy all day.

lunch

salad
coke

got the salad at simple green. outstanding.

left the office at 4:30. caught the 5:10. very crowded train. still pretty crowded at broad run.

went to get groceries after work.

dinner

asian tofu
spring roll
bagel
japanese tea

at wegmans. maggie was working in the cafe. hadn't seen her in months.

got groceries at wegmans and h-t.

got home around 8:30. watched the end of an ncis.

28 May 2013

28 may 2013 (tu)

1757 / 82 deg f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

slept in until about 6:30 because i had a doctor's appointment in the am.

breakfast

banana
coffee
iced tea

got to the doctor's office at about 8:05. 8:15 appointment. dr. g. looked at the mri. he said there is a bone (acromion?) pressing on a tendon. there is also some tearing of the cartilage around the rotator. he says it can be repaired with outpatient surgery. it is not urgent at this time but should be taken care off.

outpatient
then one week at home (recovering from the pain)
then five weeks when you can't reach with your right arm

lots of logistics to work out. don't know if i'd be able to drive among other things. lots to consider.

2nd breakfast

bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit (2)
iced tea

at mcdonald's in warrenton.

left warrenton around 9:00. got to vienna a little before 10:00. lots of tourists on the train. got to foggy bottom at around 10:35. checked out the starbucks in gwu hospital. too crowded at the moment but might be an option some mornings.

got to the office just before 11:00.

loads of miscellaneous must do items in my in box. busy, busy.

lunch

turkey sandwich (on bagel)
pickel
iced tea

pretty good.

snack

chips
banana
coffee

working until about 7:00. of course, now it is raining!

27 May 2013

27 may 2013 (m)

1723 / 68 deg f / mostly cloudy / at home

memorial day holiday. next holiday is july 4. a thursday, i think.

got up around 7:00 this morning. felt pretty blah.

breakfast

bowl of cereal
banana
iced tea

finally fed karma around 8:00. watched tv and napped for a while.

came up to do paper work around 10:30 worked for several hours.

lunch

asian soup
slice of pizza
iced tea

more forms and laundry later in the day.

26 may 2013 (su)

written on 27 may 2013 at home.

spent so much time on chores and paper work yesterday. decided to get out of the house today.

dishes in the morning.

left the house at about 1:00.

lunch

steak and cheese
chips
iced tea

at firehouse subs in warrenton. the store must have opened pretty recently. deposited checks from mark and glenn. went to the library. we thought they were open but they weren't thanks! nothing to listen to this week.

went to panera for a cuppa

snack

caramel mocha

at panera. good.

stopped at h-t. betty went in.

dinner

sandwich
iced tea

not very hungry.

watched midsomer murders then bones on netflix. not that impressed with bones.

bed fairly early.


25 may 2013 (sa)

written on 27 may at  home

woke up thinking it was friday. realized i didn't have to get up. went back to sleep. e. woke me at almost 10:00.

breakfast

mexican omelette on a fajita wrap
banana
coffee
iced tea

quite good.

worked on chores, balancing the check book and bills pretty much all day. stopped at around 7:00.

dinner

reuben
french fries
iced tea

watched the kings speech on streaming. liked it again.

24 may 2013 (f)

written on 27 may at home

st. robert of denbigh's 81st birthday.

32nd anniversary of my graduation from college. oy.

vre station was not crowded at all in the morning. lots of empty seats on the train. sunny for the first time in about a week.

2nd breakfast

bacon, egg, and cheese
coffee

at the cafe at pillsbury. jose was working the grill. egg sandwiches just aren't that tasty at the cafeteria. seems to be related to the cooking oil they use instead of butter.

lunch

chicken skewers
brocolli
potato salad

so so. didn't have a great week at the cafeteria.

busy all day on SOCR and on qc of backlist titles.

e.'s office closed early. she was at home by about 5:30. we decided to meet for dinner at brooklyn brothers.

dinner

pizza
salad
iced tea
cheese cake
coffee

pizza was good except for the olives. i should always remember that i don't like olives on  pizza. salad was quite good.

we watched the outtakes from puss in boots. also watched ncis.

went to bed fairly early.

23 may 2013 (th)

written on 27 may at home

chilly all day on the 23rd. the one day i chose not to wear my rain coat it really would have kept me warm. overcast all day.

i had a really poor lunch on this day. i don't remember what i had but it was not good.


22 May 2013

22 may 2013 (w)

2232 / 67 deg f / cloudy / at home

slept pretty well last night. felt more awake than usual when i got up. still running a bit late in the am, though.

breakfast

granola bar
banana
coffee
oj
iced tea

caught the train with about three minutes to spare. really enjoying the annotated version of ulysses. i'm up to 1 samuel in the bible.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
tea

at cosmo cafe

got to the office just before 9:00.

spent a  lot of time on the supreme court justices today.

lunch

turkey sandwich
donut
iced coffee

really good sandwich. jose did a great job.

caught the 5:11. sat near the front.

dinner

sandwich
iced tea

very hot and humid when we got home. didn't feel much like eating. two episodes of ncis. did get some dishes done.

i got the package from karen.

21 may 2013 (t)

written on 22 may at home

got a slow start in the morning. shaved. really feeling ancient before i did.

breakfast

granola bar
banana
iced tea

very quick breakfast because i was running late. did make it to the vre station in time for the 6:40.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
water

from the uptowner

quite good.

spent a lot of time on socr today.

lunch

jamaican shrimp
rice
veg.
dr. pepper

walked with jerry to the metro. in time for the 5:11. pretty crowded.

got groceries after work. saw just a few people i knew at wegmans. i didn't even know any of the managers. weird.

dinner

cheddar/jalapeno bagel
asian tofu
japanese tea

dessert

klondike bar

did not get to bed until late.

21 May 2013

20 may 2013 (m)

hit snooze a few too times in the morning. missed the 6:40 train.

breakfast

cereal
oj
iced tea
coffee
banana

caught the 7:20. seat mate for most of the ride.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
bacon
iced tea

at cosmo cafe

slow walk to work. sore foot.

lunch

swedish meatballs

ok

left a little after 4:30. didn't expect to catch the 5:11 but i made it.

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

dinner

chili dogs
beans
iced tea

teas tea on sale at h-t. stocked up. 2 for a $1. crazy.

good dogs for dinner.

19 may 2013 (su)

written on 21 may at cq press

lots of chores on sunday.

lunch

italian sub
candy bar
iced tea

at wawa. pretty good.

had an mri at fauquier hospital in the afternoon. got there ahead of time. left foot very sore. slowing me down.

now i know that i should have looked for an open mri. 30 minute process took over an hour. i barely fit in the machine. uncomfortable!

met elizabeth at starbucks at 5:00

snack

caramel machiato
pound cake

really helped after the mri. felt rotten by that time.

e. went to h-t while i went to staples to get toner cartridges.

dinner

salmon
rice
asparagus
iced tea

quite good.

we watched puss in boots in the evening.

18 may 2013 (sa)

written on 21 may at cq press

did not feel well on saturday. got some chores done during the day. watched the avengers movie. pretty good.

elizabeth got home around 5:00. she had a pretty good time.

dinner

pizza (3 sl)
iced tea

went to bed early

17 may 2013 (f)

written on 21 may at cq press

elizabeth in williamsburg.

took some extra time to get out in the morning with cat chores mixed in. caught the 7:20. train was pretty much empty.

dinner

burrito
iced tea

at chipotle in gainesville. chow was good. chipotle was very crowded.

16 may 2013 (th)

written on 21 may at cq press

i fell off the map for a little while. suddenly crazy busy.

elizabeth went to williamsburg on thursday. staying at the hospitality house.

dinner

whopper
chicken sandwich
dr. pepper

at the burger king near the vre station. not very good.

they have refurbished this b.k. and turned the floor plan around. kind of weird when you walk in but the new arrangement works better.

15 May 2013

15 may 2013 (w)

1535 / 79 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press

didn't have as much trouble as i expected getting up. only hit the snooze for about 10 minutes or so.

breakfast

banana
oj
coffee

sat near the back in the train this morning. finished book of ruth.

stopped at the uptowner to get tea. arrived at the office at about 8:35. arrived with the temp who is taking toulah's place this week. she said she fell asleep on the metro. poor kid.

violaine's birthday

snack

pastry
iced tea

in honor of ms. v's b'day.

spending a lot of time on socr. up to 500 books loaded at this point.


14 May 2013

14 may 2014 (tu)

1453 / 63 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press

up and, reluctantly, at 'em this morning.

breakfast

granola bar
banana
oj
iced tea

got out in time to catch the train. chatted with the woman next door for part of the ride. she works near union station.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
iced tea

arrived at the office a little after 8:30. trying to catch up on email.

lunch

coconut shrimp
noodles
brocolli
dr. pepper

written on 15 may at cq press

just caught the 5:10 train by about two minutes. thought for sure i was going to miss it.

got home around 7:00.

dinner

egg salad sandwich
fries
iced tea

watched ncis in the evening. a little disappointed in the punch line.

13 may 2013 (m)

written on 14 may 2013 at cq press

not well at all on monday. woke up feeling miserable. shoulder locked out. sinuses a mess. bad headache. quite dizzy. tried to get up at 4:30. went back to bed. tried to get up at 5:30. went back to bed. woke up around 9:00 and went down stairs

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
iced tea

watched tv, snoozed, thought about doing work. snoozed. really wiped out all day.

lunch

eggs (3)
iced tea
dr. pepper

checked email in the afternoon.

dinner

bagel w/ cream cheese
salad
iced tea

quite tasty.

antiques roadshow. bed early


12 May 2013

12 may 2013 (su)

2004 / 58 deg f / fair / at home

mother's day. happy mommy's day to all!

breakfast

feta omelette
toast
coffee
oj
tea

very good.

lots of chores to do today. dishes, laundry, recycling.

lunch

burger
chips
iced tea
milky way

at sheetz

tried to get the pump working on the pool. no luck.

paid bills.

fed the cat at 6:00

dinner

bowl of cereal
dr. pepper

temp. just dropped significantly. quite cold all of the sudden.

11 may 2013 (sa)

written on 12 may at home

slept in a little on saturday. got up after 7:00.

breakfast

egg sandwich
bowl of cereal
coffee
oj
iced tea

did some chores in the morning. we decided to go out and do some errands and then do more chores later.

lunch

chicken salad sub
chips
iced tea
cookie

at pot belly. really good.

bought a new vacuum and a few other items at target. knee really acting up. i sat in the care while elizabeth went to pet smart and lowes. both tired when we got home in the early evening.

dinner

chicken a la bear
iced tea

really good. also. hadn't had this in a while.

watched the old traditional saturday shows: as time goes by, doc martin. bed early. dead tired.

10 may 2013 (f)

written on 12 may at home

claire's birthday. 52, i think.

blaise simqu, president and ceo of sage, spoke at a breakfast meeting at the office. he made an impressive presentation as always. he looks like the rock's younger brother. main thrust of the meeting was to stress that despite all the changes, sage is committed to cq press and to keeping the cqp office in dc.

breakfast

bagel
fruit
pastry
coffee

quite busy day. also got a lot done.

lunch

fish
chips
cole slaw
doctor pepper

very good.

really ready to go home at 4:30. very tired. light traffic on the vre coming home.

dinner

veg burger
chips
iced tea

went to bed fairly early.

9 may 2013 (th)

written on 12 may at home

rainy on thursday but i remembered my umbrella.

all dc meeting in the afternoon.

got groceries at harris teeter in the evening.

09 May 2013

8 may 2013 (w)

written on 9 may at cq press

pretty average day. up on time. caught the 6:40 train.

stopped at the uptowner on the way to work.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
japanese tea

busy, busy, busy

lunch

cobb salad wrap
iced tea

wrap was so so. jose was training a new person who is not the artist he is.

left the office at 4:30. rain threatened the whole time but held off.

pouring rain at broad rain.

went to wegmans for groceries

dinner

pizza (sl)
chinese dishes (assorted)
japanese tea


07 May 2013

7 may 2013 (t)

1327 / 64 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

forgot to set my alarm. woke up at about 4:00 and noticed the time. woke up again at 6:10. thought i might have to go in by metro.

breakfast

cereal
oj

missed coffee. forgot to take out trash.

dashed for the train. parked on the access road. raining lightly when i arrived. caught the train in good time.

starving when i got to l'enfant.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
iced tea

raining. didn't use an umbrella until it started to rain harder. got to the office around 9:40.

06 May 2013

6 may 2013 (m)

1451 / 61 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

slept very well over night.

breakfast

cereal
oj
coffee
iced tea

got to work before 8:30.

starving. went down to the cafeteria at about 9:00. got way too much.

2nd breakfast

bagel w / cc
sausages (2)
eggs (2)
dr. pepper

snack

donut

lunch

 veg. sandwich
chili
coke

written on 7 may at cq press

got busy, busy in the afternoon. left the office about 20 minutes late. waited for the 5:36 train.

train was not very crowded. listened to the once and future king. up to book 2.

missed e at the vre since she took the 5:11.

stopped at harris teeter on the way home.

dinner

mac/cheese ravioli
salad
iced tea

watched antiques roadshow. then bed early.


5 may 2013 (su)

written on 6 may at cq press.

mark's 60th birthday. ouch.

slept until about 7:30. sorted out laundry first.

breakfast

egg sandwiches
oj
coffee
iced tea

worked steadily through out the day. dishes. laundry. mop kitchen.

watched the new bourne movie. disappointed.

lunch

chips
iced tea

dinner

chipped beef
brocolli

watched sense and sensibility in the evening. e. mad at me for falling asleep on the couch. went up at 9:30 to balance checkbook. in bed by about 10:15.



4 may 2013 (sa)

written on 6 may at cq press

took the day pretty easy on saturday. did some chores. went to the pw county library in the afternoon.

lunch

burger
fries
coke

at champs in manassas.

checked out the first book of the twilight series at p.w. library.

snack

cappucino
monkey bread

at the caribou coffee

i spilled my drink. they cleaned up  after me and gave me a new drink.

dinner

chicken soup
toast




3 may 2013 (f)

written on 6 may at cq press

parked very close at the vre lot in the morning. skipped the cosmo cafe.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
japanese tea

at the uptowner

busy day.

i don't remember what i had for lunch.

stopped to get gas on the way home. i missed the 5:10 train. e. caught an early train.

dinner

pizza (3)
coke


03 May 2013

2 may 2013 (th)

written on 3 may at cq press

i was sure it was friday when i woke up. realized it was thursday while showering. oy.

hit the snooze bar a lot in the am. just got downstairs at about 5:55.

breakfast

quaker oat bar
coke

caught the train in plenty of time. quite hungry when i got to l'enfant.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
iced tea

at cosmo cafe

right ankle, knee giving problems. slow walk from foggy to the office. arrived before 9:00.

gotomeeting at 9:30. went ok. we got cut off at 10:00. double booking apparently.

lunch

lasagna
caesar salad
garlic bread
sample of side dish
dr. pepper

quite good.

got ready to go a bit early. left by 4:30. walked part of the way with johnny. he told me about the time he got shot. amazing.he really knows how to tell a story.

vre was not too crowded.

dinner

meatball sub
dr. pepper
cookies (2)

bad sub. good soda. cookies are way too sweet.

got groceries after. very short list. got home a little after 8:00.                                                                        

sherlock holmes: the musgrave ritual. poirot: the hornets nest. both good. bed after. in bed by around 10:30.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

02 May 2013

1 may 2013 (w)

written on 2 may at cq press

hit snooze a few times in the morning. did not catch the 6:40.

breakfast

omelette, etc.

at cosmo cafe

not feeling well at work. seemed like a long day.

lunch

pizza (3)
dr. pepper

company provided pizza while we watched a webinar. fairly good presentation.

left the office around 4:30. caught the 5:11. very crowded.

dinner

waffles
scrambled eggs
iced tea

watched the artist. kind of a snooze. great dog, though.

dishes and then bed.