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