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.