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.