31 October 2010

30 oct. 2010 (sa)

got up at around 7:15. alarm was set for 8:00. my legs were cramping because it was so cold in the room. put on socks and sweats. awake by this time. turned off the alarm.

went downstairs. ate a banana. started some tea. i d

elizabeth came down about 8:15.

breakfast

egg beaters w/ swiss and taco sauce (2)
coffee
oj
iced tea

egg beaters aren't bad.

watched this old house hour. listened to wait wait.

lunch

hot dogs (2, no buns)
beans
iced tea

pretty good

dinner

spaghetti w/ tomato sauce
rolls (2)
iced tea

dessert

cookies (1)
banana

watched an episode of st:tng on bbc america.                                                                                                              

30 October 2010

29 oct. 2010 (f)

alarm went off at 6:10. napped until 6:18. got up and took out trash.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

left for vre a little late. arrived at station just as train drove out. e decided to work at home. stopped at harris teeter on the way home.

snack

bowl of cereal
iced tea

lunch

egg sandwich
chips
iced tea
coke

watched part of the rookie at lunch. listened to one side of the jack reacher novel while doing dishes and laundry.

dinner

turkey reuben sandwich
turkey, swiss wrap
potato salad
iced tea

snack

bowl of cereal

watched part of bolt on cable. watched an episode of fry and laurie.

28 October 2010

28 oct. 2010 (th)

i woke up at 4:58 this morning. since i had a concall at 6:00, i went ahead and got up.

first picture up on museum syndicate was rembrandt:


so great!

short con. call today. interesting. setting up new guidelines for follow on sessions. finished around 7:00.

breakfast

bagel (w/ cream cheese)
banana
oj
iced tea
coffee

watched two episodes of a bit of fry and laurie, season 4. this is the season where they have guests on each episode. humor is a little more varied. fry/laurie balance which is weighted a bit toward fry in first three seasons is more equal.

lunch

hearty tomato soup
rolls (2)
iced tea

feeling sleepy in the afternoon. a lot like i felt when i first started getting the cold i had around oct. 13. hope it is not that again.

got a little done in the afternoon. not feeling so poorly in the later afternoon.

dinner

sauteed chicken w/ gravy
rice
brocolli
sliced tomato
iced tea

quite good. exactly what i had a taste for.

watched big bang theory in the evening and then a show about the grand canyon skywalk.

27 October 2010

27 oct. 2010 (w)

i woke up at about 5:00 and thought about getting up. went back to sleep. elizabeth woke me up at a little after 7:00 to drive her. jumped up and thought we were going to be late. we were actually in good time.

breakfast

sausage, cheese croissant
iced tea

at arbys. i've got to avoid sausage in the future. don't really tolerate well.

lunch

bagel w/ butter
banana
iced tea

snack

sandwich
iced tea

dinner

hot dogs (2, no buns)
beans
slaw
iced tea

pretty good this time.

snack

cookies (3)
orange

we watched part of a league of their own. e. went to bed. i watched an episode of a bit of fry and laurie from the fourth season.

26 October 2010

26 oct. 2010 (tu)

clock set for 5:20 this morning. woke up at 5:06. decided to just get up. sometimes that extra 15 minutes just kicks your butt.

concall delayed this morning. rescheduling.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth running late in the morning. missed the train. unfortunately traffic was badly backed up on 66. it took a very long time to get to vienna.

snack

sausage mcmuffin
capucinno

at mcdonald's.

lunch

sub
iced tea

at wegmans.

got to the vre a little late this afternoon. felt kind of feverish. i think elizabeth may be right. there may be something in the car that bothers me. it seems to be worse in warm weather that isn't so warm that i can open the windows.

dinner

bowl of soup
iced tea

snack

orange
cashews

25 October 2010

25 oct. 2010 (m)

i woke up at about 5:30. thought about getting up and getting started. fell asleep again.

woke up at 8:00. got up and went downstairs.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese (half)
coffee
iced tea

lots of errands in the afternoon.

bank, dmv, library, grocery store.

lunch

bacon cheeseburger
fries
iced tea

at wendy's. actually pretty good this time. everything hot for once.

snack

toffee mocha

at starbucks. liked it better the first time. probably won't have this again.

dinner

chicken a la bear
iced tea

quite good. haven't had it in about 2-3 months.

dessert

cookies (3)
iced tea

nabisco cameo cookies. an old fave.

we watched house because the guest victim was james earl jones. i didn't feel that they made very good use of jej, though he was pretty good.

watched about half of dallas vs. ny giants after that. the new cowboy's stadium is pretty unbelievable.

24 oct. 2010 (su)

i woke up absolutely certain it was monday. glad to see it's not.

i went downstairs at about 8:00 am.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

went out to try to start the mower at about 11:00. couldn't get it running. finally managed to move it into the driveway where it is warmer.

went back in the house to clean the bathroom.

lunch

ham, roast beef, swiss sandwich
pickle spears (2)
ice tea

went back out at around 2:30 and managed to start the mower. cut the grass and mulched a lot of leaves.i'd guess only a third have fallen so far.

traditional huge headache after cutting the grass. exhaust fumes seem to just about kill me.

finished cleaning the bathroom after cutting the grass. it actually needed cutting this time. next time will be for mulching leaves.

dinner

frozen lasagna
green beans and peppers
iced tea

watched the first episode of the buccaneers. not my cup of tea. watched the 21st century sherlock holmes on pbs. holmes, ok. watson, quite good. the guy who plays watson was "the naked stand-in" in love actually and d shaun in shaun of the dead.