31 january 2013 (th)

1706 / 40 deg f / mostly clear / at CQ Press

dentist appointment in morning so i got to sleep in a little. got up at 6:30.

very sore back. must have slept in an odd position. lower left side is aching like crazy. slow going to get showered and dressed.

breakfast

banana
oj
club soda

left at about 7:40. traffic mostly ok on 66. very slow on 50/main street. got to the dentist at 8:40. went immediately back. no cavities. dr. miller is on a two week vacation starting tomorrow. nice for him.

i stopped at anita's for a real breakfast.

cowboy burrito
hash browns
bacon
iced tea
chips/salsa

quite good. anita's has the best bacon. got to the metro around 9:50. had to drive around a long time to find a parking space. got to the office just after 11:00.

lunch

shrimp
fries
dr. pepper

dessert

three musketeers

written on 1 february

worked until about 6:15. very cold walking to the metro. came very close to catching a train in the wrong direction. forgot that i drove to metro.

dinner

italian sub
salad
dr. pepper

at donato's pizza in ffx city. donato's is in the new strip mall on 29/50 near the outback steak house.

pretty good sub. pretty good salad.

got home around 8:30. watched the end of sherlock holmes (the solitary cyclist) and a poirot (the dream)

dishes and then bed.

30 january 2013 (w)

1310 / 63 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

woke up just before the alarm

breakfast

cereal
tomato juice
kambucha
coffee

caught the usual train. forgot my phone!

snack

eggs
bacon
iced tea

from cosmo cafe

very warm but very humid. felt soaked and exhausted when i got to the office.

stand up meeting at 9:45. aptara conference at 10:30

lunch

bulgogi
chicken leg
cabbage
rice
dr. pepper

snack

coffee
reese's cup

written on 31 january

the weather was unbelievable on the way home. it really felt good just to be outside. i left a little early because bad thunderstorms are expected. i walked to the train in a light rain. caught the usual train on the vre. pretty busy.

e. was on the same train. she had to pick up petsmart after work so i went to harris teeter

huge downpours on the way home. nearly ran off the road once.

dinner

fried chicken
potato salad
iced tea

picked up the chicken, etc. at h-t.

we watched an episode of murdoch on yon tv. dishes after.

29 january 2013 (tu)

written on 30 january

woke up in time to catch the normal train in the morning. much warmer today. felt pretty good when i got up. felt rotten by the time i got to work.

had a snack at cosmo cafe.

lunch

chicken taco salad
chips
dr. pepper

at seasons

left the office a little late but still caught the normal evening train. very crowded train.

coughing a lot on the train. coughing badly when i got back to the car. went to chick-fil-a to get an ice tea. that place is a madhouse. tea helped.

dinner

veggie chili
rice
iced tea

murdoch on dvd in the evening. the episode with tesla.

28 january 2013 (m)

written on 30 january

felt rotten on monday. woke up with a fever and a sore throat. had to go back to bed.

woke up at about 9:00 thinking i might go in late. felt worse.

felt bad all day. started to feel less feverish around dinner time. went to bed around 9:30

27 january 2013 (su)

written on 30 january

starting to feel bad on sunday. feel a cold coming on.

got groceries at wegmans and harris teeter. did recycling. very busy at the recycle pit.

watched downton abbey in the pm. i know old what's her name was gonna die.

26 january 2013 (sa)

written on 30 january 

i got way behind on my blog. i find i just can't stand working on the computer at home anymore. drastically slow.

felt a bit bleary on saturday. got up a little late.

we went out for lunch at potbellies. then target and lowes. we got coffee at panera.

home around six. we ordered pizza for dinner.

25 january 2012 (f)

1536 / 23 deg f / cloudy, light snow / at cq press

slept an extra twenty minutes in the am. really debated coming in by metro but the possiblity of snow made me decide to get in as early as possible.

breakfast

v8
banana
coke

quick breakfast so i could get out on time. caught the 6:40 train.

second breakfast

bagel sandwich
japanese tea

from the uptowner

lunch

steak and cheese wrap
tofu salad
dr. pepper

written on 30 january

it was supposed to snow friday afternoon/evening. schools closed early. panic all around. it came to nothing.

got home at the usual time on friday. we had left overs for dinner.

not feeling well so i went to bed early.

24 january 2013 (th)

1318 / 27 deg f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

woke up to see snow came down overnight. it didn't look very heavy but i thought i might be better off driving to the vre a little later in the morning. decided to catch the 7:20 train and went back to sleep for a half hour.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
v8
iced tea
banana

left at about 6:40. bogged slow going until broad run church and then kind of a mess in the parking lot. just misssed the 7:20 train. 7:50 train left on time but went extremely slowly from before alexandria until l'enfant. i should have gotten off at alexandria or crystal. oh well. got to l'enfant 15 minutes late. metro train stopped at farragut west for about 7 minutes. fun. got to work at about 10:00.

snack

two donuts

lorna brought in donuts

one on one with jerry. looks like new project will include 1200 books.

lunch

sausage sub
salad
chips
dr. pepper

written on 25 january

left the office at about 5:00. caught the 5:36. pretty crowded. smelled like wet clothes and farts. unfortunate!

dinner

fish sandwich
fries
iced tea

dessert

cookies

watched an episode of the last detective on dvd.

23 january 2013 (w)

1613 / 27 deg f / mostly cloudy / at cq press

woke up at about 5:00. stiff and sore but mostly ok.

breakfast

cereal
banana
oj
kambucha

very cold in the morning. i think it was 11 when i left the house. caught the 6:40 train.

breakfast 2

egg and cheese bagel
iced tea

at the cosmo cafe. the cook did not hear my order correctly.

crowded train from l'enfant to foggy. pretty darn chilly walk!

lunch

cobb salad wrap
chips
dr. pepper

really excellent wrap.

snack

coffee

written on 24 january

left for the metro at a little after 4:30. pretty cold on the way to foggy bottom. got to l'enfant about five minutes before the train. train was not very full. met e. at broad run. decided to stop for salad bar on the way home.

stopped at h-t to get salad bar and a few other things. got home around 7:30.

dinner

quiche
salad
iced tea

we watched an episode of the last detective with roger daltrey. pretty good. got to bed around 11:00.

22 january 2013 (tu)

1356 / 25 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press

cold. cold. cold. cold. cold.

woke up with the alarm. stiff, sore, aching all over. went back to bed for a few hours.

got up around 7:20.

left the house around 8:00. about 18 degrees when i left!

breakfast

bacon, egg, cheese bagel
sausage, egg, cheese mcmuffin
iced tea

at mcdonals in haymarket.

got to vienna at around 9:15. had to park on the roof. insanely cold up there in the wind!

not too bad on the walk from foggy to the office. arrived around 10:30

lunch

steak fajitas
dr. pepper
three musketeers

written on 23 january

worked until 6:00. very cold on the way back to the metro. nutty weather.

took the metro back to vienna. the return trip by metro is generally faster than the trip back on vre. morning ride is about the same.

i was worried that it might be hard to start the car since it was up on the roof all day. no actual problems, though.

got home just before 8:00.

dinner

quiche
cuke salad
coke

we watched an episode of hamish in the evening. dishes after and then bed.

21 january 2012 (m)

written on 22 january

woke up at about 7:00. thought about getting up. got back under the blankets. fell asleep again. woke up at about 9:15.

breakfast

cereal
oj
banana

lazy in the morning.

spent the afternoon cleaning in the basement. accomplished a lot. but still have tons to do. stopped to watch the inauguration now and then.

we have an amazing amount of stuff in the basement.

lunch

ham, roast beef, and cheese sandwich
tomato soup
coke

dinner

turkey reubens
fries
iced tea

watched antiques road show in the evening.

bed early.

20 january 2013 (su)

2244 / 37 degree f / fair / home

woke up around 9:00 in the morning. started on laundry.

felt a head cold coming on in the morning. watched tv, napped in the morning fighting off a cold.

breakfast

toast
coffee
oj
banana
iced tea

finally got moving after 1:00.

lunch

asian wokery
japanese tea

at wegmans

groceries at wegmans and harris teeter.

dishes, trash, laundry other chores when i got home. watched a bit of football. not impressed by any of the teams playing.

dinner

stir fried chicken w/ veg
rice
iced tea

watched downton abbey

19 january 2013 (sa)

written on 20 january

slept in fairly late on saturday.

breakfast

cereal
coffee
oj
iced tea

started chores in the morning. watched this old house. balanced check book, paid bills.

lunch

pizza (2)
iced tea

went into warrenton in the afternoon. returned watership down. checked out freedom.

snack

cinnamon cake
latte

at starbucks. turned out to be free because we had gift cards.

picked up items for dinner, etc. at harris teeter.

dinner

veg. chili
corn bread
iced tea

doc martin on tv. also part of top hat. fell asleep on the couch. woke up to see part of snl. some funny sketches.

18 january 2013 (f)

1308 / 36 deg f / clear / at cq press

really glad it is friday. supposed to snow over night we didn't get enough to stick.

breakfast

cereal
oj
kambucha
coffee

parked very close this morning. caught the 6:40 train.

2nd breakfast

bagel sandwich
iced tea
grilled cheese


at cosmo cafe. took a different route to work from the metro. seemed to take forever!

stand up meeting turned into a bull session w/ jerry, ed, lorna, jan, mgp, roylene. fun.

lunch

chicken
cole slaw
hush puppie
ginger ale

written on 20 january

left the office a tiny bit late on friday. i was climbing the stairs at the vre station when the train was coming in. two minutes later and i would have missed it.

decided to walk through the train and find e.

we decided to get pizza for dinner.

dinner

pizza (4 slices)
salad
dr. pepper

from vocelli's. we got the thick crust and it was too thick. may try traditional crust next time.

we watched a hamish episode after dinner.

17 january 2013 (th)

1332 / 45 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

slept in for about 15 extra minutes in the morning then rushed to catch the train.

breakfast

cereal
kambucha
oj

parking lot was less full today. train was very light this morning.

arrived around 8:15.

2nd breakfast

two eggs
two sausages
bagel
iced tea

10 meet with jerry
11:30 sk

lunch

italian sub
chips
dr. pepper

written on 18 january

rushed out of the office at 4:30. caught the 5:11. started listening to Tai Pan on the train. i'm enjoying it.

got home at about 7:15. the painting is almost done. wanted to look at the progress but my knee was too sore.

dinner

veggie chili
rice
corn bread
iced tea

very good! really hit the spot.

we watched a hamish episode. i totally crashed at about 9:00. woke up at 11:30 and crawled upstairs. dead tired!

16 january (2013) (w)

1255 / 40 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

hit snooze a few times this morning. didn't get up until about 10 after.

breakfast

cereal
oj
coffee

looked down in the basement. looking better!

got to the vre about 2 minutes for the train. knee was hurting so i didn't run for it.

snack

sausage, egg, cheese, bagel
iced tea

at the cosmo

walk to work in the rain again. dreary.

lunch

chicken wrap
noodles
dr. pepper
ice cream cone

written on 17 january

left the office a little late. working on a problem related to captions and lost track of time. caught the 5:36 vre again. packed again. what's the dealio.

got home around 7:15.

dinner

eggs
little smokies
toast
coffee

quite good

watched a rather dour episode of hamish. solving of an old murder on an island. some odd discussion of catholics, protestants and jews.

15 january 2013 (tu)

written on 16 january

the contractor is coming to start on the basement today.

caught the 6:40 train. drippy, nasty, misty rain on the walk from foggy bottom to work. not enough to use your umbrella but enough to get on your nerves. yuck.

got to work earlier than usual.

spent a lot of time working on the amx system. doi resubmit process has successfully started.

lunch

don't remember!

met with roylene and violaine about counter in the afternoon.

left a little late in the evening. similar rain. missed the 5:11. caught the 5:36.

stopped for gas, a few groceries on the way home.

dinner

veg. burger
pirates booty
coke

watched hamish mcbeth in the evening

14 january 2013 (m)

1504 / 54 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

woke up before the alarm this morning. in fact, the alarm didn't go off at all. right ankle is aching.

breakfast

cereal
oj
kambucha
coffee

caught the 6:40 train. read ulysses on the train.

snack

bacon, egg, cheese bagel
iced tea

from cosmo cafe. good.

too warm today. i didn't adjust my old kleider for the weather. way too hot on the way in. very crowded on the metro.

lots of meetings today. 9:45, 10:00, 11:00.

lunch

tofu
broc
rice
dr. pepper

snack

three musketeers
banana
coffee

written on 16 january

fairly warm still in the afternoon. met jerry walking over to the metro. he said they did end up going on the hike at harpers ferry on the weekend.

e. worked from home after missing the train.

watched antiques road show in the evening.

13 january 2013 (su)

written on 14 january

slept in on sunday

breakfast

cereal
coffee
oj
kambucha
tea

a few chores in the morning. grocery list.

lunch

pizza
iced tea

at wegmans.

groceries at wegmans and h-t. wegmans was a nut house. h-t not so bad.

worked on cleaning up the basement in the afternoon. watched some football.

dinner

spaghetti
meatballs
salad
iced tea

12 january 2013 (sa)

written on 14 january

slept in on saturday. we considered going to dumbarton oaks today but neither of us had enough gumption.

breakfast

cereal
oj
kambucha
coffee

dishes, chores in the morning. we decided to go out for lunch and run some errands in the afternoon.

lunch

italian combo
bagel
iced tea

at panera

went to blue ridge outfitters and got some socks. went to staples. played with a windows 8 computer. not impressed.

snack

bear claw
caramel latte

more chores, laundry at home. watched some football.

11 january 2013 (f)

written on 14 january

very tired all day friday. worked normal shift.

dinner

cheese burger
fries
salad
iced tea

at ruby tuesday in gainesville

10 january 2013 (th)

1328 / 54 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press

slept ok through the night. only hit snooze once.

breakfast

cereal
banana
kambucha
oj
iced tea

caught the 6:40. not very crowded. tried to listen to pandora on the train but it behaves oddly.

got to work at about 8:30.

snack

bagel sandwich
green tea

from the uptowner

one on one with jerry at 10:00. not much new at this time.

lunch

peruvian beef dish
potato wedges
cabbage

9 january 2013 (w)

1423 / 49 deg f / cloudy at cq press

woke up with the alarm at the normal time. went back to sleep until 5:30.

breakfast

cereal
banana
coffee
kambucha
oj

running behind for the normal train. caught the 7:20.

snack

omelette
bacon
iced tea

at cosmo cafe

got to work a little after 9:00.

lunch

california sandwich
assorted mediteranen snacks
dr. pepper

not so good.

whole dc meeting at 1:00.

written on 10 january

cooled a bit in the afternoon. caught the 5:10 train. very crowded! got a seat to myself after burke centre.

met e at broad run. she had to cat food. i had to get a presciption. went to wegmans

snack

egg roll
green tea

turned out i had not called in my prescription. had to wait a bit for the refill. totally zoned out on that one!

got home around 8:30

dinner

grilled ham and cheese
soup
iced tea

pretty good.

nothing on  tv so we ended up watching the big chill. we have the 15th anniversary edition. we realized that this year is the 30th anniversary of the movie. it was originally released in september of 1983. time she flies.

8 january 2013 (t)

written on 9 january

woke up with back spasms in the morning. tried to stretch them out but couldn't do so. went back to bed until about 7:30. called in sick.

breakfast

cereal
oj
iced tea

settled on the couch with a ton of pillows and the heating pad. took an aleve. a little more comfortable by late morning.

lunch

pb/j sandwiches (1.5)
iced tea

watched ride with the devil in the afternoon. kind of an unfocused movie. tone was not managed well. hard to care about any of the characters. echoes of a lot of other movies including the mel gibson revolutionary war violence fest (can't recall the title).

dinner

fish
fries
slaw
iced tea

watched something ok on tv.

7 january 2013 (m)

1254 / 45 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press

woke up dreading a five day week.

breakfast

cereal
oj
kambucha
coffee

left a tiny bit late but made the train on time. still reading exodus and ulysses.

snack

bagel
iced tea

from the uptowner.

got to work before 8:30. standing meeting at 9:45.

jan's back from bronchitis.

lunch

paella
rice
salad
dr. pepper

written on 9 january

just barely caught the 5:10 train. not very crowded. met elizabeth at broad run. stopped for bread and milk on the way home.

dinner

hot dogs
beans
cole slaw
iced tea

dessert

ice cream

watched sherlock holmes: the final solution in the eventide.

6 january 2013 (su)

written on 7 january

slept in a little in the morning.

breakfast

cereal
oj
coffee
iced tea

did a recycling run in the morning. recycling center was quite busy. we had lots of junk to drop off.

lunch

burger
fries
dr. pepper

at mcdonalds

dishes and prioritizing projects when we got home.

put off getting groceries until 4:00 because of redskins game. store was not very full.

snack

slice of pizza
green tea

went to staples, wegmans, and h-t.

dinner

egg salad sandwich (2)
cuke salad
iced tea

watched the end of the redskins/seahawks. rgiii's leg looked really bad.

watched the new season of downton abbey. pretty good episode.

5 january 2013 (sa)

wrtitten on 7 january

had planned to meet clair, scott, and glenn for lunch near f'burg. turned out most folks didn't feel well so we cancelled. we'll all be in n.n. for mommy's birthday in feb.

spent the day doing chores around the house and working on bills, etc. computer was painfully slow all day. really a drag.

4 january 2013 (f)

written on 7 january

don't really remember much about friday. i've got to remember to write these earlier.

3 january 2013 (th)

1541 / 38 deg f / clear / at cq press

woke up at about 2:30 in the morning. felt terrible. freezing. bundled up and  went back to sleep. woke up at the normal time feeling pretty well. seems like keeping warm helps a lot with the sore muscles and joints.

breakfast

toast (2)
kambucha
coffee
oj
iced tea

got to the office before 8:30

snack

bagel sandwich
japanese tea

jan out again today. bronchitis. poor kid.

weekly one by one with jerry. also met with v.i. re spin and smart. mystified!

lunch

meat load
rice
broc
dr. pepper

written on 4 january

caught the 5:10 train home. the train was not very crowded. tried to call e from the station but got no response. got home around 7:00 and e. was not there. i thought she might have gone to the store after getting her hair cut.

dinner

frozen lasagna
iced tea

not so very good. e. got home around 7:30. her phone had been off.

snack

two eggs

we watched the mazarin stone. not one of the better holmes stories. apparently j. brett was ill at the time.

2 january 2013 (w)

1444 / 39 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

hard to get up in the morning. very stiff back. hit snooze a few times.

remembered to take the trash out in the am. lots of it!

breakfast

cereal
oj
iced tea
coffee

going too slow to catch the 6:40. in fact, almost missed the 7:20.

snack

eggs
bacon
iced tea

at cosmo cafe. cold for the walk from foggy to the office.

arrived around 9:00.

jan came in late and has to go to the doctor. bad cold.

lunch

chicken
sweet taters
green beans
dr. pepper

scott brought in belgian chocolate. quite good stuff.

written on 3 january

did not feel well in the afternoon. a little dizzy. a little sick.

caught the 5:11 train. not as crowded as expected. had to stop for gas on the way home. waited in line. finally got to the pump and found a sign that said the pump had no hi-octane gas. thanks. waited again.

drank a dr. pepper to try to  settle my stomach. feeling quite ill be the time i got home.

didn't eat any dinner. went to bed around 10:00.

1 january 2013 (tu)

written on 2 january

two oh one three. seems strange.

slept in a little in the morning.

breakfast

cereal
coffee
banana
oj
iced tea

did laundry, dishes and some other chores during the day. vegged out a lot. watched a lot of tv mixed with the chores. napped as well.

lunch

hot dogs (2)
pickles
iced tea

dinner

ham
black eyed peas
asparagus
rolls
iced tea

watched a little football, big bang in the evening. relaxing day. haven't basically vegged in some time. bed by about 10:30.