31 august 2012 (f)

1323 / 93 def f / partly cloudy / cq

got  up when the alarm went off.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
iced tea
kombucha

caught the 6:40 at broad run. train was relatively empty. fell asleep between alexandria and l'enfant. almost missed the stop. never did that before.

stopped at the uptowner on the way to work

snack

coffee
japanese green tea

got to the office at about 8:30.

snack

donuts (2)

jerry brought in donuts from dd. we had a bit of break this morning and munched donuts. violaine said she has never had donuts before. she really liked the plain one the best. she's also never had waffles.

lunch

coconut shrimp
rice
snow peas
ginger ale

confirmed with healthcomp that elizabeth does not have health care insurance with another provider.

listening to the van morrison channel on pandora in honor of his birthday.

written on 5 september 2012

left the office at about 4:00 and tried going by way of dupont circle. didn't care for the route. dupont circle is about 10 minutes further away. the red line seems much more crowded than the orange or blue. very long walk from the metro platform to the vre platform. about 8 minutes.

snack

chocolate croissant
iced coffee

from au bon pain

don't remember much about friday evening.

30 august 2012 (th)

1536 / 85 deg f / partly cloudy / cq

alarm went off at 5:00. i hit snooze. finally bot up at about 5:20. could have rushed for the 6:40 but decided to take the 7:20.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
iced tea
kombucha

got to the vre before the train arrived. got to the office just before 9:00.

met with jerry at 10:00.

lunch

lasagna
garlic bread
salad
coke

vision statement workshop at 12:30 to almost 2:30. better than expected.

written on 31 august


felt very sluggish on the way home. it took me almost 10 minutes longer than usual to get to l'enfant. almost missed the train.

stopped at wegmans on the way home: bananas, vitamins, etc.

snack

pizza
iced tea

lots of new cashiers!

dinner

ham steak
green beans
c on the c

really good corn this time. everything was quite good but a bit too much.

we watched the last murdoch on the dvd. the new coroner was just plain  silly for four episodes.

29 august 2012 (w)

1436 / 83 deg f / mostly cloudy / cq

happy 54th birthday, michael jackson

when the alarm went off this morning i really wanted to turn it off, roll over, and sleep until whenever but i managed to get up when it went off after the first snooze.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
kombucha

dark when i left the house. a month ago it was already light when i left. i guess i see a trend here.

caught the train on time. got on as the one minute warning sounded.

frankenstein has more coincidences than any book every written.

snack

coffee

got to the office around 8:20.

lunch

oriental dishes
japanese tea

from orange spoon. better than the last time i ate there. picked up toothpaste and a few other things at cvs on the way back. i prefer walgreens but they had the sidewalk closed to walgreens. oh well.

written on 30 august

uneventful trip home. met elizabeth at broad run. we decided to have pancakes for dinner.

dinner

omelette
pancakes (3)
coffee
iced tea

good pancakes. ok omelette at the ihop in gainesville.

we got home at almost 9:00. the power had been off. tv was all screwy.

bed early. asleep by 10:30.

28 august 2012 (tu)

1234 / 86 deg f / partly cloudy / cq

woke up with the alarm at 6:00. pretty groggy but i got up.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
banana
oj
iced tea
kombucha

got out of the house on time and to the train with five minutes to spar.

busy at l'enfant again.

arrived at the office at about 8:20. extremely humid!!!!

snack

coffee
donut

i've been resisting snacks pretty well but the chocolate covered donut overcame me. very good!

lunch

chicken salad wrap
small salad
dr. pepper

i got hungry early. i wonder if sugary snacks make me feel hungrier.

written on 29 august

stopped at harris teeter on the way home.

got home around 7:30

dinner

turkey
stuffing
peas
cranberry sauce
iced tea

very good but way too much food.

we watched a murdoch in the evening. 

27 august 2012 (m)

1330 / 85 deg f / cloudy / cq

alarm woke me at five in the am. got up right away for once.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
kombucha

switched back to my old brand of kombucha. like it much better.

i got on the train as the one minute warning sounded. had a seat to myself all the way. crowded on the metro.

stopped at whole foods for fruit on the way in. arrived at the office at 8:30.

lunch

thai tofu
rice
potatos
dr. pepper

really good tofu.

written on 28 august

left the office at 4:30. met elizabeth at the vre. she went home by vint hill and i took linton hall. vint hill is much faster!

dinner

veg. burgers
chips
iced tea

we had a new kind of veg. burger. pretty good.

watched another murdoch in the evening and then the end of pillow talk.

26 august 2012 (su)

written on 27 august 

woke up around 7:00. went down at 7:30. elizabeth was already downstairs.

breakfast

egg and cheese sandwich (2)
oj
coffee
iced tea

e. had oatmeal but i wasn't feeling oaty.

went to the recycling site at about 10:00 then groceries around 10:30. pouring by the time i got to wegmans. store was packed.

i saw lots of old pals, though. saw maggie for the first time in many months. she's doing well. shannon looks totally different.

dropped off clothes at the h-t bins before going to h-t. groceries at h-t.

lunch

bagel w/ butter
yogurt
iced tea

did laundry but mostly took it easy for the rest of sunday.

dinner

grilled ham and cheese (2)
iced tea

watched a murdoch episode then bed.

25 august 2012 (sa)

written on 27 august

on the third saturday in august in 1977 i moved into the dorms at uva. essentially 35 years ago today. hard to believe

got up at around 8:00. feeling better.

breakfast

scrambled eggs
bacon
toast
coffee
iced tea

e. cooked us breakfast. very good!

worked around the house. dishes, laundry, put away laundry, mop floors. didn't leave the house at all.

lunch

ham and cheese on a bagel
yogurt
iced tea

dinner

pizza
salad
iced tea

we watched star trek the next generation on bbc. after that we watched the dish in honor of neil armstrong.

went to bed around 10:30.