31 January 2013

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

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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

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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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 2013

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

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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.