31 july 2013 (w)

1422 / 80 deg f / cloudy / at cq press

it got very cold overnight. dreamt that i had a bad fever and they couldn't get me warm. finally turned off the fan and got a blanket. slept better after that.

hit snooze a few times.

breakfast

bagel w/ cc
lemon ade
iced tea
coffee

left the house a little late but managed to catch the 6:40. arrived at the office at about 8:20.

2nd breakfast

two eggs
two sausage
donut
coffee

i couldn't resist the donut. they have excellent chocolate covered donuts in the cafeteria.

deliveries to vendors, dois in the early part of the day.

lunch

egg salad on croissant
iced tea

resisted the blueberry pie even though it looked great

snack

blondie
coffee

couldn't resist the blondie. have to turn over a new leaf on august 1.

written on 1 august at cq press

left the office at about 4:45. arrived at the vre platform with more about 15 minutes to spare.

crowded train. turned out elizabeth was on the same train. i stopped at h-t on the way home to get the rest of the groceries. got home at about 8:30.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
beans
iced tea

dessert

ice cream

we watched an episode of ncis and an episode of numbers.

30 july 2013 (tu)

written on 31 july at cq press

ran a little slow in the morning. going out the door i remembered it was trash day and got slowed down a bit more.

breakfast

blueberry bread
banana
lemon ade
iced tea

got on the train 30 seconds before the door closed. sat next to the lady from lebanon. i'll have to find out her name.

2nd breakfast

omelette
grilled cheese
tea

at cosmo cafe

the omelette was amazingly salty. got to work at about 8:40. construction on the sidewalks and ramps on pennsylvania ave is finally finished.

lunch

chicken parm
rice
broc
iced tea

snack

charms blow pops

left the office at 5:00 and got to the vre platform just as the 5:36 arrived. need a little more leeway!

stopped for groceries on the way home.

dinner

pizza (1 sl)
egg roll (2)
tofu
lo mein
iced tea

didn't really see anyone i knew.

drove right past h-t on the way home without thinking! will have to go to the one in bristow tomorrow.

29 july 2013 (m)

1531 / 82 deg f / sunny / at cq press

didn't set my alarm overnight. woke up at about 4:50. was planning to try for the 6:15 train. oh well.

breakfast

raisin bread
lemonade
iced tea
banana
coffee

left the house at ten after. got on the train as the horn was blowing. had about 2 minutes to spare.

train was not terribly full.

arrived at the office at 8:15.

breakfast 2

bagel w/ cc
eggs (2, hard boiled)
coffee

from seasons

worked on backlist qc, scrape, email, tracking down eisbns, etc.

lunch

#1 sandwich (steak, wasabi, etc.)
iced tea
smart food

snack

dr. pepper
three musketeers

28 july 2013 (su)

written on 29 july at cq press

woke up around 6:00. decided to go back to sleep. woke up that time at almost 10:00. crazy!

breakfast

blueberry bread
banana
oj
iced tea

dishes in the morning. a little laundry. took gobs of trash to recycling. really nice to be rid of a lot of that stuff.

stopped for gas while out. $3.70 a gallon. saw it for $3.99 in manassas on saturday.

lunch

pretzel bacon cheeseburger
fries
coke

at wendy's in warrenton. bought the food at wendy's. ate it in the shade at macdonalds. felt smug and superior.

very sore by this point. couldn't manage the other chores i planned to do.

did balance the check book and pay a few bills.

 dinner

pizza
breadsticks
iced tea

more murdock in the evening.

27 july 2013 (sa)

written on 29 july at cq press

lots of chores to do today.

slept in a little. got up around 8:00.

breakfast

raisin bread
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

dishes, laundry, newspapers early in the day.

completed n.c. estate papers and did a little other work on the computer.

went to the bank to get one form notarized. asked about the other form and the notary could not see where it could be notarized. too late to mail the form today.

also ordered checks and found out that you can set up a checking account for an estate if you have a testementary letter.

dropped off three pairs of trousers for various repairs.

lunch

roast beef and cheese
onion rings
dr. pepper

at arbie's

stopped at safeway for a few items. coffee at caribou. the barista flirted me up. i wonder why. maybe she just likes to talk to people like that.

dinner

hamburger steak
fries
salad
caramel sundae

at bob evans

we watched silver linings playbook in the evening. didn't care for it.

(or did i watch slp on friday and murdoch on saturday? slp friday actually sounds right.)

26 july 2013 (f)

1313 / 82 deg f / partly cloudy /at cq press

very nice weather today. it got very cold over night woke up freezing. very sluggish in the morning.

breakfast

raisin bread
lemon ade
green tea
coffee

left in time for the 7:20 train. arrived at the office at 9:00.

quick stand up meeting. tracy's iceland pictures at 10:00 along with donuts.

snack

three donuts (three!!!)

feel like i have a head cold.

lunch

salmon
noodles
green beans

written on 29 july at cq press

missed my train again in the afternoon. planning to have dogs for dinner but the package was damaged. really felt like dogs. ended up having a reuben sandwich

dinner

reuben
iced tea

we found "the artful detective" on ovation. apparently a repackaging of murdoch for the us market.

25 july 2013 (th)

1348 / 77 deg f / sunny / at cq press

forgot to set the alarm. woke up at 5:30.

elizabeth going in today for meetings.

breakfast

raisin bread
oj
banana
club soda
coffee

caught the 7:20 train

2nd breakfast

omelette
grilled cheese
iced tea

office at 9:15

one on one at 10:00. jerry off next week.

lunch

tacos (3)
rice
beans
limon soda

snack

cafe mocha

written on 26 july

left the office at about 4:40. missed the 5:11 train by about two minutes. road the 5:36. got home around 7:15.

dinner

ravioli and meatballs
iced tea

watched a murdoch and a poirot.