A day to and from radiation

Here is December 30, 2008 trip to radiation. I don't use an alarm and have never overslept. All told this day we were gone two hours and 51 minutes. We drove 129 miles. The actual radiation session took about 12 minutes.

5:56 Wake up, look at the clock, turn back over.
6:07 Get up. No shower this morning. Go down to eat before 6:30
6:35 Decide to go. The predicted snow is not falling.
8:06 Get into the Camry. 85031.
8:12 Merge onto 94. Very light snow. 85033.
Mile 24 blowing snow. No slippery spots. Snow reminds me of smoke on the road.
8:36 6 oz. of water. 85061.
8:39 More snow, heavier. 85066.
8:46 Snow worsens. Decide not to turn back. 85073
8:48 St. Croix River Bridge. 85075
8:52 Rest Area. Two buses but not crowded. Urinate and defecate. This will be the pattern. 85078.
8:58 Merge again onto 94.
9:06 Merge onto 694.85085.
9:15 Turn onto White Bear Avenue. 85094.
9:20 Park in the Mohpa lot. 85095.
9:23 Register on Radiation computer.
9:29 Called in to radiation.Remove shoes. Lie down. Two x-rays. 7 radiation positions. Move/pause/generate/pause/whir/pause/generate/pause/whir/move and repeat. About 56 second in each position, plus time taking the x-rays and waiting for the doctor to check my position.Plus the time to walk in, take off shoes, get settled on the bed, get laser-adjusted on the bed and the reverse at the end, plus a urination. The bladder was filled just right this morning I thought. I will explain the position process in another writing. All this on the Varian machine. More on that later too.
9:45 Greet Mary as I come out of the door.
9:51 Turn onto Beam Avenue.
9:55 Merge onto 694
10:04 Merge onto 94.
10:13 St. Croix River Bridge.
Mile 17, 40 more acres for sale. More mile posts Ken Heintz creek, Wilson Creek, slippery at Mile 40
10:57 Turn onto Broadway. 85158. Menomonie, 14937. Streets slippery. Mary decides not to go to Colfax this afternoon.
10:55 Turn onto Meadow Hill Drive.
10:57 Enter garage. 85160.