Well I was tired of looking at a blog with a picture of always sunny Santorini, while we live where the sun usually forgets to shine. I still have a few bugs in the blog, but it will do for now.

Oh by the way, this time next week we will be in the States, well Philly. I need to make a post about how the airlines differ between the States and Europe. Prices and such are so much better here. But I'll save that rant for some other rainy, roof leaking day.

• Sometimes I miss the most obvious things. (Misspelling random)

I forgot to add the whole reason why I started the Random Thoughts post

• I haven't had a DP in well over 2 weeks now. For anyone that knows me, something must be wrong. Who knows why I stopped. I guess I just wanted to show that I could. I had been down to 1 can a day since being in the UK and on the last day it took my over 9 hours to sip through the it. Water intake is way up though since being here. I am like a friggin camel now.
• Second thing I forgot, it is now under 9 days until I can take a shower. The studio we are in only has a bathtub with a hand spray deal. I haven't had a shower since Spain in August. Showers are one of the most relaxing parts of my day. Just one of those things I have always enjoyed.

• 10 more days until I am home for a few weeks and Nicole is finished with school for the semester and home for good.
• I am not sure I could handle what she is doing in school. I guess a lot of the natural science part of brain has been replaced with building science.
• I have never lived anywhere that the temperature was consistently cold. It would be nice to have one of those 50-60 degree days that I have grown accustomed to.
• A friend of ours here competed in the Western Australian Ironman over the weekend. He completed the 2.4 mi. swim - 112 mi. bike - 26.2 mi. run in 9 hr 48 mins. Congrats Jack! Now enjoy Australia and New Zealand. I have pondered how long it would take me to complete the course, it is just a tough deal for me to fathom with my level of exercise. But a nice 8 mi hike would do me some good about now.
• I am reading Slash's biography, Obama's first book and a book by Bill Bryson on the UK. All are shaping up nicely and are hard to put down.
• NFL Football is looking good. I must be dreaming that 'fins are tied for first after winning 1 game last year. Panthers are in decent shape also. Might be a good year to watch the playoffs.
• As far as sports, it is 50-50 on the Cardinals exciting me or depressing me this week during the winter meetings.
• Yes London does have Christmas decorations and such for those that have asked. I assume the big tree is in Trafalgar's Square, I saw it there last December.
• I was supposed to update the layout of the blog but I have been distracted for a bit.
• Home/Friends/Family are going to be so much fun over the Holidays after not seeing America for 7 months. Can't wait to try the little things like Wendy's, walking Cooper, and seeing some real sports in normal daylight hours.
• Oh one more, the sun is setting before 4:00 here. I thought I didn't like this time of the year in the South because of the early sunset.

Enough of the ramblings for a bit.

By the way a Fiver is a Brit term for £5.

• Howling Rain - Goodbye Ruby - A new band for me, but I like what I am hearing so far.
  
• Bushspeak - Vol2, Fore More Years - Not sure what will happen to the market of desk calendars and comedians over the next 4 years.
  
• Days of the New - Solitude - I still like listening to the original band, 10+ years later. A good mix of bluegrass and rock.
  
• Alice in Chains - Brush Away - Most likely my favorite band from the Grunge era. Too bad about Layne Staley. Troubled souls tend to make some of the best music.
  
• Stained - Layne - Ironic? The next song was a tribute to Layne.

Not too bad of a mix to start a sub-freezing day here in Grey Town.