Coca Colahhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Thursday September 14, 2006

Today I awoke later then expected, but no worries I had nothing pressing to do. I got ready and my friend Josh took me to ASDA. This store is pretty cool, but they have a different selection of items than I am used to. Everything just costs more here (except Subway) and it is hard to fathom paying so much for something that cost so little back home. For example, I paid $20 for an alarm clock, $8 for four chicken breast halves, and $3 for a frozen dinner. Slightly on the ridiculous side for pricing, but I don’t really have a choice. Anyway, let’s get to the real shocking “deal” of the day. For those who know me know that I like diet coke and drink about 3 or 4 sodas per day. At home I drank caffeine free diet coke (~$6 for a 24 pack) and expected to do the same in England. Well, that’s not going to happen. A six pack of caffeine free Diet Coke cost $5.76!!! Now a 10 pack or regular Diet Coke cost $5.96 and they were on sale today, two 10 packs for $6. I do not know how these prices make any sense, but I bought two ten packs and will be cutting down on the soda consumption drastically. Now bottled water is not exactly cheap either. I paid $5.28 for 12 bottles; usually 3X that much at home for the same price. L

Besides shopping, I did not do too much today. Did some more reading for a class that I have not enrolled in and don’t know when it starts. I also cleaned up a little bit and will have to do laundry in the near future. I am starting to feel the coils from my mattress in my side when I sleep. Since I have not been cold at night, I sleep with only the sheet; I decided to use my down comforter as pad for my bed. It’s working out great! Today was the first good rain since I have been here, it was wonderful and helped keep everything nice and cool. Well, this is pretty short, but if you don’t do anything, I guess you don’t have anything to say about the stuff you didn’t do.