This week marks one year since I moved to Scouser land. Top 10 things I miss about the U.S.: 1. Tivo 2. Decent pizza 3. Cheap electronics 4. Sushi 5. Speaking the same language as the girl at the checkout counter. Never mind. I don't speak Spanish. 6. Gasoline under $8 a gallon 7. Tivo 8. Nacho cheese Doritos 9. Tivo 10. Family & friends Top 10 things I like about living in England: 1. 15 minute commutes 2. I can have a freaking horse in my backyard 3. Good fish & chips & Indian takeaway. Not at the same time though. That's just gross. 4. Speaking the same language as the girl behind the counter. 'Scouse' is understandable one word in eight. 5. Country lanes 6. Lunch at the pub 7. Easy travel to other countries 8. My tweed flat cap 9. Castles are cool 10. New friendships

I've organized the pictures from our trip to Northern Ireland last week. Overall, this was a great trip - we'd never been to the northern counties of Ireland before, and I'd had the Giant's Causeway on my master list of things to see before I die list since I was seven. Despite the rain, the trip was fantastic. I finally managed to buy a tweed flat cap - probably the highlight of the trip for me. I've been trying to find a good one of these since I moved here. Nothing says 'let's go kill a fox, old chap' like a tweed flat cap. Everyone should have one. There's a video of me rolling down an insanely large earthen dam at the Silent Valley resevoir that my neighbor took. As soon as I get a copy of that, I'll be sure to share. Giant's Causeway

That's as street as I get. The cool folks over at hack-a-day pointed to the DIY Touchscreen media control project. They're good people. Visit them. Hack some stuff yourself.