So for the past several weeks I’ve been working on an updated theme for our website. The original theme was ok but this new one which I base on Spring Green colours I think is a lot better than before. I’ve run several tests offline on my computer and it seems to be working just fine, so I’ve launched it. In the next few weeks I hope to transition the theme to my online store so that the whole website is streamlined.

Anyway, as I get more time I’ll develop more themes and hopefully I’ll have some good ones that I may be able to sell later on. For now I’m trying to enjoy the Houston weather.

Some people may say that the longest day of the year is in July or mid-summer, but I would argue that the longes day or days of the year are the days when I spend 8 to 10 hours flying through time zones from one country to the next in order to get to my destination. I came home on Jan 1 2009 and besides having a long 24 hour day which was more like a 33 hour day, I had to overcome some jet lag.

Anyway, to make a long story short I’m still getting used to the new time zone, but I love the weather here. I left London, England which had freezing weather for Houston, Texas which is nice warm sub-tropical weather. Since I’ve been here I have not had a hint of cold weather. It’s warm and sunny. Anyway that’s all for now and I’ll make more entries later. Plus I have a new theme that I’ve designed which I’ll upload in the next couple of days.

This is Jose and Linaka wishing everyone a happy New Years from London. Hope everyone has a lot of fun tonight and don’t get too drunk.

See you all in the New Year!

I know that I have been following the demise of oil prices for some time  now, but I never really believed that oil would fall this low. Who really knows how low it will fall. Some analyst predict that oil may fall to about $30 a barrel. Even though Opec has cut production to it’s lowest point in so many years, it did not affect the price.

Anyway here is an excerpt from one of the latest headlines on the price of oil:

NEW YORK (AFP) – Oil futures tumbled Thursday to the lowest points for more than four years, as markets reacted with skepticism to an OPEC decision on a record output cut to lift sagging prices.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), light sweet crude for delivery in January dived 3.84 dollars to close at 36.22 dollars a barrel, the weakest since July 2004.

At one point the price fell as low as 35.98 dollars, which was the lowest since June 30, 2004.

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The relentless slide in prices from record highs of 147 dollars a barrel earlier this year is now seen as a sign of the deep troubles of the global economy, which will mean weaker energy demand.

Busy, busy, busy!!! That’s all I can say. For the next couple of weeks it’s going to be research papers and presentations. Lots of hours staying up late, maybe not, but still lots of work to do and all in crunch time. Luckily exams aren’t until January. In the mean time it’s all about writing papers and power point presentations.

In other news, it snowed today here in London and I expect that it will be a cold December month. If I get an opportunity I’ll take pictures. In other news I’ve been following the collapse of oil prices. In the latest drain in the oil industry, the barrel of oil is selling for under $44 a barrel. Quite a stunning surprise. This has affected the oil industry in that they’ve cut back on research and exploration. This is not good for aspiring geologist, but still we must carry on. I am not pursuing the oil industry, I’m more into the paleontological side of the geology, but some can argue that it’s the paleontology that the industry wants. Anyway that’s all for today.