9 Things You Can Do While Waiting On Charlie Crist’s First Policy Announcement

It's been eight and a half months since Charlie Crist announced his candidacy for governor...and we still have yet to see any of his policy initiatives.

In eight and a half months you could:

1. Build a house

The average house is built in approximately eight months.

2. Sail around the world twice

If you're feeling ambitious you could finish each trip in four months.

3. Fall in love and get married

There is no time line on love, but it's happened.

4. Start & finish an entire MLB season

From February to October (and sometimes November), baseball fans have something to talk about.

5. Travel to Mars

It takes about six to eight months to travel to Mars from Earth.

6. Experience all four seasons of weather

From November through July, you can see all four seasons change.

7. Start & finish a school year

The average school year is nine months.

8. Serve nearly half of Jim Greer's prison sentence

Jim Greer's sentence is 18 months.

9. Run from coast to coast

Depending on how fast you run, it can take anywhere from five to nine months to run from one end of America to the other.