Mr. Crab is back in London after a 10-day visit back home to Washington DC, where I spent way too much money on American candy and decorations for Halloween in London. And where the US media is WAY to obsessed with this whole Balloon Boy hoax. I love this "I Want to Believe" parody poster!

Mr. Crab is going to Costa Rica for his next Lonely Planet assignment!

And yes, I'm STILL in adjudications (aka the Limbo & Purgatory Club). At this rate, I won't get my security clearance until 2011. Due to accepting this Lonely Planet gig, the earliest Foreign Service A-100 class I can accept will likely be February or March. Wish me luck.