Guatemala appears at first glance to be a tropical country, fairly close to the equator. This is, however, merely a ruse for its true nature as a fairly large portion of southern britain, only with more palm trees. Cold? In Guatemala? In dry season? Oh yes, sir ( Read more... )

How can I summarise the last month & a half?

( summary )

That was a lot of LJ to catch up with all in one go. But, it needed to be done - because I don't feel good about posting to LJ unless I've read everything else my friends have posted for a week or more before hand.

So, question - is that just me, or do you agree? Is it wrong to post on LJ without reading?

The Gibbon's quest to find the fabled IHOP (International House Of Pancakes) has ended! Eugine handed one to us. It was all that Al had promised - giant portions, side order of a stack of buttermilk pancakes, and as much hot maple syrup as we needed ( Read more... )

The Gibbon is still on tour across the USA, in this interesting halloween event they call "Presidential Elections". There may be pumpkin pie, or there may be Bush in the whitehouse for another term. Trick or treat ( Read more... )

Hey, all. The Gibbon is in NYC, on week 2 of the tour.

( Canada & NYC )

Flight leaves at 17:15

So much to do, so little time!

Website started - really really amatuer, I'm afraid, as it's a notepad special, but I'll add to it as I go (if ever I find web access!)

www.surlygibbon.com/around_the_world/

Take care all, and wish me luck!

The Gibbon is going to the pub this evening, as described here. There are three possibilities ( Read more... )

My leaving drinks plan has changed. The updates are below:

( Reasons )

The Gibbon is frequently called at 2am by his work when things go wrong. The coworkers of The Gibbon claim that their allowance scheme for on-call is lacking. Recent conversation with Senior Management(tm) ended with a request for anecdotal evidence, as senior management is not prepared to gather impartial evidence themselves ( Read more... )