I need einen Kuss.

Good morning, good morning internet readers.... although for me, it has been a pretty shitty morning thus far. I slept in an extra half hour this morning because I convinced myself it would only take me ten minutes to shower, get dressed, and get my ass out the door. False. I got to work an half hour late. In the process, I lost a contact, poked myself in the eye, dropped breakfast on the floor, and cut my upper thigh really badly by running into the edge of my bed. Yes, I ran into a stationary piece of furniture and spent ten minutes trying to bandage myself up - which didn't help me get to work on time. Oh, and I forgot to change out of my "house shoes" so I am wearing black and white polka-dotted flipflops to work.

Basically, I am a mess.

But we shall focus only on the good in this blog. I found my new happy place yesterday. BMW World. Oh dear, it's so pretty.

Saturday and Sunday were absolutely gorgeous days - 80 degrees, sunny, light wind - and I spent them in bed. I decided that yesterday morning, sick or not, I would get up and do something. It was cloudy, raining, and freezing. I am so smart sometimes. Anyway, I went exploring around the Olympic Park - absolutely huge, absolutely empty, and with absolutely the strangest architecture I have ever seen. It was an adventure to say the least. After walking around for an hour or two I saw a building that looked a little less strange than the others. And then I saw it - a blue, white, and black beacon of light that changed my life forever. BMW Welt.

That's BMW World for you non-German speakers. My oh my. Words cannot describe it, pictures cannot do it justice. It is without a doubt my favorite place in München. I decided to wait for Maggie to get here before taking the guided tour, but I mingled with German car-snobs in suits, Asian tourists with cameras, and American teenagers who bitched for ten minutes about how they had to go to Austria today. I didn't feel bad for them (and we wonder why people hate Americans. Really.)

I actually have work to do today, so I'm going to go to my other happy place and listen to country music. Starting off today's lineup- Trace Adkins' Honky tonk Badonkadonk. I am so hick sometimes. Coming soon to a computer near you are the following posts: religion, beer culture, more german history, cultural attitudes about women, and what to do with my life. Get excited.


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