Minnesota here I come! (As long as Northwest doesn't go bankrupt and I survive fake-Oktoberfest activities tonight.)

The countdown for MN always begins a few days before departing since I like to make sure the airlines aren't going to go bankrupt. Northwest manages to file for bankruptcy what seems like once a year. And now it looks like Sun Country is following the same path. Perhaps I may never make it back home in the future!

The word 'Oktoberfest' fills me with a mixture of concern and excitement. Concern because of my personal experience with consuming liters (notice the word LITER is in plural) of a certain beverage in Munich. That whole experience and story will need to be saved for another day when I feel like talking about Italians, Ami's (exchange students and soldiers) and a never ending trip on the train. The excitement part is that remarkable German connection...even though I know it's a Bavarian thing...and Bavaria was never my favorite part of Germany...it's German nonetheless and even the idea of a Germanlike outing is appealing. When we all actually gathered at the bar, it never ended up being German or even fake-Oktoberfest-y. I guess it doesn't matter much in the end...a good time was had by all and that is what counts.

The Epic Battle was fun, but I don't know if we won it...

This sort of relates to the 'No Pants' post I made earlier. The group who brought you No Pants on the 6 Train also did a little something called the MP3 Experiement on Governer's Island. A hysterical time was had by all. E. and I rode the ferry to the island with a couple hundred fellow participants and a person in a bear costume. Full on bear mascot type of costume.