I think I blew a fuse in my brain today…. By about 8:30 PM I just couldn’t work anymore. I still had a full stack of stuff to do… But my brain switched off. In a way, it was a treat. Instead I went to the hotel and ran into my friends. Actually ran into two other friends that I didn’t even know were in town.I felt like a slacker… But it was nice just hanging out

Cheers !

Night all, night Sam
– Me

Saint Markus took it upon himself to to keep me busy today again to help me take my mind off of all the work I have. for that I’m ever s grateful. We met around 10 and got on the Ubahn then a Schnelbahn

to the  west of town out to end of the S8 line. We then hiked up abut 4.2 KM to a beutiful Monetastary called Andechs.   We wnt up fast.. it felt good !

 

this is called ‘irony’  (it says ‘post no bills’)  Schnellbahn 

 

we stopped in the bar at the top for a good long time.. all the stuff (beer, cheese, sausage) was made by the monks !> they know what they’re doing 

 

they even allow dogs (on a leash) 

 

the church was so butiful

Carl Orf is burid there.. the guy who wrote Camrina Barona.. my mom sang in that not to many years ago

 

buh-buh-bm-bum   buh  buh-buh-bm-bum…

we wamred up with a quick gluhwien at the bottom as we waited for our train

Markus.. you really are a saint.. thanks so much for being here wiht me.

later we met up with our friend Andy  for a late night beer.. more friends here to help

thank you guys .

 

nite all, nite sam

-me

 

I had a really greta day with my good friend Markus here in Muncih. .. after 9 hours of sleep.. i met markus for a great run in the english garden.. we then met up and headed  to Cafe Tresznjewski near the art museaums for a late breakfast, coffee and of course beer.

 

 

We then headed to the Lenbachhaus Museum to see the exhibit on the Blaue Reiter movement. //You msy not know this , but I was a history minor with a specialization in turn of the century Art history and Lit. When I was an exchange stuent in Vienna in 1979-80 , i was first exposed to the art of the Baushus and the Blau Reiter movement. I vividly remember in Ms K-s? Kunstgeschichte  class where I first saw Franz Mach’s blue horses. I was so in to them.. It was really great seeing all the work of Kandinsky , his wife (one of 3) Gabrielle Munter ,Mark,mach, Klee.. The cool thing is that Markus and I signed up for a ‘family day’ tour.. there were a bunch of kids.. so the decent docents were speaking slowly and clearly   which was perfect for my still rough german. I’m so happy when  can fall into understanding german without thinking. 

 

very cool juxtaposition.. someclassical ‘St george’ pictures.. 

 

then kandinsky’s rendition !

 

I’ve alsways seen this paiinitng.. didyou know it’s a guy  ?

 

theis is gabrielMunter, .. awonderful painter..a nd a great smirk !

 

this Franz Mach painting is the first painting (or one of the series) than made me fall in love withart..

i’m serious.. i remember the first time I saw it.. it was deeply mooving to see it live. 

 

here are the Blueeiter croud.. munter,mach. marc Kandinsk…\\both mach and marc died in WW1.. Mark only 3 weeks after joing..

 

WTF ?

 

the exhibition had this great shadow puppet movie by Lotte Reiniger   it was MASTERFULL !!!

 

finally a great retrospective of the early 20th centruy film maker Fredrich Murnau. I’ve always loved his Nosferatu.. the best Vampire movie EVER !!!

 

here’s his Faust

 

and our buddy Nosferatu

\\

 

 

freom there it was dinner time. Markus and Iheaded to Conrad electronics.. then to a German Mexican resturant (yes.. weird) 

 

around 9:30 we went back to work to hack on the cool new drone we baught. By 12L20 we’d figured out how to control it via our computers. a victory for us as hackers.. and a hight note to end the day !

thank you markus fo r ahnging out all day..

 

thank you freinds for being out there in the world wherever you are..

nite lall. nite sam

-me

Back in the hotel enjoying a quiet night. Lots of stuff on my mind.. trying to let it all go.and get my mind off work .. and off the rerun of the  inauguration I’m watching

I’m so  deeply troubled by the tone of Trumps speech..

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! (me screaming)

what can our partners across the world be thinking today ?

ok..gotta put this aside too

I’m feeling very grateful for friends like Travis and Markus who have shown up here in Munich to hep with our final sprint to the opening of our Munich IoT Center. guys.. you are always there for me.. and I really really really appreciate it.  Your brains and your energy are so inspiring !

thats a good note to end on..

-nite all. nite sam

-me