Andee from the internet.

Warning: I'm going to seriously nerd out for a few minutes here, and for once about something other than rail transit of one form or another.

BUT JUST LOOK AT THIS F**KING BUILDING. BEHOLD ITS PRETTEH. Apparently there's a soft completion date of this September, with a grand opening a few months later. It's not even done yet and to quote that annoying guy in the Vitamin Water ads, "I WANT TO BE NEXT TO IT." Or on top of it (shut up), though I imagine at that height cloud cover and haze aren't going to make for much of a view. Especially since most of Dubai according to plans isn't out of the design stages yet.

DON'T CARE. DROOL. WANT.

So yeah... I've been indulging in skyscraper porn for the better part of this morning. (They are gigantic phallic objects, after all. Think about it. Saying you built/have/designed the tallest building in the world is probably the ultimate feat of overcompensation.) Occasionally I do need to be reminded that there's more to the world than our distinguished remaining princes of New York City (though I'm sure Chrysler and Empire will gladly welcome their little brother Freedom when they finish it a few years from now). And I've always said that if I randomly came across a cubic crapton of extra money, I'd take a trip just to see them. The Burj Dubai. Taipei 101. The Patronas Towers. Hell, even the CN tower - I've never managed to make it across the border, which is silly considering I've got family not far from there these days. But if I had to pick one to see before I die? Yeah. Totally going to Dubai. PRETTEH.

( sharing the wealth... )