After I found out I was going to Berlin, I found out U2 was touring this year. And I was like, oh, great. I bet they play Berlin when I’m in D.C. and D.C. when I’m in Berlin. But I held out hope, you know? What are the chances they’d be exactly wrong? But indeed, they played Berlin about a week before I got there, and played D.C. about a week before I came home.

This wasn’t all bad, because it meant I went to the Southwest last week to see them on the best vacation ever.

But now Kate points out: They’ve done it again! They’re playing a free concert at the Brandenburg Gate in November! Hello! Guys! I’m IN THE U.S.A. now. Could we please work this out in the future?