The one where Tim Allen almost goes to space

Yesterday's chairs made me nostalgic... They were the same we had in the film department in college.

Today's chairs are just downright comfy. A+ for you, Carnegie Mellon!

I am always in a better mood when I start out my day getting ready to 90s tv on TBS.

Shopping spree

I totally made a new study abroad lady friend today. It is times like this that I realize how lonely and kinda sad it is to travel alone. Maybe someday I will graduate to eating my mediocre chain restaurant dinners with another traveler person and not just with my cellphone.

Looks like I'm going to make it out of here without eating at Chick-Fil-A. Mistake or not?

new slogan for Ohio: "Bigger than it looks on the map!"

Lotto update: I did win $2 in Mass while waiting for the bus on Tuesday. Ohio was a no-go...BUT I almost won a chance to enter a drawing to be on a game show. So... that's weird. And almost cool.  Total so far is now.... $59!

"Welcome to Pennsylvania! That will be.... $4.30." Toll roads are annoying. But Pittsburgh! I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. I am already enamored! Plus this is one of the nicest hotels I've ever stayed in. Shout out to Priceline.

I always joke about being lazy. But traveling has recently made me realize that my laziness is more complex and selective than I had thought before. For example: this morning, after realizing that it was going to be colder than I expected, and having a ready-to-go dress but badly wrinkled pants, I made the decision to go to Target to get tights instead of ironing my pants. Granted, I needed contact solution too.... but let's be honest. I really didn't want to iron those pants. 

also.... I like cornfields, but MAN. Radio just keeps getting more and more terrible out here. New favorite/most applicable country song: "Baggage Claim." (google those lyrics, trust me - it's worth it.) Probably another instance of selective laziness.... obviously I'd rather spend hours scanning through terrible music than take 2 minutes to plug in my iPod and be able to listen to things I like.

I also may have inadvertently helped a student tabling next to me today decide on her future life path. What can I say, obviously I'm an inspirational person.

PS.... coffee on my dress = have to iron the pants anyway. Comeuppance.

Snacks

There is a small freezer in the lobby of my hotel/motel with Hot Pockets, corn dogs, and "chocolate popsicles" for "anytime snacking."

Just, you know, in case a corn dog sounds like a more appetizing breakfast than yogurt or egg-bagel-toppers.

Did you know they sell Edward wigs?

Girls behind me arguing whether vampires sparkle or explode when exposed to sunlight.

Now back to trying to recruit every student I see with muttonchops. Yes, there's more than one.

LOTTERY SUCCESS

I should of known my first win would occur in a Sheetz. I bought one ticket and lost but had a feeling that a win was around the corner...so like a addict I hungrily fed the machine another dollar. Luckily I was right and I won my dollar back! Not the 500 I was hoping for but better than another loss...or spending all of the cash in my wallet.

Virginia, we're even.

cowhaus

On a lunch hunt today, ended up at a recently opened ice cream shop (only because they had wireless, of course.)

No one else inside, except the owner, who was scooping. She was so excited to see me that she talked me into tasting almost every flavor (if you know me at all, you know I was difficult to convince). Test drove peach amaretto, "the dude" (guinness), caramel salt, early grey, apple cider, "Mad Mex" (mix of several different vanillas with cinammon), and something that was full of chocolate. All made from local dairy with local seasonal ingredients.

Settled on Earl Grey. By the end of this adventure, I realized that this was seriously some of THE BEST ICE CREAM I'VE EVER HAD. Ever. This includes Amy's, this includes Toscanini's, this includes everything on Cape.

Who knew I would find heaven in the middle of Ohio? 

Next project: keep a detailed record of my ice cream encounters. This kind of information can't be kept to myself.