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Our Travel Log

Pittsburgh September 6-8, 2002

Preview (Thursday)

  • 10:30 pm Changing the windshield wipers

                        “I can’t get it up—it hurts!”

                                                --Sarah

                        “We are smarter than the wiper blades!”

                                                --Helen

Day 1 (Friday)

  • 5:40 am We are finally at the car

                        “Oh my friend, you are too small!”

                                                --Paul

  • 5:45 am Helen is in the backseat with two men J
  • 5:50 am First CD declared too slow—new CD put into place ¯
  • 6:00 am

“Are we there yet?”

                        --Mike

“Dude, I will shoot you now!”

                        --Paul

  • 6:03 am 3rd CD
  • 6:10 am Mike tries to mess with the CD player via remote—doesn’t succeed—tosses plastic on Paul’s back

“Don’t mess with the driver—Helen are you getting all of this or am I talking too fast?”

                        --Paul

                        Got it. Ö

RULES

#1. “Never give Michael anything small or important—like a wedding ring.”

                                    --Paul

#2. “Helen may not be sick!”

                                    --Helen and Sarah’s adamant agreement

  • 6:29 am Paul quotes word for word every conversation up till now.
  • 6:30 am *Beep Beep Beep Beep*
  • 6:35 am

“Andrew reminds me of Chucky from ‘Child’s Play’.”

                        --Paul

“Oh my God, Chucky looks like an Oompa Loompa!”

                        --Mike

  • 6:38 am

“Drew, do you need to make bubbles?”

                        --Paul

“Not anymore.”

                        --Andy

  • 6:40 am First Rest Stop
  • 6:56 am Sarah does not understand high tech devices
  • 7:04 am “Tattoo” moment

“De plane! De plane!”

                        --Helen and Mike

  • 7:38 am Woman picking nose—double twist

ê Beep Beep and wave the other direction

  • 7:40 am Paul wants to speak—belches instead—gets Sarah to touch his knee
  • 8:04 am Mike yawns on Helen’s shoulder

“That’s a new one for me!”

                        --Helen

  • 8:43 am Paul’s first “dirty queen” of the day
  • 9:00 am Andy and Paul zonk out
  • 9:45 am

“It’s time to shower when the flies circle your crotch.”

                        --Helen

  • 10:05 am Tried to understand how to put gas in car. Paul put $12.00 in the car. Paul finishes off a pack.
  • 10:10 am Andy flicks Sarah off
  • 10:12 am Peeled in the Civic
  • 10:58 am Probe. ‘nuff said.
  • 11:02 am Paul has a fit and grabs his drink from ‘tween Helen’s legs.
  • 11:15 am Andy refers to Sarah as a “freeride
  • 11:22 am ARRIVE IN PITTSBURGH!!!!!!!
  • 11:23 am Paul passes big Jimmy
  • 11:24 am Observe quasi-mullet and Sombrero man
  • 11:25 am Paul makes 1000th reference to “the eighth planet”
  • 11:32 am “Liquid fun” added to motto

   “Super Hardcore Softporn Liquid Fun all the way”

  • 2:17 pm

“It’s much easier doing it on a bed than in a car…”

                        --Helen

  • 2:18 pm Harvey will be getting a tattoo
  • 2:29 pm

“Parking room…parking OW!” *THUD*

                        --Mike

  • 2:31 pm

“Poor Harvey, Uncle Paul is mean and stuffs you in his pants!”

                        --Sarah

  • 2:32 pm

“POOT!”

                        --Paul

  • 2:45 pm Helen and Paul have a moment…
  • 7:09 pm leaving for tattoo place
  • 7:10 pm realize we don’t have map or cell phone D’OH

 

Official Sayings

“You don’t even!”

“If you can’t go up or down, go across”

“How about NO!”

“How about YES!”

“You’re the Weakest Link”

“Oh you wicked wicked monkey!”

“Pull that monkey out of your pants!”

 

  • 7:15 pm

“Poor Harvey, he’s been in Paul’s pants the whole time!”

                        --Sarah

  • 7:25 pm Helen snorting repetitively
  • 7:26 pm Michael makes fun of Paul’s driving

  Sarah lies about equality

  • 7:27 pm BMW AMV 242 covered license plate
  • 7:30 pm Paul’s blathering; Mike agrees
  • 7:32 pm Paul makes lame joke; Sarah laughs hysterically
  • 7:51 pm Man walking with snake around his shoulders
  • 9:00 pm Paul tries to pick a tattoo design to add
  • 9:30 pm Addition to tattoo has begun—Helen gets to watch
  • 11:05 pm Tattoo is done
  • 11:10 Helen and Paul explain scary tattoo guy (Chris) to others—10 beers/6 shots a night!!!

 

Day 2 (Saturday)

  • 1:00 am Everyone has gone to bed—soooo tired!
  • 7:30 am Wake up call!!

“Hello…hello…huh?”

                        --Helen

  • 7:31 am Alarm clock goes off.

Zzzzzzzzzzzz…”

                        --everyone

  • 8:00 am Sarah decides to wake everyone up

“…breakfast!”

                        --Sarah

                        Magic word to get Paul and Mike out of bed

  • 8:20 am Sarah, Mike, Paul go get breakfast

  Helen up and about

  Andy still in bed

  • 8:40 am Helen leaves Andy, who appears to be up and getting ready, actually goes back to bed!!!

 All make fun of Helen

  • 9:03 am All come back to room to find Andy still in bed

  Paul and Mike go back to sleep

  Helen and Sarah talk on and on, even though Helen has lost her voice, can’t find it, and only whispers or squeaks.

  • 10:05 am Sarah showers

  Helen catches up on Log entries

ê “Dirty Queen” count: 5

  • 10:41 am

“Paul, shower’s open!”

                        --Sarah

Mmmmmmm…”

                        --Paul

Wakey, wakey, sleepyhead…I hate when people do that!”

                        --Sarah

  • 10:50 am Sarah declares Hanes company is sexist

“How ‘bout no!”

                        --Paul

  • 10:51 am Paul feels tingling sensation in left groin area

“Paul probably caught something from…yeah!”

                        --Sarah

  • 10:53 am Paul snickers heartlessly at Sarah’s Gaelic Storm enthusiasm

    Sarah plots death

  • 10:54 am Paul asks for advice on what color of underwear to wear; Black is suggested
  • 10:55 am Paul asks whether or not he should shave; Sarah marvels at Paul’s ability to do anything by himself. Paul needs “a woman’s touch”—if you know what I’m saying…
  • 10:56 am We Love You Paul!! J
  • 11:10 amFort Washington; Southside, on a cliff”

--Paul’s mom, relayed by Mike

  • 11:16 am Sarah decides not to become a stripper.
  • 11:22 am

“Sarah can only afford the hairdryer that coughs at her hair.”

                        --Andy

  • 11:23 am

“Any hole is disgusting!”

                        --Sarah

  • 11:30 am Helen is fired from salving.

“Salve me.”

                        --Paul

“Salve yourself.”

                        --Sarah

  • 11:40 am Helen rehired

    Sarah and Helen will share salving duties.

  • 11:41 am Helen is a smart shopper
  • 12:05 pm Paul wants to kill Sarah

“You’re so cute with your cherub face, butt-chin, and fuzzy hair!”

                        --Sarah (to Paul)

  • 12:38 pm Helen says Paul has a square head
  • 12:40 pm

“I just say anything that comes into my head. You’d think I’d be quiet more often!”

                        --Helen

  • 12:41 pm

“Swell.”

                        --Andy

  • 12:42 pm

“Are we done molesting each other? Can we leave?”

                        --Andy

  • 12:44 pm

“Fungus does that.”

                        --Mike

  • 12:45 pm

“Why are my drawers on the floor?”

                        --Andy

  • 12:50 pm

“I’ve got pricklies inside my shirt!”

                        --Paul

  • 1:30 pm Paul and Sarah sample Mike’s mysterious “almond jello
  • 1:35 pm

“It’s too white and jiggly for me!”

                        --Andy

  • 1:35 pm Helen snorts
  • 1:36 pm Sarah’s tries to understand chopsticks
  • 1:45 pm Sarah still doesn’t understand chopsticks
  • 2:05 pm Paul philosophizes

“Toilets get no respect.”

                        --Paul

“They get a lots of crap!”

                        --Helen

  • 2:08 pm The “poop” and bidet conversation continues
  • 2:10 pm still going on F

“High pressure water spraying Uranus”

                        --Paul

  • 2:20 pm Paul goes in to make a deposit
  • 2:35 pm Paul returns, but deposit slot may be plugged

Our Fortunes:

“You have the rare ability to recognize ability in others.”--Andy

“Your destiny lies before you, choose wisely.”--Paul

“A pleasure surprise is in store for you.”--Sarah

“If you can’t decide up or down try moving across.”--Mike

“Don’t expect romantic attachments to be strictly logical or rational!”--Helen

      IN BED!!!!

  • 4:00 pm Stopped Patrick right on time by Paul

  Sarah ecstatic

  Mike swooned

  Patrick almost stole Helen’s pen

ê a motion was made to change “super” to “ultra” in our motto

            also to add “oh yeah” to now read:

                        “Ultra Hardcore Softporn Liquid Fun all the way oh yeah!”

                                    WHOOHOOOO!!!

  • 4:36 pm Motion carried to change motto
  • 4:45 pm People behind us told us to cuff old woman’s ears so the reverb from her hearing aid would blow her brains out. Old woman is mean!
  • 4:46 pm Paul skips page in Log to write previous entry.
  • 4:48 pm Helen gets creative…and stickifies Patrick! Sarah’s man and his sexy instrument.
  • 5:46 pm Paul is plotting to steal Patrick for Sarah and see Pat’s email address.
  • 5:47 pm Quote from nearby neighbor:

“To know him is to fear him!”

“I hope he’s on his meds!”

  • 5:48 pm Quote from same neighbor: (her translation of Paul’s signing)

“Slap me, beat me, make me feel cheap!”

  • 6:15 pm Andy declares Paul “awesome”.
  • 6:54 pm

“We have these big beds and you all are on the little one!”

                        --Helen

  • 6:55 pm

“We’re *relieving* memories!”

                        --Sarah

  • 7:02 pm Paul makes bubbles again!
  • 7:03 pm

“No moos is good moos!”

                        --Mike

ê Early morning realization—the headboards are nailed to the wall and not attached to the bed…hmmmm

  • 8:35 pm We hear some “interesting” sounds from across the hall…Got an early start! By the hour!
  • 8:46 pm Sarah does not understand shoes.
  • 8:47 pm Sarah does not know right from left.
  • 8:48 pm Sarah still doesn’t understand shoes, but she is wearing some.
  • 8:50 pm Paul asks if “red dress woman has gone by…”

  Paul is afraid he’ll be picked up for stalking or pimping.

  • 8:52 pm Butya’s
  • 8:53 pm Duke of Bubbles; $7 all day, every day.
  • 8:55 pm Additional quotes

“Huh?”

“What’d they say?”

  • 9:35 pm Sarah makes motion to add “Raw” to the motto:

“Ultra Hardcore Softporn Raw Liquid fun all the way oh yeah!”

  • 9:36 pm Motion denied. Sarah once again weeps uncontrollably—we laugh!
  • 9:47 pm

“I don’t know about ya’ll, but I’ve got a good buzz on!”

                        --Andy

  • 10:20 pm Jeff “the Applebees’ waiter” was way cool and believes strongly in soft porn. How ‘bout no!
  • 11:39 pm

“You don’t even put green in the kitchen!”

                        --Paul, after viewing “Trading Spaces”

  • 11:47 pm

“It is a lubricant and a laxative at the same time!”

“This is a laxative, so things are gonna start flowin’ for me!”

“I’m feelin’ really lubricated right now.”

                        --Tye, from “Trading Spaces”

                        “You don’t even drink laxatives on ‘Trading Spaces’!”

                                                --Paul

  • 11:57 pm

“How’s your face?”

                        --Sarah to Helen

 

Day 3 (Sunday)

  • 12:12 am Helen’s head tingles; she wants to run her hand through her hair and pokes ‘self in the eye!
  • 12:08 am

“Michael, do me a favor and don’t grab me!”

                        --Paul to Mike, climbing into bed

  • 12:15 am

“I don’t touch things like that!”

                        --Sarah

  • 12:20 am

“AMEN!”

                        --Helen

  • 8:15 am

“He has some shrinkage!”

                        --Sarah

  • 8:42 am Helen leaves for breakfast…seconds later, she gets off at floor 2, looks around bewildered and takes the stairs down.
  • 10:17 am

“Michael, this is HUGE!”

                        --Paul

  • 11:05 am We left Harvey!! MUST RETURN!!
  • 11:06 am Harvey is found by Sarah’s feet—D’OH

“Go Sarah!”

                        --Helen

“Poor little sock monkey!”

                        --Mike

  • 11:45 am Our museum checker-outer, Anne, is not very friendly or competent.
  • 12:20 pm

“Purposeful posture of impressive proportions.”

                        --Narrator guy from Planetarium show

  • 12:30 pm After the “Circus in the Stars”, Sarah fired from picking anything fun to do.
  • 12:45 pm Helen, Sarah and Andy have 6.5 “Earthquake Experience”. Later on, Paul joins for a 7.0. Not as good.
  • 12:50 pm Paul flirts with popcorn girl, gets popcorn refilled 3 times!!
  • 1:05-1:10 pm (approximately)

“Wow! That was really big!”

                        --Imax

  • 1:20 pm

“The sun was not as perfect as dogma required—it was spotted as a teenager.”

                        --Solar Max narrator

  • 1:40 pm Sarah rehired on part time basis. Solar Max was pretty cool.
  • 1:00-1:45 pm (somewhere between)

“Titicaca”—Just sounded funny

MachuPichu, nice to meet you!”

                        --Paul

  • 2:00-3:30 pm (somewhere)

Digeridoo or digeridon’t.”

                        --Andy and Mike

  • 3:39 pm

“I can’t get the angle right!”

                        --Sarah

  • 3:50 pm

“We’re not a clean restaurant.”

                        --Erin

  • 4:05 pm Laura was added to the list of people who want to see Paul’s butt.
  • 3:30-4:00 pm Buffalo Chicken Fingers Extravaganza
  • 4:10 pm

“You just grabbed it and squeezed it!”

                        --Paul

            Messages from Max & Erma’s waitresses:

“Even though some people might have called this crew ‘difficult’, I would call them maybe, uh, ‘unique’? Enjoyed you guys! Have a safe trip.”

                                                --Erin “Your fabulous server”

“Next time you are in town, looking me and we will have fun together! Wish I could have joined you at the Irish Festival! Paul, I hope the next 5 hours go well and you have the worst heartburn ever! Don’t make anymore smart comments. You guys are great and stop back soon!”

                                                --Laura-the waitress with dreds!

                        “Thanks for joining us, have a safe trip home!”

                                                --Rebecca

  • 4:44 pm Mike makes announcement:

“We’re straight!”

  • 5:19 pm Mike and Helen have a “whoohoo” moment.
  • 5:20 pm

“Your Butya stinks!”

                        --Andy

  • 5:58 pm Paul makes second threat:

“Mike, I will shoot you now!”

  • 5:59 pm Andy drops atlas on Paul’s bad knee-lightly and apologizes.

   Paul makes disgusting comment about Harvey.

  • 6:00 pm Andy is a “dirty queen”
  • 6:02 pm Leave Pennsylvania L

“We’re all gonna die!!”

                        --Harvey (70 MPH in West Virginia)

  • 6:04 pm Paul gets trucker to honk horn.
  • 6:05 pm Paul declares squeezing butt muscles is a form of pinching.

  Sarah stretches and asks:

“Can you get in there?”

  • 6:10 pm

“All’s swell that ends swell!”

                        --Mike

  • 6:13 pm Back in Ohio K
  • 6:36 pm Sarah wakes up thinking she has left her purse hanging in the ghetto bathroom in the Texaco. Helen has it.
  • 6:39 pm

“Boys, boys, boys”!

                        --Sarah

  • 6:40 pm

“All I’m saying is that someone needs a little nap!”

                        --??

  • 6:41 pm Mike apologizes, but not excusable!

  “Huh. Can’t think of anything. Decide to go back to sleep. Goodnight.”

                        --Sarah

  • 7:03 pm Helen leaves bag of cough drops on back windshield, but grabs them before car leaves gas station.

“Whew!”

                        --Helen

  • 7:10 pm Mike gets jealous ‘cause Helen has sharp things that work better.
  • 7:12 pm Mike gets over it—Helen laughs and is glad. J
  • 7:34 pm Pretty sunset and cows.
  • 7:36 pm Fancy tongue work…um…not what it sounds like…
  • 7:30 pm Paul wants to make peace…Mike wants a piece of with Paul.
  • 7:40 pm Mike just does not get a piece of Paul, but the whole thing.
  • 7:41 pm

Awweee. J A-okay”

                        --Mike

  • 7:42 pm (entry crossed out, but included anyway) With the CD player, Paul’s Dew, and the peppermints, all we need it between Sarah’s knees.

“SORRY!”

                        --Sarah

  • 7:45 pm Sarah’s “knees” comment does not go over well. Sarah self edits.
  • 7:48 pm Pimpin’ song! Harvey gets down with his bad self!
  • 8:08 pm Voguin
  • 8:11 pm We “saw the sign”—The sign for Dayton, that is.
  • 8:21 pm 62 miles to Dayton!
  • 8:27 pm

“This song is harshin’ my buzz!”

                        --Sarah

  • 9:18 pm Gettin’ our Freak on
  • 10:00 pm Arrive home!!

 

Additional notes from back cover of original Log:

            “Pac-Man”

            “Does she think I’m deaf?”

                                    --Paul

            Love you Helen!”

                                    --Paul

            Wuv you too!”

                                    --Helen

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