BIG NEWS PEOPLE. I’m moving to Pittsburgh.
Actually I’m typing from there right now. You see, Mermanda and her awesome fiancé Andrew were nice enough to let me move into their fireplace. They just don’t know it yet. Please don’t tell them. I really like it here.
In all seriousness though, I’d totally move into their apartment…if it weren’t haunted.
Let’s start from the beginning.
Saturday my road trip buddy Deutlich and I went to Pittsburgh to hang out with some super awesome folks, but there was a little hole in our plan. We didn’t have anywhere to sleep. This normally isn’t a problem for me because I don’t mind sleeping in my car (kidding…wait, I’m not really kidding) but since I was not alone I devised a super awesome plan to drive to Morgantown after we were done in Pittsburgh. Maybe this was just a ploy to get a certain hokie into mountaineer territory. She’ll never find out the truth. Mwhahaha!
Luckily for both of us Mermanda and Andrew were super freakin awesome and let us stay with them. They didn’t stop there. Andrew hosted a midnight giveaway where I was the only contestant and therefore won. What did I get? Super awesome return address labels… with their address on them. It works though now that I live in their chimney. (I’d love to share how I won the grand prize, but I can’t remember how I won. This makes me think that downing the rest of Drew’s rum and my glass of wine within 5 minutes wasn’t a great idea for my memory)
Mermanda also tucked me in because she’s adorable. I tried to get them to adopt me, but apparently there’s an age limit on that? Their couch was super comfy and I was set for the night.
Except for one thing they failed to mention… their house is HAUNTED. I woke up around 3 AM and there was a mysterious sound coming from somewhere in the room, but I couldn’t seem to pinpoint it. After about a half hour of trying to figure it out I just decided that there was a ghost and named her Julia. We became BFFs and I even asked her if she wanted to snuggle. I made that up.
The next morning we got up bright and early and Andrew cooked us breakfast while we listened to Backstreet Boys! French toast + BSB = best breakfast EVER.
But somewhere between “quit playing games with my heart” and bacon they broke my heart. Mermanda realized sometime during the night that she forgot to tell me one important thing about sleeping in the living room. It was just a sheet blowing in the fireplace (aka my new home). Very depressing.
Andrew was even nice enough to write us some directions, further proving how hilarious he is. (I purpled-out the street names because I don’t want you to try to move into the fireplace with me)
So basically: pittsburgh rocks, mermanda and andrew are the best hosts ever, we played the penis game at dinner (totally unrelated) and if you ever have a chance at meet up with with bloggers (hint hint!) you should definitely do it. They (we) are awesome!
Drew says:
Damn it! I knew we should’ve crashed breakfast. Backstreet Boys and french toast…. = awesome.
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:25 am
deutlich says:
Backstreet for breakfast was fucking awesome.
That note was the best evar.
And I TOTALLY won a contest too! A contest to win my winter coat back..since I’m a total idiot and left it..
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:26 am
downbeats says:
Those are the best directions ever. I wish Google Maps would adopt the “Don’t Fuck Up” direction on their interface. That would rock.
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Travis says:
Just make sure you don’t find any secret doors or button-eyed dolls that look like you (“Coraline” reference, in case you haven’t seen it yet).
I’m afraid I can’t go to the big Chicago meet-up, but if you’re going to any meet-ups in DC anytime soon, let me know.
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Arjewtino says:
I think Mermanda and Drew will make excellent parents.
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:31 am
AndyHannon says:
You may be the first person I’ve met not from Pittsburgh that actually enjoyed Pittsburgh.
Nevertheless, I will be there next weekend.
I’m assuming you wont?
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Lemmonex says:
I’ve never been to P’burgh. I have an irrational hatred for the whole state of PA after getting stuck in the Philly airport one Xmas.
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Kelly says:
Sigh. I want someone to tuck me in…
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Jossie Posie says:
I’m a little jealous. But I would have peed the sofa at 3am had I thought the house was haunted. I’m a wuss.
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:41 am
andhari says:
grrr i envy youuuu a lot now
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Rachel says:
I’m so glad you liked Pittsburgh!
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Ben says:
I have a house!
With rooms!
And beds!
And no ghosts!
WHY DOESN’T ANYONE COME VISIT MEEEEEEE?
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:49 am
Julie_Gong says:
Um, if you move to Pittsburgh we should be friends.
Actually we should just be friends regardless.
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February 10th, 2009 at 9:09 am
alexa says:
those directions are hilarious! pittsburgh is just one hilly, curvy mess. ha.
go ahead and move to the burgh, it’s closer to me : )
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February 10th, 2009 at 9:13 am
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February 10th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Liebchen says:
Those directions really are fantastic.
“Don’t fuck up.”
“Go home.”
“You are nice.”
I think I’d listen to the GPS more if threw out compliments every now and again. Like: “You’re a great driver!” “That other guy was an idiot!”
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February 10th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Meghan says:
K, I have to be the one to ask what the penis game entails? You know. Just so I’ll be in the loop for future gblogger meets ups.
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February 10th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Mermanda says:
I just want the world to know the truth. I am actually the one who wrote “You are nice.” So if there are any handwriting analysts out there, please do so and get back to me on the ASAP with my results. Thanks!
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February 10th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Scandalous Housewife says:
Penis game? WTF?
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February 10th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Amanda says:
Aw, I love Pittsburgh! (Having lived there during the time in life you later idealize to a ridiculous degree: elementary school.) Glad you had fun, especially since it involved the penis game.
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February 10th, 2009 at 10:15 am
rs27 says:
They might be the best thing to come out of Pittsburgh since, um, um…
I got nothing.
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February 10th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Jamie says:
Are you allowed visitors in your fireplace? I’m coming to hang out with you.
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February 10th, 2009 at 10:43 am
lbluca77 says:
I love how the directions say Don’t fuck up. HA
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February 10th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Lindsay says:
Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun. Wish I could make it to the 20SB meet-up, but I’m super poor right now
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February 10th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Lauren says:
SO envious!I want to hang out with you guys!
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February 10th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Jaime says:
Aw. I want to have that much fun!!!
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February 10th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Jess says:
This is a brilliant plan. Instead of finding our own place in Denver, we’ll borrow someone else’s chimney! Thanks!
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February 10th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Kimberly says:
ah hahaha!! That is hilarious! How did you know the ghost was female??
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February 10th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Beth says:
French Toast and BSB breakfast is prettttyyyy much my dream come true. Too bad there isn’t a real ghost. That would have been so awesome.
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February 10th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Kyla Bea says:
That sounds like such an amazing bloggy sleepover, Amanda and Andrew should start a blogger B&B!
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February 10th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Jane says:
I want to be adopted too! I think we should petition to change to rules so there is no age limit!!!
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February 10th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
hautepocket says:
Any blogger who uses the word ‘fuck’ in handwritten directions is clearly someone I need to also meet.
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February 10th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
LiLu says:
I’ve been to Philly for the cheesesteaks, but normally it takes the promise of delicious food to get me to go somewhere new. J/k. (Sort of.0
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February 10th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
fizzgig says:
penis game? will there be a post about this game? Intrigued…
ohhhh i thought it was for real haunted by penises or something. sorry, you said penis in the last part.
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February 10th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Julie says:
You really moving to the burgh? I am about 99% sure sure I’m moving there in August…
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February 10th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Dolce says:
That night sounded awesome!!! I want to meet bloggers.
Calling all STL bloggers! (keep in mind I’m knocked up and can’t drink, but I promise I’m still fun.)
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February 10th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
liz says:
Ahh sounds like a fun trip!
I wish I could afford to go to the meet up…
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February 10th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Cristi says:
great post! made me laugh lol
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February 10th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Bethany says:
I can only hope my new GPS will give me directions like that. I’ll find out tomorrow!
Sounds fun…if the meet up was a month later, it would be during my fraternity convention in Chicago and I could kill two birds with one stone…whyyyyyy?! Meeting bloggers sounds fun!
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February 11th, 2009 at 1:50 am
Kendall says:
Glad to hear you all had a great time in Pittsburgh. And I love the fact that his directions included ‘don’t fuck up’.
This just makes me sadder that I don’t live closer to other bloggers in order to hang out with them.
P. S. Hope you and Julia have many more happy visits.
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February 11th, 2009 at 5:11 am
Larissa says:
What a fun time you had! Lucky gal.
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February 11th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
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