Day 7: G doesn't miss Pittsburgh at all. No, really. Okay, maybe a little.

• Yet another mediocre continental breakfast


• J takes her final driving shift on the truck-infested Ohio Turnpike


• Ohio grows corn, too!


• Enter Pennsylvania, where there is... (drumroll... wait for it...) CORN!


• Stop at Hemophilia Health Services in Warrendale, PA to pick up factor and meet people


• Arrive on campus at CMU and find good parking spot. Within two minutes of leaving the car, a Random Person shoves a gallon jug of water in our faces. RP: Did you get water yet? G: No... RP (realizing that we have no idea what's going on): Do you live on campus? G: No. RP: Do you live in the Oakland area? G (deciding it would be quicker to just explain than continue with yes/no): I'm an alumnus visiting campus. RP: Oh! Well, there was a water main break in Oakland, and the tap water isn't safe to drink.


• Lunch at trucks. G enjoys Sree's lunch thoroughly and waxes nostalgic.


• Visit G's advisors


• Wander around campus. G gives J tour and waxes nostalgic.


• Run into CIA recruiting table, where chair has removed her shirt and dumped water on herself


• Visit office of The Tartan. G shoots Nerf gun and waxes nostalgic.


• M finds best hotel deal yet at Shadyside Inn, a two-bedroom suite for $99


• Wait for someone to call with something exciting to do. Nobody calls.


• Arrive in suite to find fruit basket containing Pepperidge Farm cookies, Lindor truffles, and nine fruits, as well as a breakfast bag with muffin and juice. Hang out in suite for a couple of hours.


• J shows signs of road-trip-induced exhaustion:
  • M: Where should we get ice cream? G: Dave and Andy's. Duh. J: What? Gay manatees in Canada?
  • M: I got invited to deaf bingo night. J: With actual deaf people or fake deaf people?
  • J (discussing M's sign language class): Wait, so now you can read braille?


• Eat at Dave & Andy's. G gets Birthday Cake and Cookie Dough and waxes nostalgic.


• Wander around down Atwood, where Homer still keeps watch, then around Oakland. G waxes nostalgic.


• Hang out next to crazy empty castle-looking building in Oakland with B


• Half price food and hanging out with friends at Fuel & Fuddle. G disappointedly notes disappearance of C'mon Iwana Leya pizza and.. well, you get the idea.


• Crash at Shadyside Inn