"How can one be redunddant while trip-ping , tripping ,yeah, you know what I mean???"

I think it's called 'getting caught in a loop,' and it's been the downfall of many a trip. :)

"A real throbber this trip is... oooh, imagine...."

Well, I'd imagine there's some throbbing involved after the window show. ;)

"Cleveland is NOT in the equation..."

First city that came to mind; I'm certain SOMEONE here is from thereabouts.

"... think orient express, places with romantic sounding names... ashgabat, tashkent, budapest.... not so far from here, really.... if only in a manner of speaking..."

Ahh... near the capital, then, when the Empire was split asunder. Lovely territory, I hear, though a part of it recently botched the hell out of its AoC.

"ooh, hey, time for a reality check!"

Yup - it's still there, feel free to ignore it. ;) Bouncy, bouncy, bouncabounceabounce... ;)