The Players
Measi: That would be me. I have a bio file on another page... you can also press the "about" button to the left of this text block. :)
Erich: My boyfriend since late May. It's frightening how well we get along together. He's 27, a born-and live-long Massachusetts guy (no accent, I might add), and is interested in just about all of the geekiness that I am. I love him a lot. I'm just having to get over all of the crap from past relationships to open up to him more, so our relationship is going very slowly. Erich currently lives in one of the South Shore suburbs of Boston... and has a car. (oooh.... ahhhhh).
Little Gray Man (LGM): Male, 25, born in NJ, grew up in Florida, now lives in the suburban wilds of NYC. Also is an adoptee. He is the person who has helped me develop my most dysfunctional friendship... in both good and bad ways. Ex-lover, ex-pseudo-boyfriend, ex-roommate (reverse that in the order that they happened). We're in the middle of repairing six years of shit right now. Not sure where it's leading, but hoping to regain the trust and get rid of some of the fear that I have toward him. He is an extremely passionate, sensitive person who kinda lost his way the past couple years, and now (hopefully) is starting to dig under the crap to get back to the gem that's underneath it all.
Wildcard: Male, born 1976 in Columbia, adopted and raised in New York. Lives in Boston. Wildcard is, well... probably the title he holds is You Lucky Fucking Bastard. Both in and out of our roleplaying sessions. Wildcard has tons of energy, tons of curiosity, and is completely spontaneous. If you've ever read the DragonLance novels, Wildcard is Tasslehoff incarnate.
Avatar: Male, born 1976, raised in upper New York State. Lives in Boston. Avatar's also an ex-roomate who moved into Egremont with LGM and I for the last year that we lived there. Avatar's a guy's guy... and until the last year or so was in more of an annoying college guy mode. He's really come into his own in the last few months, and as he's grown, I've liked him more and respected him more. Avatar is infamous for extremely amusing melodrama (purposely created melodrama for the sake of joking around, I might add).
Ogre: Isn't one. :) But I don't have a better name for him at the moment, so I'll use part of his email-name. Ogre is 30, born and raised in Mass. I met him through one of my college friends, Ivy. He's a hockey fan, a fun guy to be around, and happens to be into the BSDM scene. Someone I was interested in for a while, but the night I was going to ask him, he told me about his entrance into the "scene." I'm a curious outsider and knew I wouldn't be relationship material for him. I never talked to him about it, and we've developed a good strong friendship. Ogre is one of the rare people who actually provides comfort to people who are hurting at the same time as *gently* pointing out issues/signs that might have been missed.
JT: Male, early-forties, born and raised in Mass, currently is engaged to and lives in New Hampshire with Tan below. Has three kids from previous marriage. JT is the DM--that's Dungeon Master, which is different than Game Master only in the sense that we're talking Dungeons and Dragons rather than Heroes--of an extremely large (15 people total) gaming group nicknamed the Innburners that includes LGM, Wildcard, Avatar, Tan, myself, and many others who will be probably be added to the list. JT's a very cool guy who helped me out a lot, and hopefully without too much "ick... twenties angst stupidity!" thoughts during the most recent drama round of LGM and me. He also has written some 2nd Edition D&D material and is currently doing a couple freelance projects for Wizards of the Coast and their upcoming RPG titles.
Tan: Female, 35 (she pointed this out to me after finding my journal. *cough* consider me whacked). Engaged to and lives with JT above. Has one daughter that lives with the two of them. Tan's the level-headed female of our gaming group, lots of fun, and a damn-good player. Over the past few months, JT and Tan have become very close friends of mine. If anything, I think I've started pulling away from the "Boston Crew" and find myself enjoying my time with them far more.
Grace: Female, mid-twenties. Raised in New York state, lives in Boston. Until recently was LGM's girlfriend. Major drama queen, and has a fit if her ass isn't kissed. That's about all I have to say about her. And now that LGM has broken up with her, I doubt I'll have much more to say about her. She's included only because of her inclusion in entries in Spring 2001.
Colley: Also known by his full name, "Colorado Kat." The big fuzzy love of my life. =) Colley's a Norwegian Forest Cat, which normally is compared to a Maine Coon. He weighs around 13 pounds, and when he stretches out next to me, his head is next to my knee, and the tips of his toes neary hit my shoulder. He's a lovebug, and definitely thinks he's a human toddler. He's also a wonderful older brother and protector of Fizzy.
Fizzy: Also known by his full name, "Mephisto." He's the little fizzy love of my life. :) Fizzy is a mixed-breed kitten born in June 2001. He's a lovebug, a strong purrbaby, and hyper as hell. He also likes to climb up my back and perch on my shoulders. One of his nicknames by my gaming group is Fizzylactus, which is a tie in with The Finn's description of Lich Kittens, and a lich we fought in one of our Dungeons & Dragons sessions. He's my little vicious kitty.
Dad and Anne: Live in Montana. They're happy. I love them both. Dad is an OB-GYN. Anne, my step-mom, trains special-ed kids with horseback riding and does some other part-time work. They've been married since 1999.
Mom and Jim: Live in Pennsylvania. They're planning to get married by the end of the year, but haven't actually set a date. Mom is a real-estate agent. Jim works his ass off for the electric company.
Scott: My pain in the ass 23-year old brother. Currently living in Arizona after getting his associates in virtual-reality design. I talk to him around the holidays, and otherwise don't really concern myself too much with him, because we have personalities that just don't mesh. Of course my mom still insists that we'll be the best of friends someday.
Em and John: My step-sibs on Anne's side. John's the same age as Scott. Em's a couple years younger. I've only seen them a few times each over holidays. John is currently in the army, and undoubtedly was called to action with everything going on in the world, but I haven't heard much from my dad about it.
Brett: My soon-to-be step-bro on Jim's side. Lives in Pennsylvania, and was working on his degree last I heard. I haven't seen him much in the last couple years.
Terminology
swapping: another term for penpalling. One of my nearly life-long hobbies. I trade letters and these addictive little things called friendship books--fb's for short--with pals all over the world. I don't even check to see how much money I give to the postal service. I'd probably cry. Let's just say that I'm probably putting someone's kid through college right now.
Gaming: anything to do with Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), Heroes, or computer games. Unless it's computer related, it involves funky dice with four, six, eight, ten, twelve, or twenty sides. I keep a journal of our adventure recaps here.
The Great Reset: A final battle to our Heroes campaign in late April 2001. It was a disappointment. That's about all there is to say.
the T: Short for the MBTA, which is short for the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, which is the subway, bus, and commuter train system for metro Boston. My standard mode of transportation for anything other than walking distance. Cars are an annoyance in Boston, so unless you have a deathwish between the insurance costs and trying to find a parking space, you take the T, which can get you just about anywhere--including Providence, Rhode Island.
Egremont: Name for the apartment that LGM, Avatar, and I... along with a couple others at times... shared for three years in Brighton. Egremont was actually the street name, but like everyone else who has an apartment that winds up being the group's hangout spot, it usually winds up pretending like there was only ONE apartment in existence on the street.
More will be added to this list as needed... so check back if you're confused. =)
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