Cast and Crew

This is an ever-changing list, of course, but these are some of the people you'll most likely find mentioned around here, other than me.


Household

Erich: My boyfriend and better half. We've been together since May 2001 (and this journal has essentially seen our entire relationship to date). It's frightening how well we get along together. He's 30, a life long resident of Massachusetts (barely an accent, I might add), and is interested in just about all of the geekiness that I am (and then some). I love him a lot. We moved in together in September 02 (many journal entries have been written about said move). He also has his journal (talonscar.dx)

Jason: a.k.a. Little Gray Man (LGM) in prior entries. Male, 29. Also is an adoptee. Ex-lover, ex-pseudo-boyfriend, ex-roommate (reverse that in the order that they happened), re-roommate, and now-coworker. This is the epitome of dysfunctional relationships at its finest, folks... sit back and watch the show. :)

Colley: a.k.a "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: a.k.a. "Mephista." She's the little fizzy love of my life. :) Fizzy is a mixed-breed kitten born in June 2001. She's a lovebug, a strong purrbaby, and hyper as hell. She gave us quite a surprise when we took her in for neutering-- we thought Fizz was a boy for the first six months of her life, and they dropped the bombshell on us that day in January '02.

Gus: a.k.a. "Augustus." In August of 2003, Erich came running up to the apartment one morning with the tiniest little black fuzzy kitten in his hand (emphasis singular). The four week-old, one pound kitten has now turned into a holy terror who takes down Christmas Trees and anything on side tables at will. He's the king of purring... loudly. He's also adorable and sweet-- at least when he's asleep.



Family

Mom and Jim: Live in Pennsylvania. They talk about marriage, and have an on-again-off-again relationship that I never quite know the status of. Mom is a real-estate agent. Jim works his ass off for the electric company.

Dad and Anne: Live in Montana. Dad is an OB-GYN. Anne, my adult-onset stepmother, trains special-ed kids with horseback riding and does some other part-time work. They've been married since 1999. I had a fall-out with my dad just after Christmas in 2002, and we really haven't spoken much since then. We're at that terse-but-rebuilding stage.

Scott: My pain in the ass 27-year old brother (also an adoptee). He lives in Arizona, and we don't really mesh that well. Of course my mom still insists that we'll be the best of friends someday. He's starting to grow up, but he still drives me crazy due to his bipolar disorder-- I never quite know how to react to him.

Em and Jon: 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. Jon's a ranger and currently stationed in Kentucky after spending quite a bit of time over in Afghanistan.

Brett: Jim's son. Lives in Pennsylvania, and was working on his degree last I heard. I see him a couple times a year, usually around the holidays that I happen to be in Pennsylvania to celebrate. He's engaged to a sweet girl named Andrea. He's a nice guy, but since I live up here, I've never really gotten to know him beyond the "our parents are dating-- hey, how are ya?" sort of thing.


Friends & Others

Minarae and Petrouchka: Live in San Diego and are a very happy couple with cats. I met both of them through journals on Diary-X, but have had the pleasure of meeting both in person. Minarae and I are disturbingly similar. No, really. :) Beware-- we come as a pair in the journaling world. :)

Wildcard (Frank): 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. He is in a serious relationship with Teresa (below).

Teresa: Wildcard's girlfriend. I don't know her very well, but she seems to be a nice person, and a good match to keep Wildcard grounded. They share an apartment together in The Fenway section of Boston.

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).

Tone: One of Erich's ex-roommates and close friends since high school. Different person than Ogre above, although they share the same name. :)Tone's in his mid-twenties and shares an apartment with his girlfriend, Robin, and one of his co-workers, Dennis, in the apartment Erich moved out of to move in with me. Tone's active in community theater, loves video games, and has one of those strong personalities that can be both fantastic and frustrating to be around at times.

Kevin: A friend of Erich's from high school that I met when we first started dating. Kevin is a good friend both in and outside of gaming, and when we're off to do something like LAN's, premier nights at movies, etc., generally Kevin is with us.

Ivanna: a.k.a. Ivy. My best friend from college, who I met through my sorority (Tau Beta Sigma). Ivy and I were inseperable in college, but lost touch for a while during some of my mid-twenties bruisings. We're still good friends, and keep in touch when we can.

Andi: My oldest friend (since age 2). We have one of those friendships where we might not talk together for a year or two, but as soon as we're on the phone, it's like yesterday. Andi lives with her husband and daughter in the suburbs of Seattle.

Sisters: If capitalized, I'm referring to two or more of the collective membership of the Eta Gamma chapter of Tau Beta Sigma (Boston University). :)

Ogre (Tony): Isn't one. :) But I don't have a better name for him at the moment, so I'll use part of his email handle. Ogre is in his 30's, 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 and Tan: Were (I thought) good friends of mine until a fall-out in March of 2003, where everything crumbled apart with honestly no desire to return. I spent a large portion of my weekends between September 2000 and March 2003 at their home, playing Dungeons and Dragons. Since the fallout, haven't mentioned them because... well, no reason to. *shrug*

Ade: JT's eldest. I miss her, but the situation with her dad was pretty much a silencer in our friendship as well-- there's no ill-will between either of us. I'm just a bit wary about hanging out with a teenager when I'm not on good terms with her dad. She also has a online journal (that is locked)

Grace: Female, mid-twenties. Raised in New York state, lives in Boston. LGM's ex-girlfriend, and a royal pain in my ass for the better part of late 2000 and much of 2001. Major drama queen, and has a fit if her ass isn't kissed. That's about all I have to say about her, other than my hopes that the karmic backlash on her is more than threefold.