Unless you know me In Real Life, you will probably have no idea who I am talking about.  So here’s a list of the people I have a tendency to talk about:

Work – NABABNAis the fake name for the bank I work at.  I have no desire to get fired for the occasional post about work.  I met Keem, Beth and Jeff there.

  • Keem- Her real name is Kim but I call her Keem.  I once got the entire main phone center to start calling her Keem.  When we moved to the Stock Transfer Department, she somehow managed to quash that.  I still call her Keem and everyone knows who I mean but that’s about it.  She is my bestest friend ever and also my roommate.
  • Beth- My other bestest friend ever but not my roommate. 
  • Jeff- Keem and my old roommate.  He moved to Colorado.  He is awesome and I adore him.
  • Bryan – The karaoke host at The Chalet (only the best bar ever).  He’s become a good friend of Beth and mine over the years.
  • Liz – Bryan’s girlfriend.
  • James (he used to be known as GIL (which stood for Guy I Like) when I had an amazingly horrific crush on him.  Thank God that’s done with) – he’s a little weird but he’s pretty cool.  Plus he is a comic book geek which, honestly, is kind of hot.

Family

  • Kari – My sister (full).  I also have 4 half brothers and 3 half sisters.
    Eric – Kari’s husband.  My favorite brother-in-law (although he may be replaced as favorite brother-in-law if he keeps giving me crap).
    Josh – Kari and Eric’s son.  Also referred to as “The most amazing child ever”, “The Nephew” and “The Child.”
    Mom – My mother.  Shocking, huh?  Bet you never figured that out.

Surrogate Family

  • Laurie and Terry – Beth’s mom and dad.  Also mentioned occasionally is Scott, Laurie’s boyfriend.
    Kathy and Gary – Keem’s mom and dad.

The Pets

  • Eddy – Edmund Fitzgerald Orange.  He’s named after my favorite soap character (Edmund Gray on All My Children) and one of my favorite songs (The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald).  I have had him for approximately 8-9 years.  He loves Keem better than me though because he is a pain in the ass.
  • Kalli – Kalypso Jean Gray.  She’s named after a Greek demigoddess (I like Greek mytholgy) and Jean Gray (Phoenix from the X-Men).  She is also known as Kalli Monster, Kalli Keeten (which is sung along with “What’s the best Keeten, Keeten of the Sea.”), Calamity Jean and Tuckus Pain McGee.  Kalli is a kitten and is in that stage where she wants to drive us completely crazy.  She’s doing a great job.