This is the brief into, in case it matters. I mean, there is a much longer rambling page introducing people mentioned in this blog (and me, since writing about others says as much about the writer as it does about the person being written about, if you know what I mean), if you are interested (you may have to ask and pass a job interview lol), but for now I will be as brief as brief gets in my babbling world lol.
For anyone mentoned (or offended)... I think you know that my ramblings are full of my hopes, dreams, thoughts, feelings, highs, lows, blessing , and frustrations. I sincerely apologize to anyone if you we part of my frustrations at any time. Hopefully you know it is my way of keeping the peace, bridging differences, accepting compromises, and showing my love for you. Even when it doesn't feel that way at the time. :)
Most of the people mentioned are real people, though the names have change to protect their privacy, sort of. As far as I know, no one in my offline life reads here, (there, or anywhere lol... I can't imagine why... and this is the brief daily, imagine what the not-brief daily can be like lam) at the moment (I await the change, for better or worse... lol?).
I started this page when the blog started by adding the people as I mentioned them (remind me if I forget anyone), but with this update I've rearranged them slightly to bring some organization to the list and so people mentioned more often are nearer the top and to sort of group them a bit (and for reasons may never know lol). Anyway, here is About The People today for your reading pleasure, curiosity, and all around nosiness lol lam laa. :)
People mentioned more often...
Jackson is my closest family. We lived together almost seven years and I miss her. She fell in love (YAY!) and now they own a house together (YAY!). I have a key to their place and I sometimes house/pet sit for them when they go out of town. We share a love for softball and lots of other things. She has a heart of gold and genuinely hurts when others hurt (sometimes more than they do... or deserve). We still text often and remain BFFs, whatever that means lol. Seriously, we stay close.
Brandi is Jackson's life partner. I am not in their immediate circle of friends, but she's family by proxy and a great person. She makes Jackson happy which makes me happy.
Helena (sometimes Helen) has known me longer than almost anyone else who lives nearby and is part of my current offline life, almost twenty years. We share a love for food and have explored many buffets over the years. I have a key to her place and house sit when her next door neighbor can't.
Jane is a friend of about a decade. We'd hang out togeether more if we didn't live an hour apart. We get together for dinner and outdoor festivals and used to run 5Ks (though it's been a couple of years since I did a 5K) and she's on my phone plan to save us both some money.
Harpo is a child like me and close friend and we've played together for about a decade. He used to call me god at parties, don't ask lol. He loves to make people happy and enjoys serving his guests food and drink whenever he has people over. He's a homebody (I've become one too lately), but we babble about life and nonsense in long phone calls regularly.
Farmer is Harpo's mom, seldom mentioned, but I see her a lot as she lives with Harpo.
Tinman is a close friend with a great mind and perspective. We help each other with moves and painting and big life jobs. He's a great guy with a a sense of balance and responsibility (he's a great dad to his young daughter).
TA is the current roommate who has become a friend, but not close. We get along well and talk about anything, usually standing up. He keeps to himself in his room most of the time.
?1TA's son, I haven't named him yet. Really polite and cooperative 18 y/o on the verge of college. Spends most of his time in his room playing video games or reading or something.
?2TA's daughter, also not named yet. Completely spoiled by daddy and can be bossy and whiny (maybe like most 9 year olds? lol) with dad, but mostly shy and respectful around me. Really inquisitive and uses youtube to learn all sorts of things.
Above are people I see or talk to or text at least weekly, most almost daily. Below are people I dn't see as often, but who are still friends I love and would likely see them more often if we lived closer (and if I didn't become such a happy homebody this past year).
Cards, games, or softball friends:
Elton Sunday softball (and some practices, which we should do more often lol), and use to be weekly cards. We'll share a room at the next tournament.
Excel Cards and games. A sweetheart with a great family. Living an hour away, we don't get together as much as we used to.
Commodore is Excel's dad, and a kid like me oving cards and games and we share a similar perspective on life.
Precious is Rasputin's daughter and my adopted daughter too. She moved in with us when she was about 12 until she was about 19. She's a sweetheart and will always be family. Also on the phone plan (and one of these years she'll sart paying, aherm, lol).
Rasputin Precious' dada and was a roommate and best friend for about six or seven years and I've known him almost twenty years. He recently moved back here, but don't get together much these days, primarly because I don't go anywhere other than softball and work much these days.
Sarducci is a friend who also plays cards and games in the game group with Tinman, Harpo, and others. He helped with one of our moves too.
Work people I see at least five days a week when I am at the office...
Boss is the boss at work. A really nice guy and one of the best bosses I've ever had.
Mickey is one of Boss's assistants. Fun personality, when she isn't hating on me lol.
...Boss' other assistant. Very friendly and positive most of the time. She's new and I'm just getting to know her.
Other friends from game groups or somewhere who've become closer so now we occasionally go to shows, movies, dinners, holiday or other parties, and other activities together. I've known some for 12 years and some are newer. All fun. One of these days I might even write something about all of them lol
Glinda is Sarducci's girlfriend, sometimes. She's a sweetheart.
Izzy
Seashell is
Polly
Julie
Porter (Julie's ex-boyfriend)
Sally
Nat (Sally's husband)
Stella (Tinman's ex-girlfriend)
? (Tinman's new girlfriend who I haven't met yet)
People mentioned less often, but inspired individual bios. Some or most were a big part of life somewhere along the way, some in the previous blog. Immortalized for posterity, or something like that. More may be added someday, when memory and time get together lol. :)
Lonewolf married Venisa and we get together now and then. He's fun and we share a similar perspective on life We keep saying we should get together more often lol. But we should. :)
Venisa is a friend for a little longer than Lonewolf (I may have introduced them?) and she's fun and we too share a similar perspective on life. She makes a great Scandinavian buffet.
The Maharaja (former roommate) is a a brillant person and friend and one of those people that makes you wonder how he got to be so peaceful, kind, generous, and balanced.
Michael is a friend, mostly through parties, who gave me a job for a while when I was looking. One of the good people in this world.
Z0tl is a friend with a tender heart (that he hides too well) met through blogging many years ago. I miss him.
J is an online friend and doesn't want to be in blogs. I miss her. .
No longer in contact in life today, but mentioned somewhere along the way...
Rosie is the boss's other assistant.
Eb was a roommate for over a year, so he was mentioned a lot.
Forgot was a potential roommate.
Knobby is one of the Tuesday night card players at Curly's place.
Siskel is a softball friend and we shared a hotel once or twice, though he stopped playing.
Coach was the Sunday team coach for many years. No longer playing.
Curly was one of my closest friends for a decade or so, then, poof, no more.
Momma is Curly's mom. Sweet kind, gentle, and independent. She ran a plant nursery and still I loved the living green natural life all around her.
Dwight was Michael's assistant.
Farmboy was a new prospective roommate in 2017.
I realized, as I update, that if I was keeping a page like this for all of my blogs over the years, it would be a revealing history of my relationships in this life. Too revealing for some. I'm laughing at myself a lot, even if you're not. You are welcome to enter this life, if you dare lol.
If you want to see the more detailed babbling about each person, just ask.
Hope you find your fun somewhere too.
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