The Cast

Me – see this page.

Mum & Dad – My parents (obviously).  They’re both a little crazy at times but I love them.  My dad works in the aerospace industry and sends stuff into space, but can’t program a VCR and regularly needs help doing simple things on his computer.  He has his own business and claims that Patches, our Blue Heeler, sits on his Board of Directors.  His year isn’t complete unless he goes to Disney World.  He’s awesome.  My mum runs a non-profit organization that does community leadership training.  She works way too hard and doesn’t have nearly enough support at work.  She loves Animal Planet and can watch the Dog Whisperer forever.  She has been a huge source of inspiration to me, especially while I chose my area of study and subsequent career.  She is also awesome.

Amy – My best friend.  She lives in Montreal, and I miss her every day.  We worked as nannies at the same time for a year, and spent a ton of time together, raising other people’s children.  She is, as Morgan said to Garcia in the season premiere of Criminal Minds last year, my “god given solace.”  I’m not going to lie, I’m not sure EXACTLY what that means, but I think it’s true.  We recently got married on Facebook.

Carley – My oldest friend.  We spent part of our childhoods together in Montreal before she moved to PEI.  We got back in touch when we were in high school, and have remained close since.  We share a love of Eddie Izzard, and quote his material constantly.

Matt – The funniest guy I know.  I’ve known him since my third year of university, when we lived in the same apartment building and nearly hooked up.  Instead, we ended up what I would like to think qualifies as “super awesome friends” and I rely on him to provide me with endless entertainment.  We can talk for hours on end and have the most random, rambling conversations, and do, frequently.  He has a bunch of great nicknames for me, like KTG (that’s Kate the Great) and K-Slice.  He also provides me with great advice (especially when I’m acting like a complete dumbass and need it pointed out to me).  Matt recently fell head over heels in love with his girlfriend, Katelin, and talks about her like she is the only woman on earth.  It’s the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen in my life, and I love hearing about it.  In fact, I’m so happy for them, at their request I’ve agreed to attend their wedding with this guy as my +1.  Yeah, I love him that much.  Update: Apparently that douche took his photos down, so now I will be attending their wedding with THIS guy.

Debi – I’ve known Debi five years but have never met her face to face.  She lives in California and our lives could probably not be any more different… and in a lot of ways, any more similar.  We have shared crazy details about our lives, from the men we’ve dated to our crazy families, to determining how much we get paid each year to poop on work time (if you knew the figures, you’d be either disgusted or amazed).  Debi and I talk nearly every day.

Kim – We “met” about three years ago, and met face to face for the first time in March 2008.  We celebrated our “anniversary” with another visit this past March.  Kim is the whitest person I know, but talks and acts a bit like she’s black.  She has taught me many new words and phrases that I always swear I will never use, and then find them sneaking into my every day conversation.  Word? Word.  Kim and I have decided that we are basically the same person, and that we are also each other’s true loves.  Subsequently, all of our conversations start with “hey lover” or “hi, soulmate!”  Aside from family members, Kim is the only other person I know who has Restless Leg Syndrome, and we have bonded over this – many a “my legs are KILLING me!” message has been exchanged between us.

Rob – My big brother.  He’s two years older than me, and ridiculous. Some of us still have hope for him.  Some of us don’t.  I go back and forth.

Carter – My sweet, sweet nephew. He was born March 11, 2008, and is the happiest, cutest, most loveable baby I’ve ever met.  And I think I would say that even if he wasn’t related to me.

Steph – Carter’s mama, and my brother’s ex-girlfriend.  We heart her.

Dana – I’ve known Dana since seventh grade, and we lost touch in university and recently re-discovered our love for each other.  Dana is the source of many a random, hilarious conversation, such as this one.

Megla – I don’t even remember when I met my friend Meghan, but probably sometime in 2004.  Her nickname comes from a screen name, “MegLA,” since she lives in Louisiana.  She taught me how to pronounce “New Orleans” correctly, and has been featured on this site here and here.  She likes to send me random BlackBerry messages that say things like, “I am waaaaaAaaaasted,” spelled just like that.

Jared – My soulmate.  We’re going to get married, and have a bunch of kids with really strange names.  I’ll have to divorce Amy first, of course.  I hope she won’t be too heartbroken.

T – T and I dated from June-September 2008.  We’ve remained friends even though sometimes I want to take him by the shoulders and shake some sense into him. We are rarely in contact and although it’s too bad we couldn’t remain friends, it’s better this way.

Chester & Cecilia – See here.

L – I dated L in the fall of 2007 and then re-dated him in the spring of 2008 and the spring of 2009.  The second and third times around, I thought he might be who I’d end up with longterm.  His family was huge and crazy and I LOVED being around them.  None of the times we broke up did I have any negative feelings for him.  L is hilarious and I still enjoy talking to him hope we can reclaim our friendship in time.

The Boy – This kid stole my heart from the moment I met him on January 12, 2007.  I was his nanny, and we spent 35-50 hours a week together for a year and a half.  I love him like he’s my own child, and feel lucky to have gotten to spend so much time with him.  Getting updates about his progress in therapy for his Autism is a joy for me – the latest is that he is echoing sounds and learning how to use crayons.  The Boy turned 3 in May 2009 and is one of my favourite people.

The Boy’s Parents – Possibly the coolest people I have ever met.  The Boy’s momma is an elementary school teacher, and his dad runs a theatre.  They became good friends as well as employers, and when I visit Montreal now, I usually stay with them.  I love staying there – I used to rent their basement apartment, so sleeping in their downstairs living room and waking up to the sound of their sweet son running through the house is a nice reminder of what my life used to be like.

The Roommates – I had 3 different roommates while in Montreal, and each got a little crazier than the last.  I lived with Erica first year, and she’s the only one I’m still in contact with now.  Although we didn’t always get along when we lived together, we’re great friends now.  Kaitlin came in second year, and turned out to be some kind of pathological liar.  She had a long distance boyfriend named Lauchie (pronounced “Lockey”) who I’m pretty sure spent more time in Montreal than he did in New Brunswick, and who said approximately 10 words to me the entire year.  I wasn’t sad to see them go.  And while we’re on the topic of roommates I wasn’t sad to see go, Britt! Britt lived with me during my third year, and I’m fairly certain she was bipolar.  She was only 17 when she moved from small town Vancouver Island, and she was no where near ready for the big city or living on her own.  She threw strange fits and threatened to kill my friends, and oh, she also had a strange 35 year old Austrian man come and stay with us for 3 weeks after she’d known him (online) for a month.  That was fun.  His name was Henri but was nicknamed Euro.  He spoke little English, so how they communicated is a mystery to me.  I told Britt in January she would have to move out, and she left basically under the cover of darkness in May.  I never heard from her again.