I Can Hear The Ocean

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I Can Hear The Ocean.

A proud member of
the Diaryland family
for over a twentieth
of a century.

To donate to
Old Buddy Dave's
Cat Repair Fund
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Repaired Cat
says thank you.

"Always go too far
because that's where
you'll find the truth."

Albert Camus

Cast Of Characters - 2007

Saturday, Jun. 2, 2007 - 11:12 p.m.

Here's my Cast of Characters page, updated for the year 2007.

Here's me, in the spring of 2005. I was on vacation when this was taken. I live in San Francisco with my husband John and a metric assload of stuffed animals. Mostly bunny rabbits, but the occasional teddy bear does sneak in. I've been on Diaryland since the spring of 2003, I've made wonderful friends as a result, and as of this writing, one of my favorite bands is Keane.

This is Hopes and Fears, the first album by Keane. I run the Keane diaryring here on Diaryland, and I am a collector of Keane memorabilia. I've seen this group in concert numerous times, and my most recent piece of Keane schwag is Hopes And Fears on vinyl.

Here's Jamie Lord. I met him in the summer of 2002, on the alt.music.erasure newsgroup. I can't even find the words for how I feel about Jamie. He's the best friend I've ever had that I've yet to meet in person. If he hadn't entered my life when he did, I don't know if I would still be on this side of the dirt. Jamie, Olive Juice.:)

Cher1 H3ys3 introduced herself to me after reading my diary. We hit it off, and she came out to visit me in the spring of 2004. She's one of the hardiest souls I think I've ever met, and I am honored to have her friendship. She has a wonderful sense of humor, she speaks German, and rumor has it that her favorite band is Depeche Mode.

Here's JJ Barnes, aka Onewetleg. She lives in the same city as me. JJ and I sometimes go out and foist ourselves on the unsuspecting populace of San Francisco. And as you can see, she's also on Diaryland.

This is Dave Marron, a.k.a. Old Buddy Dave. I first met him in 1987, when we were both in comics fandom. Dave is one of these rare people who can pick up the threads of a conversation that is years old. It's nice to be in touch with him again.

This is Br1@n Cl@yt0n. When I was being grifted by the online predator I call the Erasure Impostor, Brian would come visit and drag me out into the sunshine or else. He's only just moved away from San Francisco, which means there's one less dastardly co-conspirator in my circle. Sigh.

Speaking of the Erasure Impostor, here he is. He goes by the name of Andrew Ivan Clarke Bell, and he has no discernable connection to the real Erasure whatsoever, despite his numerous claims to the contrary. He lives in rural Illinois with his mommy and a bunch of cats. If you want to read about what he did to me, go here. If you want to see a bigger picture of him, go here, where you'll see him doing volunteer work at his local community college. (No, that picture was not taken by me. It was taken by another one of his victims before she realized he was lying to her.)

This is Bob Lai, who is one of my frequent contributors.

I met Bob while he and I were both working on BayCon, and I was his wife Jo's honor attendant when they got married.

Bob's writing can be found right here on Diaryland, at The Ministry Of Shadows.

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3 of my readers commented on this entry

Jamie - 2005-06-13 10:37:34
YCM, B. ILY -- AF&U. XOXOX -- J :-)
Damn, I love being all cryptic & stuff!
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Grace - 2006-01-18 10:17:10
What, no South Park version of keanes album?
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onewetleg - 2005-06-13 22:12:45
ack, that picture of me is hideous! but keep it up anyway. love, jj
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