Army of Me

In alphabetical order, with current location.

(idea stolen from Sheena).

Alison – sister in law. Mom to my nieces, NBJ and KJJ. Now at home.

Allan – the first person brave enough to live with me. Now in New Zealand. (can you blame him? hah)

Angela – Wife of Scott. Also, especially good in understanding silences. Now at home.

Bee – Belinda N. Mutual admiration society of note. We have similar tastes in fuckwittage, and awfully similar lives. Now in Cape Town.

Beeeanca. Particularly good car boot partner in crime. Now at home.

C@th – read to understand. I can’t offer you anything more than my incoherence. Now at home.

C@m – daughter and resident Pikachu. The sole reason I breathe. Now playing.

Craig – Husband of K8. Particularly awesome, and makes best breakfasts of all time. Now in Australia.

Cwaig – aka Craig. La’s husband. Excellent in emergencies. Gives the best squeezage on the planet. Also known as the Bear. Now in the UK and now just down the road at home, in a stalked flat, playing ps3.

Dadadadad – my dutch uncle Dad. Prone to thinking too much and asking ‘is the kettle broken?’. It’s genetic. Miss him. Now in Heaven playing chess and giving them all sorts of hell.

Daine – second brother in the Galaxian family troop. two months apart in age, to the day. spent most of our lives thus far picking on each other. an excellent adversary, and moreover, a good friend. Now at home.

DaveBhora – Dave, from BHoRA. I call him David. Someone else calls him Buddy. He’s good with red italics. Now at home and watching something or jamming guit, whilst planning his wedding.

Dazza – Darryl. Forum mate. Awesome friend. Now at home.

Donna – Girlf of Forum mate Dazza. Supremely there for me. Now at home.

E – You know them, but I ain’t ever pointing them out. Now I have no idea where she is.

Galaxian – aka Matthew. Boy next door, Babydaddy, lifelong partner in crime. From foetus to frolic to forever. Does best phone ever. Now at home.

Garry – aka Will. The Will of my Will and Grace. Not allowed to ever leave the country. Now down the road.

Hazel – aka Miss Booth. Varsity mate. Huge admiration for her. I have a tendency to kick her ass, and she has a tendency to kick mine. Now at home, soon to be sailing.

J&R – first serious employers. My other parents. Now just around the corner.

J.M. – dear friend, taken too soon. Not good with bullshit, generally could not stand it. Now in heaven (I hope), and laughing his ass off at me.

Jewel – aka Julia. Awesome. “I don’t consider you people, I consider you my person”. Now just down the road from me.

Jo – high school bestie. Utterly wonderful. Prone to good ventage. Not one to piss off. I would hate to meet her in a dark alley. Now in the UK.

K8 – Bestie. Has ability to understand and accept the incoherence. Now in Australia.

Karen – preschool Bestie who found me by facebook. I wished you’d been there every day of my life. Now in Nelspruit.

KB – youngest brother of Galaxian. Cancerian compadre. Horribly intelligent. Prone to writing me the most awesome notes. Most of the time I think we grew up together and not eight years apart. Now at home.

Kevin – I just appeared on his MSN one day, and we thank one person for that. We’re so happy about it. Boats be damned. Now at home, and at work. And almost always online.

Kirsty – my protégé. Now outstripping me in every way. So proud of. Sister to Scott. Now living, loving and working near me.

La – aka 99%er. Bestie. My very own twin. I feel like you have lived my life with you, and yet you weren’t even in it. Now in the UK and now back home again, madly looking for the superjob.

Lev – mad hair. Mad person. His honesty keeps me going some days. Mad is good. Now in JHB.

L-L – Lara-Lee. Varsity mate. Huge admiration for her. Daily. Now at home.

Megsie – Bestie. Good in toilet stalls. Now at home or at the theatre.

Michael – Adopted younger brother. Loved to death. Now at home.

Mr K – aka Ruedi. Good times, good times. “Oh my god, you’re in the same room and not killing each other!” Prone to saying, and being, ‘oh, here comes trouble’. Now at home.

N1g – aka Brett. Fellow g33kaz01d. Now in front of PC with no pants on.

NicB – grew up together. Good with listening. Pulls tongue at me often. Now in the UK.

Nik – aka Nikola. Bestie. My very own voice of reason and support. Now in the UK.

Oliver – third brother in the Galaxian troop. Cameron’s favourite uncle. Also horribly intelligent. Now at home, with headphones on.

Onyxgurl – aka Candice. Someone I wish I was more like. Once thought I spotted her on the night the shit came down. Just knowing she was alive kept me okay that night. Now in JHB.

Richard – Brother. Fiercely loyal. Dad to NBJ and the coming-soon KJJ. Now at home.

Rossgrant – aka Ross. also known as Rossfrommea. Prone to depantsing when excited. Hugely admired. Loves my carpet. Now at home, g33king out.

Rox – Bestie. Unafraid of facing hell with me. Now living around the corner from me and now actually in the UK.

S – aka Steve. The person directly responsible for a lot of the exciting parts of my life, even when he’s not around. a regular 2-ammer. Now in JHB.

Sam – sister. Full of life. Not scared of much. Now in the UK.

Scott – grew up across the road from each other. I am not directly responsible for anything that ever happened at his house. Haha. Especially good in understanding silences. Now living and working near me.

Seh – high school bestie. Utterly wonderful. Good for staying out all night with, or staying in all day with. Now at home, with Calla.

Shakti – aka Miss Power. Changed my life. Reminded me not to lose myself or drop the ball on the dream. Somehow she learnt the same thing. Now at home

SheBee – my other twin. Inspirational. Unafraid. Also prone to excitable typing moments. Now in JHB.

Silenthero – aka Nick. Ultimate challenger. Fights with me a lot. And it is that, that is good. Now in the UK.

Stu – faraway brother. Only he’d get that. Crazy. Now in the UK.

SuperAnen – aka Anne. Bestie. My very own life icon. Now at home and loving the kitties.

SuperM – aka Matt. We don’t do definitions. Mutual admiration society of large. Now wherever he wants to be. Does good hairstroke. Am keeping him. And he’s keeping me.

Tabitha – animal familiar kitty. Left us on Christmas Eve 2007. Now in Heaven sitting on my dad’s lap.

Tam – ex flatmate. Immortal. No really, trust me, the surname carries the immortality. Excellent with pie. Not great about toilet paper. Now in the UK.

Tash – Girlf of Yash. Good for leaning on. Now in Cape Town.

Tertia – SuperMom. The person who got me going on blogging, properly. Now in Cape Town.

The UM – My mom. Has my back every day. Now at home with the kitties.

Waz – Boyf of Will. Creator of the Jolly Jenkin. To be awarded Nobel prize for this. A good depantser. Now living just down the road.

Yash – Ultimate chef and Viagra salesperson (jokes). Now in Copenhagen and getting married!