I understand it gets confusing, Peaches, since I know so many faaaabulous people. Here's a list of all the friends and frenemies, crushes and curses, besties and bastards that I mention from time to time in my blogs. Also, check out the Characters page for descriptions and pics of the major players. Those guys are marked with an *. Lurve!!

Best Buds

• Ava*
• Edward*
• Paige*
• Rupert* (my good pal and foreign correspondent from the field of boydom)
• Violet*
• Lydia (lives in Boston)
• Charlotte (lives in Baton Rouge)
• Lucas (lives in NYC)
• Valerie (lives in NYC)

Roomies

• Ava*
• Jen

Work Guys:

• Alex* (former fling) 
• Tom (Alex's friend since the 4th grade) 
• Grover (Alex's boss) 
• Dave (the cupcake-leaver; Alex's proxy for same) 
• Toby the Copier Guy
• Other IT Guy
• Mark* (cute new hire; ENGAGED to Bryn) 
• Lewis* (nemesis) 
• Buddy (HR rep and self-proclaimed 'straight-shooter') 
• Steve 
• Schroeder (accidentally asked him out for drinks) 
• Phillip (hottest guy in the history of, um, ever. douchenozzle.)

Work Gals

• Bryn* (former clubbing pal; now engaged to Mark) 
• Lilly (ski trip buddy) 
• Riley (original uncoverer of Alex's lies) 
• Anna 
• Teeny (receptionist) 
• Renata (resident lesbian)

Family Members

• Joy* (sister)

The Boys

• Alex* (work fling) 
• Robin* (artist fling; turned out to be dating my roommate at same time) 
• Mark (coworker who was hitting on me before getting engaged to Bryn) 
• Cupcake Guy (mystery revealed to be Alex thru his proxy, Dave) 
• Paul* (cheating ex) 
• Grady* (former hipster fling. re-dating, whenever we feel like it) 
• Tyler the Delivery Guy* (first date: 03.17.08. Breakup 06.06.08. Friggin Loser.) 
• Lee* (friend-of-a-friend from college; was our Loser Musician squatter for a while) 
• Stephan (hot actor; slept with and stopped returning his calls) 
• MFH (My Future Husband. So perfect he's almost imaginary. Lacks discernible balls.) 
• Addison (Former friend-turned-lover who treated me worse than anyone. Ever.) 
• Bert (bad actor I went on 3 dates with in summer 2007 and had to dump twice. Mosquito.) 
• Robbie (friend I accidentally slept with who now believes we're going to get married.) 
• Alex-2 (actor. triathlete. has an on again/off again girlfriend, who's a really nice person.  pass.)
• Manny* (we were exclusive for 2 months.  Except that he felt like that meant he could sleep with some ugly skank actress.  Then he acted in a show I wrote and I had to deal with him for 3 more months.  Finally out of my life.)
• John Patrick (boy-next-door and object of my affection for most of my youth.  our mothers are plotting our imminent nuptials.)  
• Hank (hot actor/assistant director of the show I wrote that Manny's in.  big time trouble-turned-good pal.)
• The Nice, Normal Guy--a.k.a. NNG (went on a few dates, mostly just excited to be seeing someone functional.  We were friends for a while, but it took so much effort that I eventually let that fish off the hook.)
• Jack (an actor from The South.  Hot.  Intelligent.  We made out once and he cried foul, but has been attentive since.  Hrm.)
• Lawrence (Friend I make out with occasionally.  Have never slept with him.)
• HWSNBN (He who shall not be named.  Nutter.  Very good at avoiding being dumped.  Went out for two months and I'm not allowed to say much more.)
• Claude  (Cute actor.  Possible antidote to the HWSNBN nonsense saga.)

Various and Sundry Others

• Jorgens and Jorginas (pretentious artist-type people) 
• Murch (artist friend of Robin's) 
• Bucket* (well-meaning stoner friend from the South Side) 
• Baby Deadheads (Bucket's useless poseur pothead friends) 
• Winston and Chris (boring double-dates of mine and Paige's, 03.14.08) 
• John Thibodeau (first kiss who caught-and-released me at age fifteen) 
• Carl (stranger I made out with at a party who turned out to be Alex's creepy cousin) 
• Elisabeth (acquaintance from college whose perfect life I keep up with via her blog)
• Stik (friend from college.  fellow writer.  we went to Aspen together in June 08)
• Duane (Aspen Demming and the original H&M)
• Lila (some girl Edward's in love with. I've met her. Nice gal.) 
• Joe (Valerie's boyfriend; lives in NYC.) 
• Annie (my pal from back home who got married in May) 
• Joey (guy I asked out after his second interview at my company. He now works with me.) 
• Linda, Troy, Chris (Joey's friends from Des Moines who came with him to crash at my place over the July 4th weekend) 
• "Beth" (friend who needed some morning-after etiquette training) 
• Nancy (Alex-2's on again/off again girlfriend)
• Skank Actress  (slept with Manny when he and I were "exclusive."  And she well knew what she was doing.) 
• Rupert  (my good pal and our foreign correspondent from the field.  Of boydom.) 
• Maddie  (one of my best friends.  A gal pal of mine and Vilolet's from college.  Actress.)                                
• Weston  (the very picture of Gay Southern Gentry.  BFF since high school.  Lives in DC currently.)                
• Young Jim  (coworker of Charlotte, avid reader of the blog, and all-around good guy.)                                       
• Replacement Gee  (Young Jim's adorable girlfriend, name of Georgia.)
• Sean (friend of Alex's I had a torrid week-long affair with before he moved away.)
• Josh (first real kiss--age 16.  still very good friends with him.  recently danced at his wedding.)
• Beck (summer camp love, age 16. Canadian.  never wrote to me after.  crushed!)
• Victor (insanely wise artist friend)
• Blake (actor--mutual friend of mine and Jack's)
• Colin (buddy of mine, Ava's, and Hank's.  Good egg, all around)
• Sheila (Delightful young lady from Ohio.  Friend of Ava's that I have grown to love on my own.)