Cast of Characters
Me: an INFP; working in publications and graphic design, see “About”
Boyfriend (aka roommate #4): the guy I gave up a job in NYC to be near; a poet and a listener and my best friend; ENFP
Baby Brother: soon to be rockstar, the coolest person I know and my other best friend
Baby Sister: my mini-me; addicted to horseback riding, vegan cooking, and male-bashing (it’s a phase, I swear)
Red (aka roommate #1): redheaded ISFJ roommate of three years; share passion for hot beverages, long walks, and good food; we take care of each other; historian currently working as a nanny and a gardener
Sicily (aka roommate #2): Sicilian bombshell, also INFP; also has ENFP boyfriend; soul twin and mind reader; photographer (soon-to-be-famous)
Lil (aka: roommate #3: INFP soon-to-be Red Houser and boyfriend’s co-worker; interests are varied and has tendency to say right-but-not-wrong things (wink)
Earl (departed roommate): ISFP; artistic and brilliant; a jeweler and a painter; hates change and new people which means I love her
Hubcap (aka roommate #5): ISTJ; truly the “ish” and Red’s fiance; like all other Red House signficant others, does not actually live at my house; computer-geek
007 (aka roommate #6): ENFP; Sicily’s boyfriend and boyfriend’s soul twin and mind reader and roommate; philosophy geek and recent (very recent) college graduate
Monkey (aka Earl’s husband): another of boyfriend’s roommates; ISFJ; computer-geek; Earl’s fiance; other nicknames: “goldfish”; also computer-geek
Teddy: Red House frequenter and fellow INFP; bears remarkable resemblance to a teddy bear, except for the chain-smoking; also loveable and reclusive; share passion for Niel Gaiman
Frenchie: a best friend since 6thish grade; obsessed with European culture and has insane ability to learn new languages and musical instruments; frequent traveling companion and confirmed soulmate
The Beautiful Hippie: ENFP, friend of Red and myself and frequent wanderer; shares love of Bob Dylan, Devendra Banhart, and camp fires
Eb: ISTP, former Manville resident and friend of Red House; music, movie, and fiction buff, addicted to second-hand smoke only
Beth: ENTJ, former roommate of Earl and Sicily; studying for her MA in linguistics. Passion for tea and snuggling.
T.S.: short for Travel Size (she’s tiny). Former roommate on the East and West Coasts. Fitness aficianado, health food lover, and newlywed. Shares passion for environment, health food, and walking. Recent CPA. INTJ
Paulie: ENFP; T.S.’s husband. Former coworker at Indian restaurant/slaves at the evil raj’s palace. Life, sports, and learning enthusiast. Introduced me to Arrested Development and lambic.
MK: oldest friend–we’ve known each other since age four; share passion for fashion, Sex and the City, and the open sea
Chef: MK’s husband and boyfriend’s dear friend and coworker/boss; excellent chef, excellent husband
V: ISFP, the Music Man, prodigy guitarist whose repertoir includes Italian opera and The Stooges; knows more about up-and-coming music than I ever will; soon to be famous
Aloe: ESFJ, V’s girlfriend; shares V’s love of music and film, and is an excellent artist and actress in her own right; our little bella
Mr. Darling: INFP, out-of-towner; highly cultured and well travel; share love of clove cigarettes and honey jaeger; has penchant for sending bizarre text messages at all hours
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