I thought that it might be helpful for me to present the cast of characters for my diary so that everyone knows a little bit more about the people I mention. Since I started keeping this journal online I have lived in several different places where different sets of people became a part of my daily life. I will attempt to refer to as many people as possible here so that they will be recognized if their names appear in my writings. I will also place a link to this entry on my main diary page so that it will be available at any time. Updates may take place if others enter the arena that I call my existence. Listings will be by location unless otherwise stated.

I attempted to make this list as chronological as possible.

BOEING in SEAL BEACH, CA – May to December 2001
Anna - my “room”mate and California Polytechnic Institute junior
Sarah - another one of my roommates and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign junior
Crystal - another one of my roommates and University of Michigan junior
Dan - my amazing boyfriend, Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate (May 2000), and one of my group co-workers
Hal - my work group lead and native Texan
Ed and Dick - two of my other group co-workers who love to tease and torment each other (as well as the rest of us)

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA in GAINESVILLE, FL
Katherine - my first Alpha Chi Omega little sister (fall 1998)
Amanda and Melissa - my “twin” Alpha Chi Omega little sisters (spring 2000)
Catherine and Tonya - my two grand little sisters, Catherine is Katherine’s little sister (spring 2000) and Tonya is Melissa’s little sister (fall 2000)
Irene - fellow Alpha Chi Omega sister and roommate from August 2000 to May 2001, graduating December 2001
Lelaine - fellow Alpha Chi Omega sister and roommate from January to May 2000, graduated December 2000
Emmy - fellow Alpha Chi Omega sister and my favorite person to watch X-Files with, graduating December 2001
Stuart - fellow aerospace engineering student and ex-boyfriend, graduated May 2001 and currently working for GE in Cincinnati, OH
Danny - fellow aerospace engineering student and fall 2000/spring 2001 AIAA and Sigma Gamma Tau chapter president, graduated May 2001, currently working somewhere in the greater LA area
Mod SQUAD (Modified Smart Quick Universal Autonomous Disconnect) - Andrew, Chris, Andy, Tim, Cory, and Melissa (August 2000 to May 2001)

BOEING in HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – June to August 2000
Sarah – my “room”mate and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University senior, graduated May 2001 and currently working in Houston, TX
Rebecca - another one of my roommates and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University junior, graduating May 2002 (interning again summer 2001)
Kelly - another one of my roommates and University of Michigan junior, graduating May 2002 (spring 2001 intern as well)
Jeremy - another summer intern I shared a cubicle with and Iowa State University senior, graduated December 2000 and currently working for Boeing in Huntington Beach, CA
Marie - the summer intern I could usually count on to go to step aerobics with and University of Virginia senior, graduated May 2001 and currently working for Boeing in Seattle, WA

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL in TALLAHASSEE, FL
Meghan - a good friend during the high school and college years and Florida State University student, currently working full time, the person I always turn to for advice and gossip
Danny - a good friend from elementary school through college and a Merchant Marine Academy student, graduated May 2001 and currently working in St. Louis, MO
Kathe - a good friend during the high school and college years and Florida State University student
Jennifer - my best friend from middle school through college and Florida State University student, graduated May 2001 and is currently a graduate student at University of Michigan
Allen - fellow Lincoln Trojan and University of Florida engineering student, graduating May 2002 (???)

-Lauren Gleason