Good Morning, Irene

I'm almost nervous to wake up on Sunday morning. Hurricane Irene is heading up the East Coast as we speak and is expected to pummel New England on Sunday. Although I'm scared about my new car (The Grey Lady) getting a tree trunk impression on it, I have a good feeling about Irene...mainly, because I can't get Irene McGee out of my head.
Irene McGee was a member of the Real World: Seattle cast a few years back...and by "few" I mean "lots". To be completely honest, she was one of my favorites. I don't really know why. I think it was because I, sort of, felt bad for her.
She didn't fit in with Janet & Lindsay because she wasn't a petite, spunky smoker. She didn't fit in with Nathan & David because she wasn't a military institute graduate and her eyes were the same color. She didn't fit in with Rebecca because she wasn't a old-fashioned Victorian romantic who was friends with Sir Mix-a-Lot. She didn't fit in with Stephen because she wasn't an angry black "man".
I liked Irene because she was so matter-of-fact. I feel like if I were to be cast on the Real World, I would be a lot like Irene...which doesn't pan out too well for me because, as we all remember, Irene got slapped and left the show in a very dramatic fashion. Deep down, I feel Irene had a really great soul and was misunderstood in many ways.
Hopefully, Hurricane Irene will just give the East Coast a gentle love tap and not totally knock us out.