Below are the 11 most recent journal entries recorded in Michele McGuiness' InsaneJournal:

Friday, October 1st, 2021
5:30 pm	Texts | emails | voicemails | surprises | I LIKE surprises, Uncle Cormac! (9 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
5:58 pm	I need a vacation. No, seriously, I need to get the hell out of this place for a while. I've hit the point with my job where my brain's just kind of figuratively dribbling out my ears and the only cure is getting away for a little while. Only question is, where do I go? (15 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
7:59 pm	Is today secretly National Let The Idiots Shop Day or something? I swear to God, every customer that came through my line today was a complete idiot in some way. The best was the lady who didn't seem to understand the meaning of "I'm closed." What I said was "I'm sorry, ma'am, I'm closed" in my best perky polite professional voice. What I WANTED to say was "GTFO, lady, I want to go home, I've been here for eight hours." But I didn't say it. Mostly because I like being employed. Current Mood: amused (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, February 28th, 2011
8:11 pm	Got the taste for homemade bread earlier. I know, I know. Kinda WTFy of me. But there you had it. Only to discover that sometime in the past six months -- which is approximately how long it's been since I USED the damn thing -- my breadmaker apparently grew legs and walked away. Well, either that or someone "borrowed" it without telling me. Which is the more likely option, I know. But damn if the mental image of the other isn't funny. (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
8:05 pm	So I'm sitting here doing nothing and being glad to do so, and then I realize that it's official, I'm boring. Why do I say this? Because my NYE plans involve going to bed pretty much soon as midnight hits because I work in the morning. Like I said, it's official. I'm boring. Oh, well. Worse things I could be, I guess. Current Mood: amused (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, November 28th, 2010
11:13 pm	I hate ice cube trays, I really do. Filling them is always such a damn pain in the ass. Especially since I always forget about it until I have no ice cubes left and actually want something requiring ice cubes. So am now sitting here researching refrigerator/freezers so I can have something in hand when I go to my landlord and go "I want one of these. Please let me replace mine in lieu of paying rent next month." Because it's not like the thing couldn't use replacing anyway. I'm pretty sure this thing is older than half my relatives. (15 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, November 14th, 2010
6:48 pm	I have this ridiculously bizarre urge to get a pet. Now, I'm not a "good with animals" kind of person. Other people's pets, yes. But my family can -- and probably will, if you give them five bucks or bribe them with food -- tell you about all the times I killed goldfish as a kid. I don't even know how I did it! You follow all the little fishy rules, feed them, clean the bowl properly, whole nine yards, come down for breakfast one day and discover that Little Fishy Dude has been belly-up for hours. And yet I really want a dog. I'm going to just go lay down until this urge passes. Current Mood: confused (20 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
3:45 pm	Spent the morning running errands for my idiot Uncle Cormac. Sorry, man, but until you get through next month without injuring yourself, I'm going to be referring to you as "idiot Uncle Cormac" every time I mention you. Every. Single. Time. Don't think I won't do it. What happened to that infamous good luck at not getting injured he had? Did he lose it when he hit his forties or something? I mean, seriously. Current Mood: amused (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 24th, 2010
1:18 am	So life's finally settling back down. Or as much as it ever settles for the McGuiness clan, anyway. Layla's home, which, yay! Garrett and Annabeth are trying to get me to come over for dinner this coming week. I don't know, maybe. I always feel kind of third wheel-y with them. They're so ridiculously happy together that I always feel like I should have someone there with me. Since I don't have anybody to go with, that means either dragging one of the five thousand uncles or randomly recruiting someone. Or borrowing the ex-boyfriend. Lord knows he never turns down a free meal. (27 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
12:19 am	Saw Scott today when I was out running errands. Yeah, that was fun. And by "fun" I mean "awkward as HELL". Why is it that if I talk to him through this thing we do all right but the moment I have to actually verbally speak to him, I kind of start flailing? Also? What the hell am I doing up? I pulled an early shift at work tomorrow. Yeah, it's not super crazy early or anything, but still. It requires me going to bed at some point before dawn. This would be why I sucked at early classes when I was in college. ... there's something I forgot to do and now I can't remember what. Sonofabitch. Current Mood: confused (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
10:03 pm	Your Name: Jen Contact Info: machinedreams@gmail.com; snarkypetrelli Age: 25 Holds: Kari Byron as a Great Outdoors cashier held under stompkins Character Journal: michele_mcg/michele_mcg Character Name: Michele McGuiness Age/Birthday: 30/August 18, 1979. Sexuality & Relationship Status: Heterosexual; single. Job: Cashier at the Great Outdoors How did they find Heritage Lake?: She grew up in Coos Bay, Oregon but spent a good deal of time in Heritage; after the hitchhiking and bad relationship, she decided to get change of scenery and moved to Heritage. Appearance: Michele has always been confident and it shows in the way she moves -- if she's slouching or avoiding your gaze, then you can bet something's wrong. She has bright red hair that she usually wears down unless she's out rock climbing or doing something else where it'd get in the way. She hates dressing up -- though she cleans up damn nice -- and instead prefers jeans and t-shirts. About the only time you'll catch her in anything else is when she's at work or if it's a special occasion of some sort. She has a scar on her right hand from the tea kettle-grabbing incident; said scar is roughly circular due to her grabbing the very end of the spout. Portrayed By: Kari Byron Example Images: Here, here, and here. Personality: Michele is fiercely loyal and overprotective of her friends and family, most especially her Aunt Layla, who is her best friend as well as her aunt. She thinks nothing of throwing herself into a fight if it means protecting someone that matters to her. She comes across as reckless, but really she's just utterly fearless. She's not stupid -- she KNOWS she can get hurt at most of the stuff she does; that's exactly why she's so careful at it. People just rarely see how careful she's being because they focus on the fact that she IS doing it. She's loved all things outdoorsy from an early age and has always been a bit of a tomboy. She's never seen anything wrong with this because if she's doing what she enjoys and isn't hurting anybody, then what's the problem? She does have a tendency to try and get everybody ELSE to do the stuff she loves, though. She tries not to be pushy about it, or at least not TOO pushy, (and for the most part she's successful), but sometimes she just can't help it. She's saved from being overbearing about it by the fact that she's just so damn earnest about it. She just wants people to have as much fun in life as she does. History: -- Didn't say her first words until she was four; however, due to her brother Mickey being deaf, she was signing to some degree from as early as six months. -- When she was five, she grabbed the spout of a tea kettle, burning her hand and giving her a scar. -- When she was ten, she was present for her aunt Layla's allergic reaction to strawberries and was the one to start screaming for help. -- Had always been an outgoing, athletic tomboy, but her uncle Liam took her rock climbing for her eleventh birthday and she was hooked. -- Her uncle Liam died when she was sixteen. -- Spent much of her Aunt Layla's three-week hospitalization for her eating disorder at her aunt's bedside. -- Dropped out of college when she was twenty-one, after three years, due to financial difficulties. -- Spent six months hitchhiking around the country after the aforementioned dropping out; she wound up stranded in Idaho. -- Got her job at the Great Outdoors four years ago, when she was twenty-six. -- Had a bad relationship after college -- he cheated on her and lied about it -- and the ex is currently both working and living in Heritage. Fears: That she'll disappoint her uncle's memory, peacocks, broken bones. Desires: To climb Mount Everest, to go back to school, to have a relationship that isn't going to crash and burn. One Secret: Promised her Uncle Liam that she would climb Mount Everest someday like she's always wanted to. (2 Comments |Comment on this)