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Description 2007

Resolution:
Make first million after starting own business.

Progress:
Applied for a loan. Declined due to excessive account activity. Note: Constant purchasing of rare (albeit mint) wicker chairs is not conducive to bank balance. Wife insistent on selling wicker chairs to find money to start business.
Bought new donut recipe book. Learnt how to make category hard donut, 'Diamond Swizzler'. Delma loves them.
James offered to lend the money if he can become a business partner. Potential.
First million still a long way off. Wife still nagging.
Spent savings on replacing the roof of the conservatory when neighbor's tree uprooted in the November storm.

Update: Dogs should never be fed over two donuts a day. Next Year's Resolution likely…? Find enough money to take Delma to the vets. And make more realistic resolution idea.


2008

Resolution:
Find an appropriate business idea.

Progress:
Neighbor's rebelling. Tree apparently 'not their fault' and so they refuse to pay compensation. Bank account dangerously low.
Wife threatening to burn the chairs if they're not sold by the end of the summer. Note: Wife is always wrong.
James pitched 'Chaposta' a new taxi service that incorporates both Chaperoning and the relaxing coffee blends found in Costa. I suggested 'Costaroning'. Not well received. Idea has potential. Wife unconvinced.
Finding affinity for donut making. Could this be a potential career? Note: Delma is recovering nicely.
Felt down one day, so bought a new car. Wife still nagging. Unimpressed with car.

Update: Bonfire night was unusually bright this year. Wicker chair collection dwindling.


2009

Resolution:
See last year's resolution.

Progress:
'Chaposta' ridiculed in monthly newsletter 'Taxiing for the Masses'. Costa suing. Wife may have been right about the business idea.
Neighbors moving. Too much hate mail.
Wife becoming fat. I don't know why.


2010

Resolution: Buy donut shop.

Progress:
Started selling donuts to the local community. Great success. Wife still getting fatter. May be the donuts.
James is moving to Canada. Costa cannot sue him there. He mentioned he has family living in Climax, in Saskatchewan. Note: Learn to stop laughing at Climax..
Wicker Chairs insurance came through. Less than half promised. Paid off outstanding payments on the car. Wife wants to spend excess on gym membership.
New neighbors. Worse than before. Heavy rockers.
Delma worsening.
Realised I haven't made any progress towards donut shop. Found local shop, 'Little Gems' closing. Started enquiries to renting property.

Update: Bought the rights to 'Little Gems' retail plot after relocation. Cheap price due to owner getting hit by car.

Update 2: Wife admits she hit the owner of 'Little Gems' in our new car. That explains the dents. Missed funeral.


2011

Resolution:
Open business.

Progress
None.

Update: Delma died.
Update 2: Wife left.


2012

Resloution:
Find apartment. Find enough money for food.

Progress:
Wife took everything in the divorce settlement. Except 1,500 premade donuts for the shop that never opened. I fear they've gone stale. Missing Delma.
Found apartment. Named all thirteen resident cockroaches.
James found wife in Climax. Joined threesome. Note: If I ever find money again, move to Climax.
Wife claims I hit owner of 'Little Gems'. Manslaughter trails start soon. Outcome: unhopeful.
Becoming known as 'local' at nearby foodbank.
Accidently killed Samuel Cockroach. Moving funeral.

Update: Despite everything, Climax still hilarious.


2013

Resolution:
Stay alive.

Progress:
Still alive.
Pen runn ng out.

Up  ate: S arted play ng lotte y.
U  da  e 2: P  n alm  s   out.


2014

Res  l  tio  :
Win lo t ery

Progress:
Done. £150 million Jackpot.
Bought new pen.
Moved to Climax.
Found new wife.
Bought new dog. Named Delma the Second.
Opened 'Donuts Galore'.
No wicker chair beyond grasp.

Update: Life is finally perfect.


Final word from Doctor Lewis Talbot

Diagnosis:
Patient suffering from final stages of CDF (Chronic Delusional Fantasy), brought on by stress following divorce.

Medication:
450mg of Diaproxaline
200mg of Antimorphaltrexaline

Prognosis:
Recovery unlikely. Delusion has become reality. Credit crunch still in effect. Ex-wife still obese. Cockroaches recently exterminated.

Delusional preferable.
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Comments: 68

TheFS In reply to ??? [2013-03-09 04:15:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the critique! Sorry it's taken me a while to respond.

I know exactly what you mean about character - it's hard to get into it when writing in this style. I guess that's just a downside of writing in short, choppy diary entries.

All of the corrections you noted are right, they must have been typos that I missed. Thanks for that! Including the comment about the wife, I didn't even think about the fact that after a divorce there isn't technically a wife anymore haha

It was never meant to be a serious piece, so I'm glad that you found it funny. It was fun trying to play with the conventions of prose, and see how far I could take it. IE, the running out pen. It's something that could never be read. Well, it could, but it would sound very very odd!

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SurreptitiousBloomer [2013-04-03 07:24:58 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations on the DD! You pretty much deserved it

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TheFS In reply to SurreptitiousBloomer [2013-06-15 21:01:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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camelopardalisinblue [2013-03-16 02:50:10 +0000 UTC]

Forgot to say, and congratulations on the well deserved DD!

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camelopardalisinblue [2013-03-16 02:49:50 +0000 UTC]

Really loved this. I think this wound up being a really effective way of approaching this content, and the pen running out was a great touch, too.

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TheFS In reply to camelopardalisinblue [2013-06-15 21:01:53 +0000 UTC]

I didn't plan any of it when I started writing. In fact, I was in a rush to go meet someone. Glad you liked it ^^

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camelopardalisinblue In reply to TheFS [2013-06-16 02:58:23 +0000 UTC]

lol, well, you did extremely well. I really loved it. Not sure why it wasn't fav'd before, but it is now!

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xlntwtch [2013-03-13 14:41:23 +0000 UTC]

*U[p]date and I'm through messing up your DD congrats. Did I congratulate you at least? Congrats on the DD!

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xlntwtch [2013-03-13 14:38:24 +0000 UTC]

*sigh
I meant Udate: [etc.] below.

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xlntwtch [2013-03-13 14:35:13 +0000 UTC]

Here's more attention for ya' -- this put a smile on my face, and believe me, that's hard to do these days.
I could sound as mournful as the worst music you never want to hear again, but this piece is irresistible.
Outcome: Delusion well-expressed by *TheFS Thank you.

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TheFS In reply to xlntwtch [2013-06-15 21:02:43 +0000 UTC]

Smiles are great. Giving out smiles is even better.

Thanks ^^

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xlntwtch In reply to TheFS [2013-06-17 13:23:42 +0000 UTC]

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inknalcohol [2013-03-11 19:47:21 +0000 UTC]

I know I didn't comment when I read this, but that's because I was suggesting it for a DD, and I hate to show my over eagerness for something.

But this was frickin' awesome. If you do not laugh when reading this, there is something completely wrong with you. I loved it.

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thorns In reply to inknalcohol [2013-03-12 15:36:09 +0000 UTC]

FOR SHAME!

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inknalcohol In reply to thorns [2013-03-12 16:14:57 +0000 UTC]

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thorns In reply to inknalcohol [2013-03-12 18:09:04 +0000 UTC]

SHAME!

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inknalcohol In reply to thorns [2013-03-12 18:22:00 +0000 UTC]

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TheFS In reply to inknalcohol [2013-03-12 09:55:14 +0000 UTC]

Haha thanks, I'm glad you found it funny! It's weird actually, I wrote this late one evening with a vague idea of what I wanted to do… I didn't even know the ending until I got there. It just proves that the best things are accidental Thanks again for suggesting it ^^

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inknalcohol In reply to TheFS [2013-03-12 17:37:31 +0000 UTC]

I don't read enough to suggest as much as I'd like to, but I try to keep an eye on a couple groups.

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SorceressofShadows [2013-03-11 05:04:38 +0000 UTC]

Oh, my...this was very, very entertaining. XD Very funny; quite the story.

You have a few typos, but maybe they were intentional...?

At any rate, congrats on the DD! It was well-deserved.

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TheFS In reply to SorceressofShadows [2013-03-12 09:56:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^^

And there might be a few typos! Oops. But then, if you're writing in a diary, there might be a couple of mistakes...

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SorceressofShadows In reply to TheFS [2013-03-13 00:24:30 +0000 UTC]

No problem.

That's true. XD

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Strudel--Cutie4427 [2013-03-11 01:29:36 +0000 UTC]

Very well done. I wondered how it would twist around.

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TheFS In reply to Strudel--Cutie4427 [2013-03-12 09:57:07 +0000 UTC]

I didn't even know when I started writing it, but I'm glad you liked what did happen haha ^^

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Strudel--Cutie4427 In reply to TheFS [2013-03-12 10:12:01 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you wrote it that way

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Wyvern-1 [2013-03-11 01:19:28 +0000 UTC]

I always say that real art tells a story, and that's just what this did. You could probably publish this as a short story right now!

Update: Finished reading again. Funnier the second time.

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TheFS In reply to Wyvern-1 [2013-03-12 09:59:45 +0000 UTC]

It tells a story that spans a good few years haha
I'm glad you think it's publishable now, it makes me feel so happy ^^

I wonder what else could be writing in this style? Hmmm..

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Strudel--Cutie4427 In reply to Wyvern-1 [2013-03-11 01:29:56 +0000 UTC]

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J-ko [2013-03-10 23:38:17 +0000 UTC]

Had a very Adrian Mole feel to it, complete with macabre humour. Congrats on the DD!

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TheFS In reply to J-ko [2013-03-12 10:00:14 +0000 UTC]

So much win for the macabre humour! Love it.

Thanks ^^

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ryanisnasty [2013-03-10 21:43:10 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations on the well deserved DD!

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TheFS In reply to ryanisnasty [2013-03-12 10:00:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much. I hope you enjoyed it ^^

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ryanisnasty In reply to TheFS [2013-03-12 10:07:03 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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Tianithen [2013-03-10 19:43:41 +0000 UTC]

I felt disappointed when I thought everything had just worked out perfectly for him, as that would have been a really lame end to the story, the actual end was MUCH better and I didn't see that coming. Good stuff.

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TheFS In reply to Tianithen [2013-03-12 10:01:58 +0000 UTC]

I didn't see it coming either, it just sort of - happened. But I totally agree, if he just lived 'happily ever after' that would have been kinda lame. CDF is a much better way to live

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Tianithen In reply to TheFS [2013-03-13 17:48:08 +0000 UTC]

if you say so.

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creativewriter29 [2013-03-10 19:37:30 +0000 UTC]

I laughed out loud multiple times. So dry and darkly humorous!

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TheFS In reply to creativewriter29 [2013-03-12 10:02:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Love it!

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anaios [2013-03-10 19:15:29 +0000 UTC]

it's supposed to make me sad...but it just makes me smile

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TheFS In reply to anaios [2013-03-12 10:03:10 +0000 UTC]

It proves that theres always something to live for. Even if it is just your own delusions

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RUdigitized [2013-03-10 17:47:45 +0000 UTC]

sad

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TheFS In reply to RUdigitized [2013-03-12 10:03:48 +0000 UTC]

In a good way?

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Lynn-10397 [2013-03-10 17:23:22 +0000 UTC]

That was kind of sad but really funny. Loved it!

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TheFS In reply to Lynn-10397 [2013-03-12 10:04:16 +0000 UTC]

Yay! Thanks

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Paru-chan-95 [2013-03-10 16:53:31 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, you do sympathize with the writer. Funny thing to read, really.

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TheFS In reply to Paru-chan-95 [2013-03-12 10:05:34 +0000 UTC]

When I was writing it I could decide if it was actually prose, because it's so different. I think my favourite thing about this piece is that you could never guess what's going to happen next haha

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thorns [2013-03-10 10:47:02 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I really enjoyed reading this. I think you hit the mark with the multiple threads being tracked and the updates. It gave the reader a sense of the character's world and his perception of it. I really didn't see the end coming, but it was awesome.

Thank you for making my Sunday morning with this lovely read.

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TheFS In reply to thorns [2013-03-12 10:07:09 +0000 UTC]

Like I said in the comments, I know it's totally different from anything I've read (or written!) before. I'm so glad to hear that you think it worked ^^ including the twist at the end haha

Thank you for making my day with such a lovely comment too ^^

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safva [2013-03-10 10:11:57 +0000 UTC]

Particularly interesting read. I love the unexpected lurch the entries get thrown into as you progress further down. Lovely work. Brilliant. Would love to see this perhaps made into a novel of some sort.

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TheFS In reply to safva [2013-03-12 10:08:31 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I wonder what it would be like as a novel… interesting..

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