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I've never bothered with a diary as I am just too lazy, but periodically I do reflect and think and make notes on things. It hasn't been the most exciting life, but it has always had interesting moments. I have ideas for 3 different books documenting key parts of my life. My only problem is finding the will to sit down and do it in the way that it needs. I always argue that Burroughs didn't write Junkie until his mid 30's so I've still time to find my motivation. The stalking thing would only be a minor part of one novel.
I think "Putting The Dog To Sleep" is the ideal title for the first chapter covering your difficult childhood period. Then "One, potata, two potata" could be the title for the story of your early musical education. Some other chapter names would include "Landing in Lilliput", the tale of your emigration to Korea, and of course an important educational chapter " On the problem of the Jews and final solutions", and a couple of light hearted chapters such as "American GI's, not all cunts actually", and "The Rice Cooker wars".

Would you include us Saddonians in your biography, I think we are a major part?

Oh, and the book would have to called "A Sticky Cunt Abroad".
That's a pretty good format, but is not really a story per se. Like I think a chapter on my musical discovery would be riveting, but it's really only descriptive of an interest of mine. But if I were to frame it within the context of my first proper female relationship then that would work very well. I discovered most of the great music, but there are actually some bands I still listen to that I didn't actually discover. One of my interests was making compilation tapes for people and likewise others did that for me too. So a document of that period of my life would be very interesting. I was at my best in those formative years, everything was new and a discovery and I was still quite idealistic and naive. I am quite nostalgic about some of the things in my life.

The Korean adventure would be an interesting one too. In my early years I was very sociable and met a lot of people. Some crazy stories and one or two involving me too, that stalker was one and there were other very funny ones too. I laugh now, but at the time it wasn't so funny. Then I guess I settled down and became extremely boring. I think I joined here when I started to stay home more and had a computer in the home for the first time.

There would have to be a chapter on the Jews, but mainly to outline that I only hate the state of Israel and not Jewish people themselves. My main thesis would be that I like Jews like Chomsky and Finkelstein very much and other Jews like Dershowitz less so. I would conclude with an argument that gassing Jews in their millions probably isn't very nice.

There are loads of things that I haven't shared on here that I think would add meat to the book. I would write it in a more considered, reflective way than I do on here. Here it is usually with red mist in front of my eyes and that's not how you write a book. Forums are for venting, books are for appraising in a considered way.

I think more books need to talk about online lives and so Saddo's life would have to be a part of it. This has been a central part of my life for half a decade or so now, so I couldn't just put it in the wardrobe. It would need a few words.