I've never liked diaries. To me, diaries cement people's personalities in a way that I find unnatural. Besides, they also pretend to some version of the truth, and I don't much believe in the truth. I like stories.
Truth is for accounta nts and pissed-off girlfriends.
Jan Kaikunnen began as a child prodigy in his native Finland, composing his first symphony before the age of 5. However, the symphony was only notable for the youth of its composer, not its quality. At 18, Kaikunnen left Finland to attend college on a hockey scholarship at the University of New Hampshire. After graduation, Kaikunnen spent a short time playing in hockey's minor leagues, before a knee injury ended his career. He found a job working for a dog breeder and spent the next 18 years immersed in the details of Irish Water Spaniels.