Admitedly with a little prompting from a better-left-to-the-past ex-boyfriend, i came across a fictional work on the net that sounds suspiciously like my own life ten years ago.

while some parts were downright imagined, there were surprisingly accurate "predictions" (if you can call it that). there were also certain details that were grossly exaggerated, while other minutiae were tongue-in-cheek at best.

i've contacted the author, and the guy swears it all came off of the top of his head.

hah! and i'm helen of troy!