the end # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # author 's note : wasted year originally appeared in daily installments as a blog narrative at http : //www.wastedyear.com about the narrator : daniel medway is the worthless scion of a proud old mississippi family that sorely wishes hed stop mentioning the relationship .