Very random: your memory

[bunnymendelbaum]

How good is your memory?

In the past week I've had two people via FB remind me of really crazy stuff I did. Both are things in retrospect I'm a little embarrassed by, so I wonder if I'm somehow blocking them out? But it happens with non-embarrassing stuff too now that I think of it...

If you are curious, the two things were: After I graduated, I ran over my thesis model with my car in the parking lot behind the architecture school. A crowd watched.
And in high school for career day my BF and I dressed as super slutty hookers and said we were "secretaries". It was outrageous and hilarious. I have no idea how we didn't get expelled.

[kristilynnmy]

I think you are the best, Bunny. That's hilarious and I may just have to run over my thesis in the parking lot too come May! Ahh fun!

[finally]

My memory is horrible.  My friends constantly talk about things from ages ago (we've been friends for over 30 years) that I don't remember at all.  I swear it's because I'm trying to remember too much and things just fall out of my brain.

You Halloween costume story reminds me of a time in high school....I was very invovled with the foreign exchange program and one of the students wanted desperately to dress up but didn't want to dress up by herself so she brought in these conehead costumes and asked me to dress up with her.  Everyone who was dressed up had to parade in the cafeteria for all to see...it was a 2 story cafeteria with a walkway around the top so double the number of people could see.  I didn't realize it until we started across the walkway and someone should out that we were penises.  OMG!  I just about died.

I've also done lots of stupid things that my friends constantly remind me of...like touching the cigarette lighter in my car b/c I wanted to know how hot it go (I still have a scar to remind me), using a metal nail file to pry my blow-dryer out of the socket behind my dresser because I couldn't reach it (that was a shocking experience), jumping off the couch and getting hit badly in the head by the ceiling fan... Maybe those all contributed to my bad memory!!!

[emoflamingo]

I have a pretty good memory. Thankfully nothing too embarrassing may come back to bite me, though my younger self was a little weird.

[sailorgray]

Aw, those are good memories. Funny, but good.

I remember way too much. It's not a good thing. I remember too many details about people that if brought up, they would think I am crazy. I also remember way too much from my college/party days and it's makes the 33 year old me very embarrassed by how I used to behave and I am still beating myself up over it. Luckily, I am starting to forget some things as I get older. It stinks b/c this is the stuff I want to remember, like my kids as babies.

[pitterwoo]

I've had those same types of conversations with friends. Thank goodness for old friends to help keep an archive of my life.

my memory of random movie lines and stuff can be quite excellent.

[bunnymendelbaum]

Sailor - I fear friends like you! Always remembering my embarrassing stuff!

Pitter - I suck at movie lines and lyric/band names, but I can remember numbers like no other!

I was just in the basement doing laundry and I couldn't find the hooker photo. Bummer.

[boiler717]

Pretty good. DH wishes it was worse

[Marmee]

Pretty good though all the kids & sleep deprivation has had an effect. Your incident reminds me of 2 similar incidents I did....smashing my final project model (complete with people taking pics) after final review in grad school & dressing up as a hippie with belly showing in HS. We must be kindred spirits

[finally]

Feb 2, 2013 16:49:21 GMT -5 bunnymendelbaum said:

I suck at movie lines and lyric/band names, but I can remember numbers like no other!


 
This is exactly me!!  And I have a scary memory for birthdays and license plates (which I guess are version of numbers)!  My college friends think  I am a freak-show and will always quiz me on birthdays or say to others - "Tell her your birthday, she will remember"

[TBM]

I have a really good memory for details. I can remember where people were standing, what they were wearing, the whole conversation, etc., like forty years later. Numbers, not so much, but some of that is because I don't care to. I am good with birthdays, but DH is the one who is amazing at phone numbers. One of my daughters is practically a number savant and can remember phone numbers of people that she hasn't seen since she was 8 years old, and never even called.

When I worked as a receptionist at a hair salon a zillion years ago, I could recognize the voices of people who only came once a month or less and would check on the appt time with the correct stylist before they asked and write in their number before they even gave it. I am not quite that good now at that kind of stuff, since I am out of practice.

I am good with TV/movie dialogue and any seemingly random or useless info that I read or hear.lol

[Deleted]

My memory of ancient random sh*t is fabulous. I got gossip on old 3 boyfriends ago loves of my friends.

My MIL asked me to plug in her garage heater at 10am. I didn't remember until 5. I'm losing it in the day to day stuff I swear!

[tarheels]

I have a lousy memory of the important stuff. DH can always remember my exact words on something or what I did when. It's kinda sad. Like I don't remember our wedding at all - I remember it from photos, but I don't have any organic memories of my own.

I do have an epic memory of the embarrassing stuff in life. Those moments are burned in my memory forever. Like I'm still embarrassed over tripping and dropping my cafeteria tray at Girl Scout camp in 4th grade. (Remember what a big deal that was when we were kids?)  Seriously, self, get a grip. Apparently embarrassment leading to perma-memories is a thing. But what a waste! There are so many more things, like our wedding or any other number of moments, that I'd rather remember.

[emjacobs]

I have a near photographic memory for a lot of things but can't for the life of me remember to buy milk.

I can tell you what outfits I wore while taking certain tests in 7th grade. I can tell you where a receipt is from a year ago that isn't filed.

[sju]

I remember details of certain things very clearly but my memory has gone downhill since having kids.