Comments on John Braine++ Stuff, Wotsits, and Thingys: The Persistence of Memory

I'm a big fan of calling random stuff I can't reme...

2007-09-26T22:39:00.000+01:00

I'm a big fan of calling random stuff I can't remember the name of - THINGY coupled with frustrated pointing at the object or the general air near the object. Donal usually cops what i'm talking about others just think i'm being blonde.

"i can't believe it - i forgot to press publish co...

2007-09-26T09:20:00.000+01:00

"i can't believe it - i forgot to press publish comment" Ha! gets us at every corner this memory lark! The most annoying thing for me lately is forgetting normal words during conversation (a lot).

Reminds of that Simpson's episode where, Homer, after becoming very articulate through a self help tape crashes back to normality and says something like "Marge can I have one of those things that help you pick up the food from the thing and put it in your mouth, you know the thing?" That's me.

i can't believe it - i forgot to press publish com...

2007-09-25T22:44:00.000+01:00

i can't believe it - i forgot to press publish comment earlier!! the jist was that i have the same type of memory. I mix up names or forget them. I forget Donals name all the time or i mix it up with someone elses...i do know what he looks like tho! I can't remember numbers or small details like that. My visual memory is excellent. I can describe what people were wearing and the general surroundings but not recall their names. I reckon my memory is great for finding my way around cites. If I needed to pick someone from a line i probably could. I must investigate other ways that my memory is useful. Yes indeed visual memory is the superior one. I remember photos of my favourite moments in my head - excellent. I've gone beyond caring that i look like a moron when i fail to recall specific detail. i can't even remember my times tables in my head but i do remember them written up on the board in class. indeed!