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Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 2:59:14 PM

Vendaval

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Funny how human memory works. I can remember passages from books and poems and songs read years ago. And recall entire scenes from movies. But sometimes while multi-tasking and the cat is rampaging throught the house it is a miracle that I get anything done at all.

The case is point just happened today. We had several days of rain and then the Thanksgiving holiday visiting. So with the washer and dryer outside and the sun shining I loaded up a couple of laundry bags for the wash, putting the box of dryer sheets in one of the bags. Started the water cycle, adding detergeant, clothing and then the (what I thought was empty) laundry bag. 15 minutes later the cycle has stopped and there are little carboard pieces and dozens of dryer sheets inside the machine. So now I am re-washing everything to rinse it out. (sigh)

So what about the rest of you folks? Forgetful at some times? Particularly when on a tight schedule or in the late night or early morning hours? Ever show up to work in your house slippers? Or forget your grocery list and then buy everything you don't need at the market and skip the items you most needed to purchase?

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 3:29:31 PM

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At times its a wonder I got to 46, my mum used to tell me all the time, "you would forget your head if it wasnt screwed on".
When I was in my late teens early 20s, I used to put things in the fridge.... panty hose, cigarettes, scarfs, kettle, keys, purse ... I still tend to check the fridge if I have lost something.
As soon as I birthed the first sprog it got worse, I think motherhood has made me a complete ditz at times, I have to write things down, which is fine until I misplace my notebook. Since I got a prog on the computer to write everything down, things have been better, altho it means that all the emails I have recieved since 96, I still have, every shopping list, every business decision, every stray url.... which reminds me I need more storage.
My long term memories are pretty good, and the ditz times dont happpen often, but enough that the family wink at each other and take the piss out of me, occasionally hiding things to make me feel bonkers.
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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 3:32:34 PM

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I have some things that will never leave the brain though some people probably wish they would. And times when I couldn't remember a name to save my life. Good days and bad days, and then there are the "OMG, what a fricking basketcase!!!" days.

I wish I didn't have those.

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 3:33:17 PM

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Um...ya....more times than I care to admit. I've done such brilliant things as walk around the house with my car keys in my hand looking for them and made myself late, washed "virtual" clothes (i.e. I forgot to put the damn things in the washer and started it up anyway, including adding the detergent), completely forgotten an exam one Monday after an intensely stressful weekend a couple of years ago, brewed up some hot water that was intended to be coffee because I forgot to put the grounds in the filter, cleaned out my parrot's cage and forgot to put the food dish back inside, searched high and low for my glasses only to be told by snickering UMs that they were in fact already on my face

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 3:35:32 PM

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It is in my contract as a professor...absent-minded, page 8, paragraph 2.

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 3:37:11 PM

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Oh my, can I relate to this. Even more annoying is that it's become gradually worse with the years. I recently changed furniture in my livingroom from large to smaller so I've had to find places to put things. Now I know I've seen the things I need somewhere ... I look where I thought it should be ... nope, not there. It seems to be a never-ending cycle.

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 3:37:50 PM

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Shit, I forget what I was going to say.

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ORIGINAL: Vendaval

So what about the rest of you folks? Forgetful at some times? Particularly when on a tight schedule or in the late night or early morning hours? Ever show up to work in your house slippers? Or forget your grocery list and then buy everything you don't need at the market and skip the items you most needed to purchase?

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 3:39:30 PM

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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

As soon as I birthed the first sprog it got worse, I think motherhood has made me a complete ditz at times, I have to write things down, which is fine until I misplace my notebook.

My long term memories are pretty good, and the ditz times dont happpen often, but enough that the family wink at each other and take the piss out of me, occasionally hiding things to make me feel bonkers.
Lucy

LOL on Your family's sense of humor. Sounds like something my Dad would have done

As for postpartum ditziness, I've always had a theory that brain cells do in fact leak out in breast milk, but no doctor will take me seriously when I suggest the possibility

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 3:41:27 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

At times its a wonder I got to 46, my mum used to tell me all the time, "you would forget your head if it wasnt screwed on".

Hee hee...I have heard that expression before!

When I was in my late teens early 20s, I used to put things in the fridge.... panty hose, cigarettes, scarfs, kettle, keys, purse ... I still tend to check the fridge if I have lost something.

In the fridge? Are you serious? That's classic!

The worst was bringing home groceries in the pouring rain and leaving the truck parked head down on the steep street with the headlights on while I ran to the front door to unlock it. Never mind that the keys were still inside the truck, now safely locked with the lights on. So I called Triple A and the tow truck guy showed up in a rain poncho, hopped out of his truck, opened my truck's door and hopped back into his to drive off. He never asked to see my card or to have my signature.

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 3:49:52 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

Shit, I forget what I was going to say.

...dammit LAM i was going to type that......

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 4:33:25 PM

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You guys crack me up!

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 5:00:13 PM

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i think my worst long term memory issue is i forgot entire *years*. we know its cause my brain is busted (literally) but damn. when i say "where have the years gone" i'm being serious!

my cell phone is my biggest issue. i lose it constantly unless i clip it on my purse. TheEngineer lost his over the weekend, at his sister's house. then it was me calling his phone, and listening for the ringtone for a change...of course HIS ringtone on my phone is the star wars theme....mine on his phone? a duck quacking. we found the phone, with the cats doing the "WTeverlovingF??" faces at it quacking away. *giggling*

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 6:06:46 PM

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The Man has twice now gone swimming with his cell phone in his pocket. I swear come next summer I'm going to sew the pocket in his trunks closed.

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 7:09:11 PM

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Why did I come in here again?
Do I need to pee?
Where's my sammich?

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 7:13:37 PM

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Huh?

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/1/2008 7:44:11 PM

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Well, lessee. I get on CM in the morning and the posts have a date on them. By the time I get to work I have no idea of the date. I can remember the day of the week though.

Of course I can also remember things that happened when I was five years old.

I have almost forgotten how to read and write. Not that I am illiterate, but I can't read nor write cursive, and I screw up printing alot with a pen or pencil. I interpolate fives and nines, among other things. Even on the PC, the backspace and delete keys are definitely close friends of mine.

I can hear a pin drop three rooms away, and my hearing range is excellent, that is I like it loud as well but I can't stand distortion. But in a crowded room I have trouble zeroing in on one person talking. And if a person's diction is poor, I have more trouble than most understanding them.

Alot of times I can't remember what I posted the day before, once I see it I do, but I need a refresher. Note that there are not alot of drugs and alcohol involved here. I recieve Fairchild Semiconductor's (electronic component manufaturer) newsletter, though I have no recollection of signing up for it. I have forgotten passwords and PIN numbers, but my main card I remember the whole number, expiration and even the three digits on the back. Comes in handy for online or phone ordering.

So do I have a sort of selective memory or am I getting senile ?

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/2/2008 5:11:52 AM

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There are times that someone will ask me the simplest of questions.....and I stare for a minute like a dumb ass although, I know the answer, my mind will simply omit it for a minute!....Thought I was the only one!....good to see I am NOT!

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/2/2008 8:46:21 AM

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These days, for every new 'indispensable' piece of information setting up home in my head, there is another one packing it's bags to leave.

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/2/2008 4:18:01 PM

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Ever been ON your cell phone talking to someone while you are LOOKING for it? Glasses on your head, tearing the place apart looking for them? I can honestly say I've never left anything in the fridge.....yet!

But I can remember plate numbers on vehicles myself and my family have once had. The phone numbers of friends I knew as kids. And that doesn't even begin to cover the thousands of bits of useless information that I have stuffed in my head! (I'm great to have when playing Trivial pursuit.......what I don't know, I can usually guess correctly....then file the tidbit away with the rest of the stuff!)

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RE: Absent-mindedness and long-term memories - 12/2/2008 5:14:14 PM

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I was just thinking of this last night... in depth! When my neuro problems started, I did it all with a bang! I walked out to snow everywhere. I couldn't remember how to get it off my car. I swiped it with my hand, knew that was wrong and went inside to pace for fifteen minutes to figure it out. I finally did, but decided it wasn't a great idea to drive a car! I was proud of myself for remembering it was snow, though!

I once called a tornado a swirly bird thing and expected people to understand. I go to la la land all the time now and forget that I forget and then remember I forget and think I have when I haven't forgotten, but think I have because I do forget and then I decide to go back to bed and forget it all. I have decided to laugh and move on... because this ol brain ain't gunna compute sometimes... okay... most the time. You either laugh or cry... I'm going to laugh.

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