While glancing at my "Books read in 2009" list, I realized that I can't remember a thing about #4 - Bittersweet by Danielle Steel. I would like to think that if I spent a considerable amount of time seriously thinking about it, that I'd recall something... but right now I'm drawing a blank. Hmm Should I try to remember on my own, or turn to amazon.com to help me remember?
I am being really hard on myself for not being able to remember everything. I mix up my friends' friends in conversations, I completely forget that we had a new vacuum in the basement, I forget to set the PVR to record something, I forget where M told me he was going at work, etc. I hate that I don't have a digital memory inside.
Do you have memory problems/inconveniences?
Is it because I'm on information overload ? Reading a bunch of message boards, keeping up with way too many blogs, reading books, reading magazines, chatting on MSN, Facebook, emails, phone calls, working for 7 people at work, watching tv shows and movies...
Is it normal that I can't absorb and retain all of those details ?
I have, on several occassions, checked out a book or rented a movie I have already read/seen. I have a terrible memory with "mediocre" reads.
I also forget mediocre books/movies! Just now I had to look up the title for "Definitely, Maybe"; I've gotten it from Netflix at least twice because it looks so cute but then it's deja vu when I'm pretty sure I've watched it before!
I go through phases where I can't seem to retain information. Fortunately, I am empowered by lists so I will start a list anytime I have more than 2-3 things to remember. Already on today's list: post a soup recipe on the Happily Married board and try to tape the Oprah episode that is airing today (I think they are rebroadcast late at night?)
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