tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post3668457328369471014..comments2024-01-31T10:56:24.961-06:00Comments on Brit Gal in the USA: Oh memory where art thou!?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-16039737389019123712008-07-11T12:52:00.000-05:002008-07-11T12:52:00.000-05:00Oh Sarah, I feel for ya!I have a similar-ish probl...Oh Sarah, I feel for ya!<BR/>I have a similar-ish problem. My OH is doing family tree research and keeps on updating me with new nuggets of info gleaned from hours of research. All this info about people connected to each other in some intricate way with a few of them populating grainy old photos while most are just names and what's more - they're all dead! How am I supposed to know the names of of all 7 children born to Great, great Gandfather Joseph???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-82484293658689533842008-07-11T11:42:00.000-05:002008-07-11T11:42:00.000-05:00Bugger. I've forgotten what I was going to write n...Bugger. I've forgotten what I was going to write now.Stevyn Colganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152745065245344159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-8688377798018291192008-07-10T22:41:00.000-05:002008-07-10T22:41:00.000-05:00Oh sheesh, you've got me all nervous about remembe...Oh sheesh, you've got me all nervous about remembering people now. I feel for ya!Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027061380778030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-40058619200720910142008-07-10T14:09:00.000-05:002008-07-10T14:09:00.000-05:00My memory has started failing me, too. You are at...My memory has started failing me, too. You are at a disadvantage as hubby's friends & extended friends probably all grew up together & you are new and interesting to them. They all know who you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-21837436993321815092008-07-10T12:38:00.000-05:002008-07-10T12:38:00.000-05:00"So if you live near me and I ever walk straight p..."So if you live near me and I ever walk straight past you, or give you a blank look when you greet me, please don't hold it against me"<BR/><BR/>LOL.<BR/><BR/>A unique situ indeed! Ah, the perils of being practically famous in a small town.<BR/><BR/>Hey, I just noticed you love "Grease" and listed it at the top of you fave movies. I love Grease too. Was obsessed with it as a kid.Mmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379020705220234984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-44277968202439670102008-07-10T11:18:00.000-05:002008-07-10T11:18:00.000-05:00Yes, and I'm sure hubster NEVER forgets a thing ei...Yes, and I'm sure hubster NEVER forgets a thing either! <BR/><BR/>Being at the school will help with the names. Something about seeing the name in writing helps me, then when that person walks in and I can put name and face together, that helps a lot.<BR/><BR/>John remembers details like that --"you know, we saw them at *** restaurant when we were having hamburgers" ... then I go, "that was five years ago, how do you remember that?"Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357397551761295138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-57218714974453993532008-07-10T10:31:00.000-05:002008-07-10T10:31:00.000-05:00Oh this is so true of all of us, Sarah ... if I ru...Oh this is so true of all of us, Sarah ... if I run into someone I know but its not in the normal context of our 'friendship' I havent a clue who they are! And if I need to introduce them to anyone I am with I am in even deep dodo ... I wish I had a 'charm' for you to use but I dont ..if you figure out one, please share.<BR/><BR/>From time to time Husband or my friend D will initiate a call which goes:<BR/><BR/>You know that song that goes ... <BR/><BR/>Oh sure .. its ... <BR/><BR/><BR/>THEY scare me .. they are both 10 yrs older than I am .. and they have amazing memories ... except for people's names!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://onthem104.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">:-Daryl</A>Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-63413960385246445352008-07-10T09:29:00.000-05:002008-07-10T09:29:00.000-05:00Brad - Yep I definitely remember having Mexican wi...Brad - Yep I definitely remember having Mexican with you guys and all your names, generally if I sit down and eat with someone their good!<BR/><BR/>AA - DITTO! We also have an unusual surname and he and his family have been here forever, plus he has a well known band! However I am pleased to say the driving thing is not a problem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-44513515419119738982008-07-10T09:17:00.000-05:002008-07-10T09:17:00.000-05:00You are so cute! Hubster has probably lived there ...You are so cute! Hubster has probably lived there his entire life, so it's not really fair, is it? ;)Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-6170910567953491822008-07-10T09:16:00.000-05:002008-07-10T09:16:00.000-05:00LOL! We live in the town where DH and his parents ...LOL! We live in the town where DH and his parents grew up, and I have the same problem with names! Our last name is relatively unusual though and DH and his family are very onvolved in the community, so people always seem to know who I am, or at least who I'm related to. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and he never seems to take the same route twice when we go to visit friends . . . It took me years to figure out where certain out of town friends lived and to be able to navigate there on my own!Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-28231540852624200802008-07-10T07:21:00.000-05:002008-07-10T07:21:00.000-05:00I walked drove around the other day looking for a ...I walked drove around the other day looking for a Wal-Mart I had been to several times, and that is very close to home. A few days later while in that parking lot I walked half the parking lot looking for my car... I had only been in the store 10 minutes! Forget all these new names!!! My OB says it is directly related to these extreme personal summers I am having and that my memory will be restored when I get to other side of this "<I>change</I>". I am believing he is right and praying that way. Loss of memory is not to be part of any permanent "<I>change</I>"!!!<BR/><BR/>Sarah, you are such a hoot! I love your candidness. The upside to all of this is that Hubster, is and will continue to help. You do live in a small community and eventually it will all come together for you in your mind. You have a stable job now and with the exception of parents and visitors in the office, you will be with the same people everyday. And, time and repetition are on your side! So, I am guessing that before you know it, these names will become rote for you.<BR/><BR/>Also, do consider yourself tagged. Please go to my blog for the guidelines. I fully expect to see ABBA appear as well as some Motown I should think.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12764866689330676750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-4439236513237625302008-07-10T05:33:00.000-05:002008-07-10T05:33:00.000-05:00Remember me? I'm that REALLY large guy that you me...Remember me? I'm that REALLY large guy that you met at the mall with his family and you at food at a Mexican place... :-)<BR/><BR/>That was a funny story! I can identify, although having a spouse who knows EVERYbody in western Oklahoma would certainly set a very high bar for remembering people!<BR/><BR/>Trying having the problem of knowing who someone is and still saying the wrong name. I often will talk about my wife or one of my daughters and go through five names before my brain spits out the right one -- for example, I may be referencing my wife, Karla, but say "Robin...Nicole...Sarah...Ashley" before actually spitting out "Karla"!<BR/><BR/>Makes me look like a babbling idiot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-58091310177491967942008-07-10T02:23:00.000-05:002008-07-10T02:23:00.000-05:00Oh gosh! I really do know just how you feel. I h...Oh gosh! I really do know just how you feel. I have the same problem. Having been one of the few Asians in our school district, people tended to know me and my name. It would drive me absolutely crazy. I usually had to just fake it and say, "Hi...How's everything? What are you up to?" and then I'd keep hoping they'd say something to jog my memory. You'll do great anyway!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.com