Sometimes I think something is wrong with my brain because I'll remember big events like weddings and concerts and vacations, but I often remember these minute moments within the big events extraordinarily distinctly.
I just got back from a road trip to Maine with my mom. It was a great time had by all. But the thing I remember, which completely cracked me up, was driving... not just the conditions of the road, but more than how beautiful the lake and forest and general scenery was, more than the stories we told and food we ate, I remembered driving up singing Disney songs with my mom and explaining the meaning of the lyrics to "All the Single Ladies" and the shock when my mom recognized Taylor Swift songs that I have on my ipod (for the gym) (Ok it's a guilty pleasure).
Last summer a good friend from Boston got married and we drove up in a group to go to the wedding, and as soon as we hit Massachusetts, the people driving just went mental. And every single joke we made about "massholes" came back to me while driving through MA with my mom... every single one :)
And this sparks further memories of driving up to Boston to see said friend years ago and there was this terrible mystery smell... TERRIBLE! And I could see the people there and where I was sitting in the car and everything, but more than all of that, I remembered that there was this horrific smell.
While the entire week with my mom was a lot of fun, the double take I did when my mom casually mentioned "this is Taylor Swift, isn't it?" will stay in my mind a lot longer.
It's like a memory that isn't a real "memory"... it's this seemingly insignificant piece of information that I've grasped onto and my mind has its Vulcan death grip on and will stay forever as a wrinkle on my brain.
Just like in high school where I was sure I would learn calculus a lot faster if I didn't have every comic book cartoon theme song and a million jingles burned into my mind. I wonder how much "space" I've used up in the endless filing cabinet of my brain for random bits of information, TV commercials, and miscellaneous moments.
The end.
I just got back from a road trip to Maine with my mom. It was a great time had by all. But the thing I remember, which completely cracked me up, was driving... not just the conditions of the road, but more than how beautiful the lake and forest and general scenery was, more than the stories we told and food we ate, I remembered driving up singing Disney songs with my mom and explaining the meaning of the lyrics to "All the Single Ladies" and the shock when my mom recognized Taylor Swift songs that I have on my ipod (for the gym) (Ok it's a guilty pleasure).
Last summer a good friend from Boston got married and we drove up in a group to go to the wedding, and as soon as we hit Massachusetts, the people driving just went mental. And every single joke we made about "massholes" came back to me while driving through MA with my mom... every single one :)
And this sparks further memories of driving up to Boston to see said friend years ago and there was this terrible mystery smell... TERRIBLE! And I could see the people there and where I was sitting in the car and everything, but more than all of that, I remembered that there was this horrific smell.
While the entire week with my mom was a lot of fun, the double take I did when my mom casually mentioned "this is Taylor Swift, isn't it?" will stay in my mind a lot longer.
It's like a memory that isn't a real "memory"... it's this seemingly insignificant piece of information that I've grasped onto and my mind has its Vulcan death grip on and will stay forever as a wrinkle on my brain.
Just like in high school where I was sure I would learn calculus a lot faster if I didn't have every comic book cartoon theme song and a million jingles burned into my mind. I wonder how much "space" I've used up in the endless filing cabinet of my brain for random bits of information, TV commercials, and miscellaneous moments.
The end.
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