VegemiteGrrl's Home for the Absent-Minded

was doing calc homework the other day and getting frustrated. answered a call on my celular. used phone as a bookmark after aforementioned call and couldn't find my phone for 2 days. i use calculators frequently these days btw

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe I just sat through my first parent-interview of the morning still wearing my Toronto Maple Leafs hat.

Don’t know if it has been mentioned on this thread yet that source memory is the first thing to go, or so they say.

Was trying to unlock my rental car but the clicker wasn't working

Then I realised I was pushing my thumb on a tube of chewing gum

Talk of what's 'the first thing to go' = automatic expulsion from this thread imo

agree

Lol, sorry, will return to lurking

Three times a day I wander around my classroom for four or five minutes trying to locate something I've set down--my clipboard, student work, my coffee, a red pen, etc. Yesterday I left the coffee cup in the supply cupboard. As I look for these things, usually muttering to myself, five students will come up to me in the interim with a question about something; "Hang on," I'll say tersely, as I wave them away before continuing my search.

― clemenza, Thursday, June 7, 2012 8:08 AM (six years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Spent three minutes a few days ago walking around the class and muttering to myself as I looked for a cup of coffee I had just poured; found it in the supply cupboard with all the paper, pencils, and erasers. Class got a good laugh out of it.

― clemenza, Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:37 PM (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

If you do something and post about it here, and then do exactly the same thing and basically write exactly the same post a year later, would that be an example of absent-mindedness?

(I believe that's called "meta-absent-mindedness.")

I have been absent-minded since I can remember, it's ADHD, not senility.

(I would attempt to comment on clemenza’s post, except that I have no opinion about it)

I find random words and phrases pop out of my head way more often lately (I'm 40).

Last week I was talking to my therapist about eye doctors, and I was like "What's the proper name for the balls in your eyes?" and he was like, "Uh, eyeballs?"

Oh, now you're making it sound gross.

"Haha, you've got a pair of balls stuck in your face."

O_o

The ocular orbis, iirc

oops, sorry, that should have been orbis ocularis

I had a bag of peanuts next to my tobacco pouch, so I scattered peanuts on the rolling paper. My mind just kind of froze, trying to figure out what was wrong.

haha :D

https://g.redditmedia.com/V62zR1bDHg-4VTQN4436rO92VwCyqCNimxX1bWn3p2s.gif?w=320&s=5dcee96c2bbee0aeef6072c1485093a8

the whole time i was reading jon plowman’s autobiography audiobook i thought i was mentally picturing jon plowman, but weeks later i’ve realised i was mentally picturing peter baynham

I don't think you were too far off tbf

they do look remarkably similar, it’s true

i read your tweet picturing john barrowman, so it can get worse

at work today i stood beside a trashcan with a full cup of coffee with a couple of disposable doodads of milk to put in my coffee

i opened the first milk doodad & caught myself about to pour the milk in the trash & put empty doodad in coffee instead of vice versa

i must remain vigilant at all times

watching TV yesterday and said "oh I like her jumper, I'm sure I have one like that"

I was wearing the identical jumper at the time

I just put the sugar in the fridge...

...I have no idea where I put the milk.

I started putting hot pepper sauce on my granddaughter's bowl of pasta instead of mine. Lifted out the pieces affected and stirred the rest together with some cheese. Sorted.

Had a dream last night that I had to go back to college and I'm blaming that somehow for why I forgot to wear a belt today.

I have this jar of dried chili flakes that I always forget doesn't have a sprinkler bit on the top, it's just open, so several times I've just dumped like quarter of a jar on my/ my kids' food then had to try and scrape it off

Hate it when I forget to wear a belt. No one ever says anything, but man. Might as well be wearing a leotard.

Today I was hanging out laundry - took out a grey tshirt and wondered why I hadn't remembered it was dip-dye/ ombre effect. Considered that perhaps the bottom half had somehow got a bit dryer during the spin section of the cycle with the top half staying wetter (it was quite a small load), but it didn't feel unevenly damp.

Took me a minute or so to remember I was wearing gradient tinted sunglasses 😎

hb dude \m/

:D

thx mookie!!

hbd VG! One of the best!

this gal

a legend imo

happy birthday!

HB to a poster of great acumen and excellence!

HB VG! a legend indeed

yayyyy VG a light in these dark times

There's a very famous actress who's starred on a TV show, been in movies, written books... and I can not remember her name. I can sure as hell remember her character's name, but not her IRL name.

I can see her face, hear her voice, name all of the other actors she's done work with. I can even see the book cover in my mind, but I can not for the life of me remember her name.

I could google the answer in four seconds, but I'd really, really like to figure this one out on my own.

Know how it goes

god speed, pplains

At this point, it's a block because I know it's a block. And just like losing hiccups once you become unaware that you have hiccups, I'll remember this woman's name again.

Shirley you'll recall her name.

it's anne dudek

yr welcome

I had this in a pub quiz trying to remember Viggo Mortensen's name.

it’s ‘viggo mortensen’ iirc

They're legally bound to accept 'Aragorn' ftr