Briefly forgetting something

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-08-25 07:26pm

Have you ever had those times where for a few minutes, you forget how to do something extremely basic and routine, only to remember it again a little bit later?

For example, a few days ago, I was putting on my shoes to go outside, and briefly forgot how to tie my shoes despite doing it since I was a toddler. After about a minute of looking at my feet, it came back to me again.

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2004-08-25 07:27pm

The one thing I hate is when you go to bed and forget how to go to sleep.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-08-25 07:27pm

I find that with the ammount of data that the human mind processes at an average moment, some thoughts, even the most basic ones, can just be tough to access.

Needless to say, with the ammount of activity going on in my brain, I frequetly have these kinds of moments.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2004-08-25 07:39pm

JME2 wrote:I find that with the ammount of data that the human mind processes at an average moment, some thoughts, even the most basic ones, can just be tough to access.

Needless to say, with the ammount of activity going on in my brain, I frequetly have these kinds of moments.

Not to mention that you're the most humble person in the whole world...

I sometimes get these, but they're never stuff that has been put to muscle memory (ie. tying my shoes). That comes automatically without thinking. But I sometimes forget very minor stuff like how to properly hold a fork.

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2004-08-25 07:54pm

Mostly, I just forget words.

For instance, when I'm about to write a sentence, I'll suddenly forget a certain word in it. I'll know what the sentence is supposed to mean, and what the word it's self means, but I couldn't for the life of me remember what the specific word is.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2004-08-25 08:21pm

Sometimes in speech this will happen. For example, earlier last week, I was talking with a friend--about what I forget--but it went something like this:

HIM: Blah blah blah blah blah.
ME (with the full intent to say something useful): Double ............ <longer pause> ..... words....

I couldn't for the life of me utter what I wanted to say, even though I full well knew what it was, but I was able to get out "words". Always have that in your bag of tricks in case of emergencies.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2004-08-25 10:29pm

I have a tendency to put something down and immediately forget where it is. For example I'll be preparing dinner and using a knife to chop up some vegetable. Then I'll put the knife down to wash my hands and 10 seconds later I'm going "where the fuck did I put the damn knife?"

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-08-26 12:22am

I forgot my mum's work number today, even though I practically call her every day. I got the first 4 numbers, then got lost. Then I tried calling her on her mobile when I realised I had forgotten that number as well. Most bizarre.

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-08-26 01:19am

Sometimes I start Firefox and then check my email...then forget what website I was going to go to. And it bothers me until I remember it, like some sort of lost, lonely process banging against the walls of my brain and causing noise until I find the damn thing.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2004-08-26 01:29am

Dalton wrote:Sometimes I start Firefox and then check my email...then forget what website I was going to go to. And it bothers me until I remember it, like some sort of lost, lonely process banging against the walls of my brain and causing noise until I find the damn thing.

That reminds me. Sometimes I'll just be sitting around or whatever and I'll have this nagging feeling that I'm supposed to be doing something important, but what I can never remember. And then I go "ah fuck it" and go back to doing whatever I was doing before.

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2004-08-26 01:33am

One time I forgot how to spell "who." And then I argued that "who" didn't look right. That was my biggest brain fart ever.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-08-26 01:42am

I mostly just forget words. I look rather silly when I do.

"Hello there <Insert name here>, how are you... uhh... today." All the time gesticulating like Dr. Strangelove. It's quite something.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-08-26 02:21am

It happens to me sometimes while doing C++ programming. I would create a new class, and decide to add some member functions, go and edit another function and then forget about the original task.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-08-26 05:53am

I forgot words, I can remember the word in hebrew or in english, but I just can't remember the other, it makes for embaressing situations.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-08-26 08:43am

As a phone rep, I frequently forget things momentarily. I chalk it up to exactly what JME was talking about. Too much data, not enough neurons firing at once. After all, my fucking brain is 26 years old. Had I a computer that old (KayPro, anyone?), I'd barely be able to use it as a typewriter! Anyway, I gotta remember alot of shit, but my most common error is the one all men make.

See, men are, by nature, protectors. we can't help it. we hoard things. We are the dragons of our dungeons, King's of our castles and Lord's of our domains. Unless you take estrogen. Then you actually have the power to control men with evil mind powers. But that is neither here nor there. Okay, well, it's there, but that's not important now. Man comes home from work and looks at his keys (Or in Dalton's case, trainpass) and thinks "*grunt* me must hide keys so are safe. Me must have keys tomorrow when go."

So he does. In his secret, supersafe hiding spot.

So he gets up in the morning and thinks, "Where the hell are my keys?!" Tearing the house apart, he remembers! "My supersecret supersafe hiding spot!!!"
Only wait.
"Where is the SPOT?!" NOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Don't laugh. You know you do it.

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2004-08-26 09:08am

Alferd Packer wrote:One time I forgot how to spell "who." And then I argued that "who" didn't look right. That was my biggest brain fart ever.

That happens to me every now and then. Mostly on the computer. I'll type out a word, and it just doesn't look right. As a matter of fact, "doesn't" is one of the biggest offenders. I mean look at it, really look at it. That boy ain't right.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-08-26 10:10am

I think the word Color looks wrong....always have....just looks dumb.

Prozac the Robert · Post by **Prozac the Robert** » 2004-08-26 10:47am

Thats because there should be a u in it.

I do the word thing a lot. Either forget the word for a thing, or forget how to spell things. It's worse when typing, and even worse when text messaging. Yesterday I couldn't spell 'eight'.

Ravenwing · Post by **Ravenwing** » 2004-08-26 10:51am

I once tried to dial my home number and dialed my friends home, i suppose im so used to typing his number rather than my own that habit took over...

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2004-08-26 11:29am

Chardok wrote:I think the word Color looks wrong....always have....just looks dumb.

Yeah, I bet you'd like it spelled "colour," you Queen-humping, monarch loving, colony abusing pond-acrosser!

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-08-26 11:37am

Sometimes i'll go to type a url into a web browser, then immediately forget the url i was about to type in the browser as soon as i click it. I've also had aerius' problem of setting something down then forgetting what i did with it. on occasion i've actually caught myself about to apply toothpaste to my comb when i was in the bathroom.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-08-26 01:40pm

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:
Chardok wrote:I think the word Color looks wrong....always have....just looks dumb.
Yeah, I bet you'd like it spelled "colour," you Queen-humping, monarch loving, colony abusing pond-acrosser!

Hmmph. I don't have to take this happy-horseshit, you knee-high yellow bellied Lawn-stomper. It's time for tea and crumpets anyway. after that, I'm going to the theatre to watch that one movie...about all the knight...you konw...in Armour...with that sword....Excalibur or whatever. I believe it's playing in Munich, too. (That last one was a dig at germans who positively fume when we call that city munich instead of it's peoper name, Munchen....with umlauts...)

In other words, SOD OFF, you FILTHY Yank!!!

Wait a sec....*Checks penis*

HEY! I'm a yank! YOU HIT ME WITH THAT 3\/01 gnomish confusilizer ray! Now you dye!

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2004-08-26 02:04pm

Chardok wrote:HEY! I'm a yank! YOU HIT ME WITH THAT 3\/01 gnomish confusilizer ray! Now you dye!

Either that, or you're just a batshit looney.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-08-26 02:11pm

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:
Chardok wrote:HEY! I'm a yank! YOU HIT ME WITH THAT 3\/01 gnomish confusilizer ray! Now you dye!
Either that, or you're just a batshit looney.

Pfft. now you're just being ugly. Let's make up. Hugs?

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2004-08-26 02:14pm

Chardok wrote:Pfft. now you're just being ugly. Let's make up. Hugs?

Very well.

*gives Chardok a nice warm hug around the ankles*