Misfiring Neurons

Forgotten Names

I was telling my girlfriend about how people that do acupuncture insert needles without causing pain. I told her that it was my understanding that they applied pressure before inserting the needle so that you would only feel the pressure. She asked me how I knew this. Had I been to an acupuncturist before? I told her about a girl that I used to be friends with in school that had it done. It had been many years since I had seen this girl and I was struggling to recall a name or face for her. I remembered that she was tall, very thin, had brown hair with big curls, and wore thick rimmed Lisa Lobe looking glasses. I also remembered that she was a bit strange, but very sweet and kind of pretty also. I even remembered that she did some modeling a couple of times, but I could not recall a name or face still. And I started to think about all the people that I have known over the years that have fallen out of my circle of friends or day to day life. I find it interesting the details that my brain neatly files away and the ones that just pass into the ether. It also seems that only the strongest or most strange personalities get etched into our mind forever; I mean, how could I forget my angry obese second grade teacher that had me go to the principals office because she did not like my serial killer looking all caps handwriting? But the normal people just seem to fade away, and if I remember them it will only be for their quirky traits, like getting acupuncture done.

posted by Barry @ 10:59 AM