Even the biggest elephant never forgets... and the sun never sweats.

[smeddley]

The problem with tying a string around your finger to remember something is that, while it reminds you that there's something to remember, it doesn't tell you exactly what it was. That's why I switched to thick rubber bands - I write on them and wear around my wrist until I do whatever is written on them. It really helps, especially when it comes to things like remembering to bring stuff into work. I wear it home and I can't take it off until I put whatever it is (library book, etc) into my work bag.

Being a forgetful person, I also tend to leave notes in my calendar of important things. But since I mostly rely on my work calendar, and I don't want to put too much personal info on there (I know you can set appointments to 'private', but that information would still be out there!), I've resorted to shorthand and code. The only problem is... I don't remember my own hints.

I have an 'appointment' from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on Monday, December 8th that reads: EAL. What in the bloody blue blazes is that supposed to mean?!

Comments

[penchaft.livejournal.com]

I once wrote an A on my hand one night, as a reminder for the morning. I remember thinking along the lines of "I'll only bother to write 'A' because I'll remember what A stands for".

I never remembered nor worked out what A stood for.

Hey I should work on knotworld.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling that's exactly what happened here. Obviously I would never forget what that stood for... O.o And, of course, it's going to drive me crazy... er.

You should! You need to write! How is not!nano coming along?

[penchaft.livejournal.com]

Spectacularly poorly thanks to insomnia, but I'm writing an unrelated scene at the moment so eh.

[aeamek.livejournal.com]

Eat At Lou's.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

I don't know a Lou! I do agree that the first thing I thought of for the 'E' was 'eat', but I really have no clue. :/ I suppose it wasn't that important, then!

[icecat.livejournal.com]

Eelegal Annual Leave. :)

Ooh, wait, no - some kind of lunch(eon)!

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

See, yeah, 'lunch' ties in really well with my initial reaction of 'eat', but then I got thinking... there's no reason I'd feel the need to abbreviate that. I put most lunches on my calendar, so why would I try to 'hide' that one? Sadly, it's looking like it's going to remain a mystery!

EDIT: OH MY GOD YOU'RE A GENIUS!

I have no idea why I abbreviated it, other than it was lazy typing. That'll learn me. Not only is it not sooper-sekrit, it's a work function! It's our yearly Employee Appreciation Luncheon!

oh dear. way to go brain...

[elaran.livejournal.com]

This made me laugh. :) Though yeah, I've done this before. Most inconveniently is when I am writing notes in lectures and I start inventing my own shorthand convinced that I will remember it when I am rereading the notes later, say when studying for exams. Of course, the day arrives and I waste an inordinate amount of time wondering what the hell the string of unrelated letters I've highlights and circled and underlined meant because y'know, it's obviously important to learn it as well. =/

[nakedblueninja.livejournal.com]

Eat All Lunch

You've been worried about not getting enough good food and then getting hungry for candy later in the day.