this is what doing what I do does to you after a while
I’m home by myself tonight -- which is not usually the case on a Friday night -- so I’m taking the opportunity to catch up on stuff on my DVR at the same time that I’m plowing through a pile of DVDs pulling stills for the usual Friday screencap quiz. (I like to prep a couple of months’ worth of these at the same time.)
And so I’m zipping through a movie that I won’t name because it’s gonna be the answer to an upcoming quiz, and it features an actor whom I find moderately attractive, and as I zipped, I found myself thinking, Hey, cool, I met that guy at that press thing once. But then I couldn’t remember what movie it could have been that he was promoting that I would have met him at a press event for (it definitely wasn’t the one on the DVD). And then I thought, Gee, did I not meet him at all? And I honestly could not determine whether I’d actually met this guy.
So what does that mean? Either that I can no longer distinguish my fantasies from reality, or meeting middling famous actors whom I find moderately attractive has become so banal that I cannot even recall the experience anymore.
Anyone who thinks being an entertainment journalist is glamorous should keep this in mind.
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posted by Victor Plenty (Sat May 23 09, 3:54PM)
Clearly you must record in far greater detail each day's events. That way, if you ever wonder whether something really happened, you can simply search your database for references to the event. Okay, I'm mostly kidding about that, although no doubt it will soon be possible and even easy.
Seriously, though, isn't it inherently banal to have merely met a person? If you went on a date with them, or even just had a memorable conversation, and then couldn't remember whether it really happened, that might be cause for concern. (But not for alarm; people forget vital information like wedding anniversaries all the time.)
Whether or not you find my argument persuasive, please understand, I hold you in the highest respect.