Monday was a saturated day for me. I sat in my room from 11:30am to 4am the following day and just did school stuff. I almost completed the prototype for my SE design class, and then I studied for the midterm I had to today. I also missed calling my Dad to wish him a happy birthday. Damn it.
For almost the entire month, I would remind myself everyday, Taylor, it’s Dad’s birthday on the 26th. Don’t forget to call. I put serious effort into trying to remember to call, but because my Monday was almost non-existent and spent in a zombie-like state, I let the whole day pass without a single thought about my Dad.
Today I was sitting in a lab, working on a project, and for some reason the date was really bugging me. I kept thinking that there was something wrong with the fact that it was the 27th, but I couldn’t figure out what the problem was. When I got home later today, I ended up talking to my roommate about how she had to bus out to Ignace for her dad’s birthday, and that is when it hit me. I made sure I called my dad right after that. Being the good natured guy he is, he didn’t seem to mind.
Sorry Dad. I’ll get it right next year!
28/02/2007 at 2:02 pm Permalink
Invest in some post-it notes and start slapping them to things you use all the time when you need to remember something important! This story is perfect for the Only Human website.
28/02/2007 at 10:46 pm Permalink
Thanks for the tip Jason. I definitely use post its, but not on stuff I use everyday. I think taking the post-its to that level would actually help!
And thanks also for mentioning Only Human. It looks like a really good resource I’ll make sure I write about once I’ve checked it out. And its brown. I like brown.