A conversation a few days ago between me and Mrs. Sunshine-Salaryman.Mrs. Sunshine: Hey, isn't your mom's birthday coming up really soon?
Salaryman: (confused) huh? Oh yeah, it usually is once every year around this time of year, isn't it? I'll check!
(Salaryman checking through asking Big Bro and sure enough, it's just a few days away)
Mrs. Sunshine: If you're gonna get her flowers like you usually do, you should order soon.
Salaryman: (confused) huh? Oh yeah, but I can do that on the same day, so it's cool.
Mrs. Sunshine: (slightly concerned about my mother now) Try to not order the same type of flowers as last year.
Salaryman: (confused) huh? Oh, right... Wait, does it matter?
Mrs. Sunshine: (even more concerned about my mother) Well, you know how she always makes a painting out of them, wouldn't be as much fun if it's the same flowers, right?
Salaryman: (confused) huh? Oh, yeah, painting, right... But how am I supposed to know what flowers she got last year?
Mrs. Sunshine: (very tired) Well, you ordered them last year, didn't you, so you should know, right? Salaryman: (ashamed silence)... oh, yeah, right... but that was last year...
Somehow it seems like my brain only has room to remember three birthdays in my head at the same time and now Mrs. Sunshine occupies the premier slot, followed by Big Bro and then by old buddy Martin...
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Man I hope that either
a) my son turns out nothing like you or
b) he marries himself his own mrs sunshine to remind him of that shit.
And Mother's Day!
Hey, I usually forget my own birthday and also have a hard time calculating my own age whenever someone askes.
I find it impressing to remember three birthday dates.
Corinne- Well, Mrs. Sunshine's reaction to my inability to remember my mother's birthday in the beginning was very pragmatic; "well, at least you don'T have a mother complex" as she was recalling the man her cousin had married (and subsequently divorced) who had a serious mother complex (liked sleeping in her bed at a grown age etc.)...
Rmilner - yeah, I don'T even know which season that thing is in...
Martin - Well, you B-day is one of those that I actually remember now that I think of it! 3rd or 5th of May, right?
Yes, thats sort of right.
Hey, what are the wonders of technology for if not to be our memory? I just put all the important birthdays into the electronic calendar and just have it remind me. I only actually remember 5 or so myself. And you could note down what flowers you got her as well for future reference.
Aimless - Yep, I should put the date down in the calendar, takes a bit of effort though...
2010 flowers - Blue!
You remind me a lot of Roastbeef, a character from a webcomic called "Achewood". He is an anxiety-ridden philosophizing IT nerd who is married to Molly, who loves him very much and is very organized and pretty much makes up for all of his mistakes.
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