# Little things you forget ALL THE TIME **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 16, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819 "2009-11-16T20:26:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/21 "2009-11-18T19:42:52Z")
Dozens of times I’ve lost my glasses, wandered around looking for them, given up, then later discovered them on my head. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/22 "2009-11-18T20:48:45Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Dozens of times I’ve lost my glasses, wandered around looking for them, given up, then later discovered them on my head. Now, see, while I certainly don’t _enjoy_ being “mostly blind”, I _can_ say the one ‘upside’ is, I seldom lose my glasses! This is because they go _on_ my face in the morning; with the _momentary_ exceptions of applying moisturizer/makeup/rubbing my eyes, etc., they _stay_ on my face all day. When I go to bed at night (or if I decided to take a little afternoon nap), they go on my nightstand, right in front of my alarm clock. When I get up in the morning, they go on my face. The only other time they come off is when I shower, when they go on the vanity, directly to the left of the sink. Then, as soon as I’m out of the shower, back on my face! If I had to have glasses just for reading (as is, I have bifocals), I’m certain I’d be one of those freaks who had to have five or six pairs, so I could always find a pair! ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/23 "2009-11-18T21:00:06Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Now, see, while I certainly don’t _enjoy_ being “mostly blind”, I _can_ say the one ‘upside’ is, I seldom lose my glasses! This is because they go _on_ my face in the morning; with the _momentary_ exceptions of applying moisturizer/makeup/rubbing my eyes, etc., they _stay_ on my face all day. When I go to bed at night (or if I decided to take a little afternoon nap), they go on my nightstand, right in front of my alarm clock. When I get up in the morning, they go on my face. The only other time they come off is when I shower, when they go on the vanity, directly to the left of the sink. Then, as soon as I’m out of the shower, back on my face! OTOH, you have people like me who, more often than not, get in the shower, tilt my head back to wet my hair… and THEN realize I am still wearing my glasses. I do have some darned clean specs, though. I have had to call in stupid late a few times due to forgetting my laptop at home. When I am in office I _always_ do a mental checklist before I leave the house - reports? yup. Purse? yup. Cellphone? Yup. I rarely think about adding the laptop to the list because it would be so dang dumb to leave what I must have in order to do to my job at home. I have now taken to putting it in front of the door the night before. ---
**Author:** ![MovingTarget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/24 "2009-11-18T21:00:50Z")
I always…ALWAYS…forget the water to rice ratio when making rice. Every single time. I look at my wife with my “huh” face and she will simply tell me the ratio. Even sitting here typing this, I cannot remember what it is. Sad really. I’ll forget other stuff more often that I would like, but the rice thing gets me every time I cook it. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/25 "2009-11-18T21:17:33Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Buying postage stamps. I always buy at the grocery store, they’re on the list. > Only problems is, by the time I get to the register, the list is in my pocket. > > Success rate-1-2 %. :smack: That’s why I just buy mine off the USPS website. Cause I can’t remember either! > [@kopek](#): > > Names. But in my case its genetic. My Dad was so bad that he would forget my name. You could see him start to say something and draw that blank. There would be this moment of “OK - I got two sons. I got half a shot at being right. Now what are those names and which one is his and -------” > > Usually at that point he would pull the trump card “Son -------- would you run down the basement and ----” My mom would constantly run through ALL 5 our names only to end up calling for THE DOG. > [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > iPhones and iPod touches have a notepad app that is great for keeping shopping lists and you generally always have them with you. I use mine for that all the time and rarely forget to write down or pick up things I need from the grocery store. I’ve started using this too. It rocks! (Course, now I want everything in the world to have a free app . . .) * * * The thing I have been forgetting a LOT lately is to turn off my headlights. I know I’ve had to replace at least a couple of car batteries because of this. I used to blame it on my Toyota. It spoiled me, because it would ding if I took the keys out and hadn’t shut them off. But I’ve had this new car for several years now, so that should be a moot point. Can’t wait until I can upgrade to a car with auto-lights. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/26 "2009-11-18T21:18:56Z")
> [@MovingTarget](#): > > I always…ALWAYS…forget the water to rice ratio when making rice. Every single time. I look at my wife with my “huh” face and she will simply tell me the ratio. Even sitting here typing this, I cannot remember what it is. Sad really. I’ll forget other stuff more often that I would like, but the rice thing gets me every time I cook it. Isn’t it 1:1? ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/27 "2009-11-18T21:43:13Z")
> [@Dr.Woo](#): > > There are a couple of things, but I can’t think of them right now. The funny thing is this is my actual answer. There are plenty of things I tend to forget, and every single time I say to myself, “You forget this every single time.” But I can’t think of any of those right now! The only thing I can think of is that I always forget how to spell the word “fuel.” I don’t know why, it’s spelled exactly as it sounds. The only reason I can remember this particular thing that I often forget is because it came up about 10 minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/28 "2009-11-18T22:23:43Z")
After I finish flossing one row of teeth, I tend to forget whether I have already flossed the other one, and usually end up flossing two or three times. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/29 "2009-11-19T00:46:02Z")
I can’t ever remember which months are 8 and 9, and I have to stop and count them out each time. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/30 "2009-11-19T01:01:34Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I can’t ever remember which months are 8 and 9, and I have to stop and count them out each time. Can you remember which are 7 and 10? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/31 "2009-11-19T01:09:07Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > Isn’t it 1:1? Depends on the rice. ---
**Author:** ![G.Pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@G.Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.Pie)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/32 "2009-11-19T01:45:21Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I can’t ever remember which months are 8 and 9, and I have to stop and count them out each time. Didn’t 9/11 kind of fix that for you? ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/33 "2009-11-19T01:53:31Z")
> [@Renee](#): > > I cannot remember which comes first: September or November. They just sound the same to me. I always have to recite the months to get it right. So stupid–they sound no more alike than any of the other months ending in “ber”. Would your September/November problem be improved by remembering that October is 8-ber and September is 7-ber? Stupid February and July screwing up the counting months. (By which I mean Septem, Octo, Novem, and Decem.) I often forget November entirely when I’m writing down the months or making mental lists that compare months to something else. This is weird- I really like Thanksgiving as an eating holiday, and I know Halloween is followed by Christmas as directly as a non-November calendar would apply, but if I forget a month, it’s going to be November. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/34 "2009-11-19T02:04:40Z")
> [@Renee](#): > > I cannot remember which comes first: September or November. They just sound the same to me. I always have to recite the months to get it right. So stupid–they sound no more alike than any of the other months ending in “ber”. Next time, ask yourself “Does _No_vember come first?” No… There are two light switches at the foot of the cellar stairs. One turns off the lights in the cellar, and the other turns off the lights for the stairs. I’m wrong about which is which at least 1/3rd of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/35 "2009-11-19T02:18:01Z")
> [@Leiko](#): > > Stupid February and July screwing up the counting months. (By which I mean Septem, Octo, Novem, and Decem.) Sorry for the hijack but I always thought that January and February were the latecomers that messed up the numbering and that July was just renamed from something numberier (in honor of Julius Caesar if memory serves) rather than inserted. ETA: And I always forget to make a semi-topical reply when posting a minor aside or hijack. That and where on earth I left my Nalgene bottle. That darn thing could be in any of a half dozen places at any given moment and it’s never in one near me. ---
**Author:** ![Ritter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ritter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ritter)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/36 "2009-11-19T05:24:36Z")
> [@](#): > > **Pbbth** > Every single time I refill the water bowls for the cat I dump the stuff in the bowl down the drain, stick it under the faucet, and turn the faucet on full blast. This causes a ricochet of water that shoots me in the face or boobs every time but do I learn not to do that again? No, of course not. Beautiful username/post! ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/37 "2009-11-19T07:24:28Z")
> [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](#): > > Sorry for the hijack but I always thought that January and February were the latecomers that messed up the numbering and that July was just renamed from something numberier (in honor of Julius Caesar if memory serves) rather than inserted. > > ETA: And I always forget to make a semi-topical reply when posting a minor aside or hijack. That and where on earth I left my Nalgene bottle. That darn thing could be in any of a half dozen places at any given moment and it’s never in one near me. Wikipedia does say July was renamed from Quintillis, and that Numa Pompilius (he’s “semi-mythical”!) changed the Roman calendar from having ten parts to having twelve by adding January and February. So you’re right there. Back to making it topical: Even though I’m the one who reminds the people with money (who actually own the dog but I love her best _sticks out tongue like a nearly-ten-year-old, which is how old I was when the dog was born_) to buy the dog’s pain meds, I and everyone else always forget to medicate her until an hour after we’re “supposed to.” ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/38 "2009-11-19T07:36:22Z")
Based on the odor in the room, I have apparently forgotten that the little pepperoni sticks they sell at the dog store give the dog ferocious eye-watering toxic farts. I hope I remember this next time. ---
**Author:** ![\_cc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/e19b73/32.png) [@\_cc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_cc)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/39 "2009-11-19T11:01:22Z")
I sometimes forget my cell phone is actually in my hand during a brief moment of panic where I notice it isn’t in my pocket. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819/40 "2009-11-19T11:19:40Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Dozens of times I’ve lost my glasses, wandered around looking for them, given up, then later discovered them on my head. My mother has been known to come ask us to help her look for her glasses. We said “you’re wearing them for a tiara” “that’s a tasteless joke! I’m asking you to help me, not make fun of me!” The look in her face after one of us reaches up and moves the glasses so she can feel them is kind of interesting. Also frequent, while seated in her armchair: “I don’t know what I’ve done with my glasses! Look for them!” So, whomever goes and looks in the usual places, and then comes back and says “look under the pillow, Mom.” “Oh please! You think I wouldn’t notice if I was sitting on my glasses?” “It wouldn’t be the first time and I’m not sticking my hand under your ass.” The best cases of this are when the glasses aren’t even under the pillow or between the pillow and the armchair’s arm: they’re directly under her butt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-forget-all-the-time/517819.md?page=3)