In my quest to become Lisbeth Salander (an asocial, overtattooed, boxing, computer genius freak in Stieg Larsson’s dragon tattoo books. This is definitely not the last you’ll hear of her from me), I will develop a photographic memory.
It might sound difficult – I can’t even remember what I ate for breakfast this morning – but my deep research in the field (googling it 30 seconds ago) has convinced me that I am an excellent candidate for the job. It’s all about word association.
Exhibit A:
-Yesterday, I met a guy named Dan.
-I called him Stan by accident, which is the name of a chiropractor I went to years ago for shoulder problems.
-Apparently I still have those shoulder problems.
-Our trainer at school is helping me fix it.
-Oh hey, his name is Dan too!
∴ Dan à Stan à shoulder à Dan.
That was a little too convenient. Let’s try again.
Exhibit B:
-Taylor Swift’s new CD Speak Now is coming out October 25th.
-Some group at my school changed its name this year to ‘Speac,’ which stands for something mysterious about anti-bias.
-I know this crazy redheaded chick; maybe people are biased about her red hair or something :).
-She’s born on Halloween.
-My cousin’s birthday is on Halloween too.
-He’s older than me, by 6 years I think.
-Halloween minus 6 = October 25th = Speak Now Taylor Swift!
∴ Taylor Swift Speak Now à Speac à bias à redhead à Halloween à Cousin à 6 à Taylor on October 25th!
You follow? Good. So next time you see me staring at nothing, talking to myself, and waving my finger around an invisible chalkboard… let’s be real here – don’t assume I’m practicing my memory.
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