Write it down... Or Else

I'm terrible about remembering things.  In the middle of my ride to work, I can have five ideas, but if they aren't written down, I lose them.  I can have whole stories run through my head while washing the dishes, but if I don't stop and write notes, I'll never be able to remember them.

Scratch paper, notebooks, and white boards are my friends.  They may be scattered through the house or buried in a pile, but they are still places I can take notes and wedge my memory of an idea a little further into the Swiss cheese of my mind.  Sometimes I can remember the idea without ever looking at the note.  It seems like once I commit to remembering it, it sticks.  Other times, I don't even fully remember writing the note. 

Have you ever thought to yourself, "Brain, just what the hell are you doing?"

Next time, take notes on how you respond. You might need it later. :)

Inspire: Memories and Music

Sorry for the late post, guys, I was up way late last finishing up the mural.  And I didn't feel good this morning, so I stayed home.  I'm only in front of a computer because I had to come to town anyway.  :) 

I heard a wonderful song on the radio the other day and wrote down a couple lyrics... which I left at home.  I will have to edit this post tomorrow to add in the song, if I can find it in the wonders of the interwebs with the lyrics.  The song was about how our memories can be connected to music.  I know that there are several songs that call up a specific image, feeling, or memory. 

What songs call up memories in your mind?

Edit:  The song is Drinking Games, from Library Voices.
"There she goes again
mixing melody with a memory
she's got a song for everything
everywhere she's ever been, everyone she's pleased."

I found a video of it!