I've always had a terrible time remembering Proper Nouns. The names of people, the titles of movies or books, the names of songs. I often resort to the subterfuge of "introducing" friends by saying, "Oh - you two introduce yourselves, I'll be back in a sec." (Which, of course, doesn't help me at all.
I watched three movies on DVD over the weekend. I can see the actors' faces in my mind's eye, I can explain the plots in some detail, I could probably even quote some of the dialogue. But I can only remember the title of one of them ("Statement") and the fact that the lead actor was Michael Caine - and that took some serious concentration, and the fact that the title appeared over and over in the course of the movie.
I can remember the lyrics to every song the Beatles ever wrote, but I'm spotty on their titles (unless the title is right there in the lyrics) and which albums they're from.
I don't, so far as I know, suffer from ADD or anything like that. I just have a blank spot in the part of my memory that retains proper nouns.
no subject
I watched three movies on DVD over the weekend. I can see the actors' faces in my mind's eye, I can explain the plots in some detail, I could probably even quote some of the dialogue. But I can only remember the title of one of them ("Statement") and the fact that the lead actor was Michael Caine - and that took some serious concentration, and the fact that the title appeared over and over in the course of the movie.
I can remember the lyrics to every song the Beatles ever wrote, but I'm spotty on their titles (unless the title is right there in the lyrics) and which albums they're from.
I don't, so far as I know, suffer from ADD or anything like that. I just have a blank spot in the part of my memory that retains proper nouns.