February 5, 2010

Sequence of events

It is said that as we grow older, memory loss becomes a serious issue. But it wasn't until yesterday that I felt somewhat affected by this - I always thought wrinkles, bills, work and taxes were the big problems that come with the aging process. And I was prepared to fight them with increased intake of coenzyme Q10, a better organized agenda and loads of colorful post-its. It didn't occur to me that I might need post-its to remind me what I did last summer. Or the summer before that.
One week before our Berlin reunion, Vero, Ceci and I tried to remember when was the last time the three of us met. Sure, we managed to meet for a quick coffee and much needed updates here and there - Katowice, Paris, Bucharest, but it so happened that one of us was always missing. So yesterday Vero popped the inevitable question: "When did we last meet, all of us?". It took about three hours, Ceci's blog, my diary and a review of the biggest concerts in Bucharest in the past two years to finally figure out that we last met in August 2008 for a Massive Attack concert. And before that, in October 2007, we all went to see Muse live in Bucharest for the first time ever. By the time we reached this conclusion, we were all tired, annoyed and very confused about our summer holidays, winter breaks, birthdays, studies, jobs and ex-boyfriends. There was no chronology, it was as if everything had happened in the blink of an eye and the overall picture of the last years was very, very blurry. And the biggest problem isn't that everything was dull or not spectacular or not worth remembering - we do remember the details of particular events or holidays, we just can't seem to tell when they happened.

Note to self (and the girls): take pictures, write everything down, use post-its, accept senility as part of daily life.

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