Memories

I'm always amazed by the things that people remember.  You can completely lose contact with someone for over an year, and then the next time you see them, they'll still remember mundane details about your last meeting. People who you think could care less about what you're talking about will come around the next day and say that they've been thinking about what you've said.

Even more interesting, and perhaps even a little frightening, is when people remember things that you've said or done that you don't remember.  And no, i'm not talking about when you're passed out or wasted and aren't supposed to remember anything.  I'm referring to situations where you may have casually commented about something, not realizing the impact that it would have later.

Random events/conversations for one person may hold an entirely different significance for someone else.  The crazy thing is that neither person really gets to decide what they remember. 

My friend, who's a psych major, said that we remember things that are either really important to us or that are highly unusual.

Yeah, I'm guessing most of the memories people have of me are because of the latter ;)