Calendars

[resk]

For as long as I can remember, I haven't liked using calendars as a way to keep track of what I'm doing from day to day. Pretty much everyone I know uses an old fashioned wall calendar, a planner, or some kind of online calendar or calendars. It's just never been something I've been comfortable with, because whenever I've tried it, I get obsessive-

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[nicedream_demo]

Every time I've tried to use a planner/calendar I've gotten bored very quickly. So I never really write things down - I guess I rely on e-mails/syllabi which I'll hold on to? But I don't actually write down anything, especially not hang out plans.

For example, I couldn't write next Wednesday at 7:30 meeting RESK at CO's where he will pay me the sum of $1.00. I just have to commit it to memory.

P.S.

Kim Walker as Heather Chandler - The lead Heather (also known as "Heather Number One"). She runs the school through cruelty and fear, despite being only a junior. She picked Veronica as her protege and in spite of her recognized "popularity", she is mean-spirited and not genuinely well-liked. She dies at the hands of Veronica and JD when they trick her into drinking a cup of drain cleaner. Her wardrobe and croquet ball are red, representing her power, her leadership of Westerberg and her sexual appeal.

[resk]

I'm glad I have a kindred calendar spirit.

Yeah, I looked up Heathers and found out I was wrong about Heather Chandler. However, Elizabeth Berkley played in a movie called Platinum Blonde that very same year. So she was active at the time.

Over the years, a number of people mentioned that she was the one playing that role, so it was ingrained in my psyche that it was true. Much like how k_sui told me that Jason Lee was the son of Stan Lee. I believed it cuz there was no reason for me not to. Then one day it dawned on me to check.

[gammell]

I keep everything I have to do logged into calendar and task management software synced between my computer and my iphone. I find it greatly reduces my stress having an external system I can trust more than my memory.

[clayfoot]

How is keeping a mental calendar up to date any less obsessive or troublesome than a physical calendar?

These days, I keep everything in Google Calendar. If I update it on the web, it syncs to my phone, and vice versa. If I have someone's birthday in my Contacts, it automagically appears and reminds me in the calendar. If it's not in the calendar, there's little chance I'll remember it, and I assume it probably wasn't that important in the first place.

[resk]

How is keeping a mental calendar up to date any less obsessive or troublesome than a physical calendar?

There's no anxiety when the physical calendar is unavailable.

[clayfoot]

That's fair. Sounds like you end up keeping the mental calendar no matter what, anyway.

[jadesfire55]

I keep a planner and I have ever since about middle school. I find that if I write it down I the planner then it's logged in my mental calendar, but only about a week's worth of stuff. The planner helps me remember events and appointments beyond that week. Especially things like Christmas performances that are already scheduled.

[nettie75]

I have a pretty good memory; always have. I usually do the mental calendar thing, unless it's a busy time of year.