Memory as a Dance

I am going to be honest, the beginning of the semester has been a whirlwind of activities, work and many other things. I did not even attempt to take the time to look at other blogs. I regret that! But, this weekend I took some time to read a few other blogs...focusing on something other than my own work, their work is just as important!!!

One of the blogs I read was Kate Beaudoin's titled "The Dance". While this blog was very short, it was also very inviting and interesting. Memory is very much about both mind and senses, which we sometimes forget. Memory is also about music. The connection between music and memories is so intriguing!! One simple song can bring back so much, it no longer is a simple song playing then! For example, listening to The Hotel Cafe Tour songs brings me back to last spring because that is when I first heard it and listened to it all the time! Carrie Underwoood-a short lived summertime CD...
When you are doing something memorable and hear a certain song, you remember not only that song, but the moment. I can remember the person, what we were doing, what we said about it (if anything), oh God I am such a freak...sometimes I can even remember the date!!! That can be kind of scary...I don't know why though! I should be happy about that right? It definitely keeps things interesting. Talking about this memory reminds me of another actually- it's like a chain reaction! I remember talking to my roommate about this back in August. We discussed how if something happened or we hung out with a certain person we could remember details like the date, what we wore, where we went, etc. It's all very remarkable!