Memory Explorer Mugs

Childhood memories. Repressed memories.

'He came here to try to forget.'

'It's easy for you to say 'forget it'...'

When Animals Grow Old...

"I cross the road to forget."

"Whoa! Now there's a memory you ought to just keep repressed."

"...and what are your earliest memories?"

"The past is tricky. It tends to want to creep up on us when we least expect it."

Marcel Proust 1811-1922

"I'm having trouble with my long-term memory -- I can't remember my earlier reincarnations."

"I've forgotten what I came in for."

'...And when I was twelve, I realized that the dog my parents got me was actually a teddy bear....'

'Now that he's turned 90 and wants to tell the world his story of the wine industry, he can't remember it.'

Short-term memory nostalgia.

8 second memory fish

'Stop serving them as soon as they start to bring up repressed childhood memories.'

'I don't know, I woke up one morning and there it was.'

"I don't mind not being acknowledged in the middle of the room, but I'm worried I can't remember why I came in here."

'It's strange: I sleep about 18 hours a day, but I still can't remember any of my dreams...'

"...I don't believe in the past or the future. I don't even believe in right now. Everyone remembers the past differently. Everyone imagines the future differently. Everyone even disagrees about what's happening right now. So who's to say tomorrow what you and I did tonight?"

Honey? Can we talk about the issues in your sex-ed class? Ok, fine. Let's discuss all your dates before you met dad. Ok! Great talk. Wait! I've just got to unrepress those memories!

What's the earliest memory you have, Armstrong? Well

"And this is the part that will never let you forget the time you called your third-grade teacher 'Mom.' "

Bob encounters one of the bugs in the Jean Paul Sartre fan website.

'3 Second Loading Zone.'

In the future, human thought will enter an age of clarity and purity never before dreamed of.

'My name's Google and I'm being inundated with requests for information about every damn thing imaginable, by people I don't even know...It's endless!'

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

The Map of the human brain

'For those with books, open and follow along. For those with laptops, follow me on Twitter.'

'I didn't do my homework because I forgot my user name and password.'

'I want to make a positive environmental statement - What do you suggest I order?'

"I know, I know, every time we come here, I swear I'm going to try something new, but I always end up getting the same thing."

"Who ordered the double chocolate parfait with a cherry on top?"

Girl with smart phone enters door that says "Social Media Studies"