Today's frivolity
Jun. 8th, 2009 08:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trixtahI was going to post about a movie I saw this weekend, but I think I'll leave that for another time soon. But for some fun, I was reading Shapely Prose's back entries, and found a post about "tiny superpowers".
So, what's my superpower? If I can remember a specific phrase (or, sometimes, a word) from a book, I can also remember which page face I read it on (left or right), the approximate position on the page, and the approximate distance through the book. This means I can usually look up quotes quickly. While it's naturally better if I've read the book a number of times, it's only because more phases "stick" if I re-read something. If something has hooked my mind the first time through, I can generally locate it later on.
As another variation, one of my exes (when we were together) used to almost always ring me when I happened to be thinking of her for more than a couple of minutes. It still happens occasionally - in fact, she pretty much rings or emails only when I've been thinking of her for some reason. Maybe we have similar intervals when we want to get in contact, but it's kind of bizarre.
ETA: one more - my aunty can correct knitting patterns just by reading them. Including complicated French patterns.
So, what things do you do that seem a little bit magic? What's your tiny superpower?
Tiny superpowers abound. You have one, though you might not know it. Maybe you can always find a parking spot, or call a friend at just the right time, or pipe a perfect frosting rose. What can you do that seems a little bit magic?
So, what's my superpower? If I can remember a specific phrase (or, sometimes, a word) from a book, I can also remember which page face I read it on (left or right), the approximate position on the page, and the approximate distance through the book. This means I can usually look up quotes quickly. While it's naturally better if I've read the book a number of times, it's only because more phases "stick" if I re-read something. If something has hooked my mind the first time through, I can generally locate it later on.
As another variation, one of my exes (when we were together) used to almost always ring me when I happened to be thinking of her for more than a couple of minutes. It still happens occasionally - in fact, she pretty much rings or emails only when I've been thinking of her for some reason. Maybe we have similar intervals when we want to get in contact, but it's kind of bizarre.
ETA: one more - my aunty can correct knitting patterns just by reading them. Including complicated French patterns.
So, what things do you do that seem a little bit magic? What's your tiny superpower?