tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post115810249528104412..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Have we met?Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55205392416419129822008-11-26T11:57:00.000-05:002008-11-26T11:57:00.000-05:00Sheila, I always recognize you too! You're the tal...Sheila, I always recognize you too! You're the tall one. :-) <BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about not recognizing people in an unfamiliar context. Talk about embarrassing!Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-6416604469564936462008-11-26T11:01:00.000-05:002008-11-26T11:01:00.000-05:00Sheila and I bought buttons at Malice Domestic tha...Sheila and I bought buttons at Malice Domestic that say, "I don't remember your name, either!"<BR/><BR/>There's a name for this: Prospagnosia. I wrote about it back in september on Writers Plot -- and Tess Gerritsen wrote about it on her blog two years ago. Knowing you're not the only one makes it a little easier to take.<BR/><BR/>That said, I did a signing last week and I remembered at least Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-3688879605498319652008-11-26T10:45:00.000-05:002008-11-26T10:45:00.000-05:00I realized when I was about eight that a lot of pe...I realized when I was about eight that a lot of people look alike (we moved around a lot when I was young, so I met more people than I would have if I had stayed in one place). Even if you greet somebody by name, it's probably somebody else anyway.<BR/><BR/>In addition, if you run into someone you know in an unexpected context, it can be confusing. You'd recognize your neighbor in the grocery Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-64395512765109630372008-11-26T08:06:00.000-05:002008-11-26T08:06:00.000-05:00Sandy, I have a terrible time remembering names. I...Sandy, I have a terrible time remembering names. I'll easily recognize faces, but putting a name to them sometimes is another thing. I'm getting better at it, though. I figured out that when I'm introduced to someone, I'm trying so hard not to say something stupid, that I don't pay attention to their names.<BR/><BR/>Most of the time I'm perfectly content to remain anonymous and forgettable!Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.com