#iwillneverforget

I love the twitter. Sure, it’s started to lose its appeal now that the MySpace and Facebook crowd have embraced it but it was inevitable. The trending topics are always interesting. Some are relevant, having to do with current events. Some are completely random like when Chris Jerico was a topic for no reason at all. Yet, some are personal and, despite their misleading simplicity, ask really deep questions. The most recent of which is #iwillneverforget.

This got me thinking. There are quite a lot of things I will never forget but I wanted to take the time to point out the things that not only will I not forget, but cause a swelling of emotion and often the sweet sense of nostalgia.

Going back a long way, one of the things I will never forget is getting ready to start/go back to school. The shopping for supplies, picking out your backpack, the smell of the school (mine smelled of Dial soap) on you first day back. It was all very exciting.

To be horribly cliché, I will never forget my mother but let’s narrow that down to a specific moment. I will never forget the time we went to go see the Director’s cut of Alien in theatres one Halloween. She was reliving the time she went to see it when she was younger and the fact that I was part of that.. kinda pulls at the heartstrings.

I will never forget any of my coworkers. From when I started at minimum wage at the theatre to almost becoming a manager at Wal-Mart. I can still name every person I worked with and tell you about all their quirks.

I will never forget my crushes nor will I forget falling in love for the first time and, by extension, the boy who received said love even if he did not reciprocate.

I will never forget Harry Potter, the book that made me love books. Even if you think there are far superior novels out there, you could never convince me of such. Without loving Harry Potter first, I wouldn’t have the extensive collection of books I have now.

I will never forget going to see No Doubt in concert and enjoying one of the opening bands (Lit) better than the headliners.

I think that should be sufficient enough. Reading other people’s #iwillnotforgets on twitter is interesting but you’re really limited. So, if you care to share, leave a comment saying what you will never forget. Make it juicy, those are the best! Thanks for reading, my friends!

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