Being lost isn’t a great feeling.
I have a mental disorder that somehow prevents me from find my way. Retracing my steps creates more confusion. My inner-most instinct for going somewhere is basically broken. It’s absolutely wrong just about all of the time.
You might think that I’m joking or exaggerating; I’m not. Ask Dawna next time you see her; she knows. I’ll be driving, and changing lanes getting ready to make my turn. She usually stops me and says “It’s not right, it’s left.”
I usually let out a sigh of defeat, and go on my way, knowing that she must be right. Sometimes I argue, but that doesn’t turn out so fruitful either.
If I take the same route over and over again, in about 10-15 trips I’ll begin to memorize the route, and all will be well for a while. I’ll randomly go the wrong way every now and again, but overall I’ll be okay.
I justify this by saying that my brain has gotten good at some things, at the expense of others. I don’t know if that’s really true, but my head is a bit broken for getting lost.
- Daniel
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We got lost once. In Sedona, Arizona. We were hiking in the beautiful country side and the sun was going down. We weren’t sure we were on the trail anymore. Eventually we found what was obviously a road and began to follow that back to home base, under moonlight and a starry sky. It was wonderful.
Yeah, Sedona is pretty awesome. My brother-in-law is getting married there next autumn. Should be cool.
People who hike and get lost in Arizona in the summer sometimes die. You must have been hiking in the fall/winter, as you’re still alive.
How can the creator of worlds and vast storylines be expected to navigate fluidly in someone else’s world? You want the best of both!
Google maps saves me often, but it is still weird when the map is referenced North and I am headed south. I hold the Krackberry upside down for my own bearings!
(Now, I don’t type what I want, I speak my commands and vlingo converts it. So very impressive… If it only ran on steam….)
>How can the creator of worlds and vast storylines be expected to navigate fluidly in someone else’s world?
That’s what I tell my wife, but it’s still frustrating to her. (And me!)
Maybe you should get a GPS for a gift this holiday season!
At least you know your weakness..
My iphone’s gps has been really helpful, as well as the built in compass in my van.
if memory serves, i sat in the passenger seat of your car with printed directions in one hand and your iphone in the other. the two were mutually exclusive. i still consider it a miracle we got to eat that day. (hahaha.)
So true. I think I had some head-trauma in a war or something.
That said, those pasties were frikkin’ delicious.
definitely.
My boyfriend is the same way! He can’t find his way 4 blocks….on a road he has traveled for 4yrs…. to the gas station and back home. I swear, he’s just not smart sometimes. I, on the other hand, sometimes drive through the countryside, or downtown, and try to get lost so I know my surroundings more.
Hey, your boyfriend isn’t dumb… he’s… just… a loster.