I'm Forgetful

I probably have the worst short term memory of anyone you will ever meet. I can never remember where I parked my car, I repeat things throughout conversations because I don't remember that I already said something three times, and I loose things. It's not that I'm stupid, although I kind of am, it's just that my mind wanders, and I don't pay attention.

At some point in January, I lost a paycheck from the Temple. It wasn't really a big check, but it was the fact that I worked and wasn't getting paid that made me mad. I talked to my boss, and she told me they would cancel the check and reissue another one. Problem solved.

The problem is that I'm an idiot. I somehow managed to loose the replacement check too. It's a good thing I'm cute because this mind isn't gonna get me anywhere in life...damn it, I'm screwed in that department too. I decided to just cut my losses because I really couldn't bring myself to ask them to issue me another one.

Sunday, I found one of the lost checks. The problem was, I didn't know if it was the original one that I lost, or the other one. I figured I would be penalized for cashing a cancelled check, and didn't want to take the risk because I'm cheap. I took it to the bank so I could ask my sister if it was the original or not...I figured she would find some way to help me out.

When I got there, she was leaving for lunch, but told me they would be able to look it up and let me know which one it was. She warned me not to deposit it if it was the cancelled one because they'll charge me and it's a big hassle. She told me which teller to go to for help(we were in the parking lot) so that I wouldn't get someone stupid and didn't know what they were doing.

I walked into the bank, and the lady I was supposed to go to was busy. One of the other people called me over. I figured she would be able to help me. It couldn't be too difficult to look in a computer, or do whatever you have to do. I explained the situation, and she kind of got a confused look on her face when I asked if she could check to see if this was the good check or bad one.

She feigned a "can do" attitude and started to go into the computer system. She said that the computer was allowing her to deposit it, so it must be the good check. The thing was, this comment wasn't made as a statement so much as it was a question. I was about to tell her I would just wait till someone else could verify when she said, there, it's all taken care of, and started to give me money. I'm going to be pissed if that check bounces.