It only works if I use it

Yes, I have paper and pen beside my bed. I also have a clear memory that, as I was going to sleep last night, I thought of something that I wanted to post on the Making Light "open thread."

That's all I remember. Since "open thread" is "talk about anything", it provides no context or hints for me to try to track the idea down.

It's entirely possible--based on some of what I have found on that notepad in the mornings--that it wasn't interesting or important. But it's also possible that it was.

It only works if I use it

Yes, I have paper and pen beside my bed. I also have a clear memory that, as I was going to sleep last night, I thought of something that I wanted to post on the Making Light "open thread."

That's all I remember. Since "open thread" is "talk about anything", it provides no context or hints for me to try to track the idea down.

It's entirely possible--based on some of what I have found on that notepad in the mornings--that it wasn't interesting or important. But it's also possible that it was.