Tasty Memories

They say that scent is the sense most closely linked to memory, and I definitely believe it. I once found some candles at Pier 1 that smelled exactly like my great-grandma's house. It was very surreal, especially since it had been more than a decade since she died. Anyway, lately I've been thinking about how closely taste can link to memory as well. I specifically began thinking about this because I've just started watching the TV show "NCIS". At the same time I started watching "NCIS", I also made a habit of snacking on microwave popcorn with white cheddar popcorn salt. (It's delicious!)Now, this food is forever linked with this TV show in my mind, and it isn't the first time this has happened. Laughing Cow cheese and Wheat Thins? "Quantum Leap" and "Arrested Development"; Early Summer 2008. Swanson TV Dinners? "Golden Girls"; 2001-2002ish. And, in an extremely ironic way (I'm not sure if it's the true since of irony or just the Alannis Morrisette version), those little chocolate-frosted donuts while watching the Beijing Olympics. Does this blog entry indicate I spend too much time enjoying both food and television? Perhaps.