This is the burning question on my mind. Who did I call?

Saturday night we were in Toys “R” Us. I was making a big purchasing decision and needed help, so I called my girlfriend to ask her about accessories and things. We bought a PS2, in case you’re wondering, it’s our first game console since – I dunno – Sega Genesis? Yeah, it’s been a while.

Nowadays, though, (see how old I am?) they don’t come with everything you need. Back in the Sega days, you could get the console, it came with two controllers AND a game. Right out of the box. It bugs me that they’ve found ways to rip off the consumer in such major ways anymore. We needed an extra controller, a memory card, blah blah blah. But I wouldn’t have known this without that call to my girlfriend. We would have come home to find out that we couldn’t do anything at all with what we’d just bought.

I am one of those that never forgets a number once I memorize it. It’s taking me a little longer to memorize them, you know, that whole age thing again, but once they’re in there, they’re there to stay. So I dial her number, ask her advice, and proceed with my shopping.

Standing in checkout, I quickly dialed a number because I wanted to let her know what games we had chosen. There were a few rings and then I was greeted with the “you have reached a sprint pcs mailbox” intro. Huh? What did I dial? Obviously the wrong number, so I hung up quickly. Only that number, it was suddenly stuck in my head. I had to look at my previously dialed numbers to jog my memory on my girlfriends number. I called her, and while I was talking to her I got a call back from that wrong number but I didn’t answer it. I also didn’t receive a voicemail, so I have no idea who it was.

Now this is really bugging me. I know this number. I know it like I’ve dialed it a thousand times. I just cannot for the life of me figure out who it belongs to! I’ve already decided I’m not going to call it again, not until I can at least figure out who I’m calling.

Have you ever done this? How long did it take you to figure out who it was? Do I just need to have the doctor check me for OCD when I go in for my physical later this week?