I'm bad at names, that's something I've always known about myself. But after tonight it has been confirmed to be that I am really really bad at names. Rhodes's been introducing me to people for the last two hours and it's shocking how much I've forgotten. I hear their name, commit their face to my memory, shake their hand and make polite conversation before we move on to the next cluster of faces and names. By the time we reach the next group I've forgotten the previous group completely. Was that Maria or Miranda? David or Daniel? How does Rhodes do this every day?
I'm completely overwhelmed, but Rhodes is completely in his element. Engaging in polite small talk, cracking a joke here and there, asking about how people's kids or significant others are doing. He moves through the room with
