I can remember in excruciating detail what happened on some random date in 1982, but can't remember what happened yesterday.
Totally this^^. I mentally catalogue long past events using what I was wearing that day as a "book-mark". For example, if DH asks which vacation we went on in 2008, I recall it by focusing on what outfit I wore on the plane...crazy, I know.I can remember in excruciating detail what happened on some random date in 1982, but can't remember what happened yesterday.
Especially in light of the fact that my assistant at work reminds me at least twice a day what day of the week it is and what my scheduled appointments are (even though they pop up in my Outlook).