Write What You Know? I SCOFF At Thee!

I wonder if my dad got his birthday card yet?

I'm horrible at remembering date. I have this massive calendar up on the wall which shows every single appointment and schedule I have for the next few months, and yet I didn't mail off my dad's birthday card until the day of (partially because I'm a slacker, though mostly because I looked up and said "Holy crap, it's June already?"). Oddly, my characters seem to never forget their schedules and appointments.

For most people, it's "write what you...