Livre d'Or

I often find I'm saying something, some stream of consciousness, and partner (usually partner rather than someone less close, because I am generally more inclined to shut up otherwise) says, oh, what a lovely compliment and I have to sift back through all the things I was saying to see which thing stood out. But I always find that somewhat baffling because to me it's like I've said it's raining and they've called me observant. But, er, I think the answer to your derailment is that I like to say things that make people happy but just happened to be near the surface of my mind.