Point of perception: Being unaware of something until someone points it out to you, then suddenly noticing it everywhere.

My parents had never heard of Beyoncé Knowles until I told them I interviewed her, then they suddenly started seeing her everywhere -- in the ads for Austin Powers in Goldmember, on the cover of Maxim, in their local newspaper, on their local TV news in the entertainment features... She'd been there before, but they'd never much paid attention to her.

My recent experience of point of perception is Teri Polo. I thought I saw her for the first time in Meet the Parents. Then I started watching "Sports Night" -- she had a recurring role in that. Then I was flipping channels and saw her in The Arrival a few days ago. And then again on a rerun of "Frasier." It's ridiculous how much Teri Polo I've seen in the past few days. I'd seen her before, I just didn't realize it was her.