Unconscious Mutterings - 11/24/06

1. Teacher ::
My sister-in-law, stern in front of a classroom of middle schoolers

2. Fifty ::
Graying hair, thickened middle

3. Crossword ::
Black and white, concentrating

4. Stuffed ::
Furry and soft, white fluff peeking out through worn spots

5. Family ::
Noisy, warm, smiling, laughing - sensing and marveling at our similarities, our differences

6. Purr ::
A happy cat, warm in the lap

7. Toad ::
A toad winking beneath a toadstool - from the art and words of Gwen Frostic (which I have long loved)

8. Cocktail ::
Shrimp! Cold shrimp.

9. Insecurity ::
Never feeling pretty, never feeling good enough

10. Magical ::
Fairy lights and things in the woods not-quite-glimpsed, the world that you think you could see if you could squint your eyes just so...

Unconscious Mutterings - 11/17/06

1. Nick ::
shaving cream, wet skin

2. Focus ::
camera lens, red reflections

3. Police ::
dogs and lights

4. Miles ::
working, working, working towards payday

5. Earn ::
endless roads, shifting scenery, wide open blue winter sky

6. Twice ::
double take; a glitch in the Matrix!

7. Razor ::
thinnest edge, what's simple is true, Jewel's voice (the more I live, the more I know...)

8. Personality ::
fill in the bubbles, fit in a slot

9. Dumped ::
McDonald's bags and paper cups with plastic lids lining the road

10. Reliable ::
steady, rhythmic, beating on

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Unconscious Mutterings: 11/10/06

Some free association on a Friday night:

1. Theft ::
Crops

2. Storage ::
Box

3. Pick ::
Array

4. Los Angeles ::
Sun and grime

5. The one ::
Word

6. Accent ::
Tie

7. Rivalry ::
Romeo

8. Process ::
Life

9. Streets ::
Lights after dark

10. Museum ::
Old

I came across this activity at Ramblings of an Ever Hungry Mind and it looked fun! However it was a bit harder than I thought it would be - images come to mind rather than words. I read afterwards it'd be okay to use more than a word or two but didn't go back and edit as that would sort of be missing the point! Next time I will be more relaxed about it.

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