Sunday, July 29, 2007

Free association # 5

Unconscious Mutterings by Luna

  1. Traditional ::old, not so bad, where the hell, why the hell
  2. Popeye :: the sailor man, spinach
  3. Gin ::and tonic, Fred and Ginger, Lets go dancing
  4. Harsh :: parched
  5. Topless :: dancing, why not
  6. The thing :: is?, .......
  7. Defiant ::stubborn, naughty
  8. Huge ::large, humugous
  9. Food :: a friend
  10. Lenny :: the singer, writer and inspiration

Free association is described as a "psychonanalytic procedure in which a person is encouraged to give free rein to his or her thoughts and feelings, verbalizing whatever comes into the mind without monitoring its content." Over time, this technique is supposed to help bring forth repressed thoughts and feelings that the person can then work through to gain a better sense of self.

That's an admirable goal, but for the purposes of this excercise, we're just hoping to have a little fun with the technique. Each week I'll post ten words to which you can respond to with the first thing that comes to mind.

"Rules are, there are no rules." There are no right or wrong answers. Don't limit yourself to one word responses; just say everything that pops into your head. AND you don't have to have your words up on Sunday.

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