10 Images/Ideas
Associated With “Murder”
1. Criminal Minds
2. Blood
3. University Avenue Condos
4. Sleepless Nights
5. Kellee’s Cousin
6. Blankets Covering Eyes
7. Heart Beating Fast
8. Roommate “Sleepovers”
9. My Mom’s Job
10. FBI
Back when I lived in
University Avenue Condos, my roommates and I would gather around our old
television set with blankets and watch our strange addiction: Criminal Minds.
In shock and awe, we’d stare wide-eyed as our old plasma screen television
displayed images of handsome men in suits gazing over blood-stained, maimed
bodies. We found an odd attachment and thrill following a show which sole
purpose was to create mentally disturbing situations for the main character to
figure out. I remember one episode in particular which dealt with a man who
would kidnap prostitutes and make them traverse a maze covered in glass,
barefoot.
(For those of you wondering, my mom isn't a serial killer or anything. She analyzes finger prints at the local Sheriff's office and sometimes has to deal with murder cases)
Have fun sleeping tonight ;)
And that's as far as I got. While it may not seem like a lot to my readers, to me it was incredibly freeing and wonderful! Not only did I get a vivid image in my head of my old apartment, time spent with my roommates, and the exact episode that came to mind, but I also was able to delve into the idea that this odd obsession I had with Criminal Minds was linked to my irrational fear of the dark. Kind of cool, the things you can find out by just letting your mind wander and recording those wanderings down on paper.
So tonight, I'm going to give this word play another shot. Using a word generator off the internet, I'm going to list 10 things I associate with that word, and the write for approximately 8 or so minutes (or maybe until I feel like stopping!), and display the results here! Wish me luck!
Word: "Boring"
1. Math
2. Science
3. Monotone Voices
4. Watching Paint Dry
5. Waiting in a Waiting Room
6. Colorless Rooms
7. Useless Eating
8. Being Snowed In
9. Talking Only About Yourself
10. Cats
The clock's hands ticked along it's face. In the quiet room, each tick was like a bomb dropping. I began to tap my finger on my cheek in time with the monotonous sound. Soon enough, the constant noise began to drown out everything around me, and I became locked inside my own form of Chinese water torcher. I could feel my mind trying to flit to something other than the ticking that filled my ears, but it was as if the sound was drawing me in. My heart joined my finger. Beat. Beat. Beat. Beat. If asked, I would have stated that an eternity had passed, but my warden, the clock, showed otherwise. Only two minutes had passed.
Maybe my imprisonment within the sounds of the room would have been bearable, provided my eyes were able to save my mind by getting lost within the colors of the room; however, there was little to see in the stark white walls that stood around me. Not even the magazines place strategically infront of me on the little wooden coffee table could save me. Vogue? That would only lead to imprisonment via ads. With my free hand, I gripped the seat, wondering how long I had to endure through this trial. When would I be granted freedom from the deafening din of the clock.
As my mind began to wander into the dangers world of my conscious, my savior appeared in the door way. Her voice was like an angel, proclaiming the much sought after word of God.
"Ms. Gleason? The doctor will see you now."
The end! I hope that bored you to tears. It sure did that to me. The whole time I felt antsy.
That was the point of it I guess, haha. That was a bit of a tough word for me to get because I didn't want to write about any of the subjects! I hope this post wont scare off my readers! I'm excited to explore my options for writing daily in this class, and I hope you're all strapped in to take this ride with me!
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