Association

Folding laundry
Driving my car
An oft repeated quote from "Metroid: Other M"
The opening and closing moments of the season premiere of "How I met your Mother"
The Lord of the Rings
A vanilla scented candle
A bag full of decorations
Insects of a sufficient size
Adoration
The job hunt
Coffee
A pair of shoes
A much-needed haircut
Exercise
Stouts
Vodka
Sleepless Nights
Brief moments from the season premiere of "Chuck"

And assorted other things that don't readily spring to mind.

This was not an exercise in word association, but rather a list of associated words. There's a difference, I promise. I've found in life that there are some associations you'd rather your brain not automatically make for you. This can be for any number of reasons - they lead to temptation, they remind of times that cannot be relived, they are bittersweet, they are distracting, they are inappropriate.

For me, this list of items is a bittersweet set. I don't completely dislike the association - but my life would be considerably less frustrating if I could shut off the association. Such is life, I suppose - but it doesn't change the fact that sometimes my mind is my own worst enemy. Silly brain.

Silly, silly, brain.