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LJ Interests meme results

1. caseation:
   If I'm not mistaken, this is the process by which a thing is converted into cheese. When I first read it, I thought of the cheese one relates to flesh, the sagging, the wrinkly dimples and creases, basically the wasteland left behind when one loses a lot of weight, regains it, and loses it again. Words like CONGEAL and COAGULATION also come to mind. When you write anything of value, you must follow the advice set down by Horace and let it sit for a few days, maybe weeks, in order to allow this process of caseation. As you return, you will notice bits and pieces that have frothed and solidified into disposable crusts.
2. fast-talkers:
   I remember that I hyphenated this interest when, all of a sudden, ten people had adopted it. I actually prefer it this way because it lends the phrase an appropriate thrust of brevity. Waiting is for suckers. It's true. Everyone should communicate clearly and concisely and in seconds time! Wit thrives in a speedy environment, which is why great statements are curt, timeless. Interruptions are not rude if the subject matter demands it, if the bore is begging for it. Most people talk about worthless daily bullshit and are so used to it that anything else would provoke mental flight. I tend to talk fast because I have a lot to say, and it is important, and I realize that most attention spans are atrophied.
3. gossip conduits:
   See the works of Homer. Oral tradition. Word of mouth. Stories shaped by time using the chisel of person to person. A Naval captain turns into a pirate, a playwright divides into many men, an opportunist claims the title of hero. Why blast a detail? An era forgets a particular but adds its timely alterations; much survives. My interest in the conduit lies in the form by which it warps a reflection.
4. james brown:
   Look at MEE ... know whatcha SEE ...??
5. lightly squeezing pincushions:
   My mom has a pincushion that is older than I am. It is made to look like a slice of watermelon. She has all different kinds of pins sticking out of it, colourful heads, thick and thin loops. When I was a kid, I liked playing with it. I had a morbid fascination which had me holding it with both hands and squeezing it until I could feel the needle-points piercing the bottom of the plush rind and pricking my palms and fingertips. Sometimes I bled and I had to be careful not to let my mother discover this act of masochism in the form of little red dots.
6. momaflage:
   There is much I have to conceal from my mother, who is irascible by nature. Her diabetes makes her more unpleasant. The more excited she becomes, the more she succumbs to "attacks" of the disease. It is a concerted effort keeping my habits and vices from poisoning her health any further. I must be an absolute angel. She has her suspicions but I make sure there are doubts and lack of proof.
7. pick-up basketball:
   I have skillz enough to play in the shadiest areas. I'm sneaky with it. I feel more comfortable as a component in team play and reading multiple interactions than in one-on-one situations, where I have to indulge some asshole, but I'll still talk a lot of shit. I'll fuck with your confidence. Some games erupt in fights when I'm around, even though I really love the game. Perhaps I like fighting more. Me and my friend Pedro used to hustle people for money two-on-two back in high school because we were both broke and had nothing better to do than practice at local parks. Pedro never lost one-on-one (save a fluke three times) because he had this unstoppable long range shot. He humbled many but never made varsity due to a lack of dedication. I did though.
8. shirtless al green:
   Refer to the glorious mini-poster in the CD jacket of Al Green's Greatest Hits.
9. the roots:
   A jazz-infused, "organic" rap band that plays their own instruments. Black Thought's timing and delivery is impeccable. He is easily one of my favourite living MC's. I am yet to see them live, but from what I've heard, they don't degenerate into the cacophony of shouts that constitute most hip-hop shows. They are the medicine for people who can't stand rap because of the stuff perpetrated by the likes of Master P and Lil' Jon.
10. william blake:
    My concurrent opinions of William Blake can be found in the_criterion.

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