Welcome to the (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
It is well established, here at the blog hop that Lizzi built, that while there is an established format to be followed, some participants might want, or need to stray from the ideal form. This ‘ideal form’ can be found in writers such as Kristi, Christine or Stephanie. Not being judgmental. just that these three are good examples of the traditional form: 10 items, focused on contemporary events, photos allowed.
Then there is the Book of Secret Rules (aka the Secret Book of Rules). There comes a time when, as the deadline for posting approaches, like a first date when you’re out of college and someone from your new job sets you up. You know they mean well, but you’re still trying to adjust to this very more adult world, and though you know you want to go, your ‘what-the-hell-lets-see-how-crazy-we-can-get college self’ is at war with the ‘it’s-time-grow-up-and-be-mature-and-reliable self’ and you see 9:00 approaching. That is what the Book of Secret Rules is for… we, ( the 9 TToT cohosts and 1 crazy-assed YChrome), understand how that can be, and while ‘the rules are the rules’, the very least we can do to help is to offer the following: hey! don’t feeling like a normal readable Post? go ahead, knock yourself out, as long as the average Reader will understand that you are aware grateful to be allowed to share here at the TToT.
1) I will starts with a shocker by saying, I am again grateful for the wicked-cold low temperature. We had a snow stormlette this week past, but the temperature was so low that the snow had the density and consistency of talcum powder. Cold talcum powder, but light and dry
2) Even though I got a very late start yesterday, I am halfway through the Saturday Posts. btw, I came across a Comment at ‘the coop wall’ about shoes which someone (Kristi ) asked about what the hell (‘what the heck’) Christine’s shoes had to do with the Wakefield Doctrine… I smiled
3) I started to answer the (implied) question, but realized that space and courtesy prevented my answering properly and suggested that I ‘spread the answer among my Comments at other’s Posts’… I am grateful for having that occur to me
4) I am grateful for the vidchats on Friday and Sunday becoming more and more established, thanks to Lizzi (and Michelle and zoe and Denise) they are actually becoming two different events…Friday night for fun and hanging out and Sunday for discussions of a more… something nature
5) I am grateful for the fact that Lizzi did not wake up that fateful morning last year thinking, ‘blimey! gwan wid ya now mate…I’ll do a Twenty Things of Grateful, I will’
6) The TToT has two new co-hostinae and, although that was a predominant feature in last week’s Posts, I’ll say right here that my fear and misgivings are clearly and almost completely un-founded!
7) Having spent most of my online time last week bemoaning my fate as a blogger, I am totally grateful for the very kind thoughts and encouragement that showed up on the Comment threads of the Wakefield Doctrine, The kind and supportive thoughts expressed, (by these writers), ranged from “we love you and you have such a bright future” to “jeez clark, you have a niche Post that is being read by normal, sane adults writers… what else do you want? quit the damn belly-achin”
8) I think that I will keep the long intro (to this Post). While the Secret Book of Rules (aka the Book of Secret Rules) in not the central point to this bloghop…. recognizing and sharing the things that we are grateful in our lives is, more and more people are finding the fun that this thing allows us as writers. It is not, of course, saying that ‘hey write whatever you want, we don’t care’, if anything, I would submit that this freedom to bend the rules accentuates the core value in the TToT. In other words, if you need to stray from the format, share the joke with us and be damn sure it’s clear that you know what the point of this bloghop is… lol
9) Of the Rules, how can you beat Secret Rule 1? it is like that rare night at the dinner table, you’re staring at the lump corner of your plate that is the broccoli your mother included insists is good for you, everyone else is done, all the plates are cleared the desert… chocolate cake is waiting…and your mother says, “ok, you don’t have to eat them this time”
10) Rule 1.3!
omg what a deadpan right on cockney imitation of Lizzi’s accent! * to which she says “accent? What accent?”
I do NOT have a Cockney accent! Estuary, perhaps, but not Cockney (to be a true Cockney you need to have been born within earshot of the Bow Bells…)
just a wee bit touchy ahr we?
Though I’m not “into” shoes like the stereotype might imply, I do find myself sometimes wondering where I put my shoes. And, just like real life, I’m off to look for shoes now. I imagine they are more clark than roger, but we shall see.
Kristi
oh ho! actually I have flagged in my effort to hold forth on shoes and the three worldviews by way of Comments in other people’s Post… but I will renew my efforts today. The main thing: for reasons described yesterday, we focus on women and their choice of shoes… you rogers benefit from your reasonableness and practicality and so, the shoe choices of a roger are not as… fun to point out as say, that of a scottian woman or a clarklike female…more to follow
Oh, well, then, I guess my shoes are rogerian, If people comment on my shoes, it’s usually a “those look comfortable.”
Thanks for letting me know not to look too hard yet. :-)
Kristi
lol
(by george, I think she’s got it!) seeing as how you have the shorthand/metaphorical language of the Wakefield Doctrine down, for clarks: there is at least one pair of foot coverings in her closet that someone has said, “oh, you’re not going to wear those, are you? you look so nice” for scottian women: there is a number of shoes in their closet that elicits the following: ‘wow! you wear those like the designer had hoped they could be…’ (or a totally non-verbal ‘wow’)
examples to follow
yeah but those clunky clarky shoes are pretty comfy … Believe me I know.
*snorks at “non-verbal ‘wow'”* Please remain seated…
OK, we can totally rule out scottian shoes. I didn’t even recognize any of those designers’ names. However, how do you distinguish between a comfy clarky shoe and a rogerian shoe? (Especially one that is so practical in its price tag?)
Yeah!? What she said?!
Kristi
good question!
the clark will wear a shoe because she is comfortable wearing it
a roger will wear a shoe because it is designed to be comfortable
Hey…just slammed my hand in car door…that’s what I get for being too pushy….and you would have gotten away with all those excuses too if it weren’t for those meddling kids!
Write it!
Write it!
Write it!
I see another crushed hand in my future…pushy botch…
Oops… b****….typos!
lol (not at the hand thing) (well, a little…)
:) bas****.
lol
Hey, Im heading out to the geeks to try to get them to fix my computer but they suggested I post and clean up anything I had waiting as they are gonna probably wipe it out… anyhoo…. In a well visited fit of insomnia last night I wrote up an acceptance to your bestowment (word?no?NO.) of the Sunshine Award… So it is now posted and backed up someplace… but anyway… here it is…it may be a bit long to read with all the other bloggoliscious reading that still awaits with the TToT so don’t feel compelled to get there… just letting you know…Z~
http://www.rewritten-redo.com/2014/01/mr-sunshine-sent-couple-of-rays-my-way.html
I DON’T HAVE TO EAT THE BROCCOLI? I HATE that crap.
The more times you say you like this Polar Vortex crap (my word of the day, apparently), the more the Weather Gods send it our way. Knock it off, already. Or at least learn to control it so it stays in YOUR part of the world, but far from mine.
I finally saw the mailboxes.
Dyanne
you know I agree… but if must be the influence of hanging out with all you women with your bright-optimistic-look-at-the-positive thing that you people do that I seem to be saying I am glad it is toxically cold… no, I am not, but if I must shovel snow, at least I don’t have to shovel heart attack snow… lol and I hate the broccoli too!
Stop making it snow, Clark! >:-O
I see the mailboxes
I’m glad it snowed dry snow.
I LOVE BROCCOLI and always have done since imma baby.
I also love shoes
I don’t like snow.
I don’t like that Zoe got her hand slammed in a door
I DO like watching Dyanne have a tantrum about snow.
I don’t like snow.
I LOVE your #8.
#10 was pushing it.
thanks Lizzi…my hand didn’t like it either.
Golly, I feel like I am missing out of the interpretation of most of this post because of my incomplete understanding of the WD (and I have read about it, thankyouverymuch). I guess I am just simple-minded. Someday you’ll have to come over to my blog and clarify for me.
BTW, Lizzi has the weirdest taste in food.
Sarah
no, you are not simple-minded, you are a scott… there’s a very big difference. (what will help is to look at the people that others identify as clarks, scotts and rogers and check how you feel about them… your instincts are always your best bet)
Apparently, I’m a simple-minded Scott, too, Sarah.
who said that!! (lol) what the hell are you doing actually reading my Replies?!?!!
But serially, I’m glad you mentioned that, I felt that with Sarah I should bend the Rules…a little and mention a worldview by name…
you know, this is more fun than my dry, logical explanations all the damn time… I used to get in a lot more trouble with my Reader back in the old days of this blog (one of my favorite jokes, but more ‘mature’ people insisted that I was being unkind was: ‘and remember! there are no stupid questions, just your questions!’ tell me that’s not disarmingly and endearingly funny!)
I love eavesdropping in your conversations. You all are so fun!! I’m still trying to understand about the shoes and personality, but I love a good mystery.
In my head Lizzy, you sound just like me. A cool, laid back, beachy Californian…
I am grateful for ALL of yous.
I don’t think I’ve ever done an “ideal” TToT post. Ever. And dude. I’m still laughing about the mailboxes. Awesome. What about rule number 1.4 though?
well that’s the beauty of the Book of Secret Rules! provide a plausible description (of both the Secret Rule and the situation that only this particular Rule can apply to and… you’re in!)
Well…technically you gotta get past the virgins first…”in”with them is a whole different story…ahem