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There is something about Friday nights in Summer. Besides the ‘light out until 8 pm’. Besides the cooling evening that does not discourage you from having the top down (or windows open). Besides the people walking around in clothing that would be considered underwear at any other time of the year. Summer Friday evening (from 5 to 8:37 pm) is probably my second favorite time of year.
This Summer Friday evening, I had to go check on a house on the outskirts of a small town, about 30 minutes from home. I debated putting it off until Saturday, as it was cloudy and overcast, which made it feel later than it was, then I remembered that the sun doesn’t set until 8 or so and I really had plenty of time and it would make tomorrow a lot easier, so I left and drove towards Jewett City.
(…..Cyndi wrote a Guest Post for us this Thursday that muy very good!)
(….Sally (at work) greeted me one afternoon saying, “I have something that would make a good Post. What do you think of this situation…. ‘I was sitting in a Doctors Office with a NO SMOKING sign (and a) ANY APPOINTMENT CANCELLED WITH LESS THAN 24 HOURS NOTICE and TESTING IN PROGRESS NO CELL PHONE USE…and everywhere you turned this were these signs’.” I looked at her and laughed and she laughed because she knew that I knew that she knew what the answer would be… but, I for one, would like her to write a Guest Post on a clark Thursday Guest Post, but she might not be comfortable do it. She has a very good grasp of our little personality theory.)
The house, (I had to inspect), was a large vacant farmhouse. As I often do in this type of situation, I tried to think of a way to scare myself, walking through a large, old and empty house. I tried remembering the movie ‘The Blair Witch’ (there was a single, old worn sneaker on the 2nd from the top cellar stair), this house even had a walk up attic… I did manage to generate a couple of ‘chills up my spine’ walking up into the attic (a door at the end of the second floor hallway that opens on to a flight of stairs, that as you walk up, by the 3rd step, your eyes are level with the floor of the attic). But, then real life infringed, and I stumbled coming back down the stairs, (the colonial era people who built the house must’ve had tiny feet, as the stairs are very shallow) and realized that the real horror would be to fall down and be paralyzed for life…. how scary does a ghost or a demon or a movie have to be to compete with that?
I drove through Jewett City with my roof open and the sound of pizza, fish and chips, and meatball sandwiches lay in bands along the Main St. Very cool. It’s like when you used to walk through the dorm at school… <quiet>…. empty/// FOGHAT!///rustling of notebooks… smell of incense (the kind of incense you bought at emporium india, whenever I smelled it I would think, ‘Purple!’)…quiet, James Taylor (“…no, don’t worry… come on, my roomie won’t be back until late tonight!“).
(…Post Card from Lizzi… just in time for today’s Post!)
(are we up to Ten yet?)
New participant? this bloghop has a requirement for 10 items of gratitude. Kind of in the very title. Now, while there is no one who will perform an ‘item count’ on you, there are, however, Seven GuardVirgins, who stand in judgement. Fortunately, there is also a Book of Secret Rules (also known as, the Secret Book of Rules), which applied properly, respectfully and appropriately, allows us some…. latitude.
so, even though I clearly have indicated in the Title that I have 10 items, and this is a bunch of words that, categorized skillfully, should yield 9 distinct Things of Thankful. (I will invoke SR 1.3 for #10) I would like to ask for your help. SR 7.3 sub chap 8 states: “…if a participant can secure the approval of 5 out 10 of the co-hosts, attesting to the legitimacy of a Grat List then it’s alright.” (btw: the Rule allows for non-Hosts to vote, [their] vote counting as 2/3s of a Host vote.)
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Frist?
well done! FRIST! (from a timezone disadvantage and everything!)
Yes, 9=10 in this case. I’m most intrigued by the sounds of pizza. :-)
yeah, me too! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPPPP…. the sounds of pizza…a new simon and garfunkle tune?
There SHOULD be a band named The Seven Virgins and they should call upon Kurt Cobain’s spirit “de vez en cuando” when they feel so moved.
And um, abandoned farmhouse?? I would *love* to get a photo of the likes of that.
Makes me want to watch ghost stories. :) I love ghost stories.
The rogers think there’s a logical explanation. The scotts would try to boss around the ghosts. And the clarks? Well they (or perhaps just me) would try to make friends with them…if they were nice little ghosts.
I wonder if I even make sense…
hell, we are ghosts
lol
Good one Clark:)
Depends Cyndi…who you’re talkin’ to! LOL
Well, you know you don’t have to sell me on summer. So, you definitely don’t have to sell me onSummer Friday evenings not one bit and probably my all time favorite to be quite honest. That said Summer Saturday nights are close behind, too though. Happy Saturday :)
thank you Janine…. still a month of not-cold weather!
Lol…the SBR is leaving my head spinning!
well, you do live on the bottom half of the world, anyone’s head would spin (counter clockwise, of course)
You’re crackin’ me up here buddy lol
The SBR should note that occasionally people are unable to count.
lol
I liked this post a lot… very descriptive… and nicely done at that!… although the sounds of pizza… what you goin’ into rogerisms there?
very synchronistic btw…
I wondered about the sound of pizza too, but figured maybe it was the crowds cheering when the pizza maker spins it around his head to shape the dough. Seen some awesome tricks done with ice-cream, too. I watch too much Youtube.
YAY POSTCARD!
And good luck with the poll ;) What happens if it fails?
I think I only need one more (host) vote… but then again, I don’t know if I quite framed everything in the form of a question
Well put me down for one of those 2/3 votes – whatever thankfulness one can muster ought to do the trick, I say.
Friday nights are something special in general, if you ask me. Summer Friday nights are especially delightful – I agree. I think the best sounds and scents of summer for me this week were multiple encounters with freshly-cut (or being cut) grass. Ahhhhhh! The sound of pizza and fish and chips…interesting.
Where is Jewett City? I know where a Mt. Jewett is located. One week I went to 11 on the count so I would presume that one could dial it back to 9 now and then. Do the 7 Vestal Virgins know the rules?
Jewett City is in Griswold CT
Well, that probably won’t get you in trouble, but there is SR 1.3 (just in case).
…good question, I suspect zoe (and Lizzi) are the best to ask questions about the credentials the SGV, they being closer to be qualified and such lol
Falling down the stairs and being paralyzed is DEFINITELY worse than any ghost or demon. Unless the demon PUSHED you….
holy smoke! your comment…. first try? damn!
LAST! I love that you try to spook yourself while touring vacant houses but realize that becoming paralyzed is way more scary than a ghost. Although the ghost would have been cool to see…. and dude, you totally got to 10.
Last indeed! He who finishes last…finishes err…last which is not always the worst thing?
I am late to this, but, I am a clark, and so I would gladly advocate for to you the SGV Council.
alight but I may need a stand-in (or at very least) a body-double… when going before said Council (Question*: are all male clarks intimidated by exceptionally attractive, opposite-genderized women-people?)
* not a trick Question, not even a how-well-do-you-know-the-Doctrine Question, more a question to a(nother) clark… I have that as quality and Doctrine-being-incredibly-insightful not-with-standing, I do not assume that everything I do applies to other clarks… (lol just a scarily high percentage of things)