The world is mocking me

Since the day I moved into this house nearly two years ago, I have been struggling with the kitchen floor.  For starters, it is white (in theory).  Made of some kind of plaster with bits of rock mixed in.  I swear, it attracts dirt like a magnet attracts iron fillings and is just about impossible to clean.

I tried mopping it with soap and water.  The effect was minimal.  Then floor cleaner, same result.  Then I tried taking a scrub brush to it.  That, well I admit it was working before I noticed it was taking chunks out of the floor as well.  I even tried pouring non-diluted bleach on it.  Nada.  The best result was this omni soap but I had to scrub hard with the cloth and use water so hot it burnt.

Where is this going you ask?  Yesterday I was cooking when I accidentally spilled some vinegar on the floor.  Since it was vinegar and not say honey, I just left it there for a few minutes while I finished what I was doing.  Then I went to clean it up.  Lo and behold, there is now a perfectly white spot on my kitchen floor. 

Arg! If only I had known this when I moved in.  Ah well, at least now I will finally be able to get the floor back to its proper color.

fanfiction update

Well, my norsekink fill Eye of the Beholder now has eight chapters and 91 reviews.  Part nine will be going up on New Years.  Haven't decided whether I am happy or not that no one has guessed what character will appear in the next chapter.  However, the number of people who guessed Frigga have caused me to attempt to mentally rework the last chapter to try and fit her in somehow.  Have pretty much decided the fic will end at chapter ten, eleven at most.

Also posted a magic kaitou fic for Christmas called Nutcracker based on a prompt from Girl on the Computer.  Facets of a Gem just has six more drabbles to go before closing forever.  I really should get on that as I find myself eager to start my new drabble collection but refuse to until the old one is finished.

You realize I already have ideas for 12 out of the 28 transformer ficlets, and I haven't even started writing it yet.  Speaking of, here we have yet another trine of OC seekers, the Three Seasons.  Trine Leader is Wintersfury followed by Summerlight and Springrain.