Y2/D269 - Cleaning Day

Spent about two hours cleaning the caulking out around the tub. I was trying to get rid of the mold and mildew. I did everything I could think of - applied bleach, used a sharp edged object, scraped, and used more bleach.
Wore a mask - so I didn't breath in fumes or mold spores. And clean it thoroughly.

Now, I'm letting it dry - and I'll apply the caulking tomorrow.

Me: I did everything I could think of - and it's still there, the mold.
Mother: well, let it dry, apply the caulking. And if it will either die and go away, or it won't.

Also made the bed up clean.

I may try to clean my comforter on Monday or wait until I get back from Hilton Head to do it.

Need to go grocery shopping tomorrow. The quiche was okay, but too eggy, I think.

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( Bad News via Twitter )

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With all the negative crap happening at the moment...some bits of good news in the mix? I went from an almost all White Workplace, with a handful of POC, to a very diverse workplace, with 80% POC.

It's also made me more self-aware of microaggressions. Talking about race or human rights with those who aren't in a place of privilege can be perceived as a microaggression.

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I got into this odd mini-debate with a soap television media writer on Twitter. He was going on about how an adoptive mother could sue the biological father for full custody, and take away his son in a divorce or custody fight. And I'm like no, that won't happen in New York. Particularly when the father in question has power and money, and she doesn't. The court tends to go in the direction of the biological or birth parent with few exceptions.

It was silly, it's a soap opera. And the writers aren't going there anyhow. But he clearly doesn't understand the law in NY, and comes off as a know it all - so I felt the need, to gently correct.

I get into trouble for doing this stuff. Social media is a dangerous place for folks like myself. He'll probably ignore me - because I'm no one important, and media writers tend to ignore folks like me on twitter - so it was a safe interaction for the most part. Twitter is dangerous but manageable - the famous and/or popular folks ignore you for the most part and don't engage.

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Mother told me today that her choir director approached her at her choir's holiday party - to ask if I'd written and published another book. He loves my book. He's read it five times. ( Read more... )

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Soap Twitter is upset that one character is on all the time. They're right, she is on all the time. And she's not pushing the plot forward, just moping. There's two characters that are doing this. If you are going to focus that much on a character - at least give them something productive to do. Otherwise we do not need to see it.

That's a lesson to all writers out there. Wolverine is another example of that - in the X-men fandom. Overused, and serves little purpose and doesn't push plot forward.

OTOH, fans do have a tendency to whine about their characters not getting enough screen time in favor of other characters. I get it, I do. I feel the same way. I want more of my favs and less of others.

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Oh they keep having to cancel performances of Broadway shows due to random breakouts of COVID cases. Wicked, Aladdin, Freestyle Love Supreme have all cancelled shows multiple times. Diana: The Musical closed after scant performances. (Considering I've yet to make it through the Netflix screening of it...also have yet to make it through Tick Tock Boom. Maybe I've burned out on musicals?)

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I had another thought, but lucky you? I forgot it.

Random Photo of the evening...