Jan

30

2008

rock

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Agh! After writing like the wind yesterday, today I find myself writing like a–well, what’s so slow it’s not moving at all? A rock, I guess. A rock firmly stuck in the mud.

Part of this is because what I was writing yesterday was a flashback, so it sort of had a shape to it before I even started. It began in one place and ended in another and then it was done. Whereas today, I’m back to the main story, and I’ve got to move that forward. As usual, I have little idea of where it will go because after the initial set-up, I never have a clue about plot.

Character, yes. Plot, no. And you know what I said about characters giving you the plot? This is all well and good until they hold out on you, just hanging out in your brain and saying, “Yeah? So? You wanna make me?”

And my house smells of vinegar because I’ve been descaling the shower head.

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  1. Julie. I used to work in a vinegar brewery – what are you complaining about? LOL.

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  2. And you still possess your sense of smell??

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  3. It was a long time ago. The worst thing was the condiments: horseradish and mustard oil are lethal substances.

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  4. Sorry this is so banal, but I’ve been needing to descale my shower head for ages and wasn’t sure how to do it. Do you just soak it in vinegar?

    Jess the Dull Housewife

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  5. Concrete is the word you are looking for. Or possibly porridge. Anyway, it is good that you are out of the deadlock.

    I do not think that I haveever descaled my shower head.

    Michelle S, the very bad housekeeper

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  6. How to descale a shower head:

    When your shower slows to a trickle and you can’t wash the conditioner out of your hair, follow these steps:

    Detach shower head. This is easy with my shower head as it’s an attachment on my tap and it unscrews from the little tube thingy.

    Pour the cheapest vinegar you can find into a bowl. I used Morrison’s Malt Vinegar, something like 39p for half a litre.

    Put shower head in bowl. Soak for a while. The vinegar eats the lime scale. Attack with a washing-up brush if necessary.

    Put shower head back on shower and revel in conditioner-free hair that only smells slightly of chips.

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  7. A-ha! So simple! I’ll just call you Bree van de Kamp. Thanks :)

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