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posted by [identity profile] earth2skye.livejournal.com at 10:43am on 12/04/2007
uh... freaky! I can imagine how this must unnerve you. It's probably one of those things where you either start to doubt you own sanity or rethink your view on "what's possible and what isn't in this world". You showed this to your spouse? Is this magic marker? It seriously wasn't there yesterday?
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 11:53am on 12/04/2007
It appeared during the evening sometime, I *know* it's new because it's on the wall facing the loo; I'm a girl, I sit down to pee so I face that wall many times a day ::G::

It looks like pencil to me, it's definitely not a marker or anything ink-based.

It is weird. I'm trying hard not to jump to a paranormal explanation, but... ::shrug::

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posted by [identity profile] earth2skye.livejournal.com at 12:06pm on 12/04/2007
Is that white stuff among the black a light reflection or actually there?

Well, if you didn't see it before but nobody can have put it there in the space of time you are currently thinking about, the only logical conclusion would be that it was there before, but invisible, right? A chemical reaction with the steam from your shower perhaps? Does it follow any of the contours of your tiles? A fast growing, very strange mold? Hey, does it glow in the dark? *g*

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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 12:10pm on 12/04/2007
"Is that white stuff among the black a light reflection or actually there?"
Actually there; the tiles are limestone, not ceramic.

"the only logical conclusion would be that it was there before, but invisible, right? "
But... how? The pictures don't really show it properly, it really does appear to be pencil on the stone. I don't think it's a mould - the tiles have only been up a few weeks. Steam from the shower...? But why has this only just happened?

I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm open to all logical explanations but I'm just not seeing one yet, that fits.

::Is starting to panic:: LOL!
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posted by [identity profile] earth2skye.livejournal.com at 02:00pm on 12/04/2007
But why has this only just happened?

I have no idea. But some kind of chemical reaction is the only explanation that makes any sense to me, especially since the tiles are still new and the "writing" seems to have appeared from 'behind' the white stuff. Maybe you can ask the guys who did the tiling or sold you those tiles if they've ever heard of something like this before?
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 03:31pm on 12/04/2007
I did the tiling. The white stuff is just the powdery surface of the limestone; there are no stains on any of the other tiles, and this is distinct and dark and nothing like any marking on any of the tiles, which, as you can see, are very pale. Really - I don't think it's come from within the tile - the limestone is sealed with a chemical water retardant, so moisture can't get in.

It definitely looks like pencil marks on the top of the stone. the most logical explanation is something rubbing on the tiles, but what? It's high, at the side of the sink - not in a place where either I or Mark would rub against it. And what would make that lind of a mark???

I'm still struggling for a logical explanation!
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posted by [identity profile] earth2skye.livejournal.com at 08:15am on 13/04/2007
I'm really glad you seem to be taking this as more of an intriguing and fun thing than anything to be overly worried about. I think, I would be pretty weirded out.

Got two more ideas: You probably didn't carry anything long or high around in there, that might have touched the wall there? Or maybe it was some weird kind of caterpillar or other insect? But why then only there indeed? And what'd it do to leave that kind of mark?

On the other hand, I'm sure you've thought of everything that even makes any remote kind of sense, so ... ::shrug:: I'd really like to solve this puzzle (or know it solved) but I think I'm out of ideas now. :-(
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 08:29am on 13/04/2007
Hee! Me too. I'm chilled, man... (o:

I'm really not worried. Although this is an oldish house (1839) I've never sensed much in the way of a presence here (unlike the house I grew up in O:); I'm sure it's something logical and mundane but I'm not sure we'll ever find out what. It is strange.

But I'm not freaking over it anymore (o;
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