Socktoberfest

I think this is a really clever, fun little button graphic! I joined Socktoberfest since I figured, "hey...I'm knitting lots of socks these days and I absolutely love Octoberfest and BEER"...so when i saw this button (just one of many awesome selections for the button) I just had to join! My Pomatomous ribbing is finished, well on Sock #1 anyway, and I am dying to get going on the leg pattern. Will post a picture tomorrow on this weekend showing the progress.

Now, about The Black Dahlia (late but not forgotten) - I liked the movie a lot but the story of the murder of Elizabeth Short is really just a backdrop for a good portion of the movie. However, it does offer up one possible solution to the never-solved mystery of who killed her. A good mix of fact and fiction. We were entertained. It reminded DF and I of L.A. Confidential in some ways. Can't really say exactly why. Maybe it was the period, costuming and cinematography. Now, about the clothing. Scarlett Johansson wears some nice vintage-style sweaters in this; you know, like twinsets, etc. And I now know a lot more about zoot suits than I ever dreamed there was to know. Mostly because I was curious about the Zoot Suit Riots that they touch on at the beginning of the film. And then there's the lesbian bar scene...who knew! I wonder how much of that was realistic though, really. Then again, it was Hollywood....