Working on next Diary bit.

I've actually acquired a journal for the Sergeant - I'm going to post the Diary stuff there without lj-cut at some point, but all the work will appear in this journal first. In the meantime I am running a database report, downloading an Office service pack (big sucker, that), and fiddling with theme songs for the various LXG 1936 characters. Haven't gotten far. batyatoon and I have picked out a few, but if someone else has a better idea then please, do let me know. Oh - one other thing. For simplicity's sake the current batch is confined to songs with words; theme music, such as the Donna Diana Overture (a classical piece used as the theme music for Challenge of the Yukon and its successors) is fine but I simply haven't got enough such pieces to hand to select among them. That said:

Mary Poppins: Epilogue (Nothing About Me, Sting). ( Lyrics here. )

The Shadow: Woke Up This Morning, A3 / Alabama3. ( Lyrics here. )

Sergeant Preston: Shakedown, Bob Seger. ( Lyrics here. )

Hugo Danner: This one's a little tough. Candidate 1: Shout, Tears for Fears. ( Lyrics here. )

Candidate 2: Simple Life, Elton John. ( Lyrics here. )

As I said, Danner's a tough one. Fortunately, the next is a LOT simpler.
Tom Swift: Book of Days (English version), Enya. ( Lyrics here. )

We didn't even TRY for Dorothy - spent too much time stalled on Lord Wimsey. Sting's "Englishman in New York" is very close to ideal, except that at no point is Lord Wimsey actually in New York - although the 'I'm a civilized alien in a weird land' feeling is still valid. Most of the other Lord Wimsey songs were more Wimsey/Vane than the Wimsey dynamic of the game. Ah well.

Suggestions, anyone?

Mitten mitten mitten!

After I finished my second pair of socks I could not quite bring myself to start a third immediately. Since I am going to Alaska on 1 September, I thought perhaps I should do up a pair of mittens. Yes, the highs are around 55 F during the time I plan to be there, but the lows get to freezing, so why not be cautious? I bought a copy of Knit Mittens! 15 Cool Patterns To Keep You Warm, by Robin Hansen, and then a couple of needles and a skein of Lion Brand Wool-Ease in white. It would go well with my variegated Berella acrylic, I figured.

( Image here. 44k. )