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Eight films are up for the Best Picture award at the 87th Academy Awards on February 22. (Check out the full list of nominees here.) A few of them, like The Grand Budapest Hotel and Boyhood, are already available on DVD/Blu-ray for checkout at the library. But if you enjoyed any of the nominated films and want to see more like them, here are some recommendations for further viewing.

(By the way, we chatted about this very topic last night for Pint & Click, a monthly meetup group for culture-lovers that congregates at Tap House Grill in Des Plaines. Check out the group on Meetup.com or Facebook to hear about future shindigs!)

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For someone who dresses in black every day of the week, I sure love me some bright color and print.

I can't really explain the dichotomy, other than I just really like the color black. It looks good on me. And it always matches. And it's really easy to get dressed in a decent outfit in five minutes or less.  

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Confession: I'm in love.

I've been in love as long as I can remember. Childhood memories of the two of us together, lazy Sundays curled up drinking tea, when I'm sick and stuck in bed--they have been by my side all my life, never wavering no matter what I was interested in.

I'm in love with magazines.

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I check out a huge amount of non-fiction and self-help books from the library.  One of my favorite things to do is wander up to the New Books section on the 4th floor to see what's new in diet, fitness, self-help, personal development, spirituality, home improvement, crafts, frugal living and personal finance.

Continue Reading "I Resolve…Not to Resolve. Instead, my 5 goals for 2015" →

There was whistling in the library the other day and I couldn't help but follow the tune. The whistler and I started chatting. He told me there's always a tune in his head. I mentioned, sadly, that I never have one in mine.

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