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<\/a>\nOh, Christmas Twee<\/em><\/p>\n
Weeks 50 – 52
\nBerea, OH! Melt with Kate & Marikka. My parents drove up from Alexandria, VA to spend Friday through Sunday with us. D’Agnese’s. Dante Next Door. Started the drive back to Chicago and picked up Amanda & Derek outside Toledo. Kimmi bday @ Pot Pan\/Rainbo. NYEE party @ Linsey & Scott’s. NYE celebrations @ Austin & Annie’s, Eliza & Mike’s, and Shanleys. <\/p>\n
Films watched 50th, 51st, and 52nd week of the year:<\/strong><\/p>\n Troop Beverly Hills Troop Beverly Hills is every bit as amusing today as I found it when I watched it as a kid. So happy Z shared my love for it. I freaking loved Big Eyes. I don’t know why the film was not nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. It has my vote and that’s all that matters.<\/p>\n + <\/p>\n 2015 Week 1: 2015 Week 2: 2015 Week 3: 2015 Week 4: Films watched 1st, 2nd, 3rd week of the year:<\/strong><\/p>\n Dawn of the Planet of the Apes * documentary<\/p>\n A mix of fantastic and fantastically terrible movie films so far this year. This MIGHT be sacrilegious, but An Easter Bunny Puppy might be even better than A Talking Cat?!? Speaking of best pictures, the Oscar Best Picture nominees I still need to see: American Sniper, Boyhood, and Whiplash. Selma struck the chord I was looking for. Truly a bummer that Ava DuVernay was not nominated for a Best Director. It was a beautiful & riveting film, with the best ensemble cast of the year. I thought the timing of this release was very smart – hopefully it will inspire everyone to get out the vote; something that people risked their lives for and died for. Let’s do this!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey, hi. I haven’t written in awhile. It’s busy around these here parts. Z and I are still settling into our condo. My hurdle is the craft room. It’s 80% done, but that 20% left has been hard to find … Continue reading
\nA Christmas Story
\nBig Eyes
\nThe Frighteners
\nBig Trouble in Little China<\/p>\n
\nNYD brunch @ Amanda & Derek’s and collards @ Nick & Erin’s. Got updated DL at DMV. IKEA\/Sushi Station with Z, E&M, A&D, and Juli. <\/p>\n
\nDropped Bean Baby onesies off at The Fig Tree. Quesadilla & movies with Eliza & Juli. Alison\/Kim hang. Eliza Bday Pizza Party. Emily bday dessert & drinks party. Ground Control with Heidi. Review revue. <\/p>\n
\nSteve Niketopolous fundraiser @ Shaman. St. Sebastian Day @ The Peacock. Lunch with Sarah J. @ Takito. Ginny bday karaoke @ Spynners. Three Movies with Z @ Logan. Dinner with Z & Ed @ High Dive. Kathy M.’s bday @ Emporium.<\/p>\n
\nQuesadilla with Erin & Alison. confirmation that I am more blind than before with beloved Dr. Ortiz @ Eye Appeal. Little Goat lunch with Rachel! First condo association meeting for us. Pet Baths. Movies @ Logan.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nSushi Station, Mountain of Plates Consumed<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBreakin’
\nSpring Breakers
\n21 Jump Street
\nAn Easter Bunny Puppy
\nTo Be Takei *
\nThe Skeleton Twins
\nChulas Fronteras *
\nRoman Holiday
\nFoxcatcher
\nThe Theory of Everything
\nWild
\nBaggage Claim
\nCaptain America: Winter Soldier
\nSmall Soldiers
\nFinding Vivian Maier *
\nThe Emperor’s Nightingale (Jiri Trnka)
\nSelma
\nBreakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo<\/p>\n