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loving lately.

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The King's Speech / late to the party much? We finally watched this last week and I was enthralled. I thought it was stunningly beautiful. The direction, the acting, the story. I was so into it I forgot where I was. Hell, I forgot who I was. I loved it. In the worlds of Leslie Knope, "I cannot over-hype it enough."

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Parks & Recreation / speaking of Leslie Knope and being late to the party. Not sure why it took me so long to jump on this train, but I'm on now and holding on for dear life. I haven't been this committed to watching a show on a loop since Arrested Development (which is obviously the greatest show ever). / image via gq.com

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The Help / adored this book. And I'm excited that it's going to be a movie. I usually love watching good books become movies. I think I'll see this one as a matinee by myself once we get Paul shipped off. I'm also excited about seeing Midnight in Paris, Page One & of course, the Harry Potter finale. (Luckily Paul will still be in town for that one.) Another sidenote : I love Kindle books on the iPad. I know it's not for everyone, and I certainly didn't think it was for me, but turns out – totally is. I'm hooked for life.

Anything else I should be obsessed with? Books? Movies? Shows? I'm going to have seven months of free time that needs to get filled up…

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  1. Courtney Avatar
    Courtney

    I’ve heard rave reviews about The Help, so yours was the final one that convinced me to go ahead, and purchase it. And, yes, I totally agree on being excited for the HP finale! 🙂
    As for recommendations, I’d definitely go with Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson, The History of Love by Nicole Krauss, and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

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  2. Alyssa B Avatar
    Alyssa B

    Markus Zusak is an aussie like me- highly recommended book.
    Have you watched ‘west wing’? Been on loop in my house for far too long. Otherwise you might be able to find this halarious Aussie series called ‘offspring’. Seriously, I cannot over-hype it enough 🙂

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  3. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    Have you tried Game of Thrones? I thought it would be totally awful and not my thing. But now I am obsessed with it! Intrigued, deception, betrayal, love and loss. The series is on HBO, but you can buy books one through four now. Give it a try…you might be surprised. Bonus: the books are super long, so it should take you plenty of time to read each one.

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  4. Jenny Meyerson Avatar
    Jenny Meyerson

    Arrested Development is hilarious. The character development is amazing. My husband and I are still watching it on Netflix. Try The league on Netflix ad well. Love the quirky relationships.

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  5. Rebekah Hanna-Lozano Avatar
    Rebekah Hanna-Lozano

    My husband and I are 20 years late to the Twin Peaks party. It’s on Netflix (streaming) and we’ve been loving it! It’s cheesy, hilarious and freaks me out all at the same time.

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  6. jodi Avatar
    jodi

    i loved the king’s speech, too. it was so well done and i loved the framing the cinematographer used. especially in the scenes at geoffery rush’s “office”. so beautiful.
    i liked midnight in paris quite a bit. and super 8 was really, really good.

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  7. karinhope Avatar
    karinhope

    My husband loves Arrested Development!! We’ve also really enjoyed a few British shows, particularly The Coupling and The IT Crowd (my husband is a tech guy, so it’s very fitting). All the characters are funny and lovable 🙂 Highly recommended!!

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  8. Laney Avatar
    Laney

    I’m obsessed with Inception. Everything is great about this movie. We bought the soundtrack and I love it. My favorite track is called “Dream is collapsing”, and after listening to it 376892023 times, I watched the scene in the movie where it’s played. The beggining of the song is perfectly timed with the line “we are actually asleep”, the moment where the subject (Saito) says he knows he is dreaming.
    Anyway, you have to see it. It’s a masterpiece. My favorite movie of all time.

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  9. christen Avatar
    christen

    do you like the books or tv show better?

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  10. Funnelcloud Rachel Avatar
    Funnelcloud Rachel

    I’m hooked on reading books on my iPad, too (though I’ve been using iBooks)- I’ve been blasting through them. I still struggle with feeling a bit guilty for not having an actual book in my hand.
    If you guys have HBO (we just got it), I love the HBO GO app for iPad. I’ve never had HBO in my life, so now I’m catching up on all the good series that I’ve missed over the years. Larry and I are watching an episode or two per night in bed on the iPad.

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  11. Funnelcloud Rachel Avatar
    Funnelcloud Rachel

    We just got HBO so my boyfriend could watch Game of Thrones – I totally wasn’t interested – “fantasy dork shows” (as I call them, to tease him) are most definitely NOT my thing. But turns out – I love it. I do have to turn my head away from the tv during some of the gory scenes, but I’m totally hooked. I don’t think I’ll go so far as to read the books, but I’m definitely looking forward to Season 2 next spring!

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  12. Melanie K. Avatar
    Melanie K.

    If you haven’t read the Hunger Games … you MUST! And it is being made into a movie to release next March (I will so be there.)
    I loved my Android app for Kindle, I BOUGHT a Kindle (love the non-glare surface). Now, I don’t really buy a book unless it is on Kindle (and I love getting all the free kindle books too!)

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  13. leah Avatar
    leah

    if it were possible to high five you from across the country and through the internet, i would be doing so. i cannot get enough of parks and rec and i’ve been convincing everyone i know to watch it too. such a good, happy, funny show.

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  14. Nadia Avatar
    Nadia

    I have to agree that the help is amazing and I cannot wait to see the movie. I have not seen the king’s speech either. My son said midnight in paris is very good. I just got an iPad and have yet to read a book on it. I can recommend Anne patchett truth and beauty and the one by her friend Lucy grealy autobiography of a face. I loved them both. Read lucy’s first. Have fun reading! Ciao!

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  15. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    read The Book Thief. Took me a long time to get through it, which is usually not the case. I’ll check out the others…

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  16. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    LOVE West Wing.

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  17. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    Not yet…that might be a good one.

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  18. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    Yep! Saw it in the theaters twice.

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  19. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    Yep! Read them all in one weekend. Excited for the movies.

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  20. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    I recommend watching Drop Dead Diva! It’s on Lifetime, on netflix … and Jane is a great lawyer that draws you into her unique life and leaves you feeling good about yourself, doing the right thing, and following your heart. Love that show!

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  21. Elizabeth Avatar
    Elizabeth

    I just ordered The Help and books 2 & 3 of the Hunger Games Trilogy. I can’t wait to read them all! And I really can’t wait for the final Harry Potter movie!
    xx,
    Elizabeth

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  22. ~Kristina Avatar
    ~Kristina

    The Help was great!
    I would add The Gargoyle to the literary pot. As mentioned before, Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson is a great super fast awesome read perfect for summer time.
    I jumped on the ereader train this past spring and while I still haven’t exclusively converted I find I like it.

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  23. cinback Avatar
    cinback

    I am right in the middle of reading The Help. Cannot read it fast enough!

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  24. Sara B. Avatar
    Sara B.

    I love, love The King’s Speech! I just finished The State of Wonder by Ann Patchett. Fantastic read! I also love her other books too, especially Bel Canto.

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  25. amanda Avatar
    amanda

    Weeds is a pretty fantastic show. I watched three seasons in one week. Ha.

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  26. Karina K Avatar
    Karina K

    My favorite show is True Blood! And last year I started to read the books and I got even more obsessed with the show! I just got the HBO go app on my iPhone and now can watch all the past seasons.
    Netflix Streaming is great, I use it mainly to catch up on tv series. I watch it on my iPhone and we have the Apple TV at home. Sometimes it sucks not have the full selection on Netflix because we don’t get the DVD’s just streaming. But for 7.95 a month I can’t complain.

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  27. Karina K Avatar
    Karina K

    I forgot to mention that I finally got the Hunger Games books at the library and I cant put the book down. I have been reading books on my iPhone since December so its nice to actually hold a book.

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  28. Caroline Avatar
    Caroline

    We are on the second episode of Parks & Rec. We have seemed it required watching since I’m trying to find space for a playground in downtown DC.
    I LOVE graphic novels. Just finished Radiation about Marie Curie. It glows in the dark! And I love The Principles of Uncertainty. Midnight in Paris was fabulous.

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  29. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Loved The Help! Last night my daughter and I went to see Bridesmaids and we LOVED it! We laughed so hard!
    Have you ever listed to This American Life podcasts (from NPR)? They great entertainment!

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  30. Mandy Dake Avatar
    Mandy Dake

    Okay I read all these first.. Loved The Book Thief, Hunger Games, Sookie Stackhouse books..
    I think you should pick up Sarah’s Key, and Dark Lover (Book 1 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood.. There are 9.) They are WOWO, Amazing.. Especailly once Paul is gone ; )

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  31. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    I JUST got the books in the mail yesterday, and so far I am loving the first book (I stayed up late to start the first one last night). Hopefully I continue to enjoy them. I usually don’t go for this type of stuff, but I am really enjoying it.

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  32. Katie L Cavanaugh (Mrs. C) Avatar
    Katie L Cavanaugh (Mrs. C)

    Parks and Rec. is the funniest show ever especially when someone (or yourself) have worked for any form of government. I also love the Sookie Stackhouse series but am not a fan of True Blood, not as funny. As for reading on an IPad the glare started to bother my eyes so I purchased a kindle…love it!

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  33. Jill Avatar
    Jill

    Parks & Rec is THE best comedy out right now, hands down. Ron Swanson just rocks it. I loved his Swanson Pyramid of Greatness from this past season. I’m late to the party with this one, but I’m reading (and really enjoying) The Happiness Project right now.

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  34. Kathryn Johnson Avatar
    Kathryn Johnson

    Mad Men is brilliant. We also LOVE Fringe-such and amazing show!

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  35. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    Ron Swanson is the love of my life. I adore his character.

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  36. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    LOVE fringe. One of our favorites.

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  37. heather Avatar
    heather

    Love Arrested Development and love Parks & Rec, so I’m going to take your word on The Help and add it to my “to read” list. Also had been flirting with watching The West Wing and based on a comment above might start that too.

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  38. johanna Avatar
    johanna

    that’s funny. we just watched the King’s Speech finally a few days ago. i LOVE parks and rec. others we love: modern family and parenthood… and my secret obsession even though it has been off the air for quite some time: veronica mars 🙂

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  39. ana Avatar
    ana

    i love love love parks & rec. the king’s speech was fabulous too, i was pretty teary eyed through the end, which is saying a lot since i don’t cry in movies.
    🙂 must go check that book out!

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  40. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    love modern family. and I watched the whole Veronica Mars series twice in the past year on Netflix. LOVE HER.

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  41. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    you wont regret West Wing watching. Or the help!

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  42. Emily Rooney Avatar
    Emily Rooney

    I LOVE parks & rec! Amy Poehler is awesome!

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  43. Joeynumber41 Avatar
    Joeynumber41

    I am currently reading The Help. Room and The Postmistress are next on my list!

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  44. Larissa Avatar
    Larissa

    I’m not on the “kings speech” bandwagon yet, but I need to be. Also, I loved “The help” so so so much! It’s so well written and so moving. I can’t wait for the movie!

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  45. desiree Avatar
    desiree

    Oh I love parks and rec – so so much.

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  46. Carrie Avatar
    Carrie

    I watched the Swedish versions of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movies. Pretty good! I got them on the Netflix app. The first month is free, so you can cancel any time!

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  47. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    My suggestion would be to read The King’s Speech book. Focuses on the life on Lionel Logue and it’s really interesting to read more background information on the story.

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  48. Christina G. Avatar
    Christina G.

    Loved The Help and LOVE parks & rec. You should totally read One Day by David Nicholls. The movie will be coming out this summer as well. It stars Anne Hathaway, so it can’t be bad : )

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  49. christen Avatar
    christen

    A couple of my favorite books lately are Cutting for Stone and Moloka’i. TV series on Netflix that hooked me are Friday Night Lights, Damages and Army Wives.

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  50. faye Avatar
    faye

    Robopocalypse. Yes, a book about a robot apocalypse. I’m not into robots, but this book is so, so interesting.
    IT Crowd. Netflix streaming. Awesome awesomeness.

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