books
- “public sex” by pat califa (2000) - in progress. pat’s a fun writer. started off with a strange argument… ok seriously wondering when i let this book go.
- “lysistrata” by aristophanes (411 bce)
movies
- is this thing on? (2025) - not worth seeing
- one battle after another (2025) - first pta movie. i liked it enough
- the shrouds (2024) - not my fav movie from whatshisname
- the lobster (2015) - ummm
- bad influence (1990) - had so much fun at lpmn <3
- queer experimental short films (2020-2025) by kalil haddad w/ q&a
- mysterious skin (2004) - my first gregg araki. thank you dude <3
- slc punk! (1998) - disappointing ig
- death to smoochy (2002) - enjoyable
- rotting in the sun (2023) - i liked it a lot :)
- pitch perfect (2012) [rewatch] - still fun
- swallowed (2022) - sooo boring
- love lies bleeding (2024) [rewatch] - even better than the first time!
- rotting in the sun (2023) [rewatch] - love her
- isle of dogs (2018) - yay!
- the birdcage (1996) - took me 3 days to finish
- bolt (2008) - fine, elm cried 3x
- castration movie, anthology i: traps - chapter i (2024) - enjoyably hard to sit thru
- party girl (1995) - kind of iconic
- will & harper (2024) - so sweetly!
music
- “extraordinary machine” by fiona apple (2005)
- “xiu mutha fuckin xiu: volume 1” by xiu xiu (2026)
- “the idler wheel is wiser than the driver of the screw and whipping cords will serve you more than ropes will ever do” by fiona apple (2012)
- “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” by bad bunny (2025)
- “something we all got” by cootie catcher (2025)
podcasts
theatre
- “oh, mary!” with john cameron mitchell
tv
- the chair company (2025)
- the sopranos!!!
books
- “tweak” by nic sheff (2008) - nice
- “trans studies” by crystal odelle (2025) - delightful!
- “when crack was king” by donovan x. ramsey (2023) - loved the historical elements but kept getting lost in the biographies
- “opinions” by roxane gay (2023) - no single essay stuck out but an enjoyable read
- “the right to innocence” by beverly engel (1989) - thanks!
- “come as you are” by emily nagoski (2015) - not as life-changing as i’d been led to believe but i suppose it’s a decade old now
- “tomorrow sex will be good again” by katherine angel (2021) - much better! loved the chapter on vulnerability <3
- “we will not cancel us” by adrienne maree brown (2020) - good guidance
- “the right to sex” by amia srinivasan (2021) - kinda dry compared to the other feminist sex books i’ve read recently but it obv serves a diff purpose; didn’t do what i needed from it personally tho it lays out coherent arguments well
- “illness as metaphor & AIDS and its metaphors” by susan sontag (1978, 1989) - my first sontag! j’adore <3 makes me miss sociological thinking…
- “yes, mistress” by alicia zadig (2021) - some interesting parts for sure!
- “how to think more about sex” by alain de botton (2012) - not even worth reading
- “perv” by jesse bering (2013) - several very interesting chapters, esp at the start
- “adult children of emotionally immature parents” by lindsay c gibson (2015) - pausing every 20mins to text my sister about it… love that it provides me a new lens to understand myself & my patterns of behavior!
- “existential kink” by carolyn elliott (2020) - love this one! thoughtful & funny & engaging
- “this is supposed to be fun” by myisha battle (2023) - surprisingly useful!
- “hot and unbothered” by yana tallon-hicks (2022) - useful on the pessimism portion esp (79% paused indefinitely)
- “please miss” by grace lavery (2022) - knowingly full-of-itself in a grating way; the part about bathrooms has stayed on my mind tho
- “transland” by mx sly (2023) - loving it!!! any descriptions of the book turned me away from it but the writing itself is well done & enticing
& then i accidentally took a 3.5mo break from reading books
- “crossings” by joão florêncio & liz rosenfeld (2025) - in progress, some things i like & some i don’t care for
movies
- cunk on life (2025) - fine
- tickled (2016) - j’adore
- jenny slate: stage fright (2019) - rewatched
- a real pain (2024) - rewatched; funny & heartfelt, love kieran’s character
- videodrome (1983) - my first cronenberg! surprisingly relevant 40yrs later
- mulholland drive (2001) - my first & hopefully last lynch. i sincerely hated it <3
- a different man (2024) - unexpectedly thoughtful & enjoyable
- born innocent: the redd kross story (2023) - funny & engaging
- pan’s labyrinth (2006) - yay!
- jojo rabbit (2019) - very interesting to watch a few days after pan’s labyrinth. both about children coping with the terrors of war & loss thru fantasy. very cute & wes-andersony. anyway i’m glad i finally finished it after starting it 5yrs ago!
- the visitor (2024) - hell yeah! my fav parts were with/about the maid. loved it all except for the redundant speeches at family dinner. viewer behind me said it was “a missed opportunity to not have a family orgy” which is so true!
- kneecap (2024) - pretty good!
- secret mall apartment (2025) - good enough, intriguing concept & cast of artists, explores art-as-life
- call me by your name (2017) - rewatched. more enjoyable even than before
- trick (1999) - rewatched. cute, fun, sexy… this movie has it all!
- romeo + juliet (1996) - rewatched. stopped halfway thru. funny movie
- titane (2021) - hm. much to think on
- friendship (2024) - pretty good
- queer (2024) - third movie i watched this weekend. moving at times, otherwise slow; rewatched it the next day, same feelings
- boys go to jupiter (2025) - disappointing
- twinless (2025) - hm!
- el caminante (1979) - cassidy kept saying “that’s devilish” about the devil’s behaviour
- the cabin in the woods (2011) - good one!
- tangerine (2015) - enjoyable journey
- death becomes her (1992) - funny campy gags but not much happens
- tick, tick… boom! (2021) - rewatched; not as enjoyable as the first time
- american movie (1999) - interesting… funny slice of life “just a coupla guys” doc
- knocked up (2007) - ok
- the substance (2024) - feelin’ queasy
- zootopia 2 (2025) - loved the new places but the plot wasn’t there for me. but i had fun :)
- crash (1996) - awesome
- tokyo godfathers (2003) - amazing, beautiful, heartfelt, thoughtful, funny, dramatic… loved it <3
- sarah squirm: live + in the flesh (2025) - very colorful & funny. like if peewee herman did jokes about jerking off
- emmet otter’s jug-band christmas (1977) - sweet <3
- die hard (1988) - long but it was fine. too much shooting & i didn’t like the endings
- marty supreme (2025) - funny & stressful, overall enjoyable. didn’t realize so many actors in it are deplorable people until afterwards
music
- “cartoon darkness” by amyl & the sniffers (2024) - yay!!!
- “how i’m feeling now” by charli xcx (2020) <3
- “crash” by charli xcx (2021)
- “secrets” by jordan firstman (2025)
- “bird brain” ep by nuxx vomica (2025)
- “geliebt und doch nicht gefeuert” ep by felix cubin (2006)
- “west end girl” by lily allen (2025)
- “stardust” by danny brown (2025)
podcasts
- up good with honey pluton (2024-)
- sniffies’ cruising confessions (2024-)
- dads and daddies [occasional] (2024-)
- what’s all this then with charlotte mcdonnell & libby watson [i’m behind] (2025-)
- drugs unwrapped [for work] (2023-)
- narcotica podcast [for work] (2018-)
- crackdown [for work] (2019-)
- naturally noncompliant [for work] (2023-)
theatre
- spring awakening - bootleg youtube slime tutorial (2006/7)
- urinetown - new york city center 2025 encores! series (2001)
tv
- task master uk s4 (2015)
- severance (2022-)
- barry (2018-2023)
- am i being unreasonable? (2022-2025)
- yellowjackets s1 (2021)
- the rehearsal s2 (2025)
- overcompensating s1 (2025-)
- adults s1 (2025-)
- american crime drama s2: the assassination of gianni versace (2018, rewatched)
- pee wee as himself (2025) - i liked it & it made me find paul reubens endearing, i think i would’ve liked like stuff… i’m sad they ended on him dying but i understand, it was just sad to end that way. the first half of the doc was upbeat & the second half was like a plane crash.
- feel good (2021-2023)
- girls (2012-2016, semi-rewatched)
- colin from accounts [some] (2022-)
- bee and puppycat [some] (2022-)
- i love LA (2025-)
- heated rivalry (2025-)