television
Severance, season 1 & 2
Wow. Television.
Love is Blind, season 8
probably the worst season I've seen of this show. BORING!
The White Lotus, seasons 1, 2, & 3
I watched season 2 one episode per night while on vacation with Bonnie as it aired on the hotel HBO channel. It didn't have subtitles for the Italian scenes for some reason so I missed a lot but enjoyed it nonetheless.
watched season 1 when I got back home and then watched season 3 as it aired. I think season 1 had the tightest story but season 2 had a higher entertainment factor for me, even not knowing what half the characters were saying. season 3 was kind of boring to me but had its moments.
a few sporadic episodes of season 2 of House MD
I just get the craving now and then.
Yellowjackets, season 3 (started)
:( :( :( Yellowwjackets s1 I miss you more than anything.
Kevin Can Go Fuck Himself, seasons 1 & 2
me and Dasha started this show on a whim because of the viral reel about it. there was some genuinely compelling toxic yuri bait going on here which is not something I expected going into it. the gimmick of switching between sitcom style and drama style somehow never got old for me.
Doctor Odyssey, season 1
YES!!! YES!!!!! however if Phillipa Soo doesn't sing by the end of the season I'm going to lose it.
Heartstopper, season 3
my old reliable hatewatch with Bonnie. this show pisses me off so bad but I know my teenage self would have eaten it up so I can't harbour too much genuine malice towards it.
The Pitt, season 1
perfect medical drama. so good that I force myself to overcome the medical anxiety that these shows create in me.
The Rehearsal, season 1 (rewatch)
oh Nathan...
movies
Knocked Up (2007)
playing on the hotel TV. was sometimes kind of cute but generally abort that thang...
This is Forty (2012)
also playing on the hotel TV directly after Knocked Up. deeply stressful to watch and also I think I decided I hate Paul Rudd.
Cocaine Bear (2023)
also on the hotel TV. not good but like it is what it is. halfway through I went to the bathroom and banged my thigh so hard on a towel rack that it immediately swelled up and made me feel faint and having a bear mauling people in the background of this distress was almost too much for me to handle.
Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall In Love? (2012) (rewatch)
Valentine's Day rewatch. Happy birthday Draculaura!!!
Ma-ma / Rock and Roll Wolf (1976)
Dasha manually created English subtitles for this movie so that I could watch it, which was appreciated, and the movie was bizarre but fascinating
Mickey 17 (2025)
funnnn the 17 + Nasha + 18 dynamic was the best part obvs. also really good creature design. villains were grating though.
Coco (2017)
tumblr convinced me this movie was problematic in 2017 so I never watched it until Dasha convinced me and oh my god. oh my god. beautiful movie. I'm gonna be sick.
Sing (2016) (rewatch)
MY FRIEND SING (2016)! rewatch with Isabelle and Lily and Dasha. this movie has so much heart in it and so many litle details revealed upon rewatch that give it more weight than it may appear to have on first glance. Buster Moon and Eddie Noodleman's relationship makes me crazy. the flood scene depicted with zero background music and just real genuine horror. that gorilla broke out of prison to watch his gay son sing and it was beautiful. frank sinatra with lyrics changes about being a mouse. this is a FILM.
Sing 2 (2021) (rewatch)
fuck this movie.
Sing: Thriller (2023)
ok then. at least Eddie was in the background.
The Little Mermaid 3 (2008)
watched with Isabelle, Lily, and Dasha. Justice for my Torpedo Woman Marina Del Rey. all she wanted was a job.
Trolls (2016)
the visuals were a delight however I otherwise despised this movie.
Best In Show (2000)
I went into this not knowing that Jane Lynch and Jennifer Coolidge actually got together and me and Dasha were legitimately HOLLERING when they kissed.
Conclave (2024)
looove their little outfits
Sister Act (1992)
watched this immediately after Conclave
The Amateur (2025)
Sinners was sold out at the theatre but were were already there and had paid for parking so we sunk cost fallacy'd it and decided to see this. it was ok.
Sinners (2025)
WOW. I was almost too chickenshit to make it through this but I'm glad I did because what a film and WHAT a soundtrack.
books
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Start Up by John Carreyrou (reread)
oh Elizabeth...
The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan
fun drama-filled romp
Hunger's Bite by Taylor Robin
GORGEOUS. it feels crazy to see all these webcomic artists who I followed as a teenager become published authors. so deserved. awesome debut.
Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries
the art and panelling was so incredibly gorgeous. setting and story were ambitious but I loved being thrown into these characters' lives, everything felt very real. another webcomic artist that I followed as a teen who got published which really warms my heart.
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
probably the least necessary of all The Hunger Games books but I still cried.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh (reread)
I don't know what made me want to re-read this but it's been about 7 years. lots I forgot about.
Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas (reread)
as MYoRaR ended with 9/11 I picked up this as my next re-read knowing it started with 9/11. I read this book just over a year ago which was probably too soon to reread it. the good parts are so good but the less good parts were a struggle to get through this time.
miscellaneous
The Three Musketeers (play, live)
SO FUN! aesome live sword choreography
Heathers: The Musical (college production, live)
extremely full circle to watch Heathers put on by my old college where I originally discovered the musical and looped the soundtrack while working on projects
Sing (live children's theatre version in a Church Basement)
so special.
a few episodes of The Basement Yard podcast
these guys crack me up I can't help it...
