The Joy of Listing

I just love making lists and ranking stuff.

  • Top 10 of my favorite dramatic roles played by actors known for comedy

    1. Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting
    2. Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    3. Adam Sandler in Punch Drunk Love
    4. Steve Carrell in Little Miss Sunshine
    5. Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon
    6. Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig in The Skeleton Twins
    7. Ben Stiller in Greenberg
    8. Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems
    9. Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society
    10. Jim Carrey in The Truman Show

  • A chronological list of my go-to comfort shows over the years

    I have always had 1-2 shows that I would rewatch for comfort over and over again despite having seen it a million times before.

    • Gilmore Girls (elementary school-now)
    • The Office (age 13(?)-late teens)
    • The Simpsons – golden age only (age 13/14-now, I’ve seen the show before then, but when I started buying myself the DVD box sets as a teen was when my obsession really went through the roof)
    • RuPauls Drag Race (18-25ish)
    • Bojack Horseman (age 18-now)
    • Fleabag (age 25-now)

  • Ranking of all the Vampire Movies I’ve seen

    (I only list the Top 10 – of 50 here. If you want to see the rest you can check out my list on Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/treelanguage/list/ranking-of-the-vampire-movies-ive-watched/ )

    1. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
    2. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
    3. Sinners (2025)
    4. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
    5. The Addiction (1995)
    6. Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023)
    7. The Reflecting Skin (1990)
    8. Cronos (1992)
    9. Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001)
    10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

  • Ranking of the Jane Austen movie adaptations I’ve seen

    1. Pride and Prejudice (2005)
    2. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
    3. Emma. (2020)
    4. Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001)
    5. Emma (1996, theatrical)
    6. Clueless (1995)
    7. Mansfield Park (1999)

  • Ranking and Ratings of Bubble tea flavours (specifically from Ichiban Tea)

    1. Cheezy Taro Slush (10/10)
    2. Taro Sweet Latte (10/10)
    3. Creamy Cake (10/10)
    4. Black Sesame (9/10)
    5. Oreo (8,5/10)
    6. Choco Cake (8,5/10)
    7. Supreme Fruit (8/10)
    8. Purple Sweet Latte (8/10)
    9. Brown Sugar (7,5/10)
    10. Golden Mango (7,5/10) (not sweet enough!!!)
    11. Tokyo Lime (7/10)
    12. Azuki (7/10)
    13. Strawberry (6,5/10)
    14. Lychee (6,5/10)
    15. Jasmin (6/10)

  • Ranking of my (current) Celebrity Crushes

    1. Hot Priest from Fleabag (Andrew Scott in other roles would still be on the list but ranked lower)
    2. Nathan Fielder
    3. Natasha Lyonne
    4. Michael Cera
    5. Hbomberguy
    6. Todd in the Shadows
    7. Gillian Anderson
    8. Kristen Stewart
    9. Paul Dano
    10. Alex Turner

    They are not ranked on “hotness” (I don’t think you can really rank that or at least I can’t) but on the level of intensity of my crush.

  • Best Seasons of Television (all genres):

    This list is only for shows with multiple seasons, where one is wayyy higher quality (in my opinion) then the rest.
    Like ridiculously good.

    • True Detective Season 1
    • Rupaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 2
    • Russian Doll Season 1
    • The Simpsons (Seasons 5/6/7)
    • The Jinx (Season 1)
    • Fleabag (Season 2)
    • Westworld (Season 1)

  • Movies that scared the shit out of me when I was a child

    • The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    • Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
    • Edward Scissorhands (1990)
    • Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
    • The Last Unicorn (1982)

  • Fictional characters I strongly identify with for some reason

    • Enid Coleslaw (Ghost World)
    • Alison (The Breakfast Club)
    • Sylvie (Me and You and Everyone we know)
    • Lily (Eagle vs Shark)
    • Rob (High Fidelity)
    • Spinel (Steven Universe – The Movie)
    • Quiz kid Donnie Smith (Magnolia)
    • May (May)
    • Jane (Jane wants a Boyfriend)

  • List of my obsessions/special interests

    • Real housewives franchise (age 22-now, not as active anymore though)
    • Drag Race franchise (age 18-25ish)
    • Vine Compilations (teen years-now)
    • Films (in general) (from the womb till the tomb lol)
    • Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (especially) (age 12-now)
    • True crime (interest since childhood, obsession level interest since my late teens)
    • Elliott Smith (age 12-now)
    • Binding of Isaac (age 18-now)
    • Stardew Valley (age 19/20-now)
    • The Simpsons (golden age mostly) (interest since childood, obsession level interest age 14-now)
    • Making mix cds/playlists (age 12-now)
    • Becoming friends with all cats and dogs I encounter(always and forever)
    • Making lists (childhood-now)

    Fun Fact: I made this list in late 2023, a couple of weeks before I realised I was autistic and just called it “list of my obsessions”. because I didn’t know anything about autism and that there’s actually word for that that doesn’t sound quite as unhinged as “obsessions”. lol