A Series of Top Fives

After I first read "High Fidelity" by Nick Hornby in the seventh grade, I've been obsessed with Top 5-lists. My journals are filled with them, top five favorite stores ( in Syracuse: H&M, dElia's, Wegman's, Soundgarden, Salvation Army), top five favorite non-crappy hiphop artists (Wu Tang Clan, Mos Def, Cypress Hill, Gatas Parliament, A Tribe Called Quest), top five over-all things this week, etc. Here are a series of recent top fives I've compiled:

Top Five Simpsons Characters:

Troy McClure

The info-video guy who was married to Selma for a hot second. He is hilarious, and so not featured on the show often enough.

Ned Flanders

The Simpsons’ Chris-toodilly-dish-tian neighborino. Also amazing. I like him because he’s such a winner.

Ranier Wolfcastle

The action movie star and parody of Arnie the Governator himself. I love Arnold Schwartzeneger and thus I love Ranier by default. 

Patti and Selma

Chain-smoking, lovesick spinsters. J’Adore!

Rod and Todd Flanders:

Rod and Todd jumping on a trampoline:

Rod: Each leap brings us closer to God!

Todd: Catch me Lord! Catch me! 

Top Five Favorite Songs this Week:

Never Miss a Beat- Kaiser Chiefs
Catchy, hip, funky-- whatever middle-aged parents adjective you wish to use in order to describe this song. It’s a good dance song.

Paper Planes- M.I.A
Ridiculous, but oh so catchy. I love me a gal who can sing about visa-fraud and robbing people at gunpoint while using illustrative sampling. (“All I wanna do is *gunshots* and a’ *the ka-ching! of a cash register* and take your money!”)

You Speak My Language- Morphine
Now, I am totally addicted to Morphine (pun!) and I am way sadder (more sad?) about singer Mark Sandman’s death then I am about any other artist’s. Morphine makes me think of dark, smoke-filled bars filled with men wearing sunglasses inside, loose women smoking cigarettes, and lipstick on wineglasses.

S.O.S- Abba 
Shh… So lame, but it’s so good! (And those  two B's sure are sexy, eh?)

Sea of Love- Cat Power
Love it because of Juno, the scene where it played made me bawl. I also sing it for my daughter while putting her to sleep.

Top Five Favorite TV-Shows this Month:

True Blood
Six Feet Under-creator Alan Ball’s newest show on HBO, I’ve only seen a couple of episodes, but so far I like it. Featuring vampires, southern accents, telepaths, Anna Paquin, whodunit murder mysteries, the 14-year old goth in me loves it, but the (almost) 19- year old mom in me is still a little skeptical.

Americas Next Top Model Cycle 11
Cue the boo-s! I’m fully aware of how problematic this show is. But this is good TV, y’all! I adore fashion, crazy hairdos, and interesting make-up. Plus this cycle is extra special, because it features this beautiful Russian, tattooed, activist vixen, ELINA! *siiiiiiigh* (Let it also be known that I hereby predict that Elina will win this cycle! You heard it here first.)

Season 5 of The Office
If you watch it, you’ll agree.

The Simpsons

I recently discovered a website that shows all 19 seasons of this magnificent show for free, so, needless to say, I’ve been marathoning. It’s so funny, and smart and poignant, and contemporary. I don’t know what else to say about it, it’s just amazing.

Dexter Season 3
I’ve only seen the first episode, but from what we’ve experienced from the previous ones, this should be good too. Plus, Micheal C. Hall is such an awesome actor, he deserves so much more recognition, yo.

Top Five Most Attractive this Month:
We’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves…

Elina

Adrian Brody

Forever my dreamboat...

Anne-Lynne McCord

Jessica Alba

And  the most beautiful of all these knockouts:
Niels