Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Ooo. I almost forgot about this. I'm embracing change with as much confidence as I can muster, thank you. 020
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Suddenly I have old lady hands. (Hey, don't be jealous. If you're lucky enough to get old, someday you, too, will have old people hands.) 130
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I just sent out curatorial inquiries to the three museums that seem like the best match for my project. (A friend of an old friend of mine is on staff for one of them, so maybe a tiny leg up?) I know the odds are terrible, but please send vibes anyway. I'll take all the help that I can get. 030
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Getting so much work done while avoiding doing the thing I gotta do. 000
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Aw, crap. It turns out that senior citizens can get zits. Where's the humanity? 010
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Organizing and cleaning. Doing the right thing is exhausting. 000
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I had hoped Mom would see my fabric collage in person during her October trip here, but she's had to cancel. Instead, I sent her the photo of it. Okay, she's my mom, so um, biased, but she said, "Oh! If I were in the band and saw this, I would cry. There's so much thought and detail put in here." 131
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 26/09/2026There are definitely times when it sucks to be an only child. (Okay, yes, I have a half-brother, but we met in our 50s - too late for us to bond meaningfully, it turns out.) 010
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Let's see - this week Mom went to the ER and may or may not have metastatic pancreatic cancer, my husband's boss "wants to meet" about fulfilling research requirements, we caught a troublesome skunk which, despite precautions, completely sprayed up the car, and now the car may be dead. Good times. 610
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I don't know if it's because: I'm getting old, or I've had to move around so much, or I lost my knack for close friendship somewhere along the way, or some other reason, but when bad, stressful stuff is going on, I don't feel like I can just reach out to anyone anymore. It's terrible. I hate it. 100
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I woke up thinking about a thrashy, Bikini Kill-esque cover of "I Only Have Eyes for You." I'm still working out the details. Wish I had the chops. 010
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I got carded when I bought a bottle of wine on my 65th birthday and, while I expect that was just part of standard checkout policy, it kinda rocked. 030
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Sometimes my yard gives me a prize when I pull up horrible, prickly weeds. 030
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 17/09/2026My house is an incredibly loud work zone today - drilling through pumicecrete, anyone? - but I know we'll be grateful for heat pump air conditioning when next summer's heat shows up. Meanwhile, yikes. 010
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I should just throw out all the things that I spent a year creating for my unrealized stop-motion video. That project was further outside my wheelhouse than the project I just completed, and... sigh... what's actually the point? 200
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 14/09/2026To celebrate being alive, I'm getting my flu and Covid vaccines today. 130
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I thought I might not live to be 45, so today feels miraculous. 020
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I've been so excited about the new tier of discounts I'll be unlocking tomorrow, but it turns out that most of those discounts kicked in a few years ago. Surprise! Public transit systems seem to be the last, great holdouts. CharlieCard, I'm coming for ya! #ItsGoodToBeAlive 010
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Aaa. I never stopped to consider collage in relation to copyright law. 100
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Yesterday I tried to take photos of my highly-detailed 7'x5.25' textile artwork and Failed. I have been reading online about what is required to photograph such a large piece accurately, and my brain keeps fuzzing out. The shots of individual details come out fine, but not the whole thing. 110
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I appreciate the many things Wendell Berry got me to think about over the years. He got to live a long, fulfilling, interesting life, and I don't believe he would have felt short-changed to die at 92. Glad I had the chance to know him, even a little. 010
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Yes, there have been other Tr#mp protest songs, but from a first-person POV? And two of them on the same album? Such a bold, fresh approach. youtu.be/cKIjhZcEWLc?...youtu.beCharacter FlawYouTube video by They Might Be Giants (For Kids) - Topic 120
Reposted by Sonya RousseauVictor Fitzsimons is selling explanations to the wall @victorfitzsimons.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The mnemonic for remembering the Lakes’ names changing from HOMES to SHAME. 131
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This is probably a song that's about a meandering romantic relationship, but... sigh. I am missing friends dead too soon and it's fitting the mood. Perfect song from a perfect album. youtu.be/teGky5NQQeQ?...youtu.beRoxy Music ~ More Than This ~ Avalon (HQ Audio)YouTube video by steelyman08 110
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Okay, two heartbreaking losses in two days, both born in 1946. Surely, surely we deserve the third to help rebalance the world. It's time. 020
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The project I started January 2021 is on track to be completed by my birthday next month. I always referred to it as either a 10-year or as my "forever" project, so this endpoint seems surreal to me. The next hope is to get it displayed as part of a museum or gallery exhibition, preferably in NYC. 350
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 25/08/2026She was truly remarkable. I'm not ready to think about a world without Dolly. 010
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 13/08/2026On the one hand, I'm so grateful my 2010 Prius is still zipping along. On the other hand, today's unexpected $2300 repair bill instead of just an oil change. Oh, well. Still better than having to pony up for something else. 030
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 11/08/2026My heart hurts and I am deep in the pit right now. It doesn't really matter why. Posting this element of my big project to try to let some light back in. 010
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I coined and frequently used the phrase "too much information" (in its ongoing sense) in 1992 or 1993, and hardly anyone knows that. Life is unfair. 220
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 08/08/2026My husband was given an "insufficient scholarship" evaluation at work because he hadn't published an article in two years. What a lazyass. On top of teaching and committee work, he's been putting in 40+ hours/week doing research and writing a book during that time. 130
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Two weeks ago, the woman who was supposed to pick up my Mom at the hospital couldn't make it because she'd died completely unexpectedly the night before. Another nice couple picked up Mom instead. The guy from that couple found out yesterday that he has late-stage pancreatic cancer. 110
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Oatmeal (made with a little extra water) mixed with TJ's gochujang + salted peanut butter is freakishly reminiscent of Kraft macaroni and cheese. I can't begin to explain any of the above. 030
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 21/07/2026So, an ex from long ago (who was on the lam from the FBI at the time we were dating and wildly fabricated life facts as part of his cover - long story) just turned 80, and I am still trying to wrap my head around the shock of that number. He's less than 9 years younger than my mom. Like... what??? 120
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 11/07/2026My sleeping mind gave me such an incredible gift last night. Tim, who died a month ago, paid me a visit, gave me a gigantic, reassuring hug, and then kept right on making mischief and causing mayhem. It was a perfect goodbye. 030
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I just finished Samantha Harvey's Orbital and am struggling with its classification as a novel. Beautiful writing? Absolutely. An original way to explore what it means to be human and what our place on Earth and in the universe is (etc.)? Yup. But don't expect memorable characters or a story per se. 020
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I worked in a food coop in my early 20s and in a bakery in my early 30s, but it took me until yesterday to apply the inside-out bagging method to putting on a pillowcase. I'm sure this bit of cleverness is already out in the world, but it's a useful discovery here. Awkward job no more! Give it a try 100
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Whenever I question whether there is any value to my continuing to live, I try to remember that my small voice of support for amazing individuals, the natural world, and vulnerable populations might make a positive difference, no matter how slight. Sometimes that seems like enough of a reason. 030
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 22/06/2026These parent-celebrating days can be tricky to navigate. 020
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 19/06/2026In the midst of contemplating/planning another trip primarily to see people and coming up against the thought of which of them would go to the trouble and expense to see me and - oh, boy - did that set me back on my heels. Sobering. 120
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 06/06/2026If I had one of those gross grocery store bakery cupcakes with nasty frosting in the house right now I would eat it. 010
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I hate all that cancer warrior talk, like if someone doesn't survive it then they didn't try hard enough or stay positive enough or whatever. Tim Halle, one of the people who lives deepest in my heart, isn't going to make it. I can't comprehend a world without him. 250
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Finally figured out what kind of knee injury I have (self-diagnosed but accurate). It's gratifying to know that I've been doing most of the right things to encourage healing, super discouraging that the road to recovery might still take awhile to traverse. I don't have this kind of time. 020
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I just squandered about 3 weeks' worth of knee pain improvements by having the audacity to treadmill walk at a pitiful 3.2 mph rate + stand while sewing on my fabric collage project. Not happy, not patient, but nonetheless grateful for ibuprofen and arnica gel. Still paying for concert mishaps. Bah. 120
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Most of my Apple device-using pals on Duolingo now have an avatar that is either dressed up as a hot dog in a bun or as a cat in a box, and that tells you pretty much all you need to know about the current state of the app. 110
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 24/05/2026My 23-year-old fridge has always been a sad mess, but its crumbled drawer pulls and constant defrost leakiness finally sent me down the purchase rabbit hole this week. New models: Configuration of space? Inferior. And what's this about a sub-8-year life expectancy? Um. No thanks. I'll wait. 030
Sonya Rousseau @sonyamarou.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I guess my new question has to be, "What song Doesn't make me cry?" I have loved Laurie Anderson's "Let X=X" since it came out, but it never made me teary until I watched its recent performance on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts. (At least I can get through "What You Get" dry-eyed now. That's something.) 130
