Sonya

Boston Latin School (est. 1635, damnit)

Oberlin College, Class of 2000, Bachelor's Degree
Indiana University - Bloomington, Ph.D.

your health; grad student; prof

Learning to cook, sew, and other revolutionary pursuits, seven-toed kitties, my brilliant boy, Indianan exploration, Russia, rocknroll, feeling unusually content, cat-spotting walks, social justice, my family, fat and body politics, new letters after my name, long walks, preventive care, provider education, my gym buddies (here and coastal), sexual health, my two Davids, Jewish cultural history, flipping fantastic with Midwestern culture shock (now and forever, I hope), facial reconstructions of long-dead mummies, Chicago and its proximity to Indiana, Greek mythology, ghost stories, procrastinatin', fighting fatphobia in public health, watching men watch women, the liberry, black t-shirts and white t-shirts, napping, stressing, sex research, learning how to entertain myself, spelling bees, missing Brooklyn *and* Boston, semi-public speaking

Right now: The Fat Studies group posts, Angela Y. Davis writings. Always: Anagrams, *anything* by Lynda Barry, Dorothy Allison, or Mary Gaitskill, Shel Silverstein books, My Own Country, Lolita, The Dirt, Bodies Out of Bounds, Giovanni's Room, Caucasia, Pastoralia, Balkan Ghosts, A Confederacy of Dunces, Please Kill Me, Drown (J.Diaz), Weird Like Us, Bitch magazine, Portnoy's Complaint, Real Live Nude Girl, Time Out Chicago

Angels in America, Gas, Food, Lodging, Waiting for Guffman, Rushmore, Citizen Kane, Home for the Holidays, Beautiful Thing, Ghostbusters I, and sometimes II (Vigo the Carpathian!), Moonstruck, Lovely & Amazing, Pretty in Pink, Nosferatu, Singles, Better Off Dead, My Best Fiend, Capturing the Friedmans, Dirty Dancing, Amelie, the Last Unicorn, Fox and his Friends, What's Love Got to Do with It, the Dark Crystal, Trading Places, Teen Wolf, Hedwig & the Angry Inch

Right now: Sam Cooke (One Night Stand), old PJ Harvey, the Constantines, stuff taken from my parents' collection, Fine Young Cannibals, road trip mixes (1 - 6!) from my boy, Half Japanese, B. Springsteen, The Ex, Jeff Buckley, Otis Redding, Team Dresch, Dave Alvin, right this very minute. I never travel far without a little Big Star. Obviously, the Replacements. The Goxxip, the Reputation/Sarge, the Ronettes, the Consequences, Tom Petty, the Blasters, Comet Gain, Lois, Les Savy Fav, Heart, VU, Sleater-Kinney, Marvin Gaye, Decemberists, Afghan Whigs, Softies/AGSFB/Rose Melberg bands, Doc Hopper, Bob Mould (big ups!), Thermals, Neutral Milk Hotel, Temptations, the Cars, Bikini Kill, Stones, New Pornographers, Tegan and Sara, and Elvis Costello, among others.

Animal Precinct fer sure, Kids in the Hall, Mummy Detective (though I don't think it's even still on), Prime Suspect, Felicity, Everwood, Law&Order, Roseanne, My So-Called Life, ANTM, King of the Hill, Antiques Roadshow, What Not to Wear (times 100!), Project Runway (times a million!) and the Muppet Show

Virgo

I am all of the below: impatient, witty, scared of vampires, (well-)rounded, sometimes slow on the uptake, well-liked, fucking misunderstood, a fast typer, a faster reader, a good eater, opinionated, a vodka drinker, an allergic cat lady in training, and likely to wear big earrings, but tastefully. (Or, at least, I *was,* before I lost all my earrings. Where did you go?) When I was little I used to want to be a fashion designer. Now, I just don't know. I tend to repeat myself, and laugh at my own jokes. Strangers like to talk to me about my hair. I think I have the gift of gab. At least, my dad said to me that I might be the "most conversational person in the family. Notice I said 'most,' not 'best.'" Thanks, Pops.

I've signed up for some more time in this totally freaking idyllic place. . . and after I'm done? You all have to call me 'Doc.'

Crafters. The tactful and tactile. The culinarily adventurous. People who like to listen to, tell, and repeat stories. Love music (and that's an order).