Hope Roth

@hoperoth

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Hope Roth@hoperoth· 1d

I took this moderately decent photo at the MUCEM. I thought @gregdoucette.bsky.social might appreciate it.

Hope Roth@hoperoth· 8d

New Post: In which I flee the heat to spend a week in Marseille. https://www.hoperoth.com/blog/?p=5020 #AHandfulOfDreams #HopeInLyon

Hope Roth@hoperoth· 18d

New Post: In which I am left to my own devices (with a quick update about why I can't go back to the US just yet). What would you do with 2-3 weeks all on your own? https://www.hoperoth.com/blog/?p=4990 (Link also in bio.)

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Jul 8

YouTube Ads really didn't know their audience with this one... #BehindTheBastards @iwriteok.bsky.social

A Book of Mormon (the actual book, not the musical) being advertised on a YouTube video from Behind the Bastards

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Jul 6

Everyone's dunking on Americans for not knowing anything about Belgium, but I had to download 3 different apps and resurrect my ancient Apple Pencil for this bit. www.hoperoth.com/blog/?p=4960

Hope as Hercule Poirot in the style of Magritte

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Jul 5

Nobody: Landon Donovan:

Arrested development meme: this is why you drill both sides

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Jul 5

Nobody: My daughter:

Hands emerge from under a duvet, flipping the viewer off

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Jun 30

New cursed paragraph just dropped. www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...

The worry is even greater given that this is a poor time to sell "cryptos." Bitcoin, the benchmark cryptocurrency, just hit its lowest level in 20 months, dropping below $60,000. The idea that cryptocurrencies mirror stock market trends no longer holds, since Bitcoin has fallen by one-third (-32%) since the start of the year, and Solana by half (-47%), while stock markets continue to climb.
Cryptocurrencies have thus become far less popular, with investors preferring to piggyback on the extreme volatility of artificial intelligence stocks.

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Jun 22

You know the heatwave is bad when the only way to find better weather would be to climb the alps. (It’s currently 11pm, btw)

A heat map showing current temperatures near Lyon. Everything is orange except for the area where the alps are.

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Jun 21

I don’t know if « so easy, even a 12-year-old can do it » is a good compliment for a cocktail… but our daughter made us these Hugo Spritzes to celebrate #FathersDay and they’re delicious. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7816...

Two glasses with Hugo Spritzes in them. They have two ice cubes each and are garnished with mint and lime.

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Jun 20

I don’t wish to alarm anyone, but it’s so hot in France that the government just temporarily banned public alcohol consumption. www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...

France issued a red heatwave alert across more than a third of the country for Sunday, June 21, as a ferocious heatwave dug in and the government banned the consumption of alcohol in public spaces in departments under this alert during the annual Fête de la Musique festivities.

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Apr 21

A plate of delicious Algerian food: couscous, meatballs, chickpeas, and carrots.

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Mar 24

To be fair, this article is a banger: www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

“By agreeing to pay a €2 million fine as part of a settlement with French prosecutors on September 2024, Nestlé thought it would avoid a trial over its illegal practices (drilling and filters) at its bottling sites (Vittel, Contrex, Hépar) in the Vosges region of eastern France. That was not the case.”

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Mar 3

Go away, I’m in my happy place.

Colorfully dyed yarn, a mug with a black cat on it and lavender earl grey tea

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Feb 13

Update: they gave us all free snacks.

A box of French food for stranded travelers

SNCF VOYAGEURS
ASSISTANCE
Repas
LOT: 23025006
DEN: 13/09/2026
WIN. ENERDENCY-F000, COM
Confectionné en France par une entreprise adhérant au Global Compact, dans un objectif de réduction de l'impact environnemental :
• Emballages cartons recyclés/recyclables, achetés localement et réduits au maximum
• Impressions réalisées avec des encres végétales
• Suppression ou réduction des emballages plastiques
• Couverts en bois
• Aliments sans colorant, ni arôme artificiel

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Feb 13

#UnintentionalHaiku

A sign that says:

Tensión Please,
rented bike outside on the street. responsible customer.

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Feb 13

You know @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has arrived, because he has a #caganer figurine now.

Caganer figurines of Trump, Mamdami and Hillary Clinton

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Feb 12

Our train from Madrid to Barcelona was delayed 4 hours. We spent most of it sat in the station before Sants. I thought that was bad until our seatmate showed us his friends’ photos of trucks overturned on the highway. They were also delayed for hours. The winds in Catalonia today are no joke.

!
Civil Protection Alert
now
Alerta per fortes ventades a tot Catalunya.
S?aixeca la restricci? de la mobilitat, però es demana precauci? en els despla?aments. Es mantenen suspeses les activitats educatives, esportives, sanitàries no urgents, serveis socials i a l?aire Iliure fins a les 20.00 h d?avui dijous 12 de febrer. Severe wind alert across all of Catalonia. Mobility restrictions are lifted, but caution is requested when traveling. School, university, and sports activities, as well as non-urgent social and healthcare services, are suspended until 8:00 p.m. today, Thursday, February 12.

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Feb 9

Hmmm, I wonder what changed…

O Steps
This year, you're walking more on average than you did in 2025.
9,500 steps/day
2026
7,832 steps/day
2025

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Feb 4

Haha, I pushed the forbidden button! The Disguise booth was great AV fun. I loved the pairing of tactile buttons and knobs with high tech displays.

Hope is looking all mischievous as she holds her palm over a red button labeled “do not push”

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Aug 31

Our tiny little side street here in Lyon just erupted in cheers. Me: I’m guessing something good just happened in the futbol match. Ummm… yeah.

Olympique Lyonnais' Pavel Sulc celebrates their first goal an own goal scored by Olympique de Marseille's Leonardo Balerdi

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Aug 27

If that’s not cheerful enough, here it is being modeled by my kiddo’s candy corn squishmallow.

A candy corn stuffy modeling a baby bonnet

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Aug 27

@isasaxonists.bsky.social I’m really sorry about your family emergency. 😞 I hope this baby bonnet I made with some leftover Sagittarius Satin yarn cheers you up a little.

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Jun 24

DO NOT WANT.

Car thermometer shows 104 degrees farenheit

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Jun 15

The #NoKings protest in Everett, MA today. As we marched, people were waving and cheering from their cars, houses, and businesses. ¡Si se puede!

A man holding a sign: “immigrants are the best of us.”

A woman holding a sign: “Congress: where is your courage, heart, brain?”

A woman holding a sign: “Somos esenciales”

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Jun 13

Anyone in town for Infocomm feel like appropriating a lift and fixing a video wall? 😂

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Jun 12

Omg it’s so cool that FSR is using one of my panel designs in their booth!

Hope makes a silly face in front of 4 touch panels

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Mar 23

Spoiler alert: prep time for my Girl Scouts ended up being almost two hours. 🤦‍♀️

Easy vegetable soup recipe posed in front of a fire. Prep time 15 minutes, cook time 35 minutes.

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Mar 15

Live your life so that at least one person loves you like Charles Leclerc loves his dog.

Charles Leclerc hugs his dog and says in French “My love, my love. Oh, yes. Oh, yes.”

Hope Roth@hoperoth· Mar 7

At the ripe old age of 18, our cat Sophie crossed the rainbow bridge today. 😭 She used to play fetch with twist ties. She'd hide on top of the litter box and then pounce on our other cat (Tabitha)'s head. If there's a cat heaven, she's up there jumping on Tabitha and getting wasted on catnip.