Today’s pride was singularly joyful,
In fleeting moments,
In conversations,
In the glint of recognition
Upon seeing one’s flag waved high…
A joy, proud and strong,
In community.
Today we marched to honour our elders.
Those who came before us,
Trailblazers and unknowns…
We marched for our siblings who can’t.
In a world that wants to erase us.
We marched for the children of tomorrow.
So they live their life in dignity and respect.
We are proud, not to taunt the bigots
But to stand for ourselves
To tell each other
“You are safe here”
I am a We
And we are family,
Not through blood,
But through shared experience,
And we stand together
Because our joy, our hope,
Our love, our pride
Will always prevail
Against their darkness
Happy Pride ❤️
pride
2025.07.19summer break
2025.07.16Closing the season with a wonderful evening on the stage of Big Mic Energy, at the Comedy Clubhouse, surrounded by friendship and a blast of a crowd.
In a way, symbolically, this is also closing the door on the past year and moving on. Not that I’m quitting comedy, although I will be winding down my involvement to focus on other projects (*cough* The Commodore’s Gold *cough*), no I mean, the emotional roller-coaster from which it’s taken me so much to recover, the last five months of 2024 that almost got me to my breaking point, and the difficult journey upwards to recover my light, and nurture it, and rebuild my sense of self.
I’m closing the door on the hurt. I’m gently letting all of it go, trying to focus on being grateful for the lessons learned, and turning towards the future, with the hope that it holds better things. I have grown so much in the past 12 months. It was harrowing at times, and there were moments I didn’t know if I would make it. But I’m still here.
I’m still fucking here.
Like Taylor says, “And if you never bleed, you’re never gonna grow. And it’s alright now.”
See you in September, peeps. Peace out.
180
2025.06.04How different this year feels compared to last. The contrast between the second semester of 2024 and the first of 2025 is night and day, and I couldn’t welcome it more. After the pain that marked last year, the change is a breath of fresh air.
January already had hints of it, but the change is now in full bloom.
And it’s also proof of the growth journey I’ve been on since March last year, opening up has brought me so, so much. It was hard, but it was worth it all and I can finally seem to start seeing the results in every aspect of my life.
This adventure is not over, and I am so grateful of where it’s heading. Healing hurts, but it also sublimates. And the clouds that were hanging over my head for so long… they seem to be parting, at last.
Enough survival. Time to live.
en castellano por favor
2025.05.29My 25th show last night was also my very first foray into doing a set in Spanish! I won’t deny, I was pretty nervous, and it felt like going up for the first time all over again… but the crowd at La Federica was absolutely amazing, and I had my lovely friends to support me, and it went like a dream! I had a blast. Thank you to Vidda Priego and Manolita La Primera for this wonderful experience!
back!
2025.05.20After a two-month hiatus I’m back on stages. After returning to my favourite stage, Atomic’s Slay!, last week, yesterday’s Sh*tty M*ic at the Comedy Clubhouse was a lovely, lovely evening for many reasons, full of friendship, love, community and comedy ❤️
like a queen
2025.05.01Last January I saw an ad for a cruise. It was not just a cruise, it was a women-only, lesbian cruise organized by Reynas Torremolinos. And I was in the middle of planning my trips for the first half of 2025, January would be Italy, then in March would be Lisbon for the European Standup Festival… and so for April, after considering it for a day or two, I bit the bullet and booked my cabin.
The cruise took place from April 26th to 29th. And so far it is without a doubt one of the best decisions I’ve made this year.
These ladies are the sweetest you could ever imagine. I found inclusion, sorority, community, visibility, and above everything else connections and friendships that might well take the rest of the year in unexpected directions.
I am so happy I did this. To Reynas, and to my new friendships, I am so thankful. And to one in particular, I can’t wait for our next adventure.
Sometimes, life is good.
uncovering the you that was always there
2025.04.24I’m being such a social butterfly lately, I don’t recognize myself. Making new friends! And I’m having fun at that! It’s nuts!
trans joy
2025.04.23A dear friend of mine snapped the loveliest candid shot of me yesterday and the euphoria is off the chart.
I didn’t transition to be hotter, I transitioned to be happier… But I’ll take both! 🤍🏳️⚧️
foodies
2025.04.11I went to a tinned foods tasting event last night and oh my god it was A-MA-ZING. Five stars, would do again, and I’m not even a seafood person.
There is, even from me, a bit of a bias regarding tinned foods, and it disappeared completely after this. Everything was so delicious, from the ceviche above, to the sardines with mozzarella in tomato sauce, or the mussels in a thai-style yellow curry sauce.
As I said, I’m not a seafood person, especially shellfish (the hard ones, mussels, clams, scallops etc.) and yet this was like no shellfish I’ve eaten before. I expected, coming in, to not really like one or two of these at a minimum. But there was none of that. I would have happily had seconds of every single dish offered, and there were 13 of them! (including two desserts)
I’ll definitely repeat the experience, and next time I’ll work harder on convincing my friends to join me.
If you’re in Barcelona and want to do this, follow La Conservera Bcn on Instagram to stay up to date.
music cures all ills
2025.04.09A recurring dream of mine for years was to get a tenor sax (after I got the alto in 2008), and maybe, some day a piano…
I got the tenor a little over two years ago, a beautiful piece from Thomann. And as of yesterday, my little music corner is finally complete with my new Donner DD80 Plus.
I can already tell that this thing is going to cure many a low moment. I’m still going to therapy, mind! But life got a little easier, a little more beautiful.
And for that, I’m grateful.