Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, May 8-Wednesday, May 14, 2025: Perfume Genius | The Brudi Brothers | Toro y Moi | Gator By The Bay | The Paladins | Mothers Day | High Vis | OK Go|

I really thought I got ahead of my game by starting listings on Monday, but now I'm in crunch and I know there are a bunch of weekend and Mother's Day Weekend events I should add, but I'm at the edge of delirium, so I can't do more than what we have here. I guess I should note that in the past, we always took my mom to Gator By The Bay, but it feels like the event has blown up beyond the parts that we really loved about it, as all things do. It seems there can't just be a thing that is a cool thing without it turning into a huge thing and not being that original thing anymore. We have seen this with every local festival, we've seen it with housing, we've seen it with places like Seaport Village or UTC or what they're gonna do to Balboa Park---commercialize the fuck out of it so no locals ever wanna go there again. Good job, SD. I love this place, but goddamn the way we try turn places and spaces that we all pay for into monetized commercialized units is just really gross. 

Stand up. Shut it down. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. Stay safe out there. 

Rosey's Diary & Newsy Things: San Diego County Fair & Humane Society Partnership | Zoo Strike Imminent? | Grand Jury Hates SD Parking Policies | A Police State |

I'm going to keep this week's diary and newsy stuff post short this week because today's the big day for the kid. Our check-in is at 5:30 in the morning, so I'm just staying up all night and gonna try to get listings done as early as possible; then maybe I can actually get some zoo time this week as Darren and I kinda do our recovery care in shifts. I don't really know what to expect though, so we'll just play it by ear and hope for the very best and the fastest recovery possible. 

If you're out in the world and paying attention, tariffs that were postponed by a month might kick in this week, so no joke, stock up on your toilet paper, because they're running out of the Kirkland stuff at Costco (check the app if you don't believe me) because it's Canadian supplied. Even if they don't kick in, the psycho in chief is definitely pissed at Canada and will burn all relations to the ground because he is a small, bitter, spiteful piece of shit. Shop for your imported goods accordingly. 

Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. 

 

Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, May 1-Wednesday, May 7, 2025: Cayucas | Federico Aubele | Cinco De Mayo | The Jesus Lizard | Scott Russo | Tim Pyles Birthday! | Lyle Lovett |

Man, I have been Momming so hard over here. The school year is wrapping up, so along with Toby's many extra-curriculars all having events, plus his 18th birthday this week, he's getting a procedure soon, so my days have been interspersed with speech contests (he won!) and graduations as well as doctor check-ins and last minute prepping, which means I'm almost completely back to Pandemic-era Rosey, where I'm a hoarder/prepper/over-shopper. It's probably not healthy, but maybe in two months I'll look back and laugh. For now, I'm run a little ragged. I share all this because it's the beginning of May and quite a few venues don't have calendars listed online yet, and I will not be chasing them around to get their info. You snooze, you lose. Additionally, I don't know if by next week I'll have absolutely no time or way too much time, so though I don't think I've missed listings in years, I will do my best to get them up, but they may be abbreviated with just some music and not chasing down all the theatre and side events. I'll do what I can do, but I'm not gonna fret if I can't do it all. 

Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. 

Rosey's Diary & News Things: Toby Wins Rotary Speech Contest! | Know Your Rights | City of SD Proposed Cuts Cut Deep | San Diego Zoo Intros Male Orangutan | 100 Days of The Worst President Ever |

  

Labu is feeling more than comfortable in his new San Diego home. (taken 4.30.25)

I really just can't with everything right now. TFG is so off his fucking rocker and the news comes so fast, but at least some people with spines are stepping up, and enough courts and judges and NGOs and NPOs and states and citizens are doing what they can to sue or block insane measures that everyone who warned against Project 2025 said would happen, but people thought so extreme, nobody believed they could or would. We are living in a very tumultuous and fractured era. 

At the same time, I've been a step-mom since Darren's bio-kid was in kindergarten, full time since his mom moved out of state when he was in 3rd grade, and now he's officially 18, as of midnight today. I've been going to a ton of graduation adjacent events. He has been accepted to several universities, but is committing to UCSD. He has worked so hard and earned an unbelievable scholarship and opportunity and we are so proud and grateful. There was a graduation ceremony from Cardinals Interact, this incredible all-inclusive tutoring/mentorship/service program he's been a part of through high school. On Wednesday, he also took first place in the Rotary Club's "4-Way Speech" contest for the region, and it was sweet to be there and have my mom there with us for the win. But honestly, keeping a trans kid seeing a future-- any future-- has been the biggest struggle and greatest reward, though every day we still vacillate between the two. So thanks for all the love we've received over the past many years, the patience, the devotion, and the support. I hope to keep this little site going for as long as I'm able, but there might be some blips and bloops in between. We've got some medical stuff coming up, but it's all good news, so if you don't hear from me for a minute, I promise I'll be back. And, this is super awkward, but since some friends have asked, if you'd like to send a gift during this transitional period, you can do so here. #SupportTransKids 

I love you all. Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.