Monthly Archives: April 2008

Putting the "Play" Back into Playing with Yourself

Ahh… masturbation. Not everybody does it, but everybody should.
The trouble is, most of us that do do it are routine about it. Hey, even I have my go-to tricks. Masturbation’s usually something like this: “Well, I’m horny, I’d rather be post-horny with the fun of having had an orgasm, so let me just touch myself [...]

Reader Asks: Should I Give Up On Sex? I Love Her

Some questions, I just hate receiving, and it’s because I know there’s no happy ending. Like this one.
My g/f is very lukewarm towards sex. She just doesn’t enjoy it that much, and does it for me, which by itself is a bit of a turnoff. My ex-wife and I had a very good [...]

Look, Mommy! I’m a Princess!

Earlier, at the grocery store, I got shaken out of my pouting about money, thinking of my heady week, by this adorable little two-year-old Asian girl. All dressed in pink, a plastic golden tiara perched atop her precious little head, bubbling up and down the aisle as she giggled and babbled at her mother. She [...]

Sugasm #128 and a Few Thoughts

My weekend’s starting now. A couple sleep-ins, a funeral, you know, the not-so-usual.
I’ll be keeping quiet aside from the funeral. Some down time could come in handy before what I know will be an insane week. Actually, I’m expecting all of May to be pretty busy, and probably very fun, possibly quite rewarding. So, a [...]

Fear and Loathing at the Funeral: Goodbye, Friend

Anyone who’s read me for forever and a day will know I draw upon Hunter Stockton Thompson as probably my strongest writing influence.
I was about 18 when Hunter got introduced to me by Whipped Boy, who’s lasted through the crowds of friends I had way back when, and is one of two people I’ll call [...]

Snap, Crackle, Pop? Could Just Be PMS

I had a little weepy moment at work when telling my bosses I’d need a day off for a funeral in the coming weeks, so they told me to take off for the day.
“I think it’s a sick day, Steff! Go drink a greyhound and toast your pal.”
GayBoy and I will do an impromptu wake [...]

"You’ve Gotta Be a Dude": Sorry?

Maybe I’m in a bad mood because an old friend went and died on the weekend. Maybe I’m in a bad mood because I got up and saw more snow falling when we should be well into a spring that’s never yet arrived. Maybe I’m in a bad mood because it’s Monday.
But I was pretty [...]

Goodbye, Old Friend

My dear buddy lost his high school best friend today. Completely took us by surprise. For a short time there, I was friends with this guy, good friends. For about six months, we hung out a lot, but then we stopped, and I started hanging out with dear buddy because we were both grumping about [...]

There’s Good Guys,Then There Are Asses Like This

Tonight’s all about cleaning my apartment and doing a little Thai cooking, so I’m just posting an email from a friend of mine.
I’m opting out of online dating for a while. My focus this month is killer workouts so I can go shopping for some hot new clothes next month, then I’ll start playing the [...]

Kickin’ Mo’ Ass & Takin’ Mo’ Names– What’s Yers?

Yesterday proved to be a monumental day in that I had a major breakthrough in my mental game.
Now I have to try to convey it, so let’s see what I can conjure for ya.
I was one of those kids that grew up with a lot of health issues. You’d never know it to look at [...]

The YouTube Divorce? Oh, No, You Did Not

Relationships are never, ever going to be simple ever, ever, ever again.
Get used to it.
This woman’s taken her divorce proceedings onto YouTube in an assumed effort to mock, humiliate, and god-knows-what-else her older husband. (CNN’s story is here, you’ll have to find it yourself on YouTube; I refuse to watch it in the hopes of [...]

Sugasm #126, and Some Monday Morning Thoughts

My week, and weekend, failed to go as I wanted, and now it’s Monday and the whole nasty ride starts over again. That’s all right. This week will go better, right?
I’m crampy and bloated, so my weight is still holding steady at 24 pounds lost (though I was down two more Saturday before my Time [...]

A Sobering Saturday Post on Trust

My week didn’t really work out as planned. That’s life. Today’s a gorgeous anomaly of sun and warm temperatures before we dip back to unseasonal coolness again tomorrow, so you KNOW I have a huge bike ride on tap this afternoon, coupled with plans for some photography.
I just wanted to post a quick something here, [...]

From George Michael to the History of Press

(This is a weird long posting. We’re going on a ride.)
Carrie Underwood just did a cover of George Michael’s Praying for Time for Idol Gives Back.
Well, I’ve neglected to share that GayBoy snagged us some GM tickets for the upcoming tour when it hits Vancouver. We don’t have great seats, but the day for me [...]

State of the Steff: A Doubleheader

I’m finally going to get a massage. I think I physically need it. I’ve ripped myself too many new muscles to not be getting intense massage therapy. So, gearing up to it, I’m going to push myself hard. I hurt anyhow, so why not just keep hurting? A trainer once said to me about rehabbing: [...]

Heil This! A Formula for a Sex Scandal

A big-wig in the world of Formula One Racing (the chief, actually) named Max Mosley’s at the centre of a sex scandal involving S&M and role-playing revolving around Nazi scenarios. Here’s a snippet from TIME.com:
Last Sunday the British tabloid News of the World posted video footage on its website of Mosley and five [...]

A Weary, Weary Blogger

They say that you can’t really take on an active lifestyle without eventually getting onboard with healthy eating, and I think I finally understand why.
This past month, I’ve eaten hardly any fresh food — it’s all been processed, easy, or guilt-laden. I’ve found myself craving chocolate bars, something that, despite my weight problem, isn’t something [...]

Putting the Next Stage in Motion: Organizing Food

I’m absolutely exhausted, so here I am, slacking at home, on a Friday night. I kinda like Friday nights in, though. Always have. But I don’t nix doing things weeknights, either, so.
The bike ride Wednesday really slammed my energy to the ground, man. I pushed it out and then found myself having to push hard [...]

Sally Kern Does NOT Speak For Me (Redux)

Sally Kern.
She did the one thing Nixon said not to do. Get caught. She’s not really sorry she flamed gays and lumped their sexual “preferences” in with evil like terrorism. I am not pleased.
I don’t tend to want to bring politics up too much. I think I’m putting that practice on hiatus right now. I [...]

Wonder how the big bike ride went? Check the bottom of that posting.

Stepping Stones: That First Big Ride of the Year

Well, I’ll be showering soon, then attempting my first cycle ride to work, in, what, two years?
It’s a good ride. 12 km, lots of hills. Beautiful views. Sunny day.
I’m filled with a lot of apprehension and excitement, and I’m a little uneasy as a result. Cycling to work is a huge benchmark for me. When [...]

If You’re Happy And You Know It, Clap Your Hands!

Surfing, I found me this interesting little bitsy:
Chances are if someone were to ask you, right now, if you were happy, you’d say you were.[1] Claiming that you’re happy—that is, to an interviewer who is asking you to rate your “life satisfaction” on a scale from zero to ten—appears to be nearly universal, as long [...]