Monthly Archives: June 2008

Jun
30
2008

From There to Where? How Far We’ve Come.

The INT ran a fascinating story on the end of tradition in Albania last week. The article begins:
Pashe Keqi recalls the day nearly sixty years ago when she decided to become a man. She chopped off her long black curls, traded in her dress for her father’s baggy trousers, armed herself with a hunting rifle [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Best of Steff, Current Events, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Politics, Society | Tagged , , , , | Comments (2)
Jun
29
2008

Hate Speech? I Call Bullshit.

Sigh. I like my gay people, you know? My best friend’s a gay guy, I’ve had lesbian and bi-sexual friends all my life, and I’ve been a staunch defender of gay rights since I was in my teens, long before it ever got popular. I think my mother thought I was a lesbian in training [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Current Events, Gay or Straight?, Society, Steff Rants | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (9)
Jun
28
2008

The Requisite Quarterly Drunken Posting (Hicc)

So, I’m drunk. It’s been forever and a day since I’ve drank and blogged, so you’re owed, dear reader, you’re owed.
Of course, there’s about 60% chance that this posting will suck, but I’ve given you the “I’m drunk” caveat and I’m good if you are. :) Mm, wine!
It’s a cheap and dirty Californian Burgundy. I [...]

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Jun
27
2008

A Great Link for Anyone Like Me

Anyone who’s been following my blog knows I’ve lost about 40 pounds so far this year from old-fashioned grunt work. I’ve done it all myself — no weightloss organizations, no trainers, no diet plans, no fancy workout equipment purchased, and not even having a gym membership.
Yeah, I’m proud of myself. Rightly so.
But some support along [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Hygiene & Health, Uncategorized, weight loss | Tagged , | Comments (2)
Jun
26
2008

Um, The Weirdest Poll Ever (Or One Of)

So, I got up early to make myself muffins today. It was a new recipe. Cinnamon Banana-Peanut Butter Muffins. I thought it looked really liquidy, but I thought “Stranger things have happened…” I mean, I know of flourless cake recipes, right?
So, I bake them, I take poke them, the finger indent pops back up, which [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in General | Tagged , | Comments (6)
Jun
25
2008

Things I Love to Do, and Can, ‘Cause I’m Single – #17

Leaving work early, like I have something important to rush off for, but, really, all I want to do is have a dinner date with myself: Get to a local Farmer’s Market before it closes, buy ingredients for a as-yet-undecided very in-season gourmet meal with fresh local Coho salmon, heirloom tomatoes, a bottle of wine, [...]

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Jun
25
2008

Things I Love to Do, and Can, ‘Cause I’m Single – #14

I think I’ve started something here, so I’m now compiling a complete list of these, including reader suggestions for additional points. See the comments on this posting for the complete list. Have your say and get on the list, if ya like. Have at it.

Having a four-day long weekend planned with exciting things to do [...]

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Jun
24
2008

Of George Carlin and Obscenity in the Courts Today

It’s 12:30am and I have a pretty solid rule of no writing latenight anymore, ‘cos it gets my mind revving for bed, but then I shouldn’t have stumbled on the midnight airing of Larry King, on which a few comics are lamenting the loss of George Carlin.
Bill Maher nailed it nicely, in speaking of both [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Best of Steff, Current Events, History, Hollywood, Humour, Laws, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, censorship | Tagged , , , , | Comments (2)
Jun
23
2008

Things I Love to Do, and Can, ‘Cause I’m Single – #7

Note: If you’re wondering why the list started at #6, it’s because I thought “sleep in, get drunk, masturbate, burp, and wear pajamas for the whole day” were really obvious as a solid lock for the top 5. I mean, really, come on. They’re universal. We’re not proud that we like to be that way [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Being single | Tagged | Comments (5)
Jun
23
2008

Carlin is Dead, Long Live Carlin

Freedoms are something we take for granted in places like the US and Canada… until someone comes along and takes those freedoms.
The trouble with being “free” is we don’t always realize how limited that freedom truly is. That’s why we have people like George Carlin in our lives, people who push buttons.
Or we did. George [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Best of Steff, Current Events, History, Hollywood, Laws, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Politics, Society, censorship | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (3)
Jun
22
2008

Things I Love to Do, and Can, ‘Cause I’m Single – #6

Eat cold cereal for supper.

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Being single | Tagged | Comments (4)
Jun
22
2008

And then there was none.

Work looms ominously on the morrow as my holiday comes to a close. I could have achieved a lot more than I did this week.
I didn’t set goals. I didn’t want goals. This year is about achievement, but this week wasn’t. This week was about pausing and just pushing everyone far, far away from me. [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in General, Journalling, Specifically Steff | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)
Jun
21
2008

Of Muffins, Mechanics, and Meddling Old Men

It’s a long story but my scooter mechanic works pretty much for free if I throw homemade foodie goods his way. So, since my bike’s getting its love on with the boy avec wrench today, I had to zip up to Safeway for the urgently-needed chocolate chips with which I would bake muffins to appease [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in General, Religion | Tagged | Comments (2)
Jun
19
2008

On Oral, A Reader Asks: Can I Really Tease Her For More Than An Hour?

some days are clean slates, just waiting for some input, a spark, a suggestion. some days are lazy days of slack, and on such a day, it’s nice to receive a great email from a snazzy reader, especially when it’s something worth spending a little time writing on. if you have something you think i [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Advice, Best of Steff, Foreplay & Arousing, Gay or Straight?, How To Guides, Men's Department, Oral Sex, Questions From Readers, Sex, Women's Department | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (5)
Jun
18
2008

Sugasm 136 & Hot Yurt Love!

[Okay, so it's a few hours later, I've seen the movie, I'm disappointed, check the comments for more, but read my hyped anticipation first. :P ]
Oh, colour my broke ass elated, minions! GayBoy rang earlier to alert me to a stunning development brought on by the generosity of a customer: Free passes to see Mongol!
Now, [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Hollywood, sugasm | Tagged , , , | Comments (5)
Jun
17
2008

And Then There Was Sloth

Behold! What is that slow-moving mostly-horizontal creature on yonder horizon?
It be Steff! Yes, yes. Embracing the spirit of “r and r” to the, well, letter, yes, here on day four of the vacation. Yesterday I cycled. Today, I’ll do yoga. And a little light cleaning. I’ve done dishes. Faced the ugly bits-of-food sink-clogging drama that [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Being single, Best of Steff, General, Journalling, Specifically Steff | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)
Jun
16
2008

Rant: Tired of Defending a "Party of One"

As a blogger, nothing gets me going better than comments. It’s when people comment that we know we’ve said something not only worth reading, but worth considering, and sometimes even worth arguing.

Yesterday’s posting inspired a bit of a discussion between a couple of readers, so I’ll excerpt those comments here:
Anon: “And that’s the secret about [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Battle of the Comments, Being single, Best of Steff, Dating, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Society, Steff Rants | Tagged , , , , | Comments (9)
Jun
15
2008

How to Enjoy the Single (And Non-Dating) Life

Most places you look and read will have you believe that everyone who’s single dates all the time. Really? My friends and I have missed that memo.
So it’s easy to feel like you’re a loser when you’re the one who’s totally current on what’s happening on all your favourite tv shows, since you’re the one [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Advice, Being single, Best of Steff, Dating, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Self-Love & Self-Esteem, sugasm | Tagged , , , | Comments (10)
Jun
14
2008

Sugasm 135

The best of this week’s blogs by the bloggers who blog them.
This Week’s Picks
The Angel and the Devil
“Upon looking at my creamy white and feeling my soft lips you would think I am an angel.”
How To Approach A Dominant Woman
“Wrong way: Perhaps you know me from my blog….”
Intimate
“Lying back so the full aura from [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in sugasm | Tagged | Comments (0)
Jun
14
2008

The Existential Fall-out of just a Little Date

Three or four weeks ago, I had a date I’d been both excited about and worried about. He seemed like a really great, sweet guy with a big brain and a love for life, but I also knew he was overweight, and, personality wise, virtually a carbon copy of an ex I quite liked a [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Being single, Best of Steff, Drugs, Hygiene & Health, Psychology & Moods, Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Society, weight loss | Tagged , , , , | Comments (5)
Jun
13
2008

A Rare Holiday Book Review: Jasper Fforde’s The Eyre Affair

Welp, it’s Friday morning, and as of tomorrow I’m off nine days for the first time, really, since ‘05. THAT is a long story. (Or three years of tumultuous, always unpredictable blogging, read the backlog. ;) No WONDER I’ve been so tired for so long. It’s amazing I’m still ticking. Wow.
I’m looking forward to doing [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Best of Steff, Books, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary) | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)
Jun
12
2008

Kickin’ Ass & Takin’ Names: Back in Black!

I cycled to and from work for the first time in three weeks today. Three weeks today it felt like I’d blown it out a little. The next day, Thursday, I couldn’t even hold a fork. So, no cycling in three weeks, and today 24 clicks. A little kamikaze of me, yes, but that’s me [...]

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