Category Archives: Autobiographical

Mar
18
2010

Of Monsters and Writers and Closets, OH MY

Heady morning on a beautiful sunny Thursday, but it’s my Friday afore a three-day weekend to be crammed with writing so I get the big bookwritin’ ball rolling fast.
I’m realizing the magnitude of the hill I’ll have to climb to write this book, more and more. But it’s okay. I’m also realizing I’m pretty tough [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, writing | Comments (2)
Mar
09
2010

The Piano Has Been Drinking*

So too has the blogger.
And, boy, has my body decided it’s had enough.
I became social again last year, which effectively doubled the amount I’d been drinking. It became far too regular, and had it not been for the drinking, I’d probably have lost more weight instead of just having maintained my numbers for a year [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Hygiene & Health, Specifically Steff, Uncategorized, fitness, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)
Feb
26
2010

The Dark Side: A Brief Look At My Descent

Today, Andrew Koenig, a respected stand-up comedian and former “background” star in Growing Pains, was found dead, having committed suicide, and not too far from the happy Olympicky goings-on here in Vancouver.
Depression was known to plague Koenig. He got off his anti-depressants sometime last year, and clearly the rest is a story still developing.
I’ve been [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, Life 101, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Psychology & Moods, Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Society, Specifically Steff, adhd, keeping it real | Comments (11)
Feb
23
2010

Soon The Olympics Leave

It’s Day 12 of the Winter Olympics here in Vancouver. Four will remain. The insanity is everywhere. Here, look at this shot from last Saturday night. Something like 20 blocks of the city looked like that. Needless to say, such a long, wild ride comes with Olympic highs… and Olympic lows. Here’s a look at [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Journalling, Specifically Steff, Steff Rants, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (6)
Feb
20
2010

FEAR 101: I Did It.

(This is the epilogue to my prologue; written about my zipline fear-conquering I wrote before the fact, here.)
Yesterday, I stood at the top of an 8-story-tall tower, strapped into a harness, hooked onto a steel cable, and ziplined 550 feet across Vancouver’s Robson Square.
Holy shit.
I’ve had to get the news my mother was going to [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, Life 101, Psychology & Moods, Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Specifically Steff, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (6)
Feb
17
2010

In Case of My Death, Read

I’m familiar with fear. Oh, am I familiar with fear.
In fact, I’m not actually a person. I’m a giant ‘fraidy-cat. Yup. A pussy, wimp, gutless turd.
I do it well.

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, Life 101, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Specifically Steff, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)
Feb
06
2010

10 Years On: Rembering My Dead Mother

I haven’t been funny in days.
I’m moody and full of vitamin-Cunt tonight.
I couldn’t figure it out.
What’s eating me? Why am I spiralling into a darker and darker place? Why do I hate the idea of attending any of the 3 parties to which I was invited tonight? Why does the idea of just being civil [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, Specifically Steff, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (5)
Jan
23
2010

A Moment of Clarity, A Project to Start

I’m at the tail-end of a ceremonial shot of Jack Daniels. I’m celebrating.
This past week, I’ve figured out a structure for my book, and the start of the order of content and how to make it marketably different from most of the non-fiction offerings out there.
I want my book to be profoundly literate. I want [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Being me, Journalling, Specifically Steff, keeping it real, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)
Jan
19
2010

Why I Love My ADHD

I’m going to be writing more about ADHD over the next while. I started last week with this posting here.
Seems to me too many people are all shame-filled about their ADHD. What the fuck is that about?
Here, take your stereotypes and shove it. Know what my ADHD doesn’t make me do? It doesn’t make [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Being me, Education, Journalling, Specifically Steff, Twitter, Uncategorized, adhd, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (5)
Dec
23
2009

My Memories of Christmas

I’ve decided to do a sentimental posting in honour of Christmas.
I don’t have a lot going on this year, but that’s how I wanted it… too many plans would have me emotionally overwhelmed. I’d rather think “My, those two weeks look empty. I’ll have to drum up some fun” rather than “Jesus, what have I [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Best of Steff, Journalling, Specifically Steff | Comments (4)
Sep
03
2007

And Then There Were Crabs

I’m not exactly Little Miss Adventure, but if I was to tell you the tale of my life you’d probably mistake me for exactly that – a year in the Yukon, thrown from a horse, a near-fatal scooter (motorbike) accident, camping all my formative years, been to Alaska and Mexico and back again…
…Truth be [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Humour, Journalling, Specifically Steff, Twitter, Uncategorized | Comments (1)