Category Archives: Communication

Jan
29
2010

RANT: Labels Kill Sexuality

Four years ago I wrote a posting about cheating and in it I had a little rant about being called an “older woman” by the letter-writer when I was only 32. The posting is here, and today I deleted a comment that referred to the rant-within-the-posting with this comment that I’ve chosen to delete for [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Lifestyle, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Oral Sex, Specifically Steff, Uncategorized, keeping it real, sexuality | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (5)
Oct
23
2009

Why Do I Blog? Some Thoughts.

After editing this, it occurs to me it should be two separate posts, both developed more fully, but that’s a lot of work. I’ll try to expand a bit on the “social” aspect, or even the socio-political aspects I allude to, in another posting, and I’ll post this here & now as-is. That way, you [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Specifically Steff | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (3)
Sep
04
2009

Social Media Pecking Order? Must We?

I believe I’ve put my foot in it, so I thought I might as well squish it around and make a real good mess. What the hell, right?
I’ve sort of smack-talked Vancouvers “social media” scene when I read the always-awesome Raul/Hummingbird604’s blog post on same [Where is the Diversity...?] earlier today. First off, I should [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, Life 101, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Steff Rants, keeping it real | Comments (11)
Jul
05
2009

Why I (Love to) Hate Facebook

There I am, second-last day of vacation, scouring my deck and cleaning my deck chairs. I bought the chairs about eight years ago now. As I scoured them down, a flood of old memories came back — drinks drunk as planes soared in across the southern horizon, headed for the airport’s runways, conversations nattered until [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, General, Journalling, Life 101, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Specifically Steff, Steff Rants, Twitter, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (4)
Apr
02
2009

The Trouble With Writing

I have this longstanding love/hate relationship with writing.
I love the articulation of thought, the solving of ideas, the expressing of inner qualities.
The trouble with readers is, what they see is what they get.
You people, you read my blog and you somehow think what I put up here is some finite guide to the divinity of [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Best of Steff, Dating, General, Journalling, Lifestyle, Society, Specifically Steff | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (3)
Jan
27
2009

Saying What’s Meant and Meaning What’s Said

We, as a society, seem pretty lost on the subject of communicating these days.
Oh, sure, we’ve got the surfacing of it all down pat. We text each other. Email abounds. Blogging has given a voice to everyone we wish never had one. Twitter makes it possible to nanobroadcast your life. Coworkers instant message each other [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Dating, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Politics, Sex, Society, Specifically Steff | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (4)
Sep
02
2008

The Most Annoying Conversation

I had a chance to go to a huge party Saturday night, but I decided I wasn’t very much on my social game, and that a simple one-on-one conversation would be better suited for the day I should have after a long week, so I made plans for a drink with someone instead.
Well, so much [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Best of Steff, Dating, Humour, Journalling, Steff Rants | Tagged , , , , | Comments (7)
Aug
26
2008

Overreacting, or Right On The Money? TWITTER SPAT!

…As long as we’re living in a world where people are still carrying placards that reads “God hates fags” and are dressing their kids in shirts like these? Yeah, I’m going to make a comment when fuckwits banter about words that sound a little laced with hate and judgment and 1960s mentality, thinking they’re all witty and cute. Somebody should. And I fucking VOLUNTEER.

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Best of Steff, Ethics, Gay or Straight?, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Politics, Religion, Steff Rants, Twitter | Tagged , , , | Comments (8)
Sep
21
2005

The Failure to Fuck

Not too long ago, an Italian man was ordered to pay his now-ex-wife damages for failing to disclose to her before they tied the knot that he couldn’t get it up.
Apparently the courts have told him he’s guilty of abusing her “right to sexuality.”
Now this is why I believe in getting sex out of the [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Dating, General, Marriage & Other Commitments, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Sex, Steff Rants | Tagged , , , | Comments (9)
Aug
02
2005

"Shut up and fuck me"

[Ed. Note: It's three years later and my thoughts on sounds during sex have drastically changed. Sure, I lapse into silence, but I consider sound a very important way of letting a lover know what's working and what could use some work.]
I’ve been very heavy on the description in the Saga of J., but seemingly [...]

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