Category Archives: Life 101

Jan
18
2010

RANT: “Whine, Whine. #FML! Fuck My Life!”

ED. NOTE: This posting is meant for people who say “FML” and mean it. Like they say, people love the internet because they get to whine on it, and that’s fine. Go ahead, grumble. Just be interesting about it! And don’t be some snivelling fuckwit hyperbolizing and going “FML” because you woke up 30 minutes [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Dimestore Philosophy, Humour, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Steff Rants, Twitter, existentialism, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (11)
Jan
02
2010

10 for 2010: Mindset for the Munch-Challenge

Weightloss is one of those things. Some fail at it — or almost succeed then fail — repeatedly until they finally Get It. The disease of morbid obesity, or even the dreaded beer-belly syndrome, is almost always as a result of one or both of two things: ignorance or lack of accounting.
Me, I was both [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Eating Disorder, Hygiene & Health, fitness, keeping it real, weight loss | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)
Dec
20
2009

Thoughts On Brittany Murphy, Death, & Anorexia

Rumour has it that Brittany Murphy is dead at 32 from cardiac arrest.
Heart attack, in case you didn’t know, is one of the most common demises after long battles with eating disorders. Why?

“When anorexia has become this severe, the heart is often damaged. Not only is there not enough body fat to keep internal organs [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Eating Disorder, Hollywood, Hygiene & Health, Loving and Knowing Yourself, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Society, Steff Rants, keeping it real, weight loss | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (8)
Nov
16
2009

“YOU’RE APPROVED!” Now, Sign Your Life Away.

I went to the bank Saturday. I told them to give me money. I fucked up my last loan, and my loans officer fucked it up even worse. It was a partial-debt-consolidation loan where the banker didn’t make my overdraft go poof. No sense consolidating debt if you’re continuing to live in your overdraft. Pity [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Specifically Steff, keeping it real | Comments (1)
Oct
03
2009

Giving Myself a Headshake

I’m having one of those days.
I’m having a dislike-myself day. Or is it discontent with myself? ‘Cos I like myself way much and feel it’s worth taking action to end some of the feelings I’ve got today.
The content of my internal dialogue today is staying internal, I’m afraid. No nitty-gritty deets for you people.
But this [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Being me, Humour, Journalling, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Psychology & Moods, Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Specifically Steff, keeping it real | Comments (1)
Sep
26
2009

Getting Philosophical as a Birthday Looms

“I commented to a friend once that I’d love to have the trappings of success, but could never live in the trap of success.”

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Dimestore Philosophy, General, Journalling, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Psychology & Moods, Society, Specifically Steff, existentialism, keeping it real, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)
Sep
18
2009

A MiniEpiphany of Sorts

I know what I’m doing wrong. I’m not owning it. I’m not buying into it. And I sure as hell have not drunk the Kool-aid.
And I must. I must drink the Kool-aid.
The simple reality of my life right now is, I can’t afford to have one. I’m sick of constantly living in the red. Black, [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Journalling, Specifically Steff, Uncategorized, writing | Comments (2)
Sep
17
2009

Filler

We use words like “empty” and “full” to judge qualities of life –
“Oh, he’s amazing, he leads such a full life!”
“Wow. I feel so sorry for her when she leaves to go home, she looks so sad, like her night and life are so empty.”
…But how much of those “full” lives is filler? And how [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, General, Lifestyle, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)
Sep
14
2009

It’s a Walled World After All

I live in an area crowded with old brownstones from the ’50s, low-rises with big windows, balconies, and narrow streets between them. The illusion of it being an intimate neighbourhood is exceedingly well done.
For all its lack of imposing, stacked up against the major metropolitan downtown that’s only a few kilometres from here, it’s amazing [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Psychology & Moods, Society, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (1)
Sep
07
2009

When We Were Kids: Growing Up John Hughes

I’ve been foiled by the evil estrogenies on my long weekend Monday, and my monthly female visitor is making its presence known. Happily, I’m now medicated.
More happily, TiVo ate some Breakfast Club and is serving it up fresh for me this morning — one of those few movies I can recite more than half. It’s [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Dating, Dimestore Philosophy, Education, General, Hollywood, Humour, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Specifically Steff | Comments (1)
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 Communication, Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Steff Rants, keeping it real | Comments (11)
Sep
02
2009

Oh, Those Sticky Mindfucks

There’s an oppressive pall out there today. Low, bland clouds, void of distinction, interest, or drama. Ominous for us Vancouverites who are seasonally affected, as daylight hours have already quickly ebbed away by four hours in just the last two months. There’s another 6 or so to lose, and countless certain dreary days that loom.
Winter [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Journalling, Specifically Steff, keeping it real, weight loss | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)
Aug
13
2009

Citizen Steff Talks About Paint

I think this is an important topic more people should speak up about, because I’m tired of seeing my alleyways filling with furniture people could’ve reinvented with five bucks and a little imagination.
For about $110, I’m completely reinventing my living area. That includes building a new pantry for storage with MDF shelving, a gallon of [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, General, Society | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)
Aug
05
2009

The Top Five Reasons to Lose Weight in a Recession

As you may or may not know, I’ve lost 75 pounds and replaced my wardrobe completely at least four times now over the last 20 months, as the economy has slid deeper and deeper and the sales grown far more vast and everpresent.
Being a lowly writer-type girl who works to live rather than lives to [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Humour, Hygiene & Health, Specifically Steff, weight loss | Tagged , , , , | Comments (2)
Jul
20
2009

Everything In Its Place

I sometimes forget I’m a writer. I get out of practice, and then it doesn’t occur to me that, to be true to who I am on any given day,  I should be playing with a few words. Sometimes I forget that wrestling hands-on with my experiences and my past is what makes me the [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Dimestore Philosophy, General, Psychology & Moods, Specifically Steff, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)
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 Communication, Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, General, Journalling, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Specifically Steff, Steff Rants, Twitter, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (4)
Jul
02
2009

What I Learned on My Summer Vacation

Sometimes I just post a smattering of thoughts. This is such a time.
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Time evaporates. Make use of what you have.
It’s a big world out there. Get lost in it sometimes.
When I grow up, I want to be carefree. And aware. Always.
Alone is good, but so are people. When meeting them, it’s easier to find flaws [...]

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