Category Archives: Steff Rants

Mar
08
2010

Stupid Business People Who Don’t Get Business

So, the thing about blogging is, we get weird questions and shit. Solicitations. You know.
Let me save you the suspense: No, I don’t want to “trade links”. But thanks for asking.
And if you want me to “add your link” because I seem like Little Miss Nice About Those Things, you’re probably in for a surprise. [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Tagged , , , | Comments (5)
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 Autobiographical, Journalling, Specifically Steff, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (6)
Feb
13
2010

Further Thoughts Against Olympics “Protesters”

The Games opened yesterday with the start of what I suspect will persist throughout the Games — agitators doing everything they could to dampen the party.
As the ceremonies occurred, protesters tried to push their way there, and the inevitable clash with authorities ensued. Two cops suffered minor injuries, but no protesters were harmed.
Here’s my thinking, [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (45)
Feb
11
2010

An Open Letter to Anti-2010-Olympics Protestors

Hi. I’m Steffani, and I’m a lifelong Vancouverite.
I voted “YES” in the Olympics plebiscite “back in the day,” when we lowly democratic peons had the chance to vote on the once-every-four-years-party that, you know, would cost a few bucks to put on.
Now, I know, that voting day was such a sunny, beautiful day so many [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Society, Specifically Steff, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (43)
Feb
09
2010

Valentine’s Day: All My Thoughts

Valentine’s day looms and I’ve deftly avoided the topic by not posting new stuff lately. Brilliant!
But I guess it’s time for my annual rant against the Big Machine and the perpetuation of the belief that, hey, if it’s love, it’s worth going broke for.
I know men buy gifts because they feel obligated. I know women [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Dimestore Philosophy, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)
Jan
30
2010

Superbowl Ad Controversy: ARE YOU JOKING?

Stop the sanctimony, PLEASE.
You know why CBS should have rejected the Mancrunch ad? BECAUSE IT’S A FUCKING STUPID AD.
It’s bad acting, bad writing, cheap filming, lame directing, and zero spent on production values.
The Superbowl is where the best commercials in the world come to play, not stupid frat-boy humour shot for $20 and a bag [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Gay or Straight?, Hollywood | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (4)
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, Life 101, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Twitter, existentialism, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (11)
Jan
03
2010

A Break From the Frou-Frou Love-Thyself Shit

Let’s all embrace pettiness for a little bit before we continue the mad march to being better people. I know we’re all pissed we return to work tomorrow. Embrace it! Enjoy this little weird Twitter clash from last week.
So, the night before New Year’s Eve, I was up, unable to sleep, hanging on Twitter. Chatter [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Twitter | Tagged , , | Comments (6)
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, Life 101, Loving and Knowing Yourself, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Society, keeping it real, weight loss | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (8)
Dec
14
2009

Twitter: 7 Annoying Behaviours

Problems with Twitter exist on a few levels.
Most of them occur because it’s high school all over again. It’s popularity contests and bragging and teasing and everything else you thought you’d left behind as a grown up. Turns out? The high-school-asshat-inside never really grows up.
Unfortunately — it’s a high school that is AWESOME for promoting [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Etiquette, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Twitter | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (11)
Dec
01
2009

RANT: Can I *JUST* Talk?

It’s worth reading the note at the end of this if you really ARE in my life, because what I want online versus from people in the flesh are very different. Thanks.
This morning I’m feeling a bit hamstrung by the life I’ve carved for myself.
I know even saying this is going to ruffle some feathers, [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Journalling, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Specifically Steff, Twitter, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (3)
Nov
27
2009

RANT: Guilt-Tripping: What Friends Don’t Do

I had a classic big ol’ Twitter fight with an insensitive fuckwit last night, who I haven’t blocked because I’m not in Grade 5 anymore, but it basically came down to me saying, “No, I’m not coming out because I need some time to myself.”
Long story short: I’ve been up at 5 the last four [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Being me, Etiquette, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Specifically Steff, Twitter, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (3)
Oct
06
2009

Polanski Finally Pays, Hallelujah

This op-ed assumes you know that: Roman Polanski was convicted of “unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor” in ‘78, in which he admitted plying a 13-year-old full of Quaaludes & booze with the intent of having sex with her in every manner possible. He pled guilty, public opinion came against the law who were going [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (3)
Oct
05
2009

A Far-Ranging Post on Letterman’s Sex Scandal

Ten years ago this week, I moved into my apartment. Wow. In the first few months, I was at home a lot. My mother had just died. When I socialized, I’d have people over. The rest of the time I spent in a blur of drunkenness, dope, and getting by in my dayjob at a [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Ethics, Hollywood, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, keeping it real | Comments (0)
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, Life 101, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, 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 Communication, Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, General, Journalling, Life 101, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Specifically Steff, Twitter, keeping it real | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (4)
Jun
04
2009

Opting Into Ignorance

Freedom of education? Not on my tax dollar, bub.
The province of Alberta, here in Canada, has opted to make matters of sex, sexual orientation,* and religion OPTIONAL for their students. Parents can yank their kids out of school when they disagree with the premise at hand. [Story here.]
Religion? Okay. Fine. I’ll give you that. Make [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in AIDS & STDs, Dating, Education, Gay or Straight?, Laws, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Sex, Society, Viginity, casual sex, censorship | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (4)
Jun
02
2009

Embracing the Angst

I’m in a bitter mood. I’m sure people would do well to enact a 10-foot radius around me today. Stay back, or be armed. Those are kind of your options for dealing with The Steff today.
It’ll probably die down in a couple hours. But I don’t give a shit. I don’t get bitter very often, [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Specifically Steff | Tagged , , , | Comments (4)
May
04
2009

Miss California: The Boobs Are on the Job

I had to doublecheck my old-school calendar just now. Holy fuck, it really is 2009. Who knew?
Clearly not the folks running the Miss California Pageant.
Yeah, Miss California. You remember her? Perez Hilton went all “oh, no you didn’t [SNAP]” as a result of the ass-backward beauty’s anti-gay marriage stance she posited while she grinned and [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, How To Guides, Loving and Knowing Yourself, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Politics, Society, feminism | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (5)
Apr
24
2009

RANT: You Think You’re A Feminist?

I can’t stand elitism. I can’t stand the “we’re better than you” mentality. And I sure as fuck can’t stand when someone’s got to get their hate on just to get ahead.
A particular blog post from someone in the sex blogging community is ridiculously sexist and moronic in its simplicity, in my opinion. Because I [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, Ethics, General, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Sexism, Society, Specifically Steff, Women's Department, feminism | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (3)
Apr
22
2009

RANT: BDSM Films are “Torture-Based” Porn?

One of the most offensive things to me is when journalists — people who are paid to get messages right — get things wrong.
Like here, in the San Francisco News, where they describe fetish films with bondage and sado-masochism as being “torture-based” films.
Talk about an economic stimulus. California taxpayers have paid $46,791 so that employees [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Current Events, Laws, Lifestyle, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Sex, Society, censorship | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (7)
Feb
14
2009

Woe is You? Oh, ho! Woe is US!

I’m giving a few people a stay of execution on Twitter.
Soon, the unfollows will commence, as I seek to find new folks to fill my ADHD hours with.
Who’s in danger of getting the axe? Anyone who keeps whining.
See, I’ll bitch. Bitching’s good. I encourage rants and bitching. I even encourage being argumentative and incendiary. (Obviously. [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Also posted in Advice, Best of Steff, Dating, Dimestore Philosophy, Ethics, General, Humour, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Twitter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (4)