Category Archives: Best of Steff

Having a Blog vs. Using It: Some Thoughts

I don’t follow analytics much with my blog. You’re reading it. That’s all I give a shit about. Following the traffic, I don’t do much of that. I’ll check once or twice a month, see if my daily visits are holding up, and if there are massive spikes, I see what posts were near that day. [...]
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People are People: Good, Bad, and the Ugly

Come morning, everything always changes. New. Nice. No fuck-ups yet. Yesterday’s badness has fallen away, but it’s left me in thought — not surprising, given I dig thinkin’. And here’s the thinkin’ it produced on humanity in general. Sometimes we get unfortunate reminders of just how far-ranging humanity is. Good people, bad people. Ugly-ass people. [...]
Also posted in Autobiographical, Battle of the Comments, Being me, blogging, Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, internet, Journalling, keeping it real, Life 101, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Psychology & Moods, relationships, Society, Specifically Steff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The Challenge of Transitioning

I’m in zombieland. Mono-focused. I know what I want. I’m after it. Period. Brains. Nommy brains. Mmkay, no. I want life to be my bitch. That requires me being strong, fit, and healthy. It requires me undoing bullshit that caused me to gain back 8 pounds — and probably several inches — of the 70 [...]
Also posted in Autobiographical, Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, Eating Disorder, fitness, Hygiene & Health, Journalling, keeping it real, Life 101, Loving and Knowing Yourself, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Psychology & Moods, Self-Love & Self-Esteem, slow, Society, Specifically Steff, weight loss | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

The Bucket List Shrinks

On Friday, I spoke at this year’s Northern Voice Blogging Conference at the University of British Columbia. I spoke on a panel Saturday, too, but that’s another story for another time. The conference was great, but I’ll leave the recaps to others. Speaking? Whew. I was fucking terrified of my speaking engagement. Not because I [...]
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Add Another Voice to the Fray

For everything I’ve published this week, four have gone into the depths, filed under lock and key, not fit for sharing. Too personal, too exploratory, too unconnected, too any-number-of-things. A lot of what I batted around regards my relationship with sex: Where it’s been, where it went, why it changed, why it matters, what it [...]
Also posted in better sex, blogging, Communication, Dimestore Philosophy, freedom, Gay or Straight?, History, keeping it real, Kink, Life 101, Lifestyle, Loving and Knowing Yourself, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Politics, Psychology & Moods, relationships, Sex, sexuality, Society, Specifically Steff, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Ending, Meet Beginning

I’m sitting here in my panties, belting out George Michael songs, as sunlight spills in. I’m absolutely comfortable in my own skin this morning, beaming and grooving. It’s only fitting, then, that this should be the last-ever “Smut and Steff” posting. Yep. Done like dinner, baby. By the time you read this, likely, this will [...]
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