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This is my interstellar craft of truth and wit. Buckle up. If you want celebrity gossip, this is not the blog for you. If you want comfortable postings that’ll fill you with happy fuzzy thoughts about the world at large, or self-help guru shit, this is not the blog for you.
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Category Archives: General
Mar
20
2010
Whatchoo Want, Willis?
So, good people of Bloggerville, we the bosses of this here “Smutty” ward want to know just what wingdings I should install on this blog by tomorrow afternoon? Like, “share” and “tweet” buttons, obviously. I’m gonna be so 2007 in no time at all. But what else, man? What else should I put here to [...]
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A little after waking, a furiously beautiful sunrise lit my little part of the world up. Red, red, red, as far as the eye could see. Fire on the horizon, exploding across the cottony clouds that spread west over the Pacific. Some shivers, some cold toes, but it was worth heading out to stand on [...]
Also posted in Journalling, Specifically Steff Tagged between seasons, january, rain, sad, seasonal affective disorder, spring, Vancouver, waiting for sun, weather, winter Leave a comment
Dec
16
2009
Things to Remember This Christmas
Since 1998, I’ve had every kind of Christmas imaginable. Lonely, magnificent, rich, broke, injured, healthy, in love, out of love. Had ‘em all. I was raised to believe in the magic of Christmas. We’d have a houseful of people singing carols, Dad would make his famous cardiac eggnog, the house was full of decorations and laughter, [...]
"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."
Also posted in Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, Life 101, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Psychology & Moods, Society, Specifically Steff, existentialism, keeping it real, writing Tagged birthdays, existentialism, legacies, life led, life questions, midlife crises, midlife crisis, philosophy 1 Comment
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 [...]
The Struggle to Identify Your Struggle