About Steff
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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Tag Archives: change
Oct
12
2011
Occupy This, Wall Street
In 2008, my friend bought me an Obama shirt as a New Orleans souvenir. I was definitely an Obama fan but I’ve never been one for political worship. You show me a politician, I’ll show you someone who makes compromise a lifestyle — Obama or otherwise. Not that all compromise is bad, but sometimes you [...]
Posted in Consumerism, Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, Politics Also tagged #occupywallstreet, #OSW, finance, Politics, power to the people, revolution, wall street 1 Comment
Aug
13
2011
Why are Western Riots Happening?
Russell Brand has been surprising me of late, specifically in his writings about Amy Winehouse and now his opinion piece in The Guardian about the London Riots. I feel I have to take him much more seriously than I have been. His piece on the London Riots is bang-on. More so than most erudite intellectuals in [...]
Sep
22
2010
Anticipating Autumn
Fall has landed. It’s the first night I’ve had to close my windows all but a crack. Soon I expect the radiator will be turned on and will spend the next several weeks climbing in temperatures as the climate closes in on winter. It’s the first day I’ve been funny in the morning in a [...]
Yesterday I cycled 42 kilometres. That’s the fifth time I’ve ever bested 40km in a day. It felt pretty awesome, because it’s the first time out of all those times that I managed to Finish Strong. Fitness, for me, isn’t just about health. It’s about proving things to myself. It’s about saying now that “That [...]
Posted in Autobiographical, Being me, fitness, Journalling, keeping it real, Life 101, Loving and Knowing Yourself, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Specifically Steff, weight loss Also tagged becoming healthy, change yourself, changing yourself, exercise, fitness, growth, health, improving, losing weight, malcolm gladwell, mastering fitness, tipping point, weight loss Leave a comment
Jul
23
2010
Jumping into the Darkness
Before you read on: I know you MEAN well, but don’t give me life advice right now. You have about 3% of the information you need in order to offer specific-to-me insight. If you’re a friend of mine in REAL life, please talk to me over a beer. If you only know me online, I love [...]
A “Hello, How Are You?” Kind of Day