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: thinking
Jan
04
2012
A Big Thinky Post About Not Thinking
They say these early days in the new year are among the most depressing. Mental, emotional, financial hangovers from the holidays, and even the “bottom of the hill looking up” perspective of the year to come — tons of factors affect our moody new year days. This morning, it’s nearly 8:30 and should be lighter than [...]
May
13
2011
End-of-Coffee Ponderings
The sun is shining. It’s disconcerting. A tease. More rain lands on Sunday, if not before. Vancouver’s in the throes of one of its wettest, coldest, greyest springs in recent history. I’ve not worn shorts once this year. I haven’t even entertained the thought of planting basil yet. Today, most of the tech community will convene [...]
Posted in Autobiographical, Journalling, Specifically Steff, writing Also tagged growing up, life, philosophy, pragmatism, sunny days, the right choice, wondering Leave a comment
Jun
14
2010
From Hair to There
I’ve been adrift in a thought-sea for days now. Just lost in waves and waves of thought. About me, my future, what next, why now, where to go, who to see, and a million other things. I can’t write during those times. I get a little discombobulated and things don’t really happen linearly for me. Writing [...]
Posted in Autobiographical, Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, keeping it real, Modern Feminism, money, Psychology & Moods, Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Specifically Steff, weight loss, writing Also tagged being creative, chance, change, getting stuff for free, hair, how to change, life, lost in thought, makeover, opportunities, style, writer's block 2 Comments
May
16
2010
Crisis of Confidence & Craft
My day daunts me. I must find nuggets of awesomeness that define me as a person and writer, deep within these stacks of posts. I’ve no idea where to begin. Other than the beginning, that is. In the next 27 hours, I have to somehow distill all that I have to say, the whole of my [...]
Posted in Autobiographical, Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, keeping it real, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Specifically Steff, writing Also tagged blogging, confidence, content, dreams, editing, fear, getting it done, james salter, jean malaquais, norman mailer, process, quality, standards, stepping up, terror, waiting, writers, writing Leave a comment
It’s 2.30am and the lights are low in my apartment. I was on the verge of bed when I saw a tweet from the singer John Mayer that made me think, so I took a look at his Twitter page, and I saw this: “There’s this moment in creation, when you’ve made something truly special, where [...]
Posted in Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Specifically Steff Also tagged being, being blocked, blogging, examining, experiencing, sharing, working through it, writing 4 Comments
Morning Movie, Memories, and Mental Detours