September 22nd, 2007 by Maria Varmazis | No Comments
Ack, my bike is still not in prime shape and I have a 25-mile ride in two days for the Hub on Wheels! I’m hoping the bicycle fairy will fix my gear shift overnight or something. Somehow I doubt that’s going to happen, so tomorrow I’ll be in the basement with a multi-tool and greasy [...]
September 10th, 2007 by Maria Varmazis | 1 Comment
Wow. So many things to post about!
OK, so here goes: I’m biking for The Hub On Wheels in two weeks and have been preparing for it. I’m only doing the 25-mile route as I have something to do that afternoon (XKCD meetup!), but I was curious if I am physically capable of biking the full [...]
August 14th, 2007 by Maria Varmazis | No Comments
Anybody who knows me moderately well also knows that my favorite artist/musician of all time is the Japanese rock/pop star Gackt (yes, whose name sounds a lot like my cat Patches when she’s struggling with a hairball. )
The usual praise for any major artist certainly apply with this guy: he’s talented, charismatic, and entertainment-biz gold. [...]
June 6th, 2007 by Maria Varmazis | 4 Comments
Those of us who follow Japanese rock are all a-twitter over the latest news from Yoshiki (the man! the myth! the legendary J-rocker!)
Disclaimer: If you have never heard of Yoshiki or Japanese rock in general, the rest of this post will be utterly confounding. Apologies in advance!
Last year at Otakon in Baltimore Yoshiki announced [...]
