The Banditos Misteriosos Strike Again!

March 22nd, 2008 by Maria Varmazis | 3 Comments

The Banditos Misteriosos Strike Again!

A flash-mob pillow fight took over Copley Square for an hour of feathery madness.


T minus 2 days to Hub on Wheels

September 22nd, 2007 by Maria Varmazis | No Comments

T minus 2 days to Hub on Wheels

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 [...]


Post amnesia

September 10th, 2007 by Maria Varmazis | 1 Comment

Post amnesia

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 [...]


Gackt’s “Mizérable”: a quick retrospective

August 14th, 2007 by Maria Varmazis | No Comments

Gackt’s “Mizérable”: a quick retrospective

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. [...]


Back from vacation, done with Digg

July 16th, 2007 by Maria Varmazis | No Comments

Back from vacation, done with Digg

Vacation recap
Hi everyone—sorry for the lack of updates, ever since I got back from my *wonderful* vacation in California, I’ve been swamped with work. Same ol’ story, eh?
You can see some of my vacation photos here: San Francisco & the Bay [...]


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My name is Maria Varmazis. I'm a cub editor/reporter, a writer and a geek, a gamer and a Greek. I live in the greater Boston area and love to wander around America's Grumpiest City, often with a camera in hand. This blog will probably tell you far more about my life than you care to know, but welcome all the same.


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