One last hurrah at the Good Time EmporiumOne last hurrah at the Good Time Emporium

One last hurrah at the Good Time Emporium

Friends and I made an excursion to this Somerville institution before it closes its doors.

Rainbows over Boston, flash flooding in WalthamRainbows over Boston, flash flooding in Waltham

Rainbows over Boston, flash flooding in Waltham

After a week of simply perfect weather, Mother Nature decided to play a nasty trick on me.

Discovering the EsplanadeDiscovering the Esplanade

Discovering the Esplanade

Why does something as easy as crossing a river seem so prohibitive?

A ROFLcon, I has it. Day two liveblogging, updatesA ROFLcon, I has it. Day two liveblogging, updates

A ROFLcon, I has it. Day two liveblogging, updates

I’m at the second day of ROFLcon at MIT–here’s the latest!

ROFLCon–you can has. Day one liveblogging, updatesROFLCon–you can has. Day one liveblogging, updates

ROFLCon–you can has. Day one liveblogging, updates

Live updates from ROFLcon at MIT in Cambridge! Photos, tweets, geekery. <3


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Rainbows over Boston, flash flooding in Waltham

We Boston-area folk were truly spoiled last week. Day after day we had stunningly clear and temperate weather. It was a joy for me to hop on my bike every evening after work and go for a long tour from Arlington through Somerville and Cambridge, and then down to the Charles river in a big loop from Memorial Drive to the Esplanade on the Boston side. Blue skies ahead! (Yes, that was a shoutout to the Doves.)
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Discovering the Esplanade

It’s been a while, or as we’d say in Japanese, ohisashiburi desu ne. Since last I wrote, the weather in Boston has turned from great to downright fabulous, oh, and I spent a fantastic vacation in Tokyo and Hong Kong.  Really I ought to just turn this into a photo blog and post highlights from my trip.
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A ROFLcon, I has it. Day two liveblogging, updates

The Chapman Brothers: 'There's nothing to talk about, ads are the worst thing about the internet'

Day two at ROFLcon!

As with yesterday, newest posts are at the top.

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ROFLCon–you can has. Day one liveblogging, updates

You come away feeling so, so much of internet "fame" is pure dumb luck. You put your content out there and spin the roulette wheel.

I’m heading over to ROFLcon in Cambridge now — bringing my laptop and camera, of course! Check back here for entries and pics throughout the day.

New entries will appear at the top of the page with events in reverse chronological order.

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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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