Monthly Archives: August 2007

This is what August means.

By Maria Varmazis | Published: August 23, 2007
This is what August means. My delicious dinner for the past few nights, I could live off this stuff all year. But really it’s the rarity of good, fresh tomatoes that makes this simple dish so precious. The only downside of all this is that I can’t eat tomatoes any other time of year. That [...]
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Gackt’s “Mizérable”: a quick retrospective

By Maria Varmazis | Published: August 14, 2007
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 [...]
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The tunes that get you moving

By Maria Varmazis | Published: August 9, 2007
Really, this is what the internet was made for: asking an audience of total strangers their opinion on some trivial matter. I need a new workout mix. Since Daft Punk came out with their “Discovery” album, basically I’ve been bopping to the same tunes: oodles of electronica and somewhat-dated club music. It’s getting stale. (Ian [...]
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Quick note

By Maria Varmazis | Published: August 2, 2007
Just realized I should probably expand my LinkedIn network a little more. I know a few old friends and colleagues drop by here from time to time, so if you’re interested, please feel free to add me to your LinkedIn network. Here’s my profile page: http://www.linkedin.com/in/varmazis I also added a LinkedIn widget to my blog’s [...]
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