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Such a thrilling life I lead

By Maria Varmazis | Published: July 31, 2009
I took a look around my apartment this evening and realized that a lot of my personal effects really don’t make sense when dashed together: I am also probably one of the only people under 40 who actually owns a 5-cd changer stereo in addition to an iPod. Oh, and a best of David Bowie [...]
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Post amnesia

By Maria Varmazis | Published: September 10, 2007
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 40-ish mile route. So just for kicks a few weeks [...]
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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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Back from vacation, done with Digg

By Maria Varmazis | Published: July 16, 2007
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?
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Surface view of Yoshiki’s next project: S.K.I.N. (an undertaking of epic J-rock proportions?)

By Maria Varmazis | Published: June 6, 2007
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 [...]
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