Tag Archives: writing

Looking for a Davis Square writing nook

By Maria Varmazis | Published: October 16, 2007
Cabin fever season is upon us–there will only be so many nights I can spend in my room during cold weather before I’m clawing at the door. To make matters a bit more complicated, I’m also trying to discipline myself to write at least 4 pages a night, and I’m one of those folks that [...]
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T minus 2 days to Hub on Wheels

By Maria Varmazis | Published: September 22, 2007
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 [...]
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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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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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Journalism, coding, confusion

By Maria Varmazis | Published: June 12, 2007
I’m going to add my voice to the chorus of confusion over reporters-as-programmers. Howard Owens says reporters should go for the gusto and get some coding skills, though fluency is not requisite. Matt Waite says something similar: “The idea is to create new forms of journalism with whatever tools we can, and if they don’t [...]
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Oh FFS – purple SKY magazine & Jrock in America

By Maria Varmazis | Published: June 8, 2007
That didn’t take long, did it?
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