Welcome to the life and times of Sooz where I've been documenting my work and life adventures since 2002. Work = Sooz Media, my consulting business for web marketing, website project management, event planning and event photography. Life = shooting concert videos + photography, cooking for friends at The Granitorium, and scheming with my favorite Boston bands.
Monthly archive January, 2009

The Blizzard of 78 CD Release Party for Book of Lies on January 29th at the Lizard Lounge

The Blizzard of 78 has a new album out called Book of Lies. it is awesome, awesome and more awesome. I've been looking forward to this album ever since I heard them since "Mercy" at their NEMO showcase Fall 2006. If you're wondering what supercharged rock and soul sounds like, Book of Lies is the...

If Barack Obama’s Inauguration Speech Was Written Mad Libs Style

I saw this mad libs inspired Barack Obama Inauguration Speech generator on Doc Searls' blog. Here's my version featuring hippos, toes, carpenters and slackers. My fellow Americans, today is an awesome day. You have shown the world that "hope" is not just another word for "blizzard", and that "change" is not only something we can...

MixBoston – new social networking website in Boston

One of my new clients that I'm working with on marketing projects is Mix&Meet. They are a Boston start-up that offers a twist to the typical social networking website. They've launched their first site in Boston at www.MixBoston.com. The idea is simple (and pretty damn cool if you ask me!) -- on a moment's notice...

SoozFavorites: 10 Songs by The Tragically Hip

Media Soup in D.C. for Obama Inauguration Festivities

Joshua Fleetwood who I worked with at BostonNOW last year, has a new website: Media Soup, that came to life this week. He and his cohorts are in D.C. shooting videos and photos during Obama Inauguration festivities. What is Media Soup? Media Soup is a multimedia web site featuring editorial stories – large and small...

New iTunes Playlist of Music Inspired by Early, Snowy Morning

This morning I had to get up at crazy o'clock to wait for the Peapod driver to show up. It was a late order on Friday so the only available time slot left for today was 7:30am-1pm. Somehow, amazingly, the driver showed up by 8am with my groceries. Brilliant! I don't usually wake up that...

The Secret To Making Really Good Chocolate Truffles

Like most recipes, chocolate truffles are not that difficult to make if you can follow directions and have some time. I use a simple recipe of dark chocolate, cream and cocoa powder on epicurious.com by chocolatier Robert Linxe. I started making chocolate truffles a couple years ago on a whim. I thought they'd make tasty...

iTunes Playlist of Music I played at the #pinkslipparty at Betahouse

Here's the iTunes playlist of a bunch of the songs I played at the #pinkslipparty that @pistachio, @alexa and @tibbon organized and Betahouse hosted on Friday, January 9th. I got there a couple hours early and made chocolate truffles. @digiphile brought his own pans and ingredients to make crepes for everyone towards the end of...