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A friend I’ve never called by his first name
I read Frederic’s article about the Musée Rodin today, and I liked how he mentioned Rodin – as an imaginary friend who isn’t called by his first name. And it made me think of others... Monet, Caravaggio, Picasso, Vermeer, Dalí, Warhol. .. With most artists, we’re used to calling them by their last names. And the same goes for their artworks. I didn’t go to see Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt, Winter Effect , I went to see Monet. "And which one of the Monets was it exactly?"
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A friend I’ve never called by his first name
I read Frederic’s article about the Musée Rodin today, and I liked how he mentioned Rodin – as an imaginary friend who isn’t called by his first name. And it made me think of others... Monet, Caravaggio, Picasso, Vermeer, Dalí, Warhol. .. With most artists, we’re used to calling them by their last names. And the same goes for their artworks. I didn’t go to see Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt, Winter Effect , I went to see Monet. "And which one of the Monets was it exactly?"
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Your emails can find me in hell...
You know, I don't really care if it's just my prejudices that I can't deal with. Or my pride, which sometimes confuses my fear of not being good enough with the pressure to achieve self-confidence through perfectionism. No matter how worthless my overthinking about this may be, the fact remains... I hate emails! With every one that arrives, my heart skips a beat and my breath panics. Could we just start talking again, please? As someone who grew up without the internet, it's
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Skopec, nebo zkopec? To je, oč tu běží
Nedávno jsme vedly s kamarádkou debatu o tom, jestli se říká zkopec. Jakože downhill že jo. Logicky. 😆 Tak kupříkladu ve větě: "Když člověk běží dlouho do kopce, tak si pak váží rovinek a skopců." No uznejte, že tam to slovo sedí jak pr.. na hrnec a byla by škoda tu krásnou českou větu měnit jen kvůli "z kopce". Ha! Ale teď se nám debata rozjíždí ještě víc. Je to vlastně skopec anebo zkopec? Jakože z kopce dolů - spřežka, nebo se to řídí pravidlem shora dolů? No, babo raď! �
Aug 19, 20251 min read
The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new
This quote " The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new " is the opening line of Samuel Beckett's novel Murphy . When I heard this sentence for the first time – it was actually in Patrick Melrose by Edward St. Aubyn , it struck me deeply. So much sadness... Or is it perhaps a message? Don't worry so much, because life goes on and the Earth keeps spinning, even if you feel like some pain is breaking you in half right now and your days are coming to an end? Well,
Aug 15, 20251 min read
Looking back so I can keep going
Sometimes a wave of melancholy hits me like a weird little fog. Who am I, really? What am I even doing in this life? Am I moving forward, or just spinning in circles? Am I doing enough? Enough for what? Or for whom? What am I chasing? Are my dreams the “right” ones? And when I look at these questions closely, I realize – this isn’t melancholy. It’s just plain ol’ uncertainty wearing a dramatic cape. All of these thoughts are about the future. But here’s the truth: the past do
Aug 3, 20252 min read
Les Nymphéas and unicorn glitter
Solo travel has one huge perk: zero distractions. Okay, friends are great, but when you're on your own, you feel everything differently. More intensely. More... sponge-like. Yep. Last time I went full sponge mode in Paris, I ended up wandering into Le Petit Palais. You’ll find this "small" palace right across from the big one (Le Grand Palais – how original, non?), just a short stroll from the Champs-Élysées. And here’s the cool part about Le Petit Palais: entry is completely
Apr 17, 20252 min read
Turtle and the Golden Buddha
I’m slow . Everyone says so. I’m the one walking a full kilometer behind everyone on a hike, reaching the top half an hour later. It takes me two hours in the morning just to get out the door for work. And when it comes to my personal projects? Yeah, that might take weeks. I could list at least a dozen examples like this, and they all seem to end with the same not-so-flattering label: slow . And as I’m often reminded (mostly by myself), some people in the same time conquer ma
Apr 11, 20253 min read
Open the inner doors of the brain
I'm glad that in these days when the internet is flooded with Ghibli-style images generated by AI, people are also reminded that AI " is an insult to life itself ," as Miyazaki said. Because otherwise, it’s pretty heartbreaking, isn’t it? 💔 AI mimics surface, not soul. It has no idea what pain or joy is. It's artificial and not intelligent. So that's why I rewatched the documentary Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron - about 7 years of hard work on his latest masterpiece The Boy
Apr 9, 20251 min read
Blowing bubble kisses...
Sometimes I try to play the whole "game" in my head before the first move even happens. Like... strategy mode: ON. Predicting, adjusting, mentally prepping for every possible reaction – before anyone else even shows up. And somewhere in all that planning, poof, I vanish from my own experience. It’s not really me anymore. It’s like a pre-programmed version of me, running simulations instead of living the moment. Exhausting, by the way. And stressful. Like, why am I acting lik
Apr 4, 20252 min read
The secret of the lost river
I never really thought about what could flow through a city – besides, you know, a river. Or maybe a canal. But then I visited Valencia, and it turns out... In this city, a park flows instead. The Jardín del Turia is basically a river-shaped park. It's even in the riverbed with bridges crossing over it. 12-kilometer-long green belt winds through the heart of the city, making it feel like nature carved its own path here. It is divided into several parts and you can walk throug
Mar 27, 20253 min read
Siren's call
Every first Wednesday of the month, we have a siren test here in Czechia. And I turn into a siren, too. Every first Wednesday of the month, I send my alluring voice to people via email. To tempt them with my latest articles, sketches, playlists etc. For inspiration, fun, whatever...
Wanna join us, my ancient hero?
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