Bizzy

I have a lot prepared to post here.
But there's no time to do so.
I got back from Rome two days ago and I'm leaving for China tomorrow.
So many memories, so much inspiration!

...but they will never take our internets!

I've been supporting Access Now for quite some time. It's an organization that pursues the rights of free internet.
People's attention to this matter has very much faded after the SOPA/PIPA/ACTA. However, the superpowers have not, by far, stopped trying to have a wider control of the internet.
The ITU, International Telecomunication Union, an institution within UN, is meeting to set global guidelines of centralised internet control. That would indeed endanger our freedom of speech.
So, there's a couple things you can do: https://www.accessnow.org/page/s/itu -sign the petition!
and if you've signed the petition, what about writing a letter to the ITU representative in your region: https://www.accessnow.org/itu-email ?

And so I'm not just telling you what to do, I'll publish here the letter I wrote to the ITU rep for Europe:

Subject ITU: show us who you are
Message You, the representative of ITU are directly in charge of deciding about an important part of public life - the internet. And that is why I would like you to deal with this responsibility responsibly.

No one would ever forbid two friends from borrowing a book, or sharing a meal. However, do the very similiar things online and things get bad. The Chinese government knows it.
If you send a letter, it would be illegal for the post office to check its content. Yet, online, that is exactly what the Russia tries to do, argumenting with the "malware and spam threat".

Internet is a great thing. It really is, all of us know it. But why is it so?
 Because it is the sanctuary of free speech, of human free creativity. Taking away this great opportunity of letting your opinion known would be one of the worst things any government or NGO could do.

When I saw the ITU leaks recently, I must say - I was shocked and disgusted.

I believe you have done some great work, but especially the propositions of China, Russia and Iran in the recent leaks feel, to me, like a complete violation of right of free speech. And that is one of the human rights I treasure the most.



There is not any worse way of distributing information than through leaks.
Please, release your documents to the public.
And also, please, try to avoid as much as possible all the propositions that would destroy the freedom of internet.

Thank you.

An evening is enough to become inspired

Zenpencils.com
(click picture to enlarge/if that doesn't work, right click - open image - then click on it to enlarge)

Bonobo - the finest of downtempo

Chat should only be a word for "cat" in French.

A problem of our generation,
as much as I don't like talking about these,
is, that people don't care anymore about any personal contact.
Chatting via facebook, what the fuck?

I, personally, need to feel the presence of people.
Chat, where I can't even see them is so very dull.
And, it's not even fun. I really do not enjoy chatting about what I'll do this weekend.
It's okay when you need attention. Well, I don't.

When I go to the internet, I want to do something.
Something specific.
And I feel it would be rude to just ignore anyone.
So I obediently reply. And then again.


Anyway, this is not all I want to talk about.
Problem is, I believe, that chatting makes people go bonkers.
Yep, it makes you crazy.
Depressed, disattached, an outsider.
Online, everyone's life feels much better.
People don't share their problems and worries online.
Just the great things.
And that, logically, makes people depressed about themselves.
To them, their lives feel worse than those of other people online.

So, my advice: Go out with people, if you want to be with people. Human presence is not anything a computer can give us.

Evening's fine as wine, morning's bad as hangover

It's 2:21 AM.
No, I didn't go to sleep yet.
And I'm actually still quite fresh.
The real deal is going to come in the morning.
So, I don't even want to go to sleep because of that.
Because I'm afraid of how I'll feel when I wake up.

I hate this feeling.
Knowing there's little you can do,
knowing you only did the right thing - worked until exhaustion and still
you get hurt for that.

Nintendo version 2

Someone took the time and effort to remix whole Version 2.0 album by Garbage to Hyper-8bit.
Sounds extremely cool, but there's one more thing I love to it.
You can really improvise with your guitar to this thing. Such fun!

Bermud triangle of time

I'm having a very important dinner with American people about my semester stay in Atlanta tomorrow.
Oh, wait, today actually.
What the --- it's 1 am already?
Fuck, I'm going to be fucked up tomorrow.
And I'm starting at 7.30? That means wake up by 6?
Fuck, fuck, fuck.

I've really fucked my shit up this time.
Not exlusively this time, though.
I do that on a regular basis, lately.
Regular basis of...everyday.

Why do people die so much?

At least recently, they've been dying a lot.
Just don't, please.
Stay here, with us.


They say there's no way to ever exit in a good way.
They're right about that.
You can exit with pride, people can look at you and feel proud, but it'll always hurt.

Blind night

Another meaningless bit.

Not more than poor 10 metres

is my line of visibility

I regret my inability

for eyes to pierce night like cats do.

Still, 10 metres, for a dog of city?

Inside, it's 3 metres from wall to wall.

A vulcano

Another poem I wrote. It even occassionaly writes this time. Though I've written it in a state of complete exhaustion, so it doesn't really make sense.

A vulcano, a wound of earth

bleeding burning rocks and lava.

What makes this world so badly hurt,

jestli to není lidská hlava.

(if not clothes designed by "Prada")

the skin is landscape of a desert

watter of tears don't belong here.

Yet it is there at the present

it's the manly tears of fears.

The world behind the tears is blurry

and that provides tranquility

-a special sort of distant feel

that the end is drawing near.

And so I'm thinking, sitting here

I could really use a beer

'cause otherwise the constant fear

might damage to mind and body deal.

Petrpoem

A poem that I wrote NOT about a relationship of my friend.
It's, in fact, about a relationship that would be exactly opposite.

Lake reflects only the moon,

the rocks surrounding stqaying dark.

The lonely couple in the boat

does not require light

for their deeds of night.

Miles from other human beings

they get just 'bout what they need

lonely, but they're not alone

she sees him and her he sees.

Grunts and moans not interrupted

maybe just by birds that sing

their love remains undefeated

for the one he loves is she.

What they do is mere confession

-and that is how it should be-

what they feel is so powerful

it could shatter walls of steel

It is nothing to joke nor share about

their world belongs to no one else

ït cannot be seen by the others

it couldn't be shown thruthfully

they emet already long time ago

and longer waited for each other

it's sure now itis not just a flink

and that's what makes it worth a double.

Les temps pour le phillo!

I wrote up several discussion themes I wanted to talk through sometime. Maybe write about them. Anyway, the list goes like this:

Last day of maturity – image: Ládví in couples

suits and dresses

nicely done: now hardy part

stress leads to tranquility

discuss with Nik – worth of people – knowledge, experience, achievements, material wealth

Nature x cityscape + how they mix

progressive decrease in sleep requirements

Profesional x amateur – not a matter of quality, just what you're looking for

how necessary, if at all, is bureaucracy

Stories 'n' shit

Been kinda busy today.
Started a project with a couple friends.
Writing short stories.
povidkynshit.blogspot.com
Most of them are gonna be in Czech, but I'm not planning on abandoning my sweet English, hell no.

Neither am I going to abandon this blog!

... is good for you!

Knowing what's good for you and what ain't is a sign of intelligence.
Procrastinating ain't good. Working is good. But not too much. Relaxing is good. Stress is good, but not too much.

Empty words

The naive me is getting hurt.
There is so much of "nothing" in the world we live.
I blame the social distance between us, the disconnection of people.

Barely anyone ever says what they mean and mean what they say.
I can only exclude the people who work with languages - translators, writers.
Just those, who wonder about the meaning.

However, what does a word of a rich, but otherwise usual guy mean? Nothing. And those, who try to change that, are punished.

It's no secret, that a lot of people got their money from dirty business. Well, then, they could at least spend it on something useful! Because, what New Order say is not true. Guilt is not an useless emotion.

There's little one cannot achieve

I believe our surroundings can affect us by a great deal.
And I'm proud to be standing where I am.

Maslow's definition of self-actualization includes one attribute, or ability - personal moral codex. Independent from requirements, expectations, social standing.

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A large percent of youth don't give a shit about school.
Okay, I get that.
Only thing there is to be judged about that is WHY and HOW.
No need to be disrespectful, aggressive and just behave like animals.
And if you're gonna piss on school, you gotta have a good reason.

I must honestly say, that I was kind of afraid of dropping out myself.
And I do have reasons: I played in theater, attended a model united nations conference, wrote a short story for competition, have a job.

A large success, all of those things: theater turned out great and I quite enjoyed my role of the main character. Model UN is a GREAT thing. I can't say enough how much I appreciate it. I want to start a tradition of attending those conferences. The collective gathered around those things - simply amazing. And the literary competition? Well, I'm invited to the award ceremony. Czech president's wife is to hand over the prizes and I might as well grab one while I'm there.

But because of all these things school stayed behind. I managed to pass all my exams but one. Written French exam. Today I had the second try.

And I passed!!!

Now there's barely anything that can stop me from going to America for the first semester of next school year. Hooray!

I've taken up too much, I know that.
But it turned out absolutely perfect.
Which proves one thing: we can do whatever the fuck we want if we're passionate about it enough.

Liquid love, solid fire.

I feel strange.
Peculiar.

Burning from inside. But is there anything to burn?
Nay. It's empty there..
Just void causing sparks.

Pair 'em up

This'll eventually come to every young community.
The pair up time.

The boom of dating.

A strange time.
People who you'd think don't fit together at all come together.
And sometimes, it may surprise you.
The other times, it doesn't at all.
Sometimes, it's just as miserable as you thought it would be.
Other times, it's just amazing and admirable.
But mostly, you just don't know at all.

Should I congratulate them, or call them off?

And what does the fate have in store for me?
I'm almost getting impatient.

BALMUN No.10

My note from visiting the BALMUN conference
http://balmun.de

Other delegates are mostly afraid to something even remotely drastic.

WE NEED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC.

BALMUN No. 9

My note from visiting the BALMUN conference
http://balmun.de

"Iran is an idiot."

You don't get to criticize someone for being too general (in their resolutions), if you are too general yourself.

BALMUN No.8

My note from visiting the BALMUN conference
http://balmun.de

Crisis (economical) wouldn't ever exist, if western superpowers were responsible. Supporting 3rd world (LEDCs) would be one of those responsible actions.

BALMUN No. 7

My note from visiting the BALMUN conference
http://balmun.de

If you do not agree, debate.

Only constructive critique will be accepted.

BALMUN No. 6

My note from visiting the BALMUN conference
http://balmun.de

The most important thing about amendment is its wording.

BALMUN No. 5

My note from visiting the BALMUN conference
http://balmun.de

The idiots who support ODA (overseas development assistance) are smarter than anyone would think.

BALMUN No. 4

My note from visiting the BALMUN conference
http://balmun.de

There are better resolutions.

We do not need to "just accept something".

BALMUN No. 3

My note from visiting the BALMUN conference

http://balmun.de

If you're not relevant, you sound stupid.

Also, somehow, the more detached from the reality you are, the smarter you sound.

BALMUN No. 2

My note from visiting the BALMUN conference
http://balmun.de

I know a couple things that would make UN more effective.

Like buying the chair of your committee a beer.

BALMUN No.1

My note from visiting the BALMUN conference
http://balmun.de

What is sustainable?
Everything under certain conditions.
But I do not really believe we can call anything sustainable, if there are certain conditions which must be fulfilled to achieve sustainability of a certain matter.

Therefore, my definition of sustainability would go along the lines of:

UNSUSTAINABLE is anything, that simply cannot be sustained or that requires a centralized aid to be functional in the long-term development. Unsustainable matters create problems that it may and may not be able to solve itself.

SUSTAINABLE is anything, that can support itself environmentally, politically, economically, socially and that may eventually develop itself to a point, where it will face the same issues as global or local governmental institutions. Sustainable matters solve problems that are existing and apply to those matters, instead of creating further problems.

Model United Nations

http://balmun.de

I haven't written it here cause I was busy, but I am participating model conference of United Nations.

What is that?

Well, it's a game.
I represent Rwanda.


I used an ebook to write notes, so expect them, there is a lot of them.

Retro gaming

I usually don't like the very old videogames, such as Diablo I.
However, when the story is worth the terrible technological level, I'm willing to do anything.

And so, I've spent HOURS trying to figure out how to run The Longest Journey on my laptop. Still haven't figured it out yet.

Longest Journey is the oldest game I want to play, though.
There are a couple of "younger" great games that can provide the great nostalgical feeling.

Vampire the masquerade: Bloodlines
Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy in US)
Dreamfall: The longest journey.

I can honestly and proudly say those old games fill me with much more joy than anything made in last 2 years. Only thing that got close to it was the Alan Wake PC conversion. Just great.

And that only makes me look forward to playing its spin-off, the Alan Wake: American Nightmare, which came out on PC just a couple days ago.

And if you ever wondered who my favourite game maker is, I would definitely choose Ragnar Tornquist of Funcom. I hope he'll get to make the Dreamfall: Chapters soon.

Czechs, Germans and English

Attending Model United Nations is a special occasion indeed.
Never have I ever seen so many different cultures and nations together.
It's amazing.
I've been drinking with a guy from Texas and speaking French with a girl from UK.

I've spent most of my day just shouting: "Australia! I have a suggestion!" or "Guatemala, show me your resolution!"

And then, I got drunk in the evening.
I have no idea how I'm going to manage tomorrow.
A lot of work to do and not enough of energy.
I guess though that's the way that you could describe my last month and upcoming week.

Reflection

Lake reflects only the moon,
The rocks surrounding staying dark.
The lonely couple in the boat
Does not require light
For their deeds of night.

Miles from other human beings,
They get just bout what they need.
Lonely, but they’re not alone.
She sees him and her he sees.

Grunts and moans not interrupted,
maybe just by birds that sing.
Their love remains undefeated,
For the one he loves is she.

What they do is mere confession
-and that is how it should be-
what they feel is so powerful,
It could shatter walls of steel.

Tis nothing to joke nor share about.
Their world belongs to no one else.
It could not be seen by the others,
It couldn’t be shown truthfully.

They met already long time ago
and longer they waited for each other.
It’s sure now it is not just a flink
and that’s what makes it worth a double.