Archive for January, 2008

the czech word for bread, chléb (pronounced something like “rrleyb”), is my favourite czech word yet!


Kutná Hora

26Jan08

Yesterday, my friend Skye and I hopped on a bus and went on a day trip to the Czech town of Kutná Hora. Kutná Hora, an old silver-mining town, was the second richest city in Czechoslovakia during the 13th century. But a series of wars and environmental disasters destroyed the mines, and by the mid-16th [...]


Slezska

16Jan08

They’re here! Pictures of my room in Slezska (from left to right as you enter the room): … aaand the view from the windows:


Dobrý den!

15Jan08

today was my third day here in the czech republic—and what a day it was! i went on a tour of the old town, i had potatoes, sausage and beer for lunch, and i sat in on a really great lecture about the czech national identity. oh! i learned a little czech as well: strè [...]


Google‘s image search engine has long-been a useful and well loved tool, but my guess is that only those who truly appreciate the art of “GIS” – or google image searching – will enjoy this post… the thrill of GISing is like the thrill you get on a treasure hunt; you’re egged on and on [...]


Photobooth

03Jan08

I love it when you’re just browsing around and you find something really cool. It hadn’t happened in a while, but it happened today… Sifting through Real Groovy‘s (limited) book shelves, I stumbled upon an ephemera book titled Photobooth, by collector/dealer/photographer Babbette Hines. Hines has put together an awesome collection of over 700 photobooth images [...]


Having walked up and down Cuba Street a few times, ducking into several shops and finding many, many desirable things that i couldn’t afford, i eventually landed in the $2.00 shop. Four dollars’ worth of stickers later, and I had made this beeeautiful mobile for my nephew. If you would like me to make a [...]


My brother, sister and i are working on our first album. Our band – which only very recently expanded to include my brother – is called Sista Resbian, and our debut LP is titled Hardoventcha (hard adventure). Watch this space… Oh, and here’s the piece de résistance. Behold my nephew! All hail… NAYOUCORN!!



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