In a life of each blogger there comes
a time, when she/he takes a break for a short while. Despite the fact
that I have always been a bit confused why this happens and didn‘t
relate to it at all (why should you stop doing things you enjoy?). However, I
yielded to it, too and you haven‘t read a single word from my side for two
months. More on the thoughts that caused my absence and on what I was busy
with is revealed in today‘s post.
Písanie som odjakživa vnímala
ako upokojujúcu činnosť. Slová naskakujúce z vyťukanej klávesnice a voľný
prúd myšlienok na mňa pôsobia priam terapeuticky. Preto nerada píšem, keď ma
tlačí termín, keď sa blíži koniec týždňa a ja viem že nestíham, či vtedy,
keď som z neustáleho kontrolovania textov v práci vyčerpaná
a myšlienka ďalšej práce so slovami vo mne vyvoláva nechuť. Nechcem si
sprotiviť to, čo ma inak veľmi baví a napĺňa.
Since always writing had this sort of calming effect
on me. There is something almost therapeutic about new words jumping out of the
keyboard while realizing your very own stream of consciousness. That‘s why I
don’t feel like writing when deadlines creep over my back, when the end of the
week is getting closer and I already know I won’t be able to make it or when I feel terribly exhausted from constant documents checking at work. In
such moments only a thought of any extra word related job causes a feeling
of disgust in me. And I don‘t wish to come to dislike something that
otherwise fulfils and pleases me.
V čoraz hustejšie
zaplnenej džungli blogosféry ma celkom deprimuje aj to, keď vidím, ako od seba
ľudia neskutočne kopírujú obsah, zameriavajú sa hlavne na materiálne veci alebo
všetci hromadne rovnako hodnotia nejaký produkt len preto, aby im nebodaj
nepadla nejaká spolupráca. Chýba mi autentickosť a pokora. Keď česká
blogerka Tess Kratochvílová na svojom blogu tieto veci rozoberala akoby mi
hovorila z duše (stránku si medzičasom bohužiaľ už zrušila a presunula sa na YouTube).
Tým však nechcem povedať, že neexistujú aj kvalitné blogy so zaujímavým
obsahom. Len tie druhé na mňa príliš kričia povrchnosťou.
What gets me
down regarding the dense jungle of fast growing blogosphere is when I see
to what extent people are capable of copying somebody else‘s content. How much
they focus on material things and judge identical products the same way afraid
they will lose some collaboration opportunities. I miss authenticity and
humility. When the Czech blogger Tess Kratochvílová discussed similar feelings
it was as if she was speaking to my soul (unfortunately the web page of her
blog is not available anymore and she moved to YouTube). Writing this I don’t
mean to say that there are not any quality blogs with interesting content. It
just seems to me that the other shallow ones stick out to me the most.
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Therefore it was because of these things I felt like
taking a break might be good for me. To think through how I wish to
continue. And voilá! I am here again. The month of May started with me
being curious about the cats’ exhibition which took place in Zilina. Jesus Christ
I never thought cats can get so huge! True felines! But the entire event
seemed too chaotic so we didn‘t stay long within the crowd. During the nights
we were watching the amazing HBO Vinyl series that I just have to recommend
to all rock music enthusiasts. It doesn‘t happen often that series creators
choose a theme from rock’n’roll background which is set in the crazy 70s! Well
this one was even produced by Mick Jagger of The Rollings Stones. The
performances of the main actors are just breathtaking and the music featured is
even better…
Keď bolo počasie nanič, vybrali
sme sa zresetovať na víkend do Tatier (škoda že iba na víkend!), kde sme boli
ubytovaní v krásnom Grandhoteli Praha v Tatranskej Lomnici. Cítili
sme sa tam vynikajúco a čerstvý ostrý vzduch nám riadne prečistil pľúca
(snehu bolo v horách ešte habadej). Napokon sme si hlavne užili hotelový
wellness, a potom do noci sledovali Eurovíziu :D. V závere mesiaca
sme si s kamarátkami prvý krát vyskúšali aké je to byť družičkou, pretože
jedna z nás to už s nami zabalila a vydala sa za svojho fešáka. A
máj bol zaláskovaný viac než dosť.
Once the weather got gloomy we decided to reset our
energy by going to the Tatra Mountains for a weekend (such a pity that
we could go just for two days!) where we stayed at the stunning Grandhotel
Praha in Tatranska Lomnica. We felt so good there and the fresh icy air really
cleared our lungs (there was still a lot of snow up on the mountains).
Finally we enjoyed the hotel wellness and then we watched Eurovision until we
fell asleep. By the end of the month I and my best friends tried for the first
time how it feels to be a bridesmaid because one of us married her love of
her life. So my May was very much all about love.
June followed quickly with pilot concert events of the
summer season. First, in Považská Bystrica good people were helping with rock
music to raise money for disabled kids in the town (my report in Slovak can be
found HERE). Shortly after we went to enjoy a show of my favourite
symphonic metal band Epica which played their energetic set in Bratislava
(again, my report in Slovak can be found HERE). I went to see the band for
the 9th time already and I even got a chance to interview two of its
members (Mark Jansen – guitarist and founder, Isaac Delahaye – guitarist)! If
you‘re interested in what we have been talking about you may watch the
interview in English with Slovak subtitles in the video below. The guys were
super nice and open the whole time and I am truly grateful that I could have a
chat with them.
Zvyšok mesiaca sa už niesol
najmä v duchu pracovných povinností. Sledovali ste zatiaľ poslednú sériu
Game of Thrones? Mne sa neskutočne páčila a konečne som pri sledovaní
nezaspávala, pričom ma to fakt bavilo. Pre tých, ktorí seriál nemajú ešte
dopozeraný to nebudem kaziť ale máte sa na čo tešiť! Na konci júna nás čakal už
len posledný koncert legendy Black Sabbath v Prahe, o ktorom Vám však
napíšem až nabudúce. Zatiaľ len toľko, že to bola ozaj nezabudnuteľná showJ . Ako ste trávili máj a jún Vy? Tešíte sa na leto?
The rest of the month was more work related than fun
related. Have you watched the latest Game of Thrones series? I must say
that I really loved it and finally it was interesting enough for me not to
fall asleep during the episodes. I won‘t reveal any spoilers for those who
haven’t finished watching but there is definitely a lot to look forward to! At
the very end of the month we just went to see the last gig of the legendary
Black Sabbath in Prague but I will write about it next time. For now I will
only say that it was totally unforgettableJ. How did you spend May and
July? Are you excited about summer?
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