Saturday, November 21, 2009

I am not anti, I'm pro-nothing.

As Paul Watzlawick, the Austrian-American psychologist and philosopher, puts it "one cannot not communicate". Every behavior is a kind of communication and since there is no anti-behaviour, we are always communicating. Now what can I do if I feel there is too much communication in the world? Talk about it? How can I make a statements about not making a statement? How can I show the absence of something or better: the presence of nothing? I was thinking about founding the movement of active silence. People would meet and aggressively refrain from expressing their thoughts. We would have posters without words. Give out blank flyers. We would have a webpage without content. (Or just some downloads like empty PDF files or soundless ringtones.) We would meet, hold hands and not sing. We would multiply nothing by not using our megaphones, creating a roaring silence. Wouldn't that be wonderful? Something worth not talking about?

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The perfect pet for MAUPAVs*.

Still a little shy, but warming up: our new dustbunny.

Isn't he cute? Our Dusty is still a baby and only three 
inches tall, but we'll keep feeding him all the good stuff!

*Middle-Aged Urban People Afraid of Vacuuming.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Meet my imaginary piglets.

I'm pretty sure I don't have swine flu. But I feel sick enough to go to bed after lunch for a 30 minute nap without having a guilty conscience about it! But why is that so? Is feeling sick a valid excuse for napping, or does my bad conscience have a flu too and just doesn't work properly?

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Few rooms, plenty of space: the Golden Cross Hotel in Prague.

The Golden Cross is situated right in Prague's city center, between Wenceslas Square and the Old Town. From the outside it looks tiny, but it is much bigger on the inside.

Once we had moved into our room, it took us three days to find our way out. Fortunately the front desk had provided us with a map and an audio guide that explained all the sights.

If you are looking for abundant room, the Golden Cross is your place to stay. There is not only a big bedroom (lots of space in and under the bed), but also a lounge with chairs and a sofa.

The closet offers enough room for all your winter coats, shirts, dresses and one or two compact cars ...

... and the bathroom is so vast you should pack a lunch when you are planning to go and take a shower. Check it out: 
www.antikhotels.com/goldencross.php. I absolutely recommend it.