Semester 20 Chapter XXII: Slow Burns

Man, I’m really feeling this summer. It’s nice to be back home, it seems there are always tons of things to do, I don’t have that much work these two months so I have plenty of time to do stuff… Things are flowing. Last week was really cool, I spent loads of time outdoors, there was a bunch of yoga, meet-ups with some of my favorite people, all felt right. It’s Monday morning, I’ve just finished my first class of the week and I’m gonna use this break to sum up some of the last week’s moments.

 

Where do I start. Apart from the usual regime, all the workouts, all the work and all the things that keep me going, I did some extra cycling, outdoor exercise and even some boxing… One of the weeks when you really had no particular plans but things kept popping up. Managed to hit the swimming pool with one of my friends once, too. I gotta shout out the Coffee Roasters joint right by the river again. Had a morning coffee over there on Thursday and the vibe was fucking spotless. The views, the cold brew, the air… Definitely one of my favorite places in town.

 

On Friday, I joined my sis and a group of her friends for this rave just outside of the city. They organized buses to get people over there and we all embarked at about 8pm. And I really enjoyed the whole thing. It was at this former military base, the venue was very spacious, there was only little light pollution so the night sky looked magical… I had enough time to chat with everybody, I ran into some of other people I know… The flow of the evening was smooth. Got back home early in the morning, walked the dog and later on met my friends visiting from Canada for some coffee. We decided to visit the tower of St. Jacob’s church afterwards – my first time over there. Views were fantastic and I was glad I got to hang out with them once more before they left back for Vancouver.

 

Sunday morning, I joined the social run once more. I really like that I’m getting more familiar with people over there and I’ve also found some with pace similar to mine. So very often, I split with one or two guys and we just keep our tempo for the whole thing. This time, me and this guy did about 18km, it flew by and then it was nothing but good talks, good coffee and all that. In the afternoon, I hopped on the bike and took it to my music bro outside of Brno to scan some locations for our video whose shoot is coming. Stayed there for dinner and eventually made it home at about 10pm. The ride back was quite adventurous as my lights are kinda shit and for the most part, there were no street lights but I made it and then I just kinda turned off. Pretty eventful weekend.

 

Woke up today feeling excited about things to come. Got a whole bunch of things lined up, spirits are high, energy feels right. Hope you guys are doing great and things go just the way you want them to. Keep it light, keep it positive, don’t entertain bullshit and don’t let them fuck with your inner light. One!

Highlights:

• Hangouts.
• Music.
• Running.

Semester 20 Chapter XXI: It Won’t Be That Easy My Dear

Okay, what the fuck is up!!! Here we go again… Got some T.I. in the headphones, fresh off a half-marathon with the local running club, sun is shining, music is flowing, we are good in this motherfucker. Speaking of music, I’ve been dealing with so much shit regarding our project recently. We are still arranging the music video, I’ve been talking to some labels, to some studios, we are making this shit happen. Hope everything falls in place and that there are no major speed bumps on the way. Fingers fucking crossed.

 

So how was this past week? Well, thanks for asking… Work, yoga, running, swimming, some recording, hangouts with some of my people, dinner at my sis’… Kinda surrounded by love. My intentions at yoga classes circle around gratefulness and letting shit go. And some of my latest lyrics revolve around that, too. All feels balanced.

 

After couple of weeks, I had no particular plans for the weekend but that got solved the minute I looked at my phone Saturday morning. A friend who lives in Vienna was on the way to Brno to participate in this cycling circuit race at the Brno Trade And Exhibition Center. I could still register so I did, picked bro at the train station and off we went. Now, I’m a fucking cyclist. Down to my core. But I’m not a pro. Never really invested in a real racing bike, it’s always been some vintage shit. And in my category (road bikes), you had good 12 people out of like 20 arriving on spaceships. So I really appreciated the whole system. The crowd was divided into two groups and they raced each other. First two rounds (of about 500 meters) were warm up and then it was last man standing – so each round the last rider was eliminated. The first half advanced to Final A, and the second half had their Final B. I ended up in the B section but I was just really happy I got to race people on similar bikes (even tho I killed some motherfuckers on carbons, too). And at the finals, I landed second. Was in lead for good 2 rounds but lost it to this guys at the last turn. It was a great race, I enjoyed the hell out of it. My friend was racing fixed gear and that was beautiful to watch. Some amazing bikes, really good riders, great people. Wanna shout out the ladies. Some of the girls were so fucking good. There was only one fixed gear female rider but she fucking schooled most of the guys. The whole event was super nice, it had punk vibe to it, energy was gorgeous. Shout out to the organizers! Now, this event was a side gig of this Pop Messe festival that was taking place at a velodrome couple hundred meters away. So as a part of the whole thing, all riders got free tickets for Saturday night, and we all took our bikes to the velodrome and did two rounds with people watching, cameras rolling… It was all super nice. After that, me and my friend (who’s also vegan) went to Pizza Punk for some well deserved calories. Wrapped it up by some ice cream afterwards. Then I took it home, had a shower, hopped on the bike again and went to check the festival. Met with sis and a whole bunch of people over there, caught a live show of one of podcasts I listen to (shout out to Page Not Found and the Roast crew – love y’all) and made it to catch the Richard Muller performance. Didn’t expect to enjoy that shit that much. We were singing on the top of our lungs and it made me realize that we do have some pop acts that are actually good. The guy is a legend and he had some amazing musicians around… And the crowd was all over the place. Teens were singing, people my age were singing, seniors were singing… The overwhelming sense of belonging. I spent the rest of the evening mostly at the techno stage dancing, chilling, having fun. Wrapped it up before midnight, biked home and called it a day. A really good, spontaneous day.

 

This morning, I did the social run and did the whole thing with the fastest group. There were only 4 of us in it and we had a really nice pace. Was a bit worried whether I’d get tired after all the laps yesterday but it all went without a problem. Got a full afternoon ahead, probably gonna hit one of the outdoor swimming pools in the city later on, all is well over here. Hope you guys are doing well, too! Keep it simple, keep it light, keep it positive, don’t entertain bullshit and don’t let them fuck with your inner light. And if you love somebody, tell them. One!

 

Highlights:

• Racing.
• Singing. 
• Dancing.

Semester 20 Chapter XX: Blue Velvet

Okay, here we go… Another week has passed, time flies like crazy, new memories created, new days ahead, Monday early morning, fresh off my workout, sun is shining, vibe is good. I’m still mostly on my “letting life happen” shit and that takes me places. Wanna send out some positive energy to all the seekers and those who are not afraid to try new things and to get vulnerable when the time comes.

Okay so these past couple of days… Apart from business as usual, all the work, all the physical activity and all… I ended up attending a rap concert Wednesday evening. It was actually more like a 40-minute show in a yard close to the city center and it wasn’t really a concert. More a like a girl playing some instrumentals and mostly reading her lyrics into the microphone. Not necessarily my cup of tea but I respect people going public with their shit. With us finishing our album these days, there is a chance I’ll be standing in front of a crowd with a mic not too far ahead too. Once I manage to handle that, I can judge for real.

 

Thursday afternoon, I went for dental hygiene after some time and right after that I went to this artificial lake just outside of Brno to meet up with some of my friends and to swim a little. Friday morning, I met up with another friend and we fucked off Brno. Straight to the countryside. We went to the same spot I had visited like two weeks ago. Close to Dalešice water reservoir, staying in the ceramic workshop my dad’s friend owns. The weekend was bomb. We walked, we swam, we created, we did some outdoor yoga, we did a bit of boxing sparing, we had fun. See, I’m starting writing just for the sake of writing. Just grabbing a piece of paper and writing rhymes to see where it goes. Feels like stretching muscles, it does the whole process good and man… I do hope I manage to keep my current pace for some time. Haven’t felt this energized creatively in ages. So yeah, some beautiful time over there.

 

Got back Sunday evening, recorded some material and wrapped the week up. I got a pretty busy day lined up and I’m feeling good and grateful. Shout out to everybody out there! Keep it light, keep it positive, don’t entertain bullshit and don’t let them fuck with your inner light. One!

Highlights:

• Writing.
• Forests.
• Moments.