NvB: Bored in Brno?: Global Blog Day 2006

Global Blog Day 2006

For anyone who reads this blog and has their own blog, just a reminder about the upcoming Blog Day 2006. It may not be something that interests everyone, but it's a good idea and worth a look. Global Voices—a commendable effort and fascinating site that aims to create an online global blogospheric clearinghouse, encourage open commentary, and amplify the viewpoints of those who don't necessarily have a voice in the mainstream media—got me into the blogday project about a month ago. Now, they're asking for bloggers to say a little more, with questions about why people blog, what the relationship between blogs and the MSM media is in their area, and what keeps them blogging. Answer will be compiled in roundup posts at Global Voices. Anyone who has the time and idealism to do it should have a look: Celebrate Blog Day with a Global Voices twist!

Tags: blogday, globalvoices, blogging, blogs, events

Posted 15 August 2006 at 11:59.

The Blog

What is "Bored in Brno"? a) the best Czech movie of 2003, b) a blog about Brno (the Czech Republic's second largest city) and my adventures in and observations of south and east Moravia. I usually post about music, arts, culture, and stuff in Brno; or, I talk about whatever; or, I may bore you.

There's a Czech saying about how you are a new person for every language you learn. Here's your chance to experience Czech vicariously and to become your new self, now conveniently available in English translation. (Or at least something reasonably close to English.)

If you have questions, suggestions, like what you see, or you're just plain bored, don't hesitate to leave a comment or e-mail me.

The Blogger

A graduate student in music and anthropology writing a dissertation about music in Moravia, the eastern third of the Czech Republic. At some point, the Czech Republic's "second city" (that would be Brno) captured my attention, and I've since been blogging about events, arts, music, and other stuff—basically whatever interests me in and around the cityscape. I'm not living in Brno now, but I keep up with the cultural pulse from afar as best I can.

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