Flying like a bird...

Geez, I was a bird in a previous life. I fell in love with this bird eye views on Live Search... see for yourself! Example... welcome to Union Square, New York or a Space Needle in Seattle. Since I did not become a Superman in this life, I want to be a bird in next life again :)

Live from 421 Broome Street

My friend Byba, which I mentioned yesterday has sent me some pics from NYC. They are from 421 Broome Street, the place where Heath Ledger was found dead on Tuesday.

This photo is featuring big guy, a woman that looks like a reporter and a book from Denise Mina. But I am sure the important detail is number on the door.


You can see a lot of press coverage on the spot.


These pictures were taken with mobile phone. Byba has a brand new EOS 40D so I expect that I will post a link to her quality pictures soon :) Anyway, I would love to see any other photographs from the city of blinding lights!

Thanks Byba!

For what is life - just a few seconds we were given to spend the best we possibly can

I've just read some sad news. The actor Heath Ledger was found dead yesterday in the apartment at 421 Broome Street, Manhattan. Read it at NY Times.

My friend works at Getty Images which is also in SoHo. Just 3 months ago, on my last day in New York, she told me to wait on the corner of Broome and West Broadway so we meet and take a lunch together. We went to a local sushi place. Of course I invited her, she has been very nice to me and let me stay at her apartment for over a week. I had a perfect day with perfect sushi and great friend at Broome street, the moment I willl remember. Then I walked away probably right around the house in which Heath was living and going out with his dog everyday.

Heath was 28 and you might know him from the movie Brokeback Mountain. I haven't seen this one yet, but I remember him from his first appearance in 10 Things I Hate About You. This is one of my favorite movies which I have seen a lot of times times. Heath is the main character that leads the story, influences the movie and you personally. I know it is just a silly teenage comedy, but it puts me into a mood in which I feel good. I feel like being free and happy like I was teenage again, without big problems and worries.

I particularly connect this movie with short one year at technical university in Prague, which sucked a lot and I decided to attend a different university instead (Economics). Works like this - when I have worries - I escape to a story of a book or a movie, to good old song or to remote part of the world where they don't exist anymore.

I feel my existence is a little useless, sitting in office at Accenture and looking into papers about computer systems calculating money for big companies. This does not give me joy and I certainly do not give joy to others. Yes, I think life should be filled with work most part of it, but with it you must be contributing to a better world at least a bit. That is the only way you can live your life and spend your given time on Earth usefully, happily.

Rest in peace, Heath, for even your short time here, you made a lot of people feeling happy and smile.