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Archive for the ‘Things…’ Category
about me
My name is Christoph Rehage, I will soon be 27 years old, and I have been walking through China for [...]
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
my longest way
I came by these trees on one of my last days of walking… …and I thought they made a good backdrop to [...]
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 the second day
I don’t know what to say… . . . . . . . …happy birthday to me?
Sunday, November 9th, 2008 family
My great-uncle gave me an old pair of pants and some rubber boots the other day, then he asked me [...]
Thursday, November 13th, 2008 the joy of dogs
When I arrived at my home in Bad Nenndorf yesterday night, it seemed like Puki the dog was happier than [...]
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 sleep without air
It’s not like I can’t live anymore. After all, I’m a big guy who has walked through the desert. I [...]
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
milk for Nase
This is my cat Nase: (Nase means “nose” in German.) We got him in the mid-nineties, so he must be [...]
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 pig under roof
Yesterday was the First Advent: we lit a candle, and next Sunday we’ll light two, then three – and then [...]
Monday, December 1st, 2008 The Longest Stop
Hello everyone! I am more than happy to present to you the absolute final version of the TLW-video: This one [...]
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
large numbers
Hey everyone, it’s been an exciting few days: my TLW-video has been getting more and more views – and we’re [...]
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
505
I just learned that my landlord in Beijing, 王伟 (Wang Wei) has passed away: This is a photograph I took [...]
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
nightly thoughts, sad and drunk on paper
“Michael Jackson is dead, man” “What t…” “I thought he was in a coma?” “What’s happening??” … R.I.P.M.J. … Soundtrack: [...]
Friday, June 26th, 2009
offensive sauna dude
Fill with distaste; cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of. Disgust. … Believe me, I have had my share [...]
Monday, July 13th, 2009
the polaroid revisited
Remember a little post called the polaroid I made almost two years ago? Well, here are all the pictures, finally: [...]
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
a new host
The site went down again. I am hoping to get it fixed this time though.
Friday, August 28th, 2009
riffs over cookies
There I am in Shanghai doing an internship with a large German company. Who would have thought? The city around [...]
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
“old dudes rock”
There’s this shopping area downtown – a pedestrian zone flanked by large buildings and neon signs, usually packed with people. [...]
Monday, September 14th, 2009
wet shirt contest
Rain. This morning while I was waiting for #64, I got very wet. A shivering forty-minute busride later, I felt [...]
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
äamöoüur pröopre
This Saturday I did something I should have done a long time ago – I went swimming. Speedos, goggles, and [...]
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
172-watt washing machine
I went and watched a movie today： “建国大业” (“the great undertaking of nation building” – [sorry about the poor translation]). [...]
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
world without people
I personally didn’t like the festivities around China’s 60th anniversary that much. The TV broadcast of Beijing’s military parade seemed [...]
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Klaatu
Vacation time! I felt very grateful for a chance to visit Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) over the holidays: There was public [...]
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Barada
We went to a place called 室韦 (Shiwei), situated in the Northeastern part of Inner Mongolia. Little wooden houses… …right [...]
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Nikto
Somewhere in Inner Mongolia, there is a city glowing in the darkness: It’s called 满洲里 (Manzhouli), and it is glowing [...]
Monday, October 26th, 2009
the scourge – in defense of Shanghai
I never liked this city. Too large, too busy, too much bling bling. Too aggressive, too fashionable, too many lame [...]
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
the gulf in my hands – what a beautiful myth
By the end of October, I had to eventually leave Shanghai and return to Munich. … I was going to [...]
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
the third day
It’s been two years since I started out on The Longest Way. But it feels like yesterday. … Today, I [...]
Monday, November 9th, 2009
fear of crowds
My video was being shown on a certain film tour around Europe, and last night, that tour came to Munich. [...]
Monday, November 16th, 2009
elevator from hell
I sometimes go to the gym, or “health club”, as they call it (offensive sauna dude). I think I got [...]
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Hank’s bluebird
Sometimes, I feel like such a cheater. I keep getting e-mails from friendly people all over the world, calling me [...]
Monday, December 14th, 2009
something precious
There was something beautiful in the mail a few days ago. I knew what it was before I opened it. [...]
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Santa Mao
Oh, he looks so pretty and so happy, all in red: If he could only grow a beard! But, oh [...]
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Hungarian heroes vs. the confines of fear
I just came back from a visit at my grandmother’s place in Hungary several days ago. “Did you find something [...]
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
G’s next T
The other day I got this friendly e-mail from a certain Sheikha out of Delhi. She represented the young fashion [...]
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 World Quirky Day
So the World Walking Day is coming to China. I only know this because I got an e-mail asking me [...]
Friday, April 30th, 2010
parade of the horribles
Among the many old traditions in Germany, there is one that is particularly weird: the annual street clashing on Mayday. [...]
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
fair weather friend
9°C + rain + wind = shitty weather. It sucks pretty bad these days… I mean come on, it’s almost [...]
Thursday, May 20th, 2010 time lapse obsession
I have been intrigued by time lapse videos for quite a while now. The original TLW video is made up [...]
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 accolade
Guess what, the TLW-Video got an AWARD – it made #1 as “Web Documentary” at this year’s Webcuts Festival in [...]
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 sneeze lapse
This weekend was a total allergy-overkill. I sneezed my way up and down a beautiful valley called “Kaisertal” in the [...]
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
the postman always rings twice
I’ve got a paper to write for my history class: “Imperial Russia and her policies in Central Asia” – while [...]
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Russia
Today I got into a plane in Munich Airport. An hour and a heart shaped piece of chocolate later I [...]
Saturday, July 31st, 2010
deuce
When I used to think about Russia, I imagined it to be almost totally grey (and overflowing with vodka). I [...]
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
на почте
I have a sweet tooth. In fact, I think I am something like a sabre-toothed tiger when it comes to [...]
Monday, August 2nd, 2010 dominating sea cucumbers
The Russian name of the city Владивосток (Vladivostok) can be roughly translated into something like “dominate the East”, and it [...]
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
under the clouds
The sun shines every day, only sometimes its rays get obstructed by the weather. That doesn’t mean it isn’t fun [...]
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
fog, ice-cream and vodka
Today I received a request by the family dog Rachel to go for a walk: So we stumbled through the [...]
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
the pearl
The weather changes so fast over here, you don’t even have enough time to say “hey look, the weather has [...]
Friday, August 6th, 2010
wave after wave
I went back to the beach today, and my sunburn got the worst of it. Didn’t really take any pictures, [...]
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
nostalgia?
A walk around town revealed an interesting relic from a time long gone: “Победа” (victory) it says in the star [...]
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
in a pothole
Russian vodka had finally gotten the best of me: “Blagoff Green Apple” it was. I have to admit I did [...]
Monday, August 9th, 2010
road to Africa
I had a good glass of квас (kvass) this morning. This is a sort of refreshing beverage made from – [...]
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
tiger style
… drip… … drip… … drip… … It had rained all night, and I woke up in a damp tent: [...]
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Goethe gazing at the galaxy
When I woke up I wasn’t feeling very well, so I decided to hang out at the camp site and [...]
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
shortcut on the long road
Сергей (Sergej) said he was going to go back to the city today, and since I wasn’t feeling very well, [...]
Friday, August 13th, 2010
СССР
I finally got my own personal taste of СССР ice-cream: The appearance reminded me of another brand: However, this tasted [...]
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Russian groceries
I did something very brave and honorable today: I went to the supermarket. By myself. “Добрый день!” (Good day!) I [...]
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
Can’t be a Battle MC if you don’t speak the language
Strange and interesting things were happening in our neighborhood today. I heard weird noises: When I looked out the window [...]
Monday, August 16th, 2010 wait for night
I walked around until I found the right location for a time-lapse of the sun setting over the harbor: 804 [...]
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Russia can ROCK
…went and did the old time-lapse thing again today. I was hoping to find a better location, when in fact [...]
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
the beauty of cats
I was going to buy a bus ticket to China today, but first I had to make sure I didn’t [...]
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
the blue cat
…so when I went back to get my ticket today, I noticed a REAL communist advertising: … There was a [...]
Friday, August 20th, 2010
Jughashvili blows, but…
Got a good bowl of Борщ (borshch) with bread crumbs and sour cream today: Awesome!! Then we went to see [...]
Saturday, August 21st, 2010
all for one epic moment of LOL
Today, Рада (Rada) and me decided to check out a place called Русский Остров (Russian Island): Russian Island on larger [...]
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
DJ Punani
I was happy to find out that the Russians apparently have an active AFA (Anti-Fascist Action): See, those guys might [...]
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
around the moon
My last day here. :( I am going to miss Russia – and most of all her lovely people: This [...]
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
musical chairs
My friends took me to the bus station at 6 am. I guess we were all a bit tired: The [...]
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
incredible hotnessssss
Remember the time last year when I stopped over in Dubai on the way back from China? I figured, why [...]
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
the fourth day
Time rushes by as I am studying and writing. I am now 29 years old. Soundtrack: Noize MC – “Антенны” [...]
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
happy-dumb
This place is where I spent New Year’s Eve: Welcome to Amrum, the tenth-largest island of Germany: Amrum on larger [...]
Saturday, January 1st, 2011
Thanks Banff!
Today I received a package from Canada: Yay! An award!! My weird beard had previously won “Best Short Mountain Film” [...]
Friday, January 14th, 2011
mixed feelings
I was going to write about something nice – but then Japan got hit. First it was videos of little [...]
Saturday, March 12th, 2011
The Chicken Argument
There is one thing I have always been trying to avoid on this blog, and that thing is politics. It’s [...]
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
weird beard strikes again
These few days I got two awesome things in the mail: The 5th International Mountain Film Festival Domžale in Slovenia [...]
Friday, May 6th, 2011
The Media Argument
The media in China and in the West (let’s take Germany, for example) are very different. But to what extent do [...]
Monday, May 9th, 2011
information-action ratio
Two years ago, the TV came to me: Actually, it was just a few dudes with some cameras. They requested [...]
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
…was this lousy picture
Epic thunderstorm. Right above our part of town. Got the camera out, put it on the window seat, pressed a [...]
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 the wall of today
The “Comments” page has been a bit screwed up lately, with some of the little sticky notes gone awry. I [...]
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
some pot for a friend
I just got a new pot for my friend: We’ve been living together for more than two years now, and [...]
Sunday, September 4th, 2011
announcement to wasps
Go away, or you will die: …just like your fucking friend. Soundtrack: Pantera – “Fucking Hostile”
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Partner
I got made Youtube Partner the other day. Well actually, that was more than a year ago, but I only [...]
Saturday, September 17th, 2011
work
It’s wednesday. I only have a few more months to go. Soundtrack: [the scratching of the pen]
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
vajayjay
My mailman is from Vietnam. He has been living in Germany for many years, and he is very friendly. “You [...]
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
Is it still there?
I haven’t been out taking pictures in a long time. There just always seems to be too much shit on [...]
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
CFP
I just found out that a few pictures I had taken in Chongqing (重庆) in 2007 apparently made it to [...]
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
all pick easy mode switch on
The fifth day is approaching. I think I’ll leave town for a couple of days. Soundtrack: Nemesis – “Make You [...]
Monday, November 7th, 2011
twenty-nine
Walked around for a little while: Through a colorful autumn: With hurting feet: Until night fell: And then some more: [...]
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
the fifth day
When I woke up today, it was exactly five years after the first day. I had turned thirty: And I [...]
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Saint Nicholas
Got this in the mail today: From my little sister. For St. Nicholas’ Day! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 no class?
Today I did something stupid. I went to class and found out that there was no class. Alas! So anyway [...]
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Prinzregentenplatz 16
Thought I’d let you in on something that few people know. This is Adolf Hitler’s house: From Random Things It’s [...]
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Global Business
The weird beard made it into 全球商业 – Global Business: Cool!
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
did anyone order a dildo?
Got this in the mail the other day: And I was like: “A letter from the post office? What could [...]
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Proof
Okay, so I have been struggling with this writing thing for almost two years now. But things might be getting [...]
Monday, February 20th, 2012
FB
They are changing their design. Again. So I sat down and made a new page: Say hello to the knight-errant!
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Amazon
Wow, so I just found out that my books can already be pre-ordered on Amazon Germany: (Beware of the “interview” [...]
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
2012-03-30
Must turn in my manuscript in two weeks. Not done yet. Sweating.
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
I can’t believe…
…that I am really done: Soundtrack: Luke – “Freaky Bitches”
Friday, March 30th, 2012
day off
Turned in the manuscript at 19:30 last night. Then I ate and drank. Today I walked around and watched some [...]
Saturday, March 31st, 2012 ball with dog
…saw something nice the other day: They didn’t know each other. Well, the dude and the kid did, I think [...]
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
manuscript
This is what the manuscript looks like when it’s printed out: Scary shit.
Saturday, April 7th, 2012 The Longest Way – The Books
Finally done with the books. Here’s a video I made about the writing process that took about… …two years to [...]
Saturday, April 21st, 2012
typo
Woohoo, the last corrections have been made, and the books are about to go into print! I asked my publishers [...]
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
they always come as twins
Everything is done. Nothing can be changed. My books are both in the printing press right now: We went to [...]
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
blistering Rhodos
I’d like to show you some pictures from two weeks ago in Greece. With both the manuscripts handed in, I [...]
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
in my hands
I still find it hard to believe. They are here: And they are real: Awesome day. Just awesome. Soundtrack: Noize [...]
Monday, June 18th, 2012 about the books
Hey guys, I’ve been getting tons of questions from friends all over the world about my new books. So now [...]
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
12/13
Hey guys, nothing new from me here for a while. Sorry about that! I’ll try to make up with a [...]
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