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christopher rehage’s time machine

The Longest Way  by Christoph Rehage

Every day for a year, as Christopher Rehage walked across China, he made a picture or video of himself, documenting his hair growth along the way. Day One shows him clean shaven, almost bald; he gradually turns into…a completely other version of himself. When he returned, he made this amazing little artwork of a video; it is way more than about watching someone’s hair grow.  3:40 minutes into the piece, it gets really moving and makes you think…

…about what time is…and how we change…and what we make along the way…share…leave for others to find…document….and if we were the same person a year ago, or yesterday?

It manages to look back and forward at the same time.

via Kottke

09.06.09 | comments (2) | in art, identity, outside, paths + processes, people, road warrior |

improvised bike trailer and storage bins

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I was riding my folding bike to the farmer’s market when a Chinese man passed me on his folder, with an odd looking caboose in tow: a wheeled carry-on bag.  Behind him rode a young woman on another folding bike that looked like it has been rigged too, with all sorts of cases and compartments. I followed them and when they stopped for a light, asked if I could take some pictures and find out more about their bikes. read more…

05.24.09 | comments | in road warrior, sightings, travel, wheels |

big black bag

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Really big bags are essential for all sorts of projects, like hauling food home from the farmers market, or a brick or two or a piece of pipe from a construction site, or [rocks] from out of town.  I’ve had a variety of bags over the years, some which are still with me, though pretty down at heals (including really dirty looking – despite washing –  classic white canvas satchels. Lately, I’ve been looking for a big black bag to add a little style to the huge bag category. Here’s a bargain, designed by Andy at Reference Library and sold through Kiosk. $60 and handsome. There are some nice testimonials on his site, including a guy who hauled home 4 gallons of paint.

01.29.09 | comments | in apparel, road warrior, stores, tools |

hotel room oven-ette

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This image from Emma’s Blog reminds me of the usefulness of radiators when traveling in the winter.  A hot radiator is a good place to warm bread you’ve swiped from a room service delivery, bought at a local store or have leftover from takeout. Same with cheeses, saved or bought: you can warm some goat cheese, or a slice of cheddar or brie to melting to spread on that warm bread.  Just leave it on the paper it came wrapped in or place on a plate you’ve swiped from room service. Those little chocolates the maids leave around can be melted on the radiator and paired with some warm bread to make a lovely improvised pain-au-chocolate.  And of course, you can warm any take-out sandwich or bowl of soup.

01.07.09 | comments | in eating, repurpose, road warrior, strategies, travel, why not? |

 
 
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