Der Himmel über Berlin

• Last night From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (3 days old)

  21:31 Just like a tsunami sucks water out to sea before unleashing it in a irresistible torrent, there's a moment of complete silence, an intake of breath, a gasp and then, a roar. I jump up in the a… more

• Spine a-shiverin' From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (4 days old)

  The goal that made me a football fan: The goal that made me a football fan for life (please excuse the disgraceful American commentator saying England instead of Ireland): The goal that … more

• The end is nigh From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (4 days old)

  I am walking home from the cinema after seeing 2012 with my friend. I am, as I expected, embarrassed at having seen such an unashamed pile of plop, but am also pleased at having witnessed the perfect … more

• That Other Social Networking Site From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (8 days old)

  I've never been such a fan. Aside for allowing me to quickly and efficiently send out a weekly mail to my fellow football players, and allowing me to track them down by simply knowing their name rathe… more

• Fours years (and counting?) From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (11 days old)

  Sunday was the fourth anniversary of my arrival here in Berlin. And, as the blank screen in front of me for the last half hour verifies, I can't think of a single thing to say about it.… more

• The Berlin Wall, 1961 - 1989 From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (12 days old)

  Today, as every Monday morning, I had class with a group of German pensioners. This morning, I asked them what they were up to on this day twenty years ago, the day the Berlin Wall fell. On Novembe… more

• The queen is dead, long live the queen From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (18 days old)

  There have been a few personnel changes in La Casa del Rampage of late, but one in particular amused me endlessley. Here is a cleaning schedule made by my ex-housemate, who, at best, can be described… more

• A whiny, whiny whinge From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (20 days old)

  I got fined on the train today. I probably deserved it, after several years of travelling with various different kinds of invalid ticket, and up until today had never been too bitter about having to c… more

• A list From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (23 days old)

  As of 1700 tomorrow: - no more shouting in my ear - no more dealing with individuals who have no appreciation of the potential benefits of spending time with me in a classroom - no more sand in m… more

• Better late then never - Poland pics From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (27 days old)

  Morskie Oko I hope I never have to pronounce that - climbing it was easier At the top of, er, that mountain I can't pronounce - 2,172m On the way up Rysy, Poland's highest Getting steeper Hurrah!… more

• Green man! GREEN MAN! From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (35 days old)

  I got hit by a car today. No need to worry, bar a slightly bruised cheek and a scratched elbow, I am perfectly OK. My friend alleges that after a stressful event such as a car accident, the victim fee… more

• Tatra trail From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (40 days old)

  It's 0800 on Saturday morning on the top of Zawrat, a peak in the Polish Tatra mountains 2,159m above sea level. It's cold, it's foggy, it's rainy and visibility is little more than nil. I am terribly… more

• More mountainous marauding From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (47 days old)

  Tomorrow I am off to climb this mountain: It's called Rysy and, at 2,501m, is Poland's highest mountain. I'll be staying on the shores of this little lake: It's called Morskie Oko and lies a… more

• Identity From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (47 days old)

  So Ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting the Lisbon Treaty, and the whole of Europe has breathed a sigh of relief. On a personal level, this will mean that I have to spend a lot l… more

• Nationwide intelligence test From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (51 days old)

  Ireland affirms its commitment to the European Union within which the member states of that Union work together to promote peace, shared values and the well-being of their peoples. Or does it? T… more

• Mustafas - best kebab in Berlin by miles From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (58 days old)

  Seeing as a quite large amount of the people who are reading this have also tried a Mustafas kebab, it won't surprise most of you that I was there again during the week. After all, I did have a visiti… more

• Challenge Rampage From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (60 days old)

  I don't know what provokes it, but it seems that people challenge me to do ridiculous things on a basis so regular that I really should wonder about what gives them the impression that I am the sort o… more

• Digitally enhanced From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (64 days old)

  No, I am not airbrushing out my pimples and imperfections (what imperfections!? I hear you holler) - my little finger has finally been released from its gauze prison. It is definitely still a littl… more

• My new babies 2 From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (65 days old)

  A friend of mine became a father late last year. He described his feelings towards his newborn son to me when he was about a month old. He was frank, brutally so. In an effort to convey how his fee… more

• My new babies From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (67 days old)

  Another friend has left Berlin (bringing it to a friendship-circle decimating five in the last month) and has left something very special in my care. Fishies! They don't have names yet, apar… more

• Vote YES! From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (69 days old)

  It's coming up to election time here in Germany, and to get into the spirit of things, I am proposing a little vote on a very important topic: If drinking alcohol did not produce a nasty hangover t… more

• Lost in translation From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (72 days old)

  About six months ago, in a rare and since-unrepeated bout of proactivity, I contacted a few translation companies looking for work. One of them was particularly impressed with my test translation, but… more

• iSuck From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (75 days old)

  It's Saturday night. A guy is making his way slightly unsteadily to what seems like the 87th party of the weekend. He's got two beers in his bag and a kebab in his hand. Bits of the kebab are scat… more

• Thank you From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (80 days old)

  For showing me that being with someone actually isn't about being in a vicious cycle of hurting and being hurt, of misery, of jealousy, of pain. That it's about kindness, thoughtfulness, generosity, f… more

• Haiku From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (87 days old)

  My finger has been confirmed as broken. Sine my whole left hand is bandanged up, I am typing with my right hand and my left thumb only. It's surprisingly efficient. I wrote some haikus while waitin… more

• Woody Allen's got nothing on me From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (90 days old)

  I and those around me are aware that I have quite a few quirks (to put it nicely) and neuroses (to put it bluntly). Generally, it is pretty easy to avoid situations where they come to light, which all… more

• Lucky me From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (91 days old)

  I am back from six days on a boat sailing around the South Danish Sea, hopping from island to island with thirty-one teenagers. Since I came back late yesterday afternoon, I have barely spoken to a… more

• Naked truth From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (100 days old)

  Yesterday, herself, myself and some other friends went on a bike trip to Grunewald, a big forest to the west of Berlin. The trip had a grand total of three punctures, something that would normally … more

• Smiley face or evil face? From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (102 days old)

  Answers in a comment, please. If you have further questions, please direct them here.… more

• Unhinged scribbles From Rampage ^team in Der Himmel über Berlin (103 days old)

  Last week I held a Creative Writing workshop with the kids (no-one else was willing to do it...). One of them wrote about AtmosphereBall, the sport they play on Mars, another wrote an interview with h… more

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