Tag Archives: social media

Sledging and the snow cemetery (Rousse)

None other than social media guru ES joined us for an afternoon of sledging. Even though the pistes were packed, we had a great time dashing down the slopes. You just had to be careful not to crash into other … Continue reading

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Time-travelling Rupert Grint (as Ron Weasley) greets Rousse in the Kingdom of Fife

This was one of the most interesting research seminars that I had ever attended: it was just like a circus performance. My favourite act was the set of extremely flexible women gymnasts. They all started off in crab position, tightly … Continue reading

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Career highs and fashion lows (Rousse)

The careers of all my friends were taking off big-time. DT was now a renowned social media expert, NP an internationally acknowledged poet, and JW a retail queen who administered her empire from her babywear shop in Stockbridge. I was … Continue reading

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Nigella Lawson versus Gordon Ramsey, and information retrieval with Winnie the Pooh (Rousse)

The terms “August” and “camping” go well together. However, when the word “Scotland” is thrown into the same sentence, a small alarm bell should sound in your brain. Unfortunately TPR and I were so delighted when my sister J and … Continue reading

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Legacy of Lord of the Rings: will Gollum make adulthood unscathed? (Rousse)

CS and I wandered the campus at night, arm in arm, devising plots to make a fortune from the delivery of social media master classes. We were not alone: JK was also hard at work in his office, and we … Continue reading

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Rousse withholds confectionery and debates fun at work

We now deeply regretted offering our services to AC. The ten or so people squeezed into the tiny sitting room did not match my usual audience demographic. I couldn’t ever remember presenting to anyone who hid their face behind a … Continue reading

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Belle’s crush continues

I watched a work colleague interview Cesar Millan about his use of social media (“who do you follow?”) while I sighed and puppy-dog eyed at him. I was sure we were meant to be together. Meanwhile, a sort of low … Continue reading

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