Monthly Archives: January 2011

Belle and the (bad) Woolf

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The subject of my thesis was Virginia Woolf, an author whose works I loathed and yet had never bothered to read. I had to decide if it was appropriate to fall in love with the portrait of an Edwardian lady … Continue reading →

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Rousse forgives an assailant, advises on Emmental, and secures a job

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Dreamaticus

TPR was either stupid, disobedient or both. He knew that the snow had forced us to switch our schedule: the previous night’s agreement was that instead of running outside at 10:30am, we would head to the gym after meeting a … Continue reading →

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Belle, Bonnie and Clyde

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The couple was young, blond and extremely dangerous. The press had described them as a modern day Bonnie and Clyde. Their delicate looks, matching earth-tone outfits and genuine, open affection for each other had me seething with jealousy – despite … Continue reading →

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Matt LeBlanc promotes Episodes by signing autographs and decorating a cake at Chateau Impney (Rousse)

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Dreamaticus

DE and LP had organised the graduation ball and it was a complete honour for me to travel there with them. The three of us sat on the back seat as TPR drove us through Stockbridge and then along Ferry … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s “pregnant” pal publishes pathetic post

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Dreamaticus

After much persuasion I allowed a friend to publish a post on Dreamaticus. Belle and I read it together. “It’s not funny at all” I moaned, deeply disappointed. “It looks like she doesn’t even know that she is pregnant”.

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Rousse’s disturbed night’s sleep and cheating husband

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Such was the urgency when I woke that I immediately reached for the pen and paper on the bedside table. It was imperative that I capture my funny dream before it had a chance to escape into the night. It … Continue reading →

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Old records, new media and Lassie (Belle)

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was travelling on the old East London Line from New Cross and I was weighed down with boxes of vinyl records and plastic bags and goodness knows what. The dog was off the lead and I spent the entire … Continue reading →

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Rousse astounded by Edinburgh taxi fares, abducted colleagues and brown jelly fish

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Dreamaticus

We ended up in the lobby of the Scotsman Hotel on North Bridge in Edinburgh. The journey taken earlier to collect a couple of documents from my office was less than half a mile, so I guessed that the five … Continue reading →

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An unhappy house swap (Belle)

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I swapped houses with my friend P and found myself living in a seaside town where I knew no-one. I was desperate to move back to London, but it seemed P had other ideas. She had called a meeting of … Continue reading →

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Rousse reassesses her office accommodation and professional dress

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I found a solution to my office accommodation problem. If I “temporarily” moved downstairs to share with visiting Professor GW, when she returned to Finland I’d get the whole room all to myself, including the emerald green carpet and the … Continue reading →

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