Monthly Archives: February 2014

A deal with Oracle goes wrong (Rousse)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Dreamaticus

X shouted an insult at me as he left campus at 4pm on Friday – just as I was arriving at work to clear my e-mail. He was convinced that I was not doing a proper job of looking after … Continue reading →

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A loss to geology (Rousse)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Dreamaticus

When I head that there was a geological tour of the island that included a trip to the glacier I knew that I had lost TPR.

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Lecturing more stressful than teaching (Rousse)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Dreamaticus

SPC switched teaching for lecturing. Her verdict: the life of a university lecturer is much tougher than that of a school teacher.

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A fast man and slow leg-shaving (Belle)

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was curious about the man I discovered was living on the top floor of our house. He had walked into the lounge and – without uttering a word – gripped my wrist tightly and stared into my eyes. “He’s … Continue reading →

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Debenhams Bristol: a unique shopping experience (Rousse)

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Dreamaticus

While BD looked after the three Christmas cakes in his shop on Park Street, I popped up the road to Debenhams to buy some tins so that I could carry my baking home with me after work. The Bristol branch … Continue reading →

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Gay Australia news (Rousse)

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I observed in Australia that not only were academic gay couples the norm, but that it was also quite common for them to live with a third, slightly younger, lover.

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Unanticipated corrosion of structural steelwork (Rousse)

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Even though the swimming pool at Queen Margaret University was only a couple of years old, its metal structure was already rusting.

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Carey Mulligan singalike goes incognito in Paisley (Rousse)

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

AM and CO were reputed to duet together. The former was particularly popular: it was said that she sang as beautifully as Carey Mulligan. On Paisley Gala Day, however, AM refused to sing. She preferred to watch the parade through … Continue reading →

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Westeros Weapons School (Belle)

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I had been invited to attend training at Westeros Weapons School. Delegates were seated in the conference room while the teacher explained that they were to be trained in the use of percussion instruments for warfare. One man in particularly … Continue reading →

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Gym living inconveniences (Rousse)

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Since I had taken up residence in a guest room of the Virgin Active gym at Edinburgh’s Omni Centre, it had become much more difficult to organise my morning run with TPR (who lived in Leith). Added to this was … Continue reading →

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