Monthly Archives: May 2015

Doctoral degree entry requirements: Oxford and Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Dreamaticus

All the others were clutching revision notes as we entered the exam hall. I had nothing in my hands because I had done no preparation whatsoever. So what if SH got a first and I failed? Then I started to … Continue reading →

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Unhelpful underground officials at Heathrow (Rousse)

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The two London Underground officials at Heathrow Airport were hopeless. When I asked them which service ran to Kings Cross they simply laughed, then took another puff on their ridiculous pipes.

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Harold Wilson’s women (Rousse)

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Harold Wilson had a wife and a mistress, yet I still accepted his generous invitation to become his girlfriend. (That he was dead was an irrelevant detail.)

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A car accessory catalogue obsession (Rousse)

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR had a new hobby – cropping pictures of petrol cans from car accessory catalogues and reassembling them as colour-coordinated collections in Mac photo albums.

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Topless waitress survives tsunami (Rousse)

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I’d got into the habit of going topless – everywhere. At Friday morning meetings my colleagues just ignored my bare breasts and didn’t pass comment. However, when I applied for a job as a waitress at a luxury tropical hotel … Continue reading →

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ISIS ambitions thwarted (Rousse)

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My father accepted an invitation to travel to Australia to fight ISIS. He was just about to set off when I pointed out that he wouldn’t get very far without a passport or visa.

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A tale of arson and murder (Rousse)

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My misdeeds were many. First there was arson. I threw a match into a small garage on the junction of Northumberland Street and Ferry Road. While I watched the billows of grey smoke envelop the neighbourhood, I thought it would … Continue reading →

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A new recruit to the House of Orange-Nassau

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Dreamaticus

All plans for the Easter vacation were switched when first year undergraduate A announced that she had accepted a marriage proposal from the King of the Netherlands. The wedding was scheduled for the following week. ‘Goodness’ I mentioned to A’s … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh marathon star grants interview, ruins parquet flooring, and pets a pig (Rousse)

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Dreamaticus

While BC gave media interviews about her forthcoming Edinburgh marathon appearance, I waited back at the flat with N and TPR. TPR kept himself busy making batches of soup and serving them to passing friends. KT and her glamorous sister … Continue reading →

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A shy ballerina (Rousse)

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I changed my mind about taking to the stage in white sparkly leggings to perform my latest ballet routine. How could I possibly follow the magnificent display of the retiring prima donna? Anything I attempted would be a huge disappointment.

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