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Monthly Archives: February 2022
Upmarket afternoon tea in Stockbridge (Rousse)
The Stockbridge salon owner tried to scuttle away when I walked in, but I made sure that she could not ignore me. She managed to squeeze out a chilly acknowledgement, then left me to one of her staff. I had … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon, bill, cafe, colleagues, hairdresser, salon, Stockbridge, tea, waitress
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Naked karaoke (Rousse)
Naked karaoke was all the rage. Hordes of people queued for the chance to perform in a special booth. TPR was always the first in line, keen to flaunt his body at any opportunity.
Treasures of Ophelia and the Brontë sisters (Rousse)
‘This is our sculpture of Ophelia’, I announced proudly, pointing at a pile of weed in a dirty stream. ‘And behind us, under that hillock, Jane Austen buried a relic of the Brontë sisters’. My new colleagues were either genuinely … Continue reading
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Tagged Brontë, hillock, Jane Austen, Ophelia, relic. colleague, sisters, treasure
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Bill Murray, boob man (Belle)
Located in a massive mountain lodge, I was working at the ‘industry event of the year’. It was my job to make sure the booze and the conversations flowed freely. I ran around all night, breaking my previous Fitbit records. … Continue reading
University fairground attraction with lemon drizzle cake (Rousse)
I panicked when I first arrived at work because I thought that I had forgotten to pack my trousers. It was such a relief to find them at the bottom of my bag, and be able to dress for a … Continue reading
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Tagged adminstrator, assembly, attraction, cabin, fairground, keynote, lemon drizzle cake, motion sickness, office, PhD, professional, services, student, trousers, university, work
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Dirty animal invasion (Rousse)
Two surprises greeted me when I came home. First, my mother had cooked a delicious dinner and already washed up; second, the C-Is had come to stay. There was a problem, however, with the latter. RC-I brought with him a … Continue reading
Party crashers (Rousse)
It was meant to be a small gathering of my immediate colleagues, but the invitation had spread much further than intended. Now I found myself serving food and drinks to a wide range of staff. I was so overcome that … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, colleague, crash, feeder, friend, garden, invitation, lawn, party, school, smoke, TPR, university, vandal
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Audience pities overweight dancers (Rousse)
On stage three extremely overweight young women performed an elaborate dance. Meanwhile the extremely overweight young woman seated next to me shifted in evident discomfort, most likely picking up the pity of the audience for the artistes, and reflecting on … Continue reading
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Tagged audience, dancer, eating, enormous, habit, overweight, pity
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Badger captures squirrel (Rousse)
A badger sped past with a grey squirrel (most likely dead) in its mouth.
Dreamaticus is unpopular (Rousse)
Three decades after we first met, I came face-to-face with SB-V again. Whereas in the past she had been a willing participant in my work, for example as a placement host for undergraduate students and a visiting speaker on business … Continue reading
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Tagged blond, bob, business, dream, host, information, placement, smile, student
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