Author Archives: Dreamaticus

Risky whisky expenses (Rousse)

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR jumped into my London hotel bed at 05:00am. “Where have you been?” I asked. “I thought you were at home?” “No, I have been drinking whisky in the bar downstairs. Tomorrow I have a meeting with Sun Microsystems in … Continue reading →

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A Caterham for a Volkswagen (Rousse)

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Dreamaticus

When the steering wheel fell off the Stilo I took the opportunity to persuade TPR that it was high time we bought a new car. My preference was a brand new Volkswagen. TPR looked doubtful until I added that if … Continue reading →

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Female academic name change dilemmas (Rousse)

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I’d just entered into a civil partnership, but couldn’t remember which of the three female candidates had been my bride. Could it be RT, the one I knew best of all? Or was it the woman with double-barrelled surname? I … Continue reading →

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iPhone mix-up (Rousse)

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I couldn’t understand why I couldn’t get through to NP by phone. Then I realised that despite its similar dimensions, a bar of chocolate is not an iPhone.

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The nightly hotel wanderer (Rousse)

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We lived in a huge hotel – possibly an American Hilton or Marriott – in a room that we shared with a disabled lady. She was a permanent resident, whereas for us this was only meant to be home for … Continue reading →

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Loving last words of crash victim (Rousse)

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Something made me look over towards the passengers on the other side of the aisle. They knew before I did that we were going down. Most were already in the brace position in readiness for the inevitable impact. I lowered … Continue reading →

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Pants under the pillow (Rousse)

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Dreamaticus

It was a Friday morning and we were all supposed to be at work, but instead DT, WB, NP and I were fooling around in my flat. AC joined us too, his camera at the ready to capture the fun … Continue reading →

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How to keep safe online (Rousse)

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Dreamaticus

AA had suddenly developed an interest in social media profiles. His big concern was the discovery that I was “all over the Internet”. He showed me a collage of all the pictures of me that he had downloaded, including some … Continue reading →

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Scottish Community Challenge café mix-up (Rousse)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was very impressed with the new set-up in the café. Somehow NS had persuaded the owners to allow him to put up a sign that would direct potential clients of his consultancy services to the table where he was … Continue reading →

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An exile from marking (Rousse)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Dreamaticus

As KA headed off along the station platform with a sad wave, we did wonder whether her self-imposed exile was really absolutely necessary. All she had done was complain on Facebook about the pain of marking undergraduate essays. This was … Continue reading →

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