Author Archives: Dreamaticus

Talking seals take to the Scottish streets (Rousse)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The village was packed with seals. They emerged in small packs from the bay, crossed over the single-track road, then wandered around the village, chatting. I noticed that the black furry ones were the most talkative.

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Black M&S knickers laundered for the overworked academic (Rousse)

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was inevitable that I would eventually just give in to my workload and move onto campus. My new “home” was a small space at the end of a bench of computers in a noisy student lab: we had words … Continue reading →

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From danger in the Scottish hills to a ski-ing trip in Surrey (Rousse)

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I struggled up the mountain side, the gap between us widening with every step I took. TPR was miles ahead of me and I would never catch up with him. The terrain was particularly difficult over the grassy banks. If … Continue reading →

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Going underground with Laurence Fishburne (Belle)

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The old gang was reunited and we returned to the scene of our most successful night out. I led the nameless Korean honeymoon couple and the leather-coated Laurence Fishburne down flights of spiral staircases taking us several storeys below platform level at … Continue reading →

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M is for Manchester (Rousse)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

At the meeting in Manchester B outlined a range of duties that I had not before realised were part of my role’s remit. He explained that these were bound to increase as he loosened his connection with work to explore … Continue reading →

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Why Diet Coke is bad for you (Rousse)

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Dreamaticus

EH and I plus a couple of others joined the queue at the canteen. My choice of dinner plate was obvious: not the plain white china, nor the bright orange-glazed rough pottery, but the Highland Stoneware Celadon rock pool dish. … Continue reading →

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Hugh Grant lookalike cited in affair accusations (Rousse)

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I tried to work out why TPR and I were staying in this business hotel by peering at the badges of the other guests. One man appeared to be “the friendliest of the friendly”. This didn’t help, other than suggest … Continue reading →

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World’s stinkiest cheese (Rousse)

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The world’s stinkiest cheese is Andate. From a safe distance I watched as a gleeful TPR unwrapped a wheel of the famous French delicacy.

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A catering nightmare with Ambrosia Devon custard (Rousse)

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The house was packed with guests, all of whom expected a pudding after their main course. What would I serve them? I had nothing planned. Then I remembered that we had a few bananas and some Ambrosia Devon custard in … Continue reading →

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BBC sponsors Fife summer fair (Rousse)

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Just across the Firth of Forth in Fife a state secondary school hosted an annual summer fair. It was odd that we had never known about this, especially given the BBC sponsorship of the event. I turned up on the … Continue reading →

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