Author Archives: Dreamaticus

The conference trap (Rousse)

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I was trapped at yet another dreary conference for PhD students. By Day 2 most people had given up on the programme and headed back to their offices to get on with some “real” work. Unfortunately for me, I was … Continue reading →

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New aqua spa opens at John Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I’d barely tripped back to work in my green snakeskin stiletto heels when I heard my boss shrieking. Poor OM was being told emphatically that what he had heard from CI was not true. When my boss caught sight of … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s New York Rolls Royce ride

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I was not normally impressed by cars, but when JG’s New York gangster father drew up in a yellow chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce I could not wait to leap inside and go for a ride with all his cronies.

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Mac swap scam alert (Rousse)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Such was the value of my most recent research report that it had been translated into Swedish. I was about to boast about this when SL pointed out that it looked like someone had “swapped” Macs with me. The one … Continue reading →

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A dress maker takes a break (Rousse)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dreamaticus

After a lovely bike ride along the river MSB and I went back to her flat and chatted. This made a welcome change from sewing garments.

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Norwegian munitions cache explodes in central London (Rousse)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dreamaticus

ETS soon brought me up to speed on what I had missed at the conference so far. I was delighted when she reported how much she was enjoying the event. After the evening session we joined a bus tour of … Continue reading →

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A polite Newcastle audience (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Dreamaticus

After spending the night at JM ‘s house, I delivered a guest lecture at Northumbria University. Everyone was terribly friendly, listened intently, and kindly ignored my orange stained pale blue suit.

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Chasing Rupert Grint in the dark (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My sister J and I walked along the middle of Darlington Road as far as the junction with Kenton Close. The houses were spaced out more widely than we remembered, in a landscape of lush green fields and rolling hills. … Continue reading →

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McKinsey incentive holidays trump cinema trip with criminologists (Rousse)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Dreamaticus

“I flew first class with 90 Russians, and we ate like kings both on the outward and return journeys” boasted TT. “Who did you work for?” I asked. When he answered “McKinsey” it all made sense. The incentive event that … Continue reading →

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Garden overhaul leaves daughters unimpressed (Rousse)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My parents had been busy upgrading the White House. In the garden beneath the arched window they had laid a marble pétanque board, there were exercise hoops installed next to the summer house, and a red outdoors telephone where one … Continue reading →

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