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Project plans go up in smoke (Rousse)

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Out of the blue I heard that I had been named as a co-investigator on a UK Digital Economy Programme Network+ grant on the theme of ‘Place’. The project would be led by a colleague at the University of St … Continue reading →

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Accommodation woes at the University of Birmingham (Rousse)

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The renamed, but not refurbished, Mason Hall on the Vale at the University of Birmingham was to be our home for our Masters year. Once again I was sharing accommodation with HJ and SL, although this time it was not … Continue reading →

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A bouncing mamma (Rousse)

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

My mother held up the strange flattened ice form to show it to me. Then, ignoring my shrieked warnings, she stepped backwards and fell 10 feet into the basement yard below. Fortunately she bounced, so was unharmed.

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A resurrection music rant (Rousse)

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

When it looked like she had come to the end of her loud Home Counties rant about spoiling the peace of the Scottish countryside, I murmured an ‘OK, we get it’. I quickly slipped her the two fingers just as … Continue reading →

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Belle co-stars with Grace Kelly and gets nude for four in a tub fun

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I’d been given a tiny little child’s desk in a corridor. Soon I would be expected to manage every single Olympic Games ticket order and yet the new senior managers were trying to force me out of my job. I … Continue reading →

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Equality and diversity at awards ceremony in rainy Hawaii (Rousse)

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Dreamaticus

For those for whom this kind of incentive holiday was a first, dark skies and cold rain on Hawaii was a grave disappointment. For me, however, it was a relief, especially since I had spend the preceding weeks in a … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh showroom and shootings (Rousse)

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Dreamaticus

MSB welcomed her friends into her plush new showroom on the corner of Edinburgh’s Broughton and Barony Streets. Through the floor to ceiling windows, from outside you could see the visitors gathering beside her, hanging onto her every word. When … Continue reading →

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Tussling with a drag queen and making Michael Portillo cry (Belle)

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I burst out of the house in Birmingham and accidentally barged a drag queen out of my way. She started to follow me and we wrestled a bit until I realised just how much she looked like Gloria Grahame. After … Continue reading →

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The right way to hang wallpaper (Rousse)

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Dreamaticus

TPR was setting up a new home office. At the same time – and in the same room – I was preparing a nursery for a visiting toddler. These two activities were clearly incompatible. Everything came to a head when … Continue reading →

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Escape from Brexit (Rousse)

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Dreamaticus

It was meant to be a two-hour morning meeting to discuss the requirements of the advertised posts and the candidates to be interviewed in the afternoon. About 45 minutes in one of my colleagues started an irrelevant rant about Brexit. … Continue reading →

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