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A wasted trip to the University of Birmingham’s Muirhead Tower (Rousse)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I found my timetable on a scrunched up piece of brown paper in the bottom of my handbag. I’d looked at it so infrequently that I was unsure as to which way it read: were those the hours across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bag, Birmingham University, class, classes, course, degree, fail, handbag, lift, lifts, list, lists, module, Muirhead Tower, name, names, paper, paternoster, project management, qualification, staff, timetable, trip, tutor, tutors, University of Birmingham, work | Leave a comment

Intruders with a Chinese theme (Rousse)

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Dreamaticus

When I first opened my eyes I was very surprised to see my colleague AC standing over me at the side of the bed. “I’ve brought your breakfast”, he announced, waving three thin white carrier bags overflowing with Chinese food … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged back-up, bag, bags, bed, bedroom, breakfast, carrier, carry-out, carton, cartons, cereal, Chinese, code, colleague, criminal, daughter, dirty, dishes, DIY, door, Dorset Cereal, dresser, dressing gown, dressing gowns, electricity, flat, fleece, food, George Heriot, George Heriot's, girl, girls, glass, goodbye, hall, Hello, husband, intruder, intruders, jim-jams, key, kitchen, laundry, light, loiter, magazine, magazines, men, mess, message, naked, pair, porch, power, purple, pyjamas, school, switch, tackle, taeaway, tartan, teenage, teenagers, theme, TPR, twin, twins, underground, uniform | Leave a comment

Conference relaunch exceeds all expectations (Rousse)

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Dreamaticus

They all said that the new format of the conference from 2012 would be a more modest affair. How wrong they were! Swarming around one of the best hotels in London were top figures from the industry and legions of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bag, brochures, celebrity, conference, departure, desk, goody, hotel, industry, London, parties, party, perfume, relaunch, sales, sparkle, staff, suit, suits | Leave a comment

Rowan Atkinson secrets overheard in hotel lift (Rousse)

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Dreamaticus

After months of planning, the day of my conference finally arrived. A little behind schedule, I popped into the hotel dining room to see who else had made it to breakfast. A surprising number of delegates were there, the majority … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apologies, bag, bedroom, breakfast, centre, conference, corridor, delegates, dining, drunk, escalator, guard, hall, handbag, hotel, hung over, keynote, lecture, lift, mobile, paternoster, Prosecco, room, Rowan Atkinson, security, sessions, staircase, theatre | Leave a comment

On trend for autumn 2012: the frog face shoulder bag (Rousse)

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The conference exhibition had changed beyond all recognition. Gone were the sales reps touting the latest online systems. In their place craft-folk traded handmade ware, such as traditional wooden toys and hand-woven reed baskets. On a leatherwork stall I saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bag, bargain' online, baskets, change, conference, craft, exhibition, face, frog, green, handbag, handmade' wooden, leatherwork, reed, reps, sales, shoulder, toy, toys, weaving, work | Leave a comment

Daily Mail Eurovision Song Contest hoax (Rousse)

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It had all been such a rush that none of us – not even E – had remembered to print off boarding passes for the flight from Birmingham. So here were all three of us forking out an extra £20 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged airport, bag, Birmingham, Boarding, boots, containers, contest, Daily Mail, Eurovision, fake, flight, fly, German, hand bag, handbag, impostor, joke, liquid, Macedonia, Macedonian, official, pass, passport, perfume, scissors, song | Leave a comment

JK Rowling bakes a mean meringue (Rousse)

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Dreamaticus

This is the tale of the day that JK Rowling and I finally secured our friendship. It didn’t start well… BR scolded me. He couldn’t understand why I thought it acceptable to walk the length of the railway line completely … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art gallery, backside, bag, bare, Birmingham University, blonde, bottom, campus, casserole, chute, classical, concert, dish, friend, friendship, handbag, Harry Potter, home-made, JK Rowling, library, library assistant, line, meringue, meringues, music, naked, parents, party, performance, railway, readers, Reading, reading room, room, seating, sisters, student, students, sunshine, tea, track, University of Birmingham, woman | Leave a comment

A lost suitcase, an unknown phone number, and the scandal of banking hours in British provincial towns (Rousse)

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It was their mistake, but I should have thought of it earlier, especially since I was the one who would suffer as a result. By the time that I returned to the café H and K had already left. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bag, banking, building societies, building society, cafe, clerk, Directory Enquiries, High Street, hours, KPMG, number, phone, soap, soap bag, South Queensferry, suitcase, telephone, Tuesday | Leave a comment

Summer 2012 handbags a huge hit at the British Library (Rousse)

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was surprised when X showed interest in taking charge of conference administration. Indeed, I wasn’t sure that she would be up to the job. On the day itself X caused some confusion amongst the delegates as to where they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, administration, badge, badges, bag, bags, British Library, British Library Conference Centre, colour, colours, conference, delegate, delegates, designer, freebie, freebies, handbag, handbags, job, leather, library, list, logo, mistake, mistakes, PA, pack, packs, patent, summer, template, Word | Leave a comment

Shower storage solutions (Rousse)

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I needed to get home from an event on the Mound, but it was pouring down outside. I was not going to risk ruining my long purple suede boots. Then someone suggested that I probably had some other footwear in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ankle, bag, black, boots, car, cellar, footwear, meeting, Mound, pavement, pavements, purple, rain, red, rucksack, shoes, shower, suede, TPR, wet | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: bag

Intruders with a Chinese theme (Rousse)

Conference relaunch exceeds all expectations (Rousse)

Rowan Atkinson secrets overheard in hotel lift (Rousse)

On trend for autumn 2012: the frog face shoulder bag (Rousse)

Daily Mail Eurovision Song Contest hoax (Rousse)

JK Rowling bakes a mean meringue (Rousse)

A lost suitcase, an unknown phone number, and the scandal of banking hours in British provincial towns (Rousse)

Shower storage solutions (Rousse)

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