Tag Archives: campus

Terrorist YouTube treat on campus (Rousse)

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Following the previous year’s success, I invited my colleagues at Scottish Enterprise back on campus for a week. This time, however, they treated their visit as a jolly, crowding around my computer singing along to karaoke videos on YouTube. As … Continue reading →

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Dalek Rolls Royce kidnap (Rousse)

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I remembered that I had not been able to find a large enough space to leave my white Rolls Royce in the car park next to the river. Now I had also forgotten where I had eventually left it. Nevertheless, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged battalion, bunk, campus, car, control, Cornwall, Dalek, Dr Who, heaven, park, professoriate, remote, river, Rolls Royce, Stockton, tardis, television | Leave a comment

Bare legs and no knickers in a spanking new library (Rousse)

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The reason for baring my legs under a short winter dress, I explained, was that I had mislaid my tights. My companions were unaware, however, that I was also wandering around knickerless. I knew the location of my underwear – … Continue reading →

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An unhappy return to Nantes (Rousse)

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Nantes was unrecognisable to me after my 33-year absence. I was also very nervous about returning to France barely able to speak French. It didn’t help that I had brought no French cash with me, and that the University sports … Continue reading →

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Cancer patient makes an early, and ill-advised, return to work (Rousse)

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Dreamaticus

LM was shocked to see me in the corridor on campus. ‘Whatever are you doing here?’ she shouted. ‘You’ve got cancer. Go back home to your sickbay!’ My own opinion was that I was fit to work. Then I tried … Continue reading →

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Arnold Schwartzenegger’s boring speech (Rousse)

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Two of my Polish colleagues had commandeered my office while I was on long-term sick leave. My desk and other belongings were now all squeezed into a dark corner. I hoped that this was a temporary measure and that I … Continue reading →

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Spotted on campus (Rousse)

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My return to campus was very confusing. I couldn’t even locate my office. In the end I gave up and met the PhD students in the photocopier room instead. Then I ran into EH. She was curious about my scars … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blister, body, campus, colonise, gel, office, pea, PhD, photocopier, room, scar, spot, student, top, torso | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: campus

Terrorist YouTube treat on campus (Rousse)

Dalek Rolls Royce kidnap (Rousse)

Bare legs and no knickers in a spanking new library (Rousse)

An unhappy return to Nantes (Rousse)

Cancer patient makes an early, and ill-advised, return to work (Rousse)

Arnold Schwartzenegger’s boring speech (Rousse)

Spotted on campus (Rousse)

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