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Confused in Essex with Pierce Brosnan (Belle)

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I had a lot of questions. Who had bleached my hair badly? Why was I in Essex? Why was it suddenly Christmas Day? Why were all these young people partying in my grandmother’s house? How come Aunty V looked a … Continue reading →

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Over body-confidence, laundry robbers, the Northumbrian pipes, and a man in white bow ties (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Early one morning, before the shops opened, my sister S, my mother and I ran along the Ullapool esplanade. At the far end we stepped on the scales. My sister weighed in at 11 stone five, over two stone heavier … Continue reading →

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Introducing the London Dockland Golden Pyramid Cinema Complex and Ski Resort – and a skier in a Brian May wig (Rousse)

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Dreamaticus

KPMG had poured millions into the construction of the London Dockland Golden Pyramid Cinema Complex and Ski Resort. The first time that I visited it I was convinced that I spotted my school friend KC with her husband and two … Continue reading →

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Noisy clothing (Rousse)

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Dreamaticus

There was such a loud rustle every time that I budged in my seat that the other cinema goers were leaning over to tell me to shush. I couldn’t understand why my jacket would make such a racket until someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged age, bath, building, chattering, cinema, clean, clothing, fabric, fleece, insect, jacket, lavatories, lavatory, machine, noise, noisy, old, purple, racket, ramshackle, room, screening, shush, tub, washing | Leave a comment

To Hexham for celebrities, and to Perth for the pantomime (Rousse)

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Dreamaticus

A crowd of posh pensioners carrying cameras obstructed my way as I attempted to drive my little buggy (illegally) along the pavement of Temperley Place, Hexham. They had their long lenses fixed on a doorway, in eager anticipation of snapping … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BCS, British Computer Society, buggy, camera, celebrities, celebrity, cinema, consort, couple, daylight, doorway, family, fan, Hexham, husband, job, lady, lens, pantomime, pavement, pensioner, Perth, posh, professional body, programmer, Queen, reception, risk, royal, snap, staff, Temperley Place, Thriller, trip, video | Leave a comment

A Star Trek screening and a sick bed sanctuary (Rousse)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was in no fit state to trek across the mountains after my operation, but TPR made me do this so that he could watch Star Trek films at the university cinema, snuggled up to a couple of women, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bed, beeline, building, bus, campus, change, cinema, extra, fit, home, HR, mountain, operation, pay, sanctuary, screen, screening, sick, snuggle, Star Trek, stop, TPR, trek, undergraduate, university, women, work | Leave a comment

Neighbours banned from local ‘cinema’ (Rousse)

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Now that I had more time to myself I was determined to improve our living arrangements. First I would find a long antique dining table for the unused space in the inner hall. Then I was going to stop our … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antique, cinema, dining, hall, improve, living, local, neighbour, room, television | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: cinema

Confused in Essex with Pierce Brosnan (Belle)

Over body-confidence, laundry robbers, the Northumbrian pipes, and a man in white bow ties (Rousse)

Introducing the London Dockland Golden Pyramid Cinema Complex and Ski Resort – and a skier in a Brian May wig (Rousse)

Noisy clothing (Rousse)

To Hexham for celebrities, and to Perth for the pantomime (Rousse)

A Star Trek screening and a sick bed sanctuary (Rousse)

Neighbours banned from local ‘cinema’ (Rousse)

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