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Fast yoga teacher performs the plank naked (Rousse)

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Dreamaticus

LM had warned me that her teacher practised ‘fast yoga’. Regardless, I signed up for the open-air class. There were two other newbies, both of whom looked extremely unfit. I’d be fine with some pilates training already under my belt. … Continue reading →

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Swimwear and disgraceful tattoos (Rousse)

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I chose a new swimming costume. It was navy blue with white side panels, and leg pieces. It would be perfect for British waters, and could easily be worn under a wetsuit. While I was trying it on for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arm, blue, British, bruise, complain, costume, disgrace, disguise, legs, mother, panel, sister-in-law, swim, swimming, swimsuit, swimwear, tattoo, water, wetsuit, white | Leave a comment

Missing allspice and a bizarre technique for cooking stuffing (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was busy packing a picnic for a trip to Manchester to visit JC. So far I had found a ham sandwich and a crusty white loaf of bread. TPR was meant to be bringing the main course, but he … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged allspice, bizarre, bread, complain, cook, course, crusty, cupboard, cutlery, dishwasher, ham, holder, jar, kitchen, loaf, Manchester, picnic, sandwich, spare, stuffing, TPR | Leave a comment

A silly strop beneath the Smiths (Rousse)

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Dreamaticus

X sat at his desk beneath the Smiths poster. Every time that a gust of wind blew outdoors the poster billowed. I suggested that the windows be closed. It was winter after all. All this time I had thought that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged application, award, bid, billow, blow, close, complain, department, draft, earshot, entrer, form, gust, happy, head, opportunity, poster, silly, Smiths, strop, win, wind, window, winter, work, wrong | Leave a comment

What to do when you miss a charter flight, and fancy lace underwear (Rousse)

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TF came with us on a winter sports holiday package included both skiing and tandem riding. On the last day there was some confusion over access to the hotel. I was lucky enough to find my room (eventually) although its … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged access, airport, bike, bird, ceiling, charter, complain, confusion, departure, extend, flight, holiday, home, hotel, house, journey, lace, miss, mother, office, operator, prey, rain, riding, room, skiing, snow, sports, staff, tandem, tour, transfer, underwear, undress, vole, wildlife, window, winter | Leave a comment

Academic exclusion (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My boss chastised me for not meeting my targets. As punishment I was to spend two days in solitary confinement. On reflection I realised that this was completely unfair. I had actually exceeded all my targets. I complained and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged academic, audience, book, boss, cancel, chastise, complain, confinement, display, empty, exceed, exclusion, fears, Friends, funnel, guest, house, hunt, lecture, machinery, metal, niece, pink, places, punishment, row, seats, shocking, solitary, staircase, swallow, target, targets, toilets, unfair | Leave a comment

A canteen cheat confesses (Rousse)

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The red-haired man in the queue behind us wore a pale turquoise cotton jumper and a sly look. I glanced down at his feet just as he shoved a 50p piece under the counter with his right toe. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 50p, £10, £5, canteen, cashier, CCTV, change, cheat, complain, confess, counter, crime, devious, feet, jersey, jumepr, lie, man, pay, queue, red-haired, short-change, sly, supervisor, sweater, toe, TPR, trick, turquoise | Leave a comment

Elton John and George Michael row in Danish sauna (Rousse)

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Elton John screamed at George Michael to grow up. Then he flung the upholstered waste paper basket at him. It missed, and landed at my feet. George then came over to moan at me about his relationship with Elton John. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged complain, Danish, Easter, Elton John, famous, fling, George Michael, grow up, holiday, lend, miss, moan, pop, relationship, rent, residence, rich, row, sauna, star, surprise, waste paper basket | Leave a comment

A missed reservation at the “best restaurant in the world” (Rousse)

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We arranged to meet in Paris at 1:30pm. J chose the venue: a beautiful white stucco-fronted hotel, opposite a formal park. When I arrived (just a couple of minutes late) J greeted me enthusiastically. Although we hadn’t seen one another … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accent, accents, body, chair, complain, dine, friend, hotel, meeting, meetings, miss, Paris, parkPigalle, professional, reservation, restaurant, school, stucco, table, Teesside | Leave a comment

Sir Sean Connery and Simon Cowell appalled by aging actress’ wig (Rousse)

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Dreamaticus

From the fourth row in the stalls my student party had a very clear view of Sir Sean Connery, Simon Cowell and the rest of the panel on stage. I watched Sir Sean closely when the star performer of the … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: complain

Fast yoga teacher performs the plank naked (Rousse)

Swimwear and disgraceful tattoos (Rousse)

Missing allspice and a bizarre technique for cooking stuffing (Rousse)

A silly strop beneath the Smiths (Rousse)

What to do when you miss a charter flight, and fancy lace underwear (Rousse)

Academic exclusion (Rousse)

A canteen cheat confesses (Rousse)

Elton John and George Michael row in Danish sauna (Rousse)

A missed reservation at the “best restaurant in the world” (Rousse)

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