Tag Archives: corridor

A work affair avoided (Rousse)

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Dreamaticus

A dip into time travel should have reminded my boyfriend of how he had changed over the past couple of years. To see him laughing and joking with his old colleagues only emphasised the dramatic shift in his personality. When … Continue reading →

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From drama to dental school in California (Rousse)

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was in California on business for two weeks. TPR and my niece B accompanied me. B was about to start drama school there as an international student. We thought it important to check out her new university, not least … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ancient, architecture, building, business, California, carpet, corridor, cost, decor, deep, dental, dentist, door, drama, fees, international, lecturer, male, niece, nose, oak, plush, rich, school, side, strict, student, thick, TPR, university, wrong | Leave a comment

Insolent student sleeps rough in public library (Rousse)

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Having spotted insolence in the student’s work I called him from the classroom out into the corridor to ask him to explain himself. He excused himself on the grounds of stress: his fitness business had failed in the US, he’d … Continue reading →

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A huge hairy monster, a pickpocket, and promises of staff socials (Rousse)

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘There’s a huge hairy monster making a terrible racket in room C44!’ I screamed down the phone to security. What I didn’t tell them was that this was a monster of our own making. We’d created it using a graphics … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bargain, breath, calendar, centre, corridor, date, dean, graphics, hairy, huge, instructions, leadership, lucky, miracle, monster, mutter, office, package, PC, phone, pickpocktet, racket, research, room, sales, school, security, session, shop, sneak, social, staff, step, street, walk | Leave a comment

Walls have ears (Rousse)

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Dreamaticus

MK clearly had no idea that QU was still in the room as she launched into an angry account of his behaviour. She had placed herself in extreme danger and it was up to me to protect her. I grabbed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abuse, angry, attire, behaviour, bitter, corridor, danger, ear, ears, listen, pony, pony-tail, ponytail, protect, room, tail, tirade, utter, wall, walls, Word | Leave a comment

A PhD student, a wolf, and a champion demented Whitby stretcher-thrower (Rousse)

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

There was so much going on in the corridors that it took a long time to get everyone into the room and the main characters around the table for the PhD supervision. The student had become so paranoid that she … Continue reading →

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Masters supervision without Margaret (Rousse)

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Dreamaticus

When I came out of MR’s office I found a Chinese student waiting for me in the corridor. Once we had cleared up whether or not she was Margaret (she was not), I led her to the room that I … Continue reading →

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Advice on sexual harrassment at work (Rousse)

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Dreamaticus

XY arrived at work in a foul mood. He huffily dumped his bag and coat in his office. Then he came out to find me in the corridor. He cast me a quick glance, then ran his hands up and … Continue reading →

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A smoked salmon surprise and an unexpected dip in the North Sea (Rousse)

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Dreamaticus

A quick glance at my calendar told me that I should be with AJ speaking about the new framework to female students. I made a dash for room C14, taking care not to trip along the poorly maintained corridors. ‘What … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged calendar, chill, classroom, corridor, dash, dip, direct, female, floor, framework, hole, invest, jump, maintenance, north, North Sea, plate, repair, room, route, salmon, sea, smoked, speak, staircase, student, surprise, trip, water | Leave a comment

Trapped underground with University Challenge contestant Oscar Powell (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was asked at very short notice to run a feedback with session with a small set of students. I was therefore very surprised to see the large number gathered when I arrived 20 minutes late in the designated room. … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: corridor

A work affair avoided (Rousse)

From drama to dental school in California (Rousse)

Insolent student sleeps rough in public library (Rousse)

Walls have ears (Rousse)

A PhD student, a wolf, and a champion demented Whitby stretcher-thrower (Rousse)

Advice on sexual harrassment at work (Rousse)

A smoked salmon surprise and an unexpected dip in the North Sea (Rousse)

Trapped underground with University Challenge contestant Oscar Powell (Rousse)

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