Tag Archives: Edinburgh

Rousse’s new domestic arrangements

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Dreamaticus

My new routine was to take my weekly bath every Friday in the claw-foot Victorian tub to be found in the main corridor at QMC in Corstorphine. Some people complained that it blocked the way to the library, but anyone … Continue reading →

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Rousse, the National Library Boy, and the Social Network

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I was so flattered when the young researcher in the National Library of Scotland asked me if I’d like to go and see The Social Network with him. I explained that I’d made other arrangements, heaved my work and gym … Continue reading →

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Lifts, lingerie and little people (Rousse)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I only wanted to go up to the 7th floor in the hotel lift so what were we doing zipping into space Tardis-style to the 807th floor? When I got home I found that my sister-in-law’s “looking after the house” … Continue reading →

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Rousse the jam tart robber

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I stole a jam tart from a room service afternoon tea trolley before bumping into someone from the past who had shrunk to the size of an 8-year old, thanks to gastric band surgery. I also saw the table plan … Continue reading →

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Gary Richardson guides Rousse home

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Dreamaticus

ETS got it into her head that if she kept digging with a spoon just outside the entrance to Tesco, she would discover what had happened to Jane, who had been missing for weeks. I knew that the body lay … Continue reading →

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All roads lead to the Bristol Road South (Rousse)

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Dreamaticus

My colleague CS asked me what I was scribbling into a corner of my notebook. “My dream for Belle”, I replied. ======= In my highland hotel I bumped into a greying EMc, wearing wonky glasses. He reading stories with his … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s disappointing trip to the cinema

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Dreamaticus

We were at the cinema for the showing if the latest 3D Toy Story-type offering thanks to Oracle and a contract with Coke. When this was made public by the cinema staff TPR took the huff and we left without … Continue reading →

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Remembrance and Shetland revision classes (Rousse)

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I turned left on to Nicholson Street and came face to face with the mourning masses marching in remembrance of those who had perished in the disaster. ======= I was furious that, once again, I was expected to work when … Continue reading →

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Rousse solves practical problems at work

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Dreamaticus

It was so difficult to find somewhere for a private conversation that EMc and I met under a chair in the middle of another meeting. I asked him to remove his glasses so that I could see him more clearly. … Continue reading →

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Rousse goes running

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I was running along the cycle path by the Water of Leith holding hands with XXXXXX. Even in my dream I asked why I was doing this.

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