Tag Archives: French

Wine Haiku performance at the National Library of Scotland (Rousse)

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I visited TPR in his shared student accommodation. The flat was still a dump, but at least the landlord had at last started to replace the rotting flooring. In the tiny bedroom I worked on my French homework: writing an … 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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University of Nottingham web pages hacked (Rousse)

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I ruined the University of Nottingham’s graduate testimonials web page when I picked out the plastic letters from the top line and dropped them on the floor. I simply couldn’t remember the wording that JC had used to honour her … Continue reading →

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Lost and found on the London Underground (Rousse)

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was forever finding and losing people on the London tube. One day, for example, I spotted my O level history teacher Mrs T travelling in the opposite direction on the moving walkway. Then I ran into a girl from … Continue reading →

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A winning sausage conference submission, with citation indexes (Rousse)

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

EH and I felt obliged to attend the University research conference, even though much of the content was of little interest to us. On our arrival we could tell that many of our colleagues had ignored the event. This was … Continue reading →

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A long soak (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The Manor House bathroom overlooked the grounds towards the bay. Here JM and I took a long afternoon soak. Meanwhile TPR was elsewhere (most likely working on code). When it was finally time to get out, a French student brought … Continue reading →

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Lobbying the Scottish Government: in person, on a Sunday, face-to-face, in French (Rousse)

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Dreamaticus

So impressed were we of RG’s athletic feat that we lobbied the Head of the Scottish Government – in person, on a Sunday, face-to-face, in French – to mark her achievement with a line of text carved in stone at … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: French

Wine Haiku performance at the National Library of Scotland (Rousse)

An unhappy return to Nantes (Rousse)

University of Nottingham web pages hacked (Rousse)

Lost and found on the London Underground (Rousse)

A winning sausage conference submission, with citation indexes (Rousse)

A long soak (Rousse)

Lobbying the Scottish Government: in person, on a Sunday, face-to-face, in French (Rousse)

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