Tag Archives: high

Moonlighting dancing girls and tiny high-kicking Koreans (Rousse)

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Taking advantage of the coincidental timing of the Edinburgh Festival and Paris Olympics, the hotel proprietor organised pre-dinner entertainment for his guests. First, a troupe of barely dressed dancing girls weaved their way between the dining room tables. Then a … Continue reading →

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Return to handsome Redcar (Rousse)

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I shoved the shopping list into TPR’s hand and said that I would meet him at Tesco. Then I jumped on the train. Settled in the carriage, I was enjoying the company of my former colleagues AT, JB, and MG … Continue reading →

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A Christmas party and a visit to Dream (Rousse)

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Dreamaticus

The cost of signing up for the departmental Christmas party was so great that only twelve people turned up for the celebration. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the company of JB, BD and FR at my table – even though BD made … Continue reading →

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Academic Abba lookalike (Rousse)

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My Finnish friend GW looked like she had just stepped off-stage having performed with Abba. I admired her yellow patent leather mini-skirt and high heels.

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High energy Rousse

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My energy levels were so high that I bounded along as if in flight. I urged the others to join in the fun, but only NY was interested.

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Naked computer scientist rugby players high on drugs cause havoc at house party (Rousse)

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Our party was getting out of hand. Five naked computer scientist rugby players high on drugs had squeezed into the bath off the spare bedroom – just at the point that I was showing MB’s nonagenarian mother to her room … Continue reading →

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From the Greek massacre to rioting on the streets of Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

G and LE started a fashion for building houses half way up the crags of Holyrood Park. My parents planned to do the same. In the meantime we lived in a small caravan in a car park next to Holyrood … Continue reading →

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Radiation transforms terrier into reptile (Rousse)

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Over the summer I used Branxton as my base, and popped into Berwick High School periodically to use the facilities there for completing my project. The house was still full of interesting artefacts associated with my maternal ancestors, including trophies … Continue reading →

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Academic highs and lows (Rousse)

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Dreamaticus

There it was in print: my first co-authored paper with BC. Best of all, when BC read it out loud to me from the pages of the journal it was the sweetest bedtime story ever. Granted it was only a … Continue reading →

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Hebridean pursuits: cycling, flying, and wildlife (Rousse)

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We met the French cyclists when they came off the North Uist ferry. Exhausted and soaked, they were not happy tourists. We agreed that the Hebridean weather was not the easiest and, as illustration, I demonstrated how I could launch … Continue reading →

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