Tag Archives: insects

Learning to love minibeasts (Rousse)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My bags were packed and loaded into the hold for the long coach journey through France. I realised too late that my iPhone and headphones would now be parted from me for several hours. Why hadn’t I remembered to keep … Continue reading →

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Conference mismanagement and a plague of nits (Rousse)

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was attempting – and failing – to run a one-day conference without any help. By 3pm the delegates had completed their activities and were bored and fidgety, but I couldn’t deal with them because someone had left a door … Continue reading →

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Belle makes Danny Baker laugh

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Dreamaticus

When I walked into the bar two things immediately struck me. The first was that the bar was fitted with a hi-tech system that monitored eye movements whenever drinkers stared at each others’ bottoms. The second was that Danny Baker … Continue reading →

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