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Con trick confession at house-warming celebration (Rousse)

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR was clearly not pleased with the guest list for our very last minute house warming party. I argued that very few people were available, hence the rather strange assembly of friends. This ranged from a bloke that I met … Continue reading →

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Go go girls, boyfriends, puppets, and Hootsuite (Rousse)

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Dreamaticus

After a full day at a conference I was now expected to chair a doctoral colloquium, but I was so tired I could barely keep my eyes open – and I really needed to do so because: I had to … Continue reading →

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Whoopi Goldberg party guest (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Whoopi Goldberg was in our kitchen. “Hang on”, I thought. “Whoopi Goldberg? Who put her on the guest list for our party?” “I hope you don’t mind” DT whispered in my ear. “It’s just that she’s over from Hollywood staying … Continue reading →

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Tom O’Connor deplored (Rousse)

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Tom O’Connor, his two teenage daughters and I sat next to each other as members of the judging panel. Each performance was as dire as the one that preceded it. This was so incredibly tedious, and we weren’t even half … Continue reading →

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Unanswered questions on the bibliographic control of Twitter lists (Rousse)

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I sat, then stood, at the left hand side of the conference hall, my hand high in the air to indicate that I had a question for the speaker. So why did the chair of the session ignore me? Was … Continue reading →

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Toddler emergency essentials (Rousse)

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Three days after explaining to MSB why we were childless, I gave birth to a fully-formed toddler. While we wondered how we would break this news to our families (TPR’s mother would be delighted, our nephews and nieces probably less … Continue reading →

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Films stars and seals meet their maker on Devon beach (Rousse)

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Dreamaticus

TPR sat on a bar stool at the other end of the café. While chatting away to some random woman, he glanced in my direction and winked the message “Don’t worry, I know I’m yours. I’ll be over to you … Continue reading →

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A wasted trip to the University of Birmingham’s Muirhead Tower (Rousse)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I found my timetable on a scrunched up piece of brown paper in the bottom of my handbag. I’d looked at it so infrequently that I was unsure as to which way it read: were those the hours across the … Continue reading →

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Andy Gray takes to the stage in Kev F Sutherland’s latest show (Rousse)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

My run as the new female lead in Kev F Sutherland’s latest comedy and magic show had been going so well. I’d pulled in huge crowds at the football stadium. Some loyal fans returned night after night, mainly for the … Continue reading →

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