Tag Archives: make-up

A bad day at the office (Rousse)

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Dreamaticus

It was a great disappointment that my Auntie A failed to turn up as a guest speaker. I was sure that she would have had much say to my work colleagues in the city of London. I had made such … Continue reading →

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Made up in red, white, and blue (Rousse)

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Dreamaticus

My latest humiliation was to be forced to wear ridiculous make-up. They plastered my pale face with chalk white foundation. Then, to my lips, they applied movie star red lipstick outlined with electric blue eyeliner. I looked a complete fright.

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Troubles at the UK’s top events venue (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Robert Gordon University was now the leading UK events venue, and buzzing with delegates when I arrived for a conference. I soon found fellow academic BD and we agreed to meet the next morning at 8:00am for breakfast. I would … Continue reading →

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Belle rescues conference at the Hilton London Olympia (Rousse)

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I was back at the Hilton London Olympia running a one-day conference. The morning sessions went very well. My former colleague PT was the star of the show as he peppered his presentation with witty asides. I knew it! He … Continue reading →

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Dangers of dressing in the dark (Rousse)

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Dressing in the dark is never a good idea, especially not on the day that a photographer is booked to take your portrait for the university web site. In the daylight I discovered that I was wearing a florescent lime … Continue reading →

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Full make-up for a queen (Rousse)

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I wore a face-full of make-up. I was meeting the Queen, after all.

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Kevin Spacey’s secret love (Rousse)

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Kevin Spacey somehow managed to get a secret message to me: he wanted me in his bed – now. I made my way to the front of the auditorium and climbed in – next to a Chinese man and woman, … Continue reading →

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Naked housework, phone swapping, and Doctor Who accessories (Rousse)

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Naked, I tidied up my London flat. I moved slices of white bread from the first floor sitting room windowsill to the kitchen where they belonged. When I returned downstairs a fat woman brandishing a gun confronted me in the … Continue reading →

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Cosmetic counter drive-by (Rousse)

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I had had enough of these vacuous women coated in foundation who clearly believed that I and others were letting the side down by refusing to wear make-up. This was such a trivial issue. ‘What about climate change, poverty, and … Continue reading →

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An affair with Stuart (Rousse)

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I knew that my beautiful tall blonde wife was straying when she invested in a pile of new make-up from Boots and started spending hours in the gym. When I first confronted her she denied any wrong-doing. Then she finally … Continue reading →

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