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Announcing a new degree in Curd Literature (Rousse)

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

PT looked up from his meeting papers and explained that they were looking for someone to lead a new degree programme. I knew instantly that he was hinting at me to volunteer. I was happy to do so. I certainly … Continue reading →

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Rousse loses it at a meeting

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I was officially hopeless. At a meeting at work: I couldn’t remember PhD student L’s name and mistakenly introduced her to everyone as “Valerie”. My old colleague JB, with whom I had last worked in 1999, took my place in … Continue reading →

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Black M&S knickers laundered for the overworked academic (Rousse)

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was inevitable that I would eventually just give in to my workload and move onto campus. My new “home” was a small space at the end of a bench of computers in a noisy student lab: we had words … Continue reading →

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M is for Manchester (Rousse)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

At the meeting in Manchester B outlined a range of duties that I had not before realised were part of my role’s remit. He explained that these were bound to increase as he loosened his connection with work to explore … Continue reading →

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Meeting mix-up means Rousse misses Belle (Rousse)

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I had two competing commitments on Friday morning and I chose the wrong one! Whatever would Belle think of me, especially since she had travelled all this way so that we could spend some time together? The only compensation of … Continue reading →

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A miracle escape in Sunderland (Rousse)

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I decided to give the meeting in London a miss and instead caught the train to Sunderland. There I visited my university friend SL and her young, and extremely irresponsible, husband. While S and I played in the snow along … Continue reading →

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A misremembered Loughborough childhood (Rousse)

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

BP took to holding staff meetings on Saturday mornings. I was first this week, so I left TPR in bed and wandered off to my appointment, curious to know what was on the agenda. BP and I shared experiences of … Continue reading →

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Earl Grey tea, Opium, and a onesie (Rousse)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Following an afternoon of driving around aimlessly and missing meetings, BB, TPR and I ended up in a traditional tea room. Here I ordered a pot of Earl Grey and a bottle of Opium perfume. I hoped that nobody noticed … Continue reading →

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A mismanaged meeting and three glug jugs (Rousse)

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I raced as fast as I could to the meeting. AC and JB were in hot pursuit, not far behind me. As I suspected, the A6 to Penrith was closed so we had to take a quick diversion to reach … Continue reading →

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Sir Winston Churchill’s Westminster memorial statue signer (Rousse)

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Dreamaticus

When they started arguing over a new name for the professional body, I knew it was time to leave. I headed straight to Westminster Abbey where a memorial service for Sir Winston Churchill was underway. I was shocked that so … Continue reading →

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