Tag Archives: office

Preparations for a stag party in Dublin (Rousse)

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was honoured to have been invited to JG’s stag party in Dublin, along with KA (how did she know JG?), and AG. I congratulated the latter on her weight loss and enduring beauty. I had to tidy my office … Continue reading →

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Return to the staff room (Rousse)

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Since we’d all been brought together in one big open-plan office I was much happier at work. I particularly enjoyed working more closely with the PhD students. Best of all, PC identified a small area that would become a staff … Continue reading →

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An unauthorised accommodation offer (Rousse)

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was heading for BIG TROUBLE. One of my students needed more drawer space in the office so I her a nice spot at the back of the room, then helped her move in without permission.

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Efforts for an A grade student (Rousse)

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I called to DT that I’d see her at the revolving door so that we could head home together. Then I thought that I had better check my office before I left. The PhD applicants who had unexpectedly turned up … Continue reading →

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Medieval French literature, relationship advice, a Jacobean trunk, and a blue Maserati (Rousse)

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We were working through archives of exam questions, extracting any that could be recycled for the next academic year. My collection was so old that it included questions on medieval French literature from my own undergraduate days. My colleagues started … Continue reading →

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Green and black chocolate confession (Rousse)

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The office party was only made bearable when I discovered an untouched stack of Green and Black chocolate bars in one of the bedrooms – and stole one from the pile.

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Crowded office sleeping arrangements (Rousse)

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Dreamaticus

It was a bit of a squash, but nine of us were now sleeping on mattresses on the floor of my office on campus every night.

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Pens lost and found (Rousse)

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Dreamaticus

PT interrupted F’s PhD supervision with a question. “Are these pens yours?” he asked me. “Did you leave them behind when you moved offices?” There were three pens in total: a beautiful dark blue-marbled fountain pen; the striped wooden roller … Continue reading →

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A novel solution (Rousse)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Somehow we had to squeeze yet another desk into our crowded office. The obvious solution was for me to unpack the bookcase and take all my novels home.

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Pudding wine and a patient (Rousse)

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I winced when TPR ordered pudding wine. He was a last-minute guest at our business dinner, and it certainly wasn’t his place to make demands of the waiting staff to meet his expensive personal tastes. I hoped that BR and … Continue reading →

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