Tag Archives: PhD

Hunting for a hostel and a night of peace by the river (Rousse)

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was so sorry, but I had predicted this: two of my friends ended their marriage because they no longer spent enough time together. The husband kept the house, so I offered to help the wife find temporary accommodation. I … Continue reading →

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Tattoos, travellers and television (Rousse)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was aghast: TPR’s latest protest at the time that I spend away from him in London took the form of a small tattoo just above his right breast. To me it looked like it spelt out the word “Greece”, … Continue reading →

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Archbishop of Canterbury reigns over Wembley and David Cameron settles into Edinburgh pied-à-terre (Rousse)

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was summoned to 10 Downing Street, but I didn’t know why. The house was as packed as a pub on a Friday night and I had to force myself through a throng of MPs, including George Osbourne, to reach … Continue reading →

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Cakes, a cute puppy, and unwelcome careers advice (Rousse)

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Dreamaticus

We all squeezed into LC’s new car and headed to the airport, stopping off on the way so that LC and KT could raid cake shops. I waited in the car park, looking after the children. Fitness trainer KB’s dog … Continue reading →

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Rousse reassesses her office accommodation and professional dress

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I found a solution to my office accommodation problem. If I “temporarily” moved downstairs to share with visiting Professor GW, when she returned to Finland I’d get the whole room all to myself, including the emerald green carpet and the … Continue reading →

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A bendy bus trip to Diagon Alley, but Harry Potter nowhere to be seen (Rousse)

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Dreamaticus

What was it with TPR and clothing? Here he was cycling towards town along Morningside Road in Bruntsfield on a sunny day wearing a navy blue T shirt – and nothing else! His response to a request to please put … Continue reading →

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Rousse misses out on the miracle of childbirth

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Dreamaticus

Mother-of-four SY took charge of the six women seated in silence around the long wooden table. She instructed me to wash my hands and help when necessary. If I doubted SY’s qualifications in midwifery, my own experience of childbirth was … Continue reading →

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Guns, roses, a trouser press and trains (Rousse)

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I had hoped that EH would be available for lunch. When I called into her office, however, she said that she was too busy examining a PhD by a Guns N’ Roses band member. It was unclear as to whether … Continue reading →

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Rousse required to hand back her “PhD” (eek!)

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I joined the exercise classes run by the National Trust ranger on Holy Island, along with other academic staff from Loughborough and Strathclyde universities. I was forced to leave when the venue moved indoors to a saw mill full of … Continue reading →

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