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New discoveries at the University of Manchester: puppies working as lift attendants, an immersive Star Trek game with daleks, and a man called Yeast (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Dreamaticus

At last the time had come when I could take up my place at Manchester University on the Early English honours degree course. I wondered what it would be like going back into first year. I anticipated that essay writing … Continue reading →

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Notes on a G-string (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Dreamaticus

While my father fretted over whether or not soup would be served at the pre-wedding breakfast the night before my cousin’s wedding in Somerset, I hunted in desperation for clean underwear. My sister and HJ unearthed an over-complicated G-string. Aghast … Continue reading →

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Unwanted romantic advances, a “lost” suitcase, and death at the fun run (Rousse)

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I’d loved him for some time now, but his drunken advances, although flattering, were not welcome – especially in front of my parents. When he followed me upstairs to my hotel room I was suddenly overcome with a chill of … Continue reading →

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The nightly hotel wanderer (Rousse)

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We lived in a huge hotel – possibly an American Hilton or Marriott – in a room that we shared with a disabled lady. She was a permanent resident, whereas for us this was only meant to be home for … Continue reading →

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Carey Mulligan singalike goes incognito in Paisley (Rousse)

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

AM and CO were reputed to duet together. The former was particularly popular: it was said that she sang as beautifully as Carey Mulligan. On Paisley Gala Day, however, AM refused to sing. She preferred to watch the parade through … Continue reading →

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Woman in a pink nightdress “haunts” modern Georgian house (Rousse)

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Dreamaticus

At first I thought that this “modern Georgian house” was pretty dull. Of course the drab paintwork and the tall presses on the ground floor were in keeping with the Georgian ideal, but you could find this kind of decoration … Continue reading →

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Christmas in the Highlands – Goldilocks style (Rousse)

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I was fast asleep next to TPR in the main bedroom of our cottage in Perthshire when the noise awoke us at 02:00. Did we see faces at the window, or was the commotion coming from the floor below? We … Continue reading →

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Double decorating disaster (Rousse)

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I was furious with the decorator. First, he splattered my brown winter cashmere coat with paint. Second, he was already half-way along the windows of our Georgian flat before he confessed that he was painting them pink.

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Friday afternoons in academia (Rousse)

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Dreamaticus

If the funding councils knew how we spent our Friday afternoons, they would probably close us down immediately. A selection of my favourite colleagues – including MR, AM (normally resident at another university), JLW (not an academic) and an American … Continue reading →

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New Zealand miracle hair regrowth (Rousse)

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

While TPR tried on a pair of pink and orange flip-flops, the rest of us admired my cousin S’s red pigtails. How astonishing that S’s hair grew back the moment that he and fiancée L opened up a shoe shop … Continue reading →

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