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The brain in the box and the wrong partner (Rousse)

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Everyone was there, including TPR, JM, DT, KJ, NP and SF. JLW arrived a little later with a present for me: some fun photos of the pair of us that she had purchased from a Blipfoto booth. At first it … Continue reading →

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Nazis plan invasion from University sanatorium base (Rousse)

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Dreamaticus

N and I were such good friends that she gave up her place in bed with S for me and slept on the sofa. The following morning I was up bright and early to welcome ECM on a long-anticipated trip … Continue reading →

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British Airways terminal 5 offers new passenger services (Rousse)

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Dreamaticus

British Airways’ new welcome service for first class passengers coming into Heathrow Terminal 5 was second to none. A smart uniformed man met you off the plane and guided you through the terminal, ensuring that you by-passed all the queues. … Continue reading →

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Beyond the office window (Rousse)

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Dreamaticus

After all the fuss over our new accommodation I was anxious to learn whether I would still merit a sole-occupancy office. We’d all be informed that nothing was guaranteed. At 01:00am I learnt that my new work space could be … Continue reading →

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Ronnie Corbett and Helen Mirren to star in Four weddings remake (Rousse)

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I pulled myself through the yellow painted railings and dropped to the level below to join the queue for the reception. Our host JT was straight ahead of me, with his colleague and father-in-law GM just behind. The event itself … Continue reading →

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Sympathy and ping pong (Rousse)

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Dreamaticus

When XY broke down in tears in my room I realised that the only way to comfort him would be to invite him into my bed. Between sobs he listed many injustices others waged against his research projects, using this … Continue reading →

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Snow and a new suitor in Sydney (Rousse)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My cousin B sat at a picnic table in the garden of a Sydney suburb with a handsome Asian man. Even though it was the height of summer, flurries of snow fell all around. Shouldn’t Australians be enjoying evening barbecues … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to the one-legged widower father of the bride (Rousse)

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My one-legged widowed father had done a fabulous job preparing the house for my sister’s wedding. With the help of a woman from the village, he’d set up three mini-dormitories so that all the guests who had decided to stay … Continue reading →

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A Shakespearean affair (Rousse)

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was the last night of our holiday and we really should have been packing. Instead my sister S and I were watching Richard III. This hybrid production was part-performed live on stage in Tudor dress, with additional scenes on … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s unintended drug overdose

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was struggling to make sense of the huge American hotel and how to navigate my way up and down the building by escalator and lift. It was very obvious that I was a stranger here, so I was an … Continue reading →

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