Tag Archives: student

Tutor daughter thwarts student mother’s study success (Rousse)

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Dreamaticus

My mother had only been studying for a week, so had barely opened the book when I told her that it was time for her first exam. I was somewhat responsible for the panic that ensued. I really should have … Continue reading →

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Paternoster panic and a dreary dance (Rousse)

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Dreamaticus

After scaring myself silly on the library’s open paternoster podium (at the instigation of LM), I followed a student in highland dress to the graduation ball. The latter was a grave disappointment. In a tiny meeting room at the back … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged academic, bagpipes, ball, ceilidh, celebration, dance, dreary, graduation, library, man, panic, paternoster, podium, Scottish, scruffy, student, year | Leave a comment

Discussing death by drain (Rousse)

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I managed to set up a sewer-phone line to P and SM by lifting a manhole cover in the street. We discussed by drain the death of Durham University undergraduate KF, and how we would deal with her parents later … Continue reading →

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Sleeping with a student (Rousse)

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The most gorgeous boy in class wanted to sleep with me, and the few people who knew this encouraged me to follow him into bed. I suggested that we delay our tryst until after the exams. My young suitor could … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beau, bed, boy, career, class, exam, fatal, hall of residence, impatience, plan, sleep, student, suitor, tryst | Leave a comment

Val McDermid in hidden class act (Rousse)

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Val McDermid presented as an invited guest speaker to my undergraduate class. Unfortunately the students found it difficult to see her, hidden behind the stack of tables and chairs at the back of the classroom. I could have done with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cambridge, chair, class, college, forensic, hidden, iPhone, keyboard, Mac, model, purse, speaker, student, table, thief, thieves, undergraduate, Val McDermid | Leave a comment

Black market fruit and vegetables and a broken iPhone (Rousse)

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Dreamaticus

We stockpiled the fruit and vegetables just inside the main entrance to the university, not far from the reception desk where LM was on duty. Most of the students missed our little stall as they passed by on the way … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged black, casing, eating, entrance, fruit, healthy, iPhone, lecture, market, produce, reception, rucksack, stall, statistics, student, university, vegetable | Leave a comment

An incontinent dog (Rousse)

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I regarded with suspicion the sticky wet yellow footprints on the lino in the kitchen of the flat that I rented to a bunch of students. Then I noticed a large white dog bouncing around the sitting room. Although I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ban, dog, flat, footprint, friend, incontinent, kitchen, lino, sticky, student, tenant, wet, white, yellow | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: student

Tutor daughter thwarts student mother’s study success (Rousse)

Paternoster panic and a dreary dance (Rousse)

Discussing death by drain (Rousse)

Sleeping with a student (Rousse)

Val McDermid in hidden class act (Rousse)

Black market fruit and vegetables and a broken iPhone (Rousse)

An incontinent dog (Rousse)

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