Tag Archives: university

SWAT team descends on market in terrorist hunt (Rousse)

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I could easily take the safe route home past the university, alongside the privileged students. So why did I periodically abandon all caution to walk through the rough market, squeezing my way along the narrow streets in a crush of … Continue reading →

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Alan Rickman – Great! Super! (Rousse)

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Set in the 1970s, the plot of the television play centred on strike action in a university. ‘Isn’t that a young Alan Rickman?’ I asked RJH, who was sitting next to me. RJH agreed – and then we both realised … Continue reading →

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Hugh Grant’s wife spills sex story beans (Rousse)

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Dreamaticus

On the spot I volunteered to give the address at the end of the University reunion dinner. What better subject than the sexual exploits of two girls from my hall of residence, now respectable grown women, and seated before me … Continue reading →

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University fairground attraction with lemon drizzle cake (Rousse)

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I panicked when I first arrived at work because I thought that I had forgotten to pack my trousers. It was such a relief to find them at the bottom of my bag, and be able to dress for a … Continue reading →

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Party crashers (Rousse)

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dreamaticus

It was meant to be a small gathering of my immediate colleagues, but the invitation had  spread much further than intended. Now I found myself serving food and drinks to a wide range of staff. I was so overcome that … Continue reading →

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Failing your finals (Rousse)

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I met old university classmates KH and SB for a cup of tea in the Scotsman Hotel before they left Edinburgh. SB confessed that – like me – she had not been attending the final year classes of our French … Continue reading →

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Dissertation and desertion (Rousse)

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Dreamaticus

My dissertation was due for submission in a matter of weeks and I hadn’t started it even though I had all the access to resources that I would ever need, now that I lived in a cubby hole in the … Continue reading →

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A return to University after lockdown (Rousse)

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I was so excited to be returning to university after the pandemic lockdown, and very much looking forward to seeing my 4th year friends. Of course, we all ‘saw’ GK on a regular basis now that he was famous. Usually … Continue reading →

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Front half Volvo dumping (Rousse)

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Dreamaticus

We shouldn’t have invited our posh friends round for drinks in our yard when pandemic restrictions were still in force. Ignoring all the rules, they decided to stay overnight inside our flat afterwards. In the morning I found a bunch … Continue reading →

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A new job at the University of Nowhere (Rousse)

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Dreamaticus

My colleague called in sick, so I offered to take his class. My instructions were first to collect his teaching materials from the print room. These comprised: a selection of peer-reviewed journal articles, each in a buff folder; a special … Continue reading →

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