Category Archives: Student Life in Cheltenham

Absent Friends?

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Chris Jensen Romer

So some of the college generation before me are planning a reunion and it made me think about all the people I knew over the years and lost touch with. What made me think of even it even more though … Continue reading →

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The Case Against “Paranormal Unity”; or why Ghost Hunters have become meaningless.

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Chris Jensen Romer

Those who know me probably know that I am a ghost hunter. What does that actually mean, in real terms? Do I wear a pith helmet and shorts, and carry an elephant gun, and like the big game hunters of … Continue reading →

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Pokémon Take Back The Night in Cheltenham?

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Chris Jensen Romer

It was about 2.30pm yesterday and a beautiful sunny  afternoon; I was walking along Cheltenham High Street when I first noticed the two elegantly dressed, seemingly normal women. They were in their 30’s I guess, and as they approached I … Continue reading →

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A Serious Warning to University of Gloucestershire Students: They Aren’t Lying To You About Cars (Updated for 2023)

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Chris Jensen Romer

Quick update for 2023: unsurprisingly quite a lot has changed since I wrote this but mainly the situation has got worse with permits costing more and parking being almost impossible in St. Paul’s as the permit scheme continues to spread. … Continue reading →

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The One About How CJ came to LARP… Part One: The late 1970s/ early 1980’s

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Chris Jensen Romer

A brief discussion of the UK rpg scene 1979 to 1985 and the prehistory of LARP in the USA and UK. Continue reading →

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How I came to organise a Convention (and why you probably should too!).

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Chris Jensen Romer

Firstly, and foremost. It is all Kevin’s fault. I never set out to organise anything – organisation and me are distant acquaintances, at the best. I rarely know what day it is; I sometimes struggle to recall the year. I … Continue reading →

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Important: Don’t Be A Fashion Victim Tonight

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Chris Jensen Romer

The reason I’m writing this is I just saw, at 3pm on the High Street, a woman of about 18 wearing a minidress and as far as I could see without staring at her no tights, yet a hat and scarf in the snow. Some people at the bus stop pointed her out, and she seemed quite happy. Fair enough – but tonight Cheltenham will have women out clubbing (and men too topless I expect) and I want to just say this — there is a real danger, and yes you can run round completely naked while sober in snow, and maybe be OK, but cold and alcohol are potentially deadly. Please be careful, and have fun! Continue reading →

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Haunted by Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Chris Jensen Romer

‘Tis Halloween night, and CJ can look out on the street, confident that soon ghosts will come a rapping and knocking at his door. Goblins and Vampires too – and while recording the knocks echoing through the maison CJ will … Continue reading →

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