Sherlock's Grill

I am not usually a fan of hotel restaurants. I often find them over-priced, with tiny portions. The other day, I met a friend for dinner at the Sherlock's Grill, which is part of the Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes Hotel. My friend had to take the bus back to Oxford from Baker Street, so we looked for a place near Baker Street that accepts the tastecard. And I was pleasantly surprised.

The restaurant is quite small, but very cosy and nicely decorated. Service was very attentive and friendly. I went for the goats cheese salad starter and the scallops with french fries for the main (the scallops are starters, too but with the massive portion of fries, it made a nice main). The scallops were divine!

With the tastecard, you get 50% off the total food bill. I would definitely come back!
But most importantly, it was really nice to meet up with my friend who I hadn't seen for months.

There's too much beauty to quit

Film 4 is having Ryan Gosling days at the moment! Yesterday started off with 'The Notebook', followed by 'Stay'. I hadn't seen either before and didn't know the stories either.

The Notebook is based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks - and I guess that says it all: a romantic drama, very predictable and I cried my eyes out at the end. And Ryan Gosling is perfect.

Stay on the other hand is a psychological thriller. Ewan McGregor is a psychiatrist, treating Ryan Gosling when taking over patients of one of his colleagues. Ryan is announcing that he will commit suicide in just three days. With the help of his girlfriend Naomi Watts, who survived a suicide attempt, Ewan tries to save Ryan.

It's a very confusing story, but I really got into it. Not least of course because Ryan Gosling is perfect again. ;-)

'There's too much beauty to quit' is  what Naomi suggests Ewan says to Ryan to keep him from killing himself.

Spot the mistake

No worries, I am not complaining about a 2 minute train delay! But I thought it was rather funny that the train was still announced as 'On time' when it was clearly not.

Anyway, I was very pleasantly surprised to find that First Great Western now have an entertainment coach! If you are travelling on one of their High Speed trains, you've got to check out coach D. Every seat has its own screen and you can pick from a number of films and series. I watched an episode of The Office (US) and now totally want to buy the latest series! I love it, and even without Steve Carell, it's hilarious. And I LOVE John Krasinski! :-)

Too bad that my trip was so short - even too short for one episode...

Ben Novak in action

Welcome distraction

Just what I need right now! My amazon delivery arrived:

• King of Queens - the complete series: I was watching a couple of episodes at my brother's over Christmas and it just reminded me just how funny Doug and Carrie and of course Arthur are
• How I met your mother - season 7
• Jon Richardson's Funny Magnet show
• Micky Flanagan's DVD

(and a book)

More retail therapy

It's about time for me to get back to work as I will otherwise spend all my money on shopping...

This is an XS, it looks massive on the photo...; on sale for £29.99

Both from esprit; £39.99

Corduroy skirt from H&M: Pink and just £3 - a no-brainer!

I got the star charm today to complete my bracelet, which was a present from mc

Rules of Engagement

I like US sitcoms. In comparison, I often don't find UK sitcoms all that funny. Maybe, I just don't get it... When I saw my first episode of Rules of Engagement, I wasn't so keen though. But the series has really grown on me!

This sitcom evolves around two couples and their single friend. My favourite character by far is Jeff Bingham - married to Audrey and a very blokey bloke: obsessed with sports and food, doesn't show emotions, is stingy, very sarcastic and constantly makes fun of everyone. He only has one facial expression and I love it! Russell, the womanizing, short single guy on the other hand is very annoying. But then, he is meant to be.

Anyway, check it out if you've never seen it.

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