Well I had intended to make more of an effort with posting, but once again time seems to have got away from me, so instead I get to do another weekly round up ... and before you ask, nope I've still not done the Product Playground and was horrified to find that we're on week 5 already!
A busy, frustrating, depressing and downright annoying week at work left me feeling fretful and completely shattered, but fortunately I've had a few evenings out to cheer me up.
On Thursday, Andrew and I went to see Hot Fuzz. Everyone I know had raved about how funny it was, and even Kev had given it 4 out of 5 so we had high hopes of a great evening. I am sure that it didn't help that once again there were only about 8 people in the whole cinema and that it was the biggest cinema in the complex, but the film was a slight disappointment. I definitely enjoyed it - at least as much as Shaun of the Dead - but it just wasn't very funny. Yes, there were one or two gags that elicited a giggle, but generally it was just an entertaining movie without much in the way belly laughs as I'd expected. I did enjoy it though, so it wasn't a waste of time but since then I have had several more people telling me how they didn't think it was that funny either (always the way I guess).
Last night Andrea, Tina, Lyn and I went to the Oak on the Green at Bearsted (I seem to be spending rather a lot of time in Bearsted recently). The meal was gorgeous, although we had a very long wait for a table, even though we had booked well in advance. It is a very popular place and was completely jammed. When we finally got to our table at 10.30pm (our table was booked for 9.30pm) I wasn't feeling too hungry. However, the food was delightful, and we all managed to eat 2 courses, although there was no way, with the huge portions that we could manage a dessert. For starters Lyn and Tina shared some mussels in a cream and garlic sauce - there were so many that Andrea and I could also share! Andrea had nachos and I went for the deep fried brie with chilli jelly, a reminder of New Orleans for me. It was a huge portion and once again I was able to share with everyone else. This was followed by 10oz rib eye steaks for Tina and Lyn, a beef tornado rossini for me and the chilli for Andrea. Once again the portion sizes were huge - between Tina, Lyn and I we had enough new potatoes to feed a family of about 8! Definitely a lovely meal, and certainly a place I would recommend to others and will be sure to be visiting again in the future.
Unfortunately, such a long wait for the table meant that we almost completely missed the eclipse of the moon that took place last night. I had been so looking forward to seeing it, as I love the full moon anyway, but as it was gone 12.30pm by the time we left the restaurant we managed to catch only the last few minutes of the show.
So onto tonight and shortly off out for a relaxing drink to end the weekend. Unfortunately I have to go to work tomorrow as I didn't win the lottery again this weekend. Just hope it turns out to be a better week than the last few!
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