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If we're ever going to get out of here alive, we're going to need some golf shoes.

Have a look on www.tripadvisor.com - if that doesn't answer you then go to the Tripadvisor Brighton forum and pose the question there.

Is it Cheltenham already?

Yes to West Hollywood - it's the best place in LA to stay - I just wanted to reiterate what ???? and Canj said. Here's the link to my favourite LA hotel (Sunset Marquis) again because I really do like staying there (and I'll be there in just a couple of weeks). The bar is well away from the rooms so even on a Saturday night you can go back to your room and get a good night's sleep. http://www.sunsetmarquis.com/sm_story/story.shtml Definitely don't consider a coach tour to Grand Canyon. It's a long long drive. The view from the air is breathtaking. Also, if you do the afternoon trip then it will be dark when you return to Vegas and your hellicopter will fly right down the strip before landing - so that's pretty spectacular too at night. Here's another reason to drive LA/San Fran and not the other way round. I like to take the coast road and sometimes that can get pretty scary (sheer drop down cliff to ocean). So if you're driving on the right you've got another lane of traffic between you and the drop. I know some of you are made of harder stuff and probably find that funny but I remember once driving for about 20 miles North to South and all I could see on my right was a huge drop down.

Last time Twitter was discussed on the forum I gave it a right old slagging off but now, well, it's sort of grown on me. I'm twittering. I changed my mind. I'm allowed.

What a heartwarming thread. I'm all smiles. Congratulations. Pxxx

I've driven around California a fair bit and will be there next month for Coachella. Vegas - I love vegas and have been several times. I don't gamble but there's lots to do. Best people watching on the planet! My favourite place to stay is the MGM Signature (NOT the MGM Grand). I've stayed there twice and would go back. http://www.signaturemgmgrand.com/Suites/ I have also stayed at the Wynn but wouldn't go back. Basically, I wouldn't stay at a hotel attached to a casino. I'm a sucker for Cirque du Soleil and my favourite is 'O'. Go to the Neon Museum - a friend dragged me along - I didn't want to go - but I loved it. As PeckhamRose says - take the hellicopter tour over the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. It's expensive but you'll never forget it or regret it. DON'T consider driving to the Grand Canyon - you'll just get hot and bothered. The drive from LV to LA is dull so just put your foot down and get it over with. LA is not a pretty city and you'll want to get out fast. It helps if you have friends there - I do so I don't mind it so much. The only hotel I will stay at is the Sunset Marquis. It's friendly and I like it. http://www.sunsetmarquis.com/ This is a hotel in Santa Monica that I've stayed at a few times and I would go back - it's small and very old fashioned. http://www.embassyhotelapts.com/index.html The very crazy Madonna Inn is worth a visit http://www.madonnainn.com/ I've driven to San Fran from LA twice but never on the freeway - just on the coast road (whatever it's called). Definitely go to Hurst Castle. Make sure you book a tour in advance though because they always sell out so don't just rock up and expect to get on a tour. http://www.hearstcastle.org/ Essential viewing - Citizen Kane - Sunset Boulevard - Sideways - Entourage

The coffee shop in Monmouth Street Covent Garden.

Can I second the protein powder suggestion please. 500 calories a day is too low and won't help the recovery process. Go to the health food shop on LL and they'll sort you out with some protein powder that you can turn into a shake or add to whatever you're already drinking. Very important that you do this to up your calorie intake and improve the balance of your current diet.

The reason I followed through with my stalkers and went to the courts to get them prosecuted was that I knew that they had done it before and, if not challenged, would do it again. One of the pair was a trainee solicitor so a criminal record did not go down well. I don't want to go into detail but, suffice to say, these were a couple of really sick individuals and I'm glad they were prosecuted. I don't like bullies and I'm glad I wasn't the push-over they thought I would be.

Pugwash - I just re-read your post. Regarding eating out - I'm afraid you just need to get used to not leaving clean a plate. This goes against the grain with many people but there's no way around it. You order a main course only and don't finish it. If there's a long gap between main and pudding then you may be able to have both. I've been doing this for years - people don't notice because I don't draw attention to it (I must remind myself not to eat out with anyone on the forum though). Again, it just takes planning and getting used to. Sorry to sound like a broken record but it's best that you remain positive and tell yourself that that's the way it is. I know it sounds harsh but if you complain then you'll find fewer and fewer people want to eat with you.

Hi Pugwash. Glad you're OK. As bad as this seems now, believe me, it's just a matter of changing your habits. Your eating habits are deeply ingrained - most likely you're a 3 squares a day person (I'm guessing)? Anyway, give yourself time to adjust to 6 small ones a day and then you'll be fine. Don't allow yourself to feel that your new diet is inferior. If you start out by embracing your new diet/way of life and accepting it as a positive thing, then you will find the switch much easier. Treat yourself to a wine tasting evening at Green & Blue. They have the best wines so if they can't convert you to being a wine drinker then nobody can. Good luck.

My stalker was one of the first to be prosecuted under the new stalking laws. Stalker made the big mistake of sending someone to my house, in the guise of a police officer, with fake police ID, in order to "question" me about various matters - i.e. get some information out of me. In the eyes of the police this elevated the crime to a whole new level. "Impersonating a police officer" is something that really pisses the police off. Anyway, long story short, they both got prosecuted and ended up with criminal records. Result.

I so wanted to see the new Alice in Wonderland at the Imax but it's sold out there for any date I can do. Boo hoo. I hope they add some more dates.

Find someone that I can't live without and spend the rest of my life wondering what took them so long to show up Be able to converse competently (not schoolgirl) in at least one other European language For the sake of my sanity and my soul, try to forget the person that I cannot forgive Learn to play poker properly Take a long walk in the desert Go on at least one of the world's great train journeys Learn the tango and go to Buenos Aries Learn how to ride a bike Visit Kyoto at blossom time and get dressed up as a Geisha Go to the opera in Verona Kiss with wild abandon outside the Hotel de Ville in Paris I have barely scratched the surface

It's my best friend, Sarra's, birthday on 29th Feb. The bitch actually wants a present EVERY year. So demanding. Jeez, she's lucky I'm so nice

I'm in. Good luck Andy. Px

I was in the LL PO yesterday afternoon between 1pm and 1.10pm. Nothing strange happening when I was there.

Hey I've got myself some air drums. They're brilliant. The neighbours don't complain or anything. Result.

I think he was out canvassing over the weekend. Someone from LibDems woke me up on Saturday (late) morning and whoever he was he was WAY too cheerful. Mountain out of a molehill - two weeks - so what. Quite nasty actually to start a thread having a go at the guy.

Poor Charlie must be very sick.... honey put the Night Nurse down and post some pictures so we can relive the horror of the 80s in 2D. White fuck-me shoes and black stockings.

OMG is it the 80s again?

Well that's my day ruined then. Thanks Brendan.

I smile at strangers all the time. Sometimes I get a strange response but it just seems like the normal thing to do.

Sorry Charlie I think you're terminally grumpy today. It's OK; you're not well so you're entitled. Let's embrace all questions from all comers. There's room for the little ones (does the number 12 go to Westminster? Does anyone on the bus actually pay?) and the big ones (is there a God? Why are we here? Can I wear these shoes with this outfit?).