h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Last night was the big final of the rugby season here, so I headed down to meet the lads at a local establishment known for large screens and decent Guinness. Despite the Warratahs (who hail from Australia) putting up a decent fight, the night belonged to the Canterbury Crusaders and it was nice to see the Wellington crowd get behind their traditional rivals, especially given that they'd given the Wellington Hurricanes a good hiding in last week's semi-final.

Then it was off to Indigo, Wellington's top live music venue which was celebrating seven years of serving up the cream of local bands to punters, featuring one of their most successful sons The Black Seeds, a kiwi-roots band I got hooked on last time I was here. A friend of friend just happened to be bass player in the support band and got us on the guest list so we wandered in free to a sold out gig. I was listed as 'Neil the Scots Bloke' which was nice. The Seeds were superb, even though the venue seemed to make up for the fact that you can't smoke in NZ bars/clubs by beltching out enough dry ice to fill Wembley. At times I lierarally couldn't see in front of me, and we were quite far back leaning on the sound desk. God knows what it was like up front.

The beer flowed, and kept flowing in another bar afterwards. Things got kind of hazy and although I remember coming home at around 3am, the details of the actual route are still unclear. This morning I woke up with a desperate need for Irn Bru (annoyingly and yet appropriately the British shop isn't open on Sundays) and for the first time ever I appear to have lost a contact lens. One was in the case (which was on its side by the sink without any solution in it) but the other's nowhere to be found. I don't think it's still in my eye as my eyesight is its usual mole-like standard and I think I'd probably know about it if it had meandered into some inaccessible corner of my eye socket. Ah well, looks like I'm wearing glasses for the next few weeks then.

It's gonna be a sloooowwww Sunday.

Actually, Hitch-Hiker's is better on a second viewing....

Not that slow then!

Zantic

I wouldn't describe walking 3 minutes to the cinema to watch a movie I've already seen as life in the fast lane

No, but it certainly killed a few hours didn't it? I've still not seen it, much to Sarahs disgust.

Zantic

Less heavy lifting than my weekend, which is nice and I can never claim to have been called "Neil the Scots Bloke" so it all sounds rather exciting to me.

P.S. We just found some small bottles of an American Stout that is twenty percent I think a taste testing in a padded room with adults on hand may be in the offing.

Ah, but where will oyu find the adults?

Zantic

I think I'll leave the 20% stout to the grown ups. When you find them.

I'll stick to Monteith's fine Winter brew which is loverly

Actually, there's a good reason to jump between hemispheres - winter ales all year round!