I tell you... working at Saint's and Sinners just gets better and better. Well I guess only better if I'm a total groupie, which I'm not, but it still is exciting. Why you ask? Well last night the Cantebury rugby team (Air New Zealand Cup) came into the bar.

This is where it's funny tho... These 2 guys come stumbling up to the bar - one of whom was wearing a Dallas Cowboys t-shirt. So I asked him if he was a Cowboys fan. I had no clue who he was and he couldn't speak so I told him that I couldn't serve him. I got the bouncer to escort him out. Effie then tells me that the 2 are All Blacks. Yep, the NZ national team - basically gods in this country - and they got kicked out of a backpackers bar. Oh well. I don't care who you are if you're wasted you're out.

Turns out Effie's (the bouncer) cousin is Tone Kopelani, a player on the Crusaders and Canterbury team. Very cool.

Well most of the boys left but by closing time Cory Flynn and Tone were still hanging out - trying to avoid the town bike to be honest - and just having a great time. Very nice boys. I'll tell you what, my faith in the NZ professional sports guys is being redeemed slowly but surely.

It was just such a fun night. It was my first night in charge and it went quite smoothly. I'm quite looking forward to this new job. I was exhausted this morning tho when I woke up after only 3 hours of sleep. And I get to do it all again tonight. This temping during the day and slinging piss at night is gonna do me in I tell you!! At least I have the next 2 days off...

There were heaps of cool people in the bar last night, not just the rugby guys. People definitely on a mission to drink. Hell, monday night i saw enough boobies to last me a life time... Brent was offering shooters for hooters. I asked if i could offer drinks for cocks but I was quickly shut down. It wouldn't have been a pretty sight anyways!

So anyways, as usual life in the backpackers world is exciting and fun and exhausting. From the band, to the street performers to the backpackers themselves, there is always something exciting going on at Base and Saints and Sinners....

Well until next time...

when it rains it pours... so i've just gotten back from my holiday in the us and come back to unemployment. the job that i was at just wasn't working out and unemployment is better than that slave driver.

so anyways, i'm still bartending 2 nights a week at base backpackers bar saints and sinners. any i'm very happy to announce that they have just offered me the position of bar manager. quite exciting. it's just i'm not sure that i want to take the job. i'm not sure i want to go back to working nights again. it's fun but it can be a bit much. and of course the same day that i was offered the bar job i was offered a part time job back at the ministry for the environment. why does it all come at the same time?

so about this bar job. not quite sure to take it or not. i'll tell you this tho, i had a friggin blast at work on tuesday night. now while we are a backpackers bar, we do get a lot of locals that come in. maybe it is for the easy backpackers or maybe just for the cheap drinks who knows. anyways, the Blackcaps, the New Zealand Cricket team, came into the bar. they are the nicest guys! esp. compared to the rugby boys. i was well impressed with the blackcaps.

the whole team was there but most left early. 4 of them (taylor, sinclair, how and mason) ended up hanging out at the bar and i spent several hours talking to them. they're on their way to india for the championship trophy or something. neato.

so do i take the bar job or not? it still gives me time to manage LLT and build other websites. i just don't know. any suggestions??