Nothing particularly exciting and a concert.

The rest of Tuesday I can't really remember what I did. I think maybe I went back to Stafford and then Chris and I met up. He got a Kebab and I got burger fuel and then we went to Stephens and watched the rest of Howl's Moving Castle and then part of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, but we watched the extended edition and it was too long so Brian, Chris and I all left before the movie ended.
Wednesday I didn't have class so I planned on reading by the water. Chris and I ate brunch at Aro St. Cafe. I got this delicious meal called "Bubbles and squeak" served with two poached eggs and bacon. It was mashed potatos with green onions with the eggs and bacon. So good. Then the two of us went down to the water and read a little. We read for maybe 2 hours or a little less. Chris remembered there was a Lakers game on so we walked over to Chicago and met up with Stephen, but the restaurant wasn't playing the game as were none of the channels that usually play American sports so we ended up going to Borders for the rest of the day looking at NZ travel guides to plan out our South Island trip and also just to pass the time. We went to Stafford later and Stephen and Chris cooked dinner (Pasta and Peas) while I cleaned the bathroom (we had dorm inspection the next day). After dinner the three of us drank some beers and played Boggle (YES!) After that we went to town, but it was pretty dull and we had wanted burger fuel, but it was closed. So we ended up ending the night there with Chris and I sadly eating at McDonalds (we had the late night munchies real bad).
Thursday, Chris and I didn't have class until the afternoon so the two of us watched an episode of Lost together. After class we met up with Stephen and his friend Colin who is visiting for some Nandos. We got ice cream afterwards and then Chris and I went to Stafford and then to Borders to do some homework. After Borders the two of us got Korean food and then wandered around for a little. We were going to go to The Matterhorn but we as were entering I remembered there was a Ratatat concert that night. Even though we knew the show was sold out (which is why we didn't already have tickets) we wanted to check and see if we could either buy some at the door or buy some scalped tickets. When we got there we met a guy from the band that was playing before Ratatat and he said he thought he might be able to help us out if we came back in 30 minutes. So Chris and I went to this outdoor movie that was playing. It was a documentary about free trade coffee and we ended up supporting the movie and some fund by buying coffee from the coffee shop that was hosting the event. We then made our way back to Bodega (the venue that the show was being held) and right when we got there were two french people who came up to us and asked us if we were looking to buy tickets. We said sure and thus got into the concert! We were really really early for the show so we got beers and sat talking until the opening band came on. Ratatat was amazing. The music was really good and we had a lot of fun dancing and getting really sweaty and enjoying the music. However, the crowd was really packed and really rambunctious. Everyone was really drunk around us and there were a lot of obnoxious Kiwi girls who kept pushing and shoving to get to the front. Everyone was just really really crazy and when the concert began the crowd became this wave of people pushing forward and then backward. My feet got crushed during this. Luckily the crowd sort of calmed down after the first song. The other downside was that people were lazy when they finished their beers and would just place their empty bottles and mugs onto the ground. This created a lot (A LOT) of broken glass on the ground. I was wearing OK shoes, but they definitely weren't entirely safe if I stepped on a large piece of glass. Chris and I were constantly trying to avoid the glass and picking up bottles when we could. The other slightly unforunate thing was that near the end of the show, one particularly drunk man threw his hands in the air and forgot he had a beer in one of his hands. His beer slopped down his back and also down the front of my shirt because I was standing directly behind him. Despite all this, I had a really great time. My feet were crushed and I was scared I'd get glass in them and I smelled like stale beer... but I had a great time - which I guess says a lot about Ratatats preformance.