Holy Shins!

Christchurch is great. Don't let anyone tell you different.

So we went out lastnight to a few places. This place called Warner's has this huge old bar in it. Also, we know one of the bartenders so drinks were pretty cheap (nudge, nudge, wink, wink.) We had a very raucous New Zealand vs. Canada billiards match. Then we went to a place on the strip, which is this row of bars and cafes along the Avon river. There we met a bunch more kids we knew and drank the night away. But the real reason this is a great city is today after sleeping a hangover off...I went downtown to get some postcards and ran into a few friends at this Tsunami benefit concert that was going on in the Arts Centre. So we hung out there for a while and bathed in the sunlight. On the way back to my house, walking through the Botanic Gardens, there were numerous outdoors concerts and event to see. Also I found out today that The Shins are playing at the University of Canterbury's orientation this week. I am going to get a ticket now.

So to sum up...Rooney, quit spreading the bad word on this city.