2003-12-10 - 23:20

Wow, what a surprisingly fun evening. First, 3 hours of team practice. Managed to mess up Waltz and Quickstep completely with both Anne Marie and Phyllis by getting confused by the V6 and overturning all my spin turns. Some of time was also spent chatting to Jennifer about how annoying Andy (the team captain) can be - especially to beginners (ironic really). And then (and this is the fun bit) I went to a casino with John, Alex Kostas and Jennifer.

Scarily posh place. In fact three of changed into our ballroom shoes because trainers are definitely allowed in. Didn’t actually do any gambling if you were wondering - just kept having free soft drinks. For the record: Blackjack $5 minimum bet, 3 card Poker $10 ante and Roulette $1 minimum bet.

I got a message from Shaun as well. He just asked if I was still alive…