So, I went to the casino with my sister and parents last night. Heather and I played the blackjacktable to practice up for Vegas! I did well and won a bunch of blackjacks right when I sat down. 3 in the first 8 hands! I went to the casino with nothing and left with 45 bucks... mind you my mother and sister both gave me 20 bucks to gamble with.. the moral is: it pays to be a poor student!
The funny thing was that there was the same cranky man at my table as was there when I went last time with Chris and Jason in the summer. He's still as cranky as ever, and he was lecturing me nonstop about the mistakes I was making by not playing according to standard technique or whatnot. Bastards.. there was also a lady making comments about how I was stupid.
They almost succeeded at ruining my fun, but of course they wouldn't actually be able to do that.... Anyway, I played for longer than anyone else in my family and I only actually put 20$ on the table, from there I was just playing off of winnings and that original money.
I'm gonna go back to the casino probably once more before I go to Vegas so that I can brush up on my (apparent lack of)skills.
Today was back to ballet day. Long days always feel longer after a holiday.
I think I'm going to practice piano tonight for a bit, after 6 or whatever hours of playing today, I don't think I will be able to physically practice for a long time, but I should aim to get a bunch accomplished.

Also, I can't get a comp lesson until thursday. It's a little distressing considering how little time I have to finish this piece, but I guess it gives me more time to get as much done as I can on my own. In theory, the more I have done on my own, the more I will get out of a lesson...