Boo hoo. I almost went to the Odeon's speed dating valentine's extravaganza. It would've made for some interesting stories, in the very least. Tickets priced at 60 euro a head, inclusive of dinner and drinks, and every course you switch partners.. well well, what kind of people do you think you would find at a place like that, on V-day?? Probably some pretty amusing characters, or rich old fat men. I won two tickets to the night from the Amsterdam Weekly's Off the Wall contest, its a weekly giveaway, so go for it and enter. I love contests. I seem to be winning them a lot recently, probably because Im the only one entering. I hereby share my lucky streak with you, reader, so that we can all have some fun. Back to the day of.. wednesday. I get a call from the A'dam weekly sometime in the afternoon, anticipation high for the hilarious night ahead... and they tell me that the tickets actually will only get us in the door. From there, we would have to still drop 50 euro to stay on and enjoy the party. Obviously, 1) im still young, and don't need to pay simply to spend an evening with older men..& 2) a poor student, so I passed. As compensation (she felt very bad, and disappointed that the Odeon had misrepresented themselves), she offered me my choice of free tickets for next week- yea! So, I hope to have some more fun next week, and make up for such a grand missed opportunity.