I'm just listening to that Wiener Blut performance, papermoon. It's beautifully done, lighthearted and graceful. The lilt is so intoxicating...

I had a masked ball with waltzes for my 18th birthday. Most of my friends thought it was a crazy idea, but they did end up getting into the spirit of it, hiring or making costumes and practising waltzing beforehand. I keep thinking it would be lovely to have a similar costume ball with waltzes etc for New Year's Eve, but so far I've just not had the energy or time or opportunity to organise it. One of these days...