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patsyrant

Hey, Y'all! Remember Me?

Nov 17, 2009 23:13

Halooo Lj Elves! Apologies for my rather prolonged absence from lj, but I have been a tad busy of late. I have finally moved house, from darkest Kilburn to hippest Islington! Well, Islington/Shoreditch Borders, really, but N1! N1!And I live right by the canal (though I can't see it from my flat), and on the 5th floor, so I have rather a fab view ( Read more... )

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ruric November 18 2009, 00:58:08 UTC

Well done on mastering flat packs. I always seem to have odd screws and nails left at the end and a lingering feeling it's all going to collapse horridly at some point. (There's a reason most of my furniture is scavenged from auctions - besides my obsession with solid wood).

Awesome news on the job - go you!

neadods November 18 2009, 01:35:15 UTC

That sounds like a very cool job!

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ravurian November 19 2009, 00:18:22 UTC

No, Dancing with the Stars is the US version of Strictly Come Dancing...

patsyrant November 19 2009, 00:55:14 UTC

And what make you of this show, if you're watching?

ravurian November 19 2009, 11:50:56 UTC

I'm conflicted. On the one hand, there is the drama of the US version and its sheer, cut-throat showmanship. On the other hand, there is the style and substance of the UK version, with its emphasis on teaching the celebrities to dance as opposed to teaching them to the dance. In the US show, they have a lot of very flashy, very mediocre pros, whose backgrounds are not necessarily in ballroom or latin (which shows). In the UK show, they have a lot of very skilled technical dancers, whose backgrounds do not always seem to lend themselves to innovation or dramatic performance. You would never have got that amazing futuristic Paso in the UK version, for instance ( ... )