I tried. God knows I've tried. I'm really sorry. But...

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...there is no, absolutely no way I can bear to watch David Tennant for more than two minutes. To talk about ham is to understate: he takes carpet-chewing to a whole new level. I take that all rugs on the scenery are woven from steel plate?

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[super-pan.livejournal.com]

Tee hee, this should cause some heads to explode!

[super-pan.livejournal.com]

Also, while I do enjoy him as Dr. Who (I am an amateur fan, not a professional as many others are), I did not get his performance in Harry Potter (what was that, Goblet of Fire?).

[affablestranger.livejournal.com]

I also enjoy him on Doctor Who, and I've enjoyed him in several other shows I've seen featuring him. But yeah, his penchant for scenery-gnawing sometimes give Bill Shatner a real run for his money.

Alas, it's what 'the people' want... or are told they want.

[jennilee.livejournal.com]

What do you mean by carpet-chewing? That's something I haven't heard of before.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Ranting and raving. Or, in his case, half-mad expressions in his eye. It is an expression that comes from an old joke about Adolf Hitler.

[mentalguy.livejournal.com]

That sort of thing pretty much made Tom Baker's Doctor though. Although admittedly Tom Baker could turn it off when he needed to.

(Incidentally, since I am feeling extra pedantic tonight, do you mean "carpet chewing" or "scenery chewing"? "Carpet chewing" does come from the jokes about Hitler's peculiar rages, but the notion of "chewing the scenery" is a theatre term much older than Hitler, referring to any sort of overdone performance. While Tennant doesn't bother me as much as he evidently does you, I could see either one applying to some of his performances.)

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Ah. Thanks for the information. I can always do with some improvement in my idioms.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

P.S.: Hello there, long(ish) time no see. How are things?

[jennilee.livejournal.com]

Hi. :]

I am in a prolonged state of deliberation. I went to Toronto a few weeks ago to check out one of the schools I had been accepted to. This, if you recall, is the one I considered to be my first choice. I was very excited. After I came back from Toronto my feelings on which school to attend had done a 180^o (and have left me feeling a little down, hence the non-update status of my lj).

I really want to leave home and move to Toronto (move anywhere, really), but I am fairly certain I would receive the best education at the institute in my hometown. I don't have to make a decision until mid-July, when tuition is due. So, until then I will continue to evaluate the pros and cons. Hum. I wish I had applied to at least two other schools (one in British Columbia and one in Manitoba). I just didn't think there'd be a possibility of getting into any the first time.

So, that is how things are with me!

[fpb.livejournal.com]

If I may ask, what is so bad about the Toronto school?

[jennilee.livejournal.com]

The biggest factor? "Half of the curriculum is provided via distance delivery or on-line format."

Including living expenses in Toronto (I don't pay rent at home), I just don't think it it prudent to pay 2.5 times as much for half an education.

Something else that bothered me when I visited the school was reading in their newsletter that someone of high importance (I can't remember if she was a chair, teacher, or director) in the RT program had just accepted a position in a similar school in my province and would be leaving. It's rubbed me the wrong way. :/