Perhaps I'm just gash as well, but if I got the circuit to myself I don't really care what sort of circuit I fly, if I haven't then I fit in and in both cases as long as I'm stable and set (in the slot I believe is the trendy phrase from the CAA safety evening!!) by 200 ft I'm happy.
That is not to say I fly sloppy circuits just that I may fly a military oval circuit (to remind me how I used to do it!!!) or even a run and break if I can (doesn't look all that punchy in a PA38!!) to a bad wx circuit and possibly flapless too. For that matter I cant remember the last time I did a normal circuit....(when the circuit was clear anyway!!)