plonq | (no subject)

Something got me on to the subject of cursive writing this morning, so during our weekly meeting I sat there and practised my writing under the pretence of taking notes. I can remember a time when I had halfway-readable hand writing, but I guess it must fall under the heading of "use it or lose it". If I work my way through it very slowly I can produce something slightly more readable than chicken scratch before my wrist seizes up. It seems that typewriters and keyboards have thoroughly destroyed my ability to write.

I plan to reclaim the skill. I have no good reason for this other than the fact that it irritates me that I can no longer do it. I can still print, of course, but I finally had to stop and find a web page tutorial showing the proper cursive letters.

[quick edit before I post: I've managed to relearn the letters, and I am actually starting to get back into the groove again. I guess some buried part of my brain that I haven't managed to damage with alcohol still remembers the right moves. With my luck, once I manage to perfect writing again I'll forget how to type.]