So Puddlejumper suggested in a comment that I have my handwriting analyzed. Funny thing is, when I was in college, I changed my handwriting intentionally. I USED TO WRITE IN ALL CAPS LIKE THIS. MORE OR LESS LIKE MY DAD DOES. I decided it looked like shouting and was too unsubtle. So does that mean I underwent a fundamental personality change? I suppose college has that basic effect on people anyway. I used to be a god-fearing catholic boy, properly channeling my abundance of testosterone into a love of heavy metal. Ronald Reagan was president and that was fine by me. Then, somewhere along the way, I encountered XTC and The Smiths, LSD and Ram Dass, Tom Robbins and Neal Stephenson, Tennessee Williams and Eric Bogosian, Laurie Anderson and Jock Sturges. I suppose my handwriting (and my engineering major) didn’t stand a chance.
I wonder if switching from the QWERTY to the Dvorak layout 7 or 8 years ago signaled another personality shift. Come to think of it, that’s right when I became a parent. Hmm. Wonder if there’s such thing as typing analysis
Josette
| 30-Nov-06 at 12:55 am | Permalink
Oh wow. I didn’t know I needed a Tablet PC until I saw this. You might have just broken my brain.
Puddlejumper
| 30-Nov-06 at 6:44 am | Permalink
I blame the smiths for my shoddy handwriting too!
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thordora
| 30-Nov-06 at 8:44 am | Permalink
I’ve changed my handwriting a few times, and my handwriting also changes according my my level of mania-it’s funny to read old journals because I can tell my mood by the handwriting.
I totally love this handwriting thing though.
And ugh. The Smiths. BARF. I HATE Morissey.
jase
| 30-Nov-06 at 10:11 am | Permalink
Ok, I do admit, I’m actually not a big fan of The Smiths, but after having heard them, I had no choice but to realize that the world of music was much, much larger than Led Zep, Sabbath, and Iron Maiden. “How Soon Is Now” is the only song that remains listenable to me.
Jason Martin
| 30-Nov-06 at 4:53 pm | Permalink
All I can say is you are the “Link Master.” Now how about one to “How Soon Is Now”?
jase
| 30-Nov-06 at 9:58 pm | Permalink
There ya go. And if you have the Rhapsody Player plugin installed in your browser (and well you should!), it’ll just start playing.
Puddlejumper
| 02-Dec-06 at 3:17 pm | Permalink
I’m with thordora. I look at my old diaries and can almost see the “tipping point”
But jase. I have to say. The queen is dead (I can’t do the linky thing so here it is seperately, http://www.last.fm/music/The+Smiths/The+Queen+Is+Dead please teach me) is a far superior tune
Thanks for the link by the way.
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jase
| 02-Dec-06 at 3:39 pm | Permalink
Indeed, “The Queen is Dead” is pretty tasty still.
To do the linky thing, you just type:
<a href=”http://whatever-url-to-linky-to”>Some nice words to be underlined and linked</a>
and you’ll get:
Some nice words to be underlined and linked
It’s weird to be thanked for a link. I suppose in the world of blogging, links are currency, right? Boosts search engine ratings?
Malinda
| 21-Dec-06 at 2:49 pm | Permalink
I think your handwriting looks just fine to me. My husband does that ALL CAPS thing. And yes, college has a profound affect on handwriting. Happy Holidays!
jase
| 21-Dec-06 at 2:54 pm | Permalink
Thanks Minda! Your blog looks really great. I look forward to seeing/reading more of your writing. I’m not able to click on any links in your posts