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July 28th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Your handwriting is exquisite, and so are your words – no matter what form they are delivered in. It was really no surprise to see that was what your writing looked like, as if it could be any different, anything else but lovely.
And yes, there is something to be said for the written word. Something you can carry with you, tuck in your pillowcase or satchel. I know exactly what you mean.
July 28th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
HAH! I KNEW there should be a handwriting meme! I’m totally going to do this.
Your writing is lovely — just like you.
July 28th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Anyone who writes that way, all squiggles and flourish, make me green with envy. My writing is atrocious. Yours? Well, even your penmanship is art.
Is there anything you suck at . . . ?
July 28th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I completely agree – the act and art of writing seem symbiotic to me, to the process of creative agony and release.
Nice handwriting! Mine starts out like that, but if I’m on a roll, it gets more like “the handwriting of a serial killer” (Steel Magnolias).
July 28th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
it looks like you, entirely.
July 28th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
I love this. Sometimes there’s nothing better for writing than the act of it, pen to paper. You got there, with this. I’ve heard at least one well-known author say that when the writing gets stuck, he moves to pen and legal pad.
(May I carry on this idea? From you, from Chani?)
July 28th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
I love this post. Not only are the words lovely, the handwriting is as well. There is nothing more satisfying than taking pen in hand and sitting down with yourself to write. It’s far more intimate than a computer could ever be. Besides, I’m a sucker for beautiful journals. I have several, none of which are full, but I just can’t help myself when I see them.
July 28th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
you have ridiculously beautiful handwriting.
July 28th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Love this. And am completely JEALOUS of your lovely loopy cursive. I scrawl. And then I pretend it’s writing.
This was very cool! And yes, the connection is everything.
July 29th, 2008 at 4:04 am
this is fantastic and i’m going to play along as well i think. i miss corresponding by letter – i love stationery and cards and i’m ridiculously addicted to beautiful bound books and journals. i find it hard to resist them.
July 29th, 2008 at 4:11 am
Gorgeous handwriting (and words, of course)! I have to ask, is that from a Catholic school upbringing? I love this idea, to see how each personality comes through not just in the words they use but also in their handwriting. Because I learn best by doing, I used to re-write notes in school to solidify the ideas. Watching my son learn to write, I can see the connection between the mind and the physical act of forming the letters.
July 29th, 2008 at 4:29 am
I love to see people’s handwriting. You’re so right.
following the idea of a personal letter through, I also love the discovery of something in the mail box, something that isn’t the same size as all the rest. Is that a colored envelope? Did I glimpse something hand written? These are the not-so-little thrills in my solitary existence.
Once I had an older couple in my office and the man gave me a scolding for the way I was holding my pen. I’m pretty sure my handwriting is one of the main reasons I never kept a diary or journal for long.
July 29th, 2008 at 5:03 am
I remember when Chani did this too and I lurved it as well. Your handwriting *does* look like a nun stood over you with a ruler, dude – beauty from pain, right?
July 29th, 2008 at 5:10 am
Gawd, wouldn’t you know you’ve got beautiful flourishing handwriting?
My grandmother and I have taken to writing each other snail mail. It’s a lot more fun than digital and easier on her eyes.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:00 am
of course your handwriting is gorgeous, it’s you from the inside out! love it.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:10 am
heart to hand
there is even something magical about photos of pen to paper.
I somtimes choose pencil for fear of spilling on the pen and erasing it, but it makes it feel less committed, less permanent.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:10 am
um, smudging the pen, but the pencil feels like it could be erased
which is the lessor evil?
July 29th, 2008 at 6:12 am
I rely too heavily on the backspace key. And my handwriting is not nearly so gorgeous, though it is legible usually, LOL. I’m toying with this idea….maybe. I just wonder how many times I’d have to write it to get it done without scratching something out. Heh.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:41 am
This is soooo cool. I may steal, err, borrow this idea too.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:44 am
If I had handwriting as beautiful as yours, I would write more often!
July 29th, 2008 at 6:48 am
at the top of the picture… is that a giraffe turd?
July 29th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Your handwriting is lovely…and I started scribbling notes in my moleskin recently. It took me six months – I got it for Christmas – because I wanted only pretty perfect words to lob in it, but I got over that.
July 29th, 2008 at 9:28 am
I love seeing your handwriting, what a marvelous idea! I didn’t read comments on the last post, but I wonder if it was suggested to you to try to write your story by hand rather than by keyboard?
July 29th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Oooh. You can even *read* your handwriting, which is a bonus.
That’s purdy. I’m inspired. I just might go get me one a them there journals.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:11 am
I think I’m going to tag myself for this one
July 29th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Even your handwriting is gorgeous! *sigh*
July 29th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
I love this! I believe a person’s handwriting is very personal, and telling of who they are. Yours is expressive and I get the feeling your hand has a hard time catching up to your head! So many beautiful thoughts!
July 29th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
why don’t we blog like this? we could even send it in the mail. we could write out our blogs, and put it in an envelope and mail it. it would be like, like…. oh. never mind.
July 29th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I love this idea ~ you have such pretty handwriting!
July 29th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I carry a little notebook around with me, chocolate velvet scrolls on the outside. I use it to jot down the thoughts that run through my head, before I lose them completely. However, my handwriting is not nearly as lovely as yours, my dear.
I loved this. I went to Chani’s and told her the same. Loved it.
July 29th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
um. yeah. dude. how do you have such beautiful handwriting?? my cursive is painfully bad…seriously. Apparently the nuns didn’t beat me enough.
July 29th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
THe great thing about writing by hand is the page margins are always available for doodling. Your penmanship reminds me of my sister’s. She is also full of life and creativity.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
I miss handwriting things, I really do.
This was lovely to see–and my writing would be hard to read, unlike yours!
July 29th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Before SF, I would have wished I could touch the hand that wrote those words. I am not sure if I touched your hand, but I am so happy yo have seen you. Heard you. Loved you.
July 29th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
And though I know you know I have an inner rapper in me, I did, of course mean, “…to have seen you.”
Did you notice the fatness of my digits?
July 29th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Even your handwriting is eloquent Flutter. It’s the first sign of a true artist. My art teacher once told me that.
July 29th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
I’m in agreement: your handwriting perfectly reflects who you are–it fits my conception of you. That’s kind of cool…my handwriting has degenerated throughout the years of being a teacher; I suppose that reflects other degenerations in me, ja?
July 30th, 2008 at 4:16 am
You know, they don’t teach penmanship or cursive in school anymore. It’s not mandatory. You don’t have to “earn” your pen. We’re reducing our society to a bunch of already removed people being sent out into the world to “interact” with only the distance of the keyboard.
This…this…this…is so intimate.
July 30th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
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July 30th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Your handwriting is exactly how I envision you: beautiful, delicate. Exquisite.
July 30th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Exactly what mamatulip said, you luscious creature, you.
Honestly, I used to write prettily until the day I graduated from medical school. It’s part of the Oath.
July 30th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
you’ve got great handwriting
July 30th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
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July 31st, 2008 at 9:21 am
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July 31st, 2008 at 9:27 am
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July 31st, 2008 at 9:23 pm
I should have known you’d have pretty handwriting.
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