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Handwriting Defibrillated
Wed Jul 16 2003

I think I have split personality. I really do.

I want to know my dear diary friends, if any of you have more than one kind of handwriting. Now I don't mean your basic handwriting messy or neat, but distinctly different handwriting.

I am pretty sure that I have at least three and there may be a fourth on bad days. And my next question is, do you think I should be concerned about it? Are there any handwriting experts among us? I've always been interested in handwriting, the variety of it amazes me. And the fact that we can decipher so many different styles is another amazing skill. (Except my friend R. who has to transcribe from doctors handwriting) she has a completely different opinion about handwriting.

What do you think they do to them in medical school that this happens so often? Maybe they play with those defibrillators on their off time and it fries their ability to write legibly from then on. I can just see it

"Come over here Doctor Jones, and stick your right hand in this defibrillator and let's see what happens."

"Sure Dr. Smith, no problem."

Bbbbzzzzzaaaapp!

"Ah look Dr. Smith, my handwriting is FUBAR'ed"

"Cool" says Dr. Smith, now do my hand."

Hey, it's possible don't you think? I hate to tell you this, I really do, but I'm composing this at work. I have been deserted once more, temporarily. My supervisor is gone to a meeting and I have finished the project she gave me to do. And I have checked it over for errors twice. So I'm sitting here projectless. As they haven't yet installed the slot machines in here yet, this is my only form of diversion.

Poor you, I apologize for the ramble, but God help me I need something to do. Writing seems more constructive than gabbing with the girls in the back office. Besides they seem to be the high officers of the broygus committee. And I'm only into complaining privately. Of course writing this stuff and putting it on the Internet is not exactly private come to think of it -- but I can't be bothered with minor details at a time like this. I need something to do! Aahhhrrrrgggghhh!

(Broygus: Spelling uncertain. Yiddish for complaining.)

4 Comments
  • From:
    Pragmatist (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Jul 16 2003
    I had a doctor once whose handwriting was so clear and neat, I couldn't believe his office nurse hadn't done it. But I SAW him writing.

    Yes, I have about three different handwriting styles. One that my daughter calls "fast writing" and it has a definite backhand slant. The other is more or less legible, and the third is definitely legible because it's mostly printing.

    The "fast writing" is when I'm taking notes at lectures. It's interspersed with shorthand symbols, and shorthand spellings such as "shdbe" for "should be" and medical abbreviations such as a c with a line over it for "with" or an "s" with a line above it for without.

    My "everyday" handwriting uses some of the same symbols, but it has a fronthand slant, and is more legible to others. I use this for making grocery lists, or notes to myself, mostly.

    The third style is used when I want to be clearly legible, as on checks, or notes to others. It is not back- or front-handed. No abbreviations. And notes to myself if I want to be sure to be able to read them later.

    Does that make me a split personality?

    Oh, yes, and I used to transcribe doctor's notes, so I can still decipher almost any kind of handwriting.
  • From:
    Sezrah (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Jul 16 2003
    hehe, well at least theoretically you're complaining privately as we're just a bunch of not-so-strange strangers who happen to read your diary regularly but don't know of whom you're complaning about
  • From:
    RealmOfRachel (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Jul 16 2003
    I laughed so hard at this water spurted down my nose- doctors it's so true! My auntie was an amateur graphologist here's a site you can check out http://www.paralumun.com/graphology.htm

    My handwriting is kind of squirrely and but doesn't really change THAT much. Embrace the split personality it shows you have a creative inside!
    Hugs
    Rach xxx who is still lauhing like a loon at the Dr SMith sketch.
  • From:
    Sezrah (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Jul 16 2003
    from one fellow hoarder to another, its always better in the bank, right!!! ;)
    oz is australia :))

    sez