Sleeping Tight

Fiorella is an HGTV addict.  She likes to watch House Hunters and its various offshoots before trotting off to bed because their total lack of drama soothes her ever-seething brain.  No murders, no chase scene, no competitions, no death or destruction--just shallow people with loads of money looking for houses with impressive entryways, high ceilings, hardwood floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, gas stoves, large bedrooms, huge closets, and multiple luxurious bathrooms complete with double sinks.  Oh--and did Fio leave out "a view" and "character?"

Even the script is banal.  At some point, a prospective homeowner always says something about how he/she can picture himself/herself sitting on the deck sipping a drink as the sun goes down, or some such nonsense.

But Fio isn't complaining.  These shows are her lullaby.

Cursive and Its Cohorts

Fiorella believes in cursive.  In fact, she believes in every writing form--printing, cursive, backhand, fronthand, Cyrillic, Nagari, Devanagari, the South Indian scripts--just to name the ones she's had experience with.  They're interesting, fun, and artistic.

Maybe it's the artistic aspect that fascinates her.  Maybe it's the grace, the discipline. Whatever, Fiorella has decided to resharpen her own cursive skills--in English, of course.  Then, maybe she'll revisit Cyrillic--and the Telugu script, which she used to used as secret writing on her Christmas list.

Is Fio crazy or what?