So the other night, I was waiting for something or other and happened to have paper and a pen next to me by the computer. I didn't feel like drawing, so I randomly decided to teach myself to write in Uncial instead of print, because I wasn't about to sit there and do nothing.
Two hours later I was writing in pretty decent-looking Uncial and ParkAvenue BT, and the latter I've now adopted as my default handwriting.
I've also taught myself in the past to play the tin whistle, some video game music on the piano (without any prior piano experience--I was a terrible Zelda geek a few years ago xD), a tiny bit of Spanish which I've forgotten, and, a LONG time ago, Cursive (which I've also forgotten...).
The above story-thing has a point to it, that being this question: have any of you taught yourself to do something "just because"? Especially "just because it seems like a cool skill/bit of knowledge to have at this point in time"?
Two hours later I was writing in pretty decent-looking Uncial and ParkAvenue BT, and the latter I've now adopted as my default handwriting.
I've also taught myself in the past to play the tin whistle, some video game music on the piano (without any prior piano experience--I was a terrible Zelda geek a few years ago xD), a tiny bit of Spanish which I've forgotten, and, a LONG time ago, Cursive (which I've also forgotten...).
The above story-thing has a point to it, that being this question: have any of you taught yourself to do something "just because"? Especially "just because it seems like a cool skill/bit of knowledge to have at this point in time"?