I tried to write in italics once, to show my teacher I could, but he just said that with my handwriting it was impossible to be sure if it was italics or if I was just too lazy to turn my paper. (which was a bit ridiculous, because I do it by tilting my hand more, not the paper.) I don't know what he was talking about. My handwriting isn't that bad; I just have a bad habit of trying write in fonts (usually made up) based on where I'm at on the page and how I see someone's voice in my head. And somehow combining cursive and print. I'm not sure how I do that.