The New Times New Roman

Have you heard that the font Georgia, is the new Times New Roman? Putting together a resume, I read that I was to use Georgia...and I did...and now I use it a lot! It still has that funny a though, and it makes me wonder: does anyone actually write an a like that when they have pencil/pen in hand, and not a keyboard? But look! When I put it in italics, it looks like the a I'm use to!