It occurred to me this evening as I was milling about the internet that I should write a blog.  I don’t know what this blog will be about, or whether anyone will bother to read it, but it seemed like fun.  After all, I am one of scores of English majors who wants to be a writer, whether I have the talent, ability or drive, can be up for much negotiation, but this seemed like as good a place as any to start.

I am, and will always be, fascinated by literature.  If I own nothing else in my lifetime I will own books.  They’re fantastic things.  Perfect for those hours, minutes, or days of open time that I sometimes find lying about (or aboot as my Canadian friend might say—you know who you are).   I don’t know whether or not I’m a fan of the kindle, though I do enjoy audiobooks so that seems like a general progression in this modern iAge.

Still, it’s the feel of the thing.  The smell of it.  The physical weight.  Even turning pages.  It’s a very euphoric experience for me, especially in the winter.  There’s nothing better than a good book, a cup of hot tea or cocoa, and a cozy corner just close enough to the window that I can watch the snow fall, but just far enough away that I’m out of the draft (crappy windows).

Perhaps then, it’s only natural that I write a blog.  Despite my affinity toward luddites, I am one of the many who use google as a verb, can’t be without my iPod for more than a few moments, and has more than one email account.  I’m a product of the twenty-first century but I won’t ever forget my roots…and those roots are deeply embedded in a good book.

So perhaps this is where I’ll expound on literature, or my life, but either way, I’m writing…which is literary in itself…and along the way perhaps I’ll inadvertantly fulfill my life long desire of being a writer—not to be confused with being an author.  I hope you take a moment, forgive my mistakes along the way (like starting a sentence with “so”—yes, I know it’s wrong but that’s what I felt like doing) and perhaps, just perhaps, read what I’ve written.