I probably should have started writing like this awhile ago, as one of the consistent factors of my life over the last year or so has been walking out of a movie or play, or putting down a book, and saying, "There was so MUCH going on in that, I want to write an essay about it!" My family has gotten a little tired of my outbursts, so my mom has been urging me to start a blog and tell the world about my thoughts, instead of overwhelming my sisters and parents with the unfiltered barrage of analysis that I keep rambling on about when I am washing dishes, or driving someplace, or watching a movie with them. So, Ramblings of Literary Whimsy has been created for all the crazy jumbled bounce of ideas that are continuously dancing in circles in my head. I hope that there is someone out there that finds these Ramblings useful, or at least, interesting. I will mostly be writing about whatever movies, plays, or books I happen to see and enjoy at the moment, with perhaps some music or poetry thrown in for good measure. As I am a Christian, a lot of what I say will be tinged with my beliefs, and an emphasis on story in the grand scheme of the meta-narrative (the overarching story of God's goodness and grace that encompasses all history and literature).
Enough about what to expect from the blog itself, a little about me. I am a senior in college, looking forward to finishing my Bachelor's degree and hopefully going on to get my Masters and Doctorate in English Literature. I really enjoy musical theater (My favorite play currently is Seussical the Musical), and I am hoping to continue my studies by looking at Theater as literature. I also am very interested in karate, and am working of reaching my black-belt within the next four years. I have loved reading ever since I was really little, and I have begun to enjoy writing over the last five or six years. My go to genre of literature is fantasy as it if often full of foreshadowing and symbolism, provides fantastic illustrations of the ongoing battle between good and evil, and is generally cool. I have a very eclectic taste in music, anything from musical theater to classical to country to rock, and I have been known to randomly burst out in song and dance should the moment call for it.
Well, I guess that is enough of an introduction for now. I look forward to watching Ramblings of Literary Whimsy develop, and to sharing my thoughts with anyone interested enough to find them. I will try to post fairly consistently, however, much of what I write will be dependent upon what I am able to devote my time to reading and seeing.
Well, back to reality,
Megan Belluomini
