I realize that it’s been entirely too long since I posted to this blog.  I had every intention of making at least one entry in the month of December, but I was unsucessful.  The month of December used to be filled with excitement and anticipation for the holidays, but now the month flies by with obligations, final classes, and an avalanche of papers and projects to mark.  I refuse to carry my grading process into the holidays (or past my birthday if possible), and this causes a packed 7-10 days of high volume work.  The weeks following Thanksgiving feel like a whirlwind sprint to the finish.

For those of you who have followed my blog, you know that I’m not running around waving the “Gay Marriage” flag.  I’ve struggled with the issue, wondering how I relate to it, how my past, present, and future relate to it, and whether it’s something that I really completely understand.

I’m supposed to be writing a lecture on Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, and I’m struggling.  I logged on to my Twitter account, and I see some tweets about Occupy Wall Street.  I start poking around and getting confused, as I’ve been for two months.  Confused because I feel like I should be completely behind this movement, yet I feel completely disconnected from it.  I’m trying to listen to voices coming out of the movement and also to colleagues and friends who I know are supporting the movement, but I’m still struggling to find the connection.  I’m not willing to give up trying, but I’m still not quite ready to drink the juice either.

I checked CNN.com this morning, as I usually do, and saw a link for a video entitled, “‘Glee’ sex scene ‘goes all the way’.”  I watch Glee only occasionally, usually on a long flight on my iPad.  I like the show, but I’m certainly not a Glee fanatic.  I’m particularly appreciative of the way the show has handled the character of Kurt, and I do tend to follow some of the news stories that have emerged around his story lines.

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of working with 11 young artists, alums of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts’ signature program, Young Arts, and a production team of amazing collaborators to create a performance project that was seen by audiences in Los Angeles at the Colburn School, the Steven J. Ross Theater at Warner Bros. Studios, and the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center.