Time, it goes.

Daylight Savings has come, which is my favorite.

I find myself wishing wishing wishing for Spring Break, wishing wishing wishing for Summer, all of which is like wishing wishing wishing my life away.

She saw that place, her mother and others too, gone. 

Gleason arrives in less than a week for auditions. Kelsie in less than two for Boulder Arts Week. 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche is extending and closes in a week. My acting students have their midterm exam and their final monologue presentations this week. For Intro, I have to talk about dramatic characters and tragedy. Perfect.

This past week, we talked about Waiting for Godot in my Intro class. My students seemed to think the play was pointless. “It’s so repetitive,” they said, “what’s the point of that?” In response, I wrote this short scenario for performance:

Setting: a university classroom the second or third week of the semester

Student: Um, professor, I wanted to talk to you about the last quiz. I missed it and I’m wondering how I can make it up.

Me: As we discussed the first week of class, and as clearly outlined in the syllabus, the quizzes are attendance activities, and therefore you cannot make them up. That would defeat the very purpose of the quiz.

Student: Okay, but I didn’t know we were having a quiz – it wasn’t in the syllabus.

Me: It was a pop quiz, so that makes sense.

Student: Well, I was sick. So can I make it up?

Me: No.

Student: But my grandmother died. And I had a mandatory court date.

Me: That all sounds very unfortunate.

Student: Yes. It really is. So can I make the quiz up?

Me: No. At no point will you ever be able to make up a quiz you miss in this class.

Student: Okay. I understand.

3 weeks later. The same student approaches the professor.

Student: Um, professor, I wanted to talk to you about the last quiz. I missed it and I’m wondering how I can make it up.

Me: As we discussed just a few weeks ago, and as clearly outlined in the syllabus, the quizzes are attendance activities, and therefore you cannot make them up. That would defeat the very purpose of the quiz.

Student: Okay, but I didn’t know we were having a quiz – it wasn’t in the syllabus.

Me: It was a pop quiz, so that makes sense.

Student: Well, I was sick. So can I make it up?

Me: No.

Student: But my grandmother died. And I had a mandatory court date.

Me: That all sounds very unfortunate.

Student: Yes. It really is. So can I make the quiz up?

Me: No. At no point will you ever be able to make up a quiz you miss in this class.

Student: Okay. I understand.

End of Play.

I can’t wait for Spring Break. And Summer.