Loneliness and Hope
Dr. Jillian Todd Weiss
http://transworkplace.blogspot.com/2008/07/loneliness-and-hope.html (http://transworkplace.blogspot.com/2008/07/loneliness-and-hope.html)
Last week, Donna Rose wrote a post on her blog that resonated deeply with me, entitled "Movies, Loneliness and Hope." It starts out reviewing a recent Pixar movie, "Wall-E". Pixar (owned by Disney) makes movies that are wildly popular not only because of their use of cute toys, cars, bugs and robots, because also because of their deft use of common human themes. One of these themes is loneliness, and it is a theme that has frequently appeared on my daily menu recently.
I have been quiet of late, taking time to recoup and recover after the massive frenzy ensuing after ENDA. As the psychological toll recedes, as well as the always-frenetic end-of-semester season, and an unexpected shock from being named Convenor of Law and Society at my College (akin to Department Chair at other schools), I have had time to reflect on the issues that I face and that our community faces.