I hate going to video production class.
I never thought I would say it, because when I first signed up for it, I was thrilled to learn how to make videos. But I hate the people I’m stuck with. The teams are chosen for us, and at first I didn’t like them, but I thought, hey, eventually when we work together we will get along.
I was wrong.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s an interesting class. It’s just the people that ruin it for me. I know it’s supposed to be a lesson on how in the future we will have to cooperate and work things out with others to succeed, but I just can’t work to my fullest potential with these people.
One thing is, I got the job I wanted: editor. Why is this a problem, though? Once I choose a major job like this, I can’t be director. That was fine with me until we started writing the script for the second project. With them not being focused enough or creative enough, I wrote most of the script. I think I should have been director of that, because our current director isn’t strict enough and takes everything too lightly. No doubt the end product will be a disaster.
Why don’t I correct them? Well here’s why: They don’t listen to me. Ever. I mean, even if I was the one who wrote the script. I can make strong suggestions, but they’re usually too busy with their off-topic conversations. I think it may have something to do with EVERYONE else in the rest of the group speaking the same second language that I can’t understand, so I’m left out a bit.
They only pay attention to me to randomly criticsize me. When I put the right amount of exaggerated enthusiasm in practicing something, I got the comment “Something’s wrong with you.” When I replied to this with “Well, there’s something wrong with everyone”, I got the reply, “But something’s more wrong with you.” They meant it lightly, just for that moment, but people can be so hurtful with “jokes” nowadays. I didn’t take it too deep, after all, when people who don’t know you say things about you that you know aren’t true, why let that scar you?
When I told someone, and without any offense intended at all, no insults, no harsh criticisms, not even saying something’s wrong with the person at all, that they weren’t really doing something correctly for the video, she just snapped back. It was just a sentence, and I did not sound bossy or that picky or prideful in picking out mistakes. I just mentioned a slight flaw for acting.
They goof off all the time when we should film ASAP, but I know I’ll get the blame for not editng the video fast enough to turn in at the end.
One of them’s not even doing his job. When I told him what our teacher said, he stared at me while I said it, and then when I finished he went directly back to his random conversation with someone else in the group, without any hint, any hint that he listened to a word I said. He still hasn’t done his job.
Today, when the director lost the script and couldn’t print out a new one, I went up to my locker to bring out an old spare one. When I came back, the team hadn’t even noticed my absence. I presented the script, and instead of a thank you for having a backup, I got an ungrateful “You had this the whole time and didn’t tell us?” as if they thought I was standing there the whole time with the script behind my back. When I frustratedly replied, there was no sign I was listened to.
They make fun of certain touching songs I like, and that I love a Disney Classic which they apparently find weird, and won’t leave me alone when they want to criticize what I like to do when bored. When I stand up to that, I get laughed at or ignored. I can’t take it any longer. 
These people are also mostly bad actors, but since I’m not director I have no “right” to correct them.
The class I thought I would enjoy most is now dreaded by me the most instead because no way I can get along with these people. I feel really bad because I would’ve had fun in this class otherwise.
I feel like Lilo did when she had no friends, even aquaintances in hula class. Except, unfortunately, I cannot bite my enemies like Lilo did. Lilo just got a warning. I would get suspended and looked upon as someone scary. Plus, it lowers reputations of self-control like that.
Yeah, I just felt like ranting about being treated that way. I know not everyone I come across will be friendly, so this is plenty like the real world. But I just can’t work it out.
Then that’s not love! Who “practices” caring about someone? “Practices” liking each other for who they are, “practices” true devotion? You know what they mean by “practice loving”? Just hugging and kissing in public, affectionate displays like that, even if they don’t really care for them that much and just want each other 
