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it's time to rant ... business style.
and you're never gonna guess what it's about.
Journalism. go figure.
I'm having trouble with Journalism. Surprising? yes. major problems.
Okay, so people think I spend all my time staring at wolverine every second of my class period. Well that's not the case. and I'm serious.
People should know how serious I am about Journalism. I wrote an article before I was even in the class that got the teacher using it as examples... I became the Arts Editor in my first month of Journalism... I was handpicked by my teacher to do an interview with Modest Mouse (almost getting the interview by myself)... I usually write 3-4 articles every issue... I work sometimes until 6:00pm on Wednesdays (which is nearly 12 hours at school)... I sacrifice many things I want to do because it "competes-with-my-journalism-schedule..." hell, I'm supposed to become one of two editor in chiefs next year according to both my teacher and editor-in-chief... and it's not even the second semester.
I sound like I'm gloating, but this is the only way to show how fucking serious I am.
The problem is, I see myself as being one of like 4 people who are serious in this class.
Why would this be pushed to a rant? Well here is my deal: I run the arts section. it's the type of magazine I want to work for (preferably Seattle Sound or Paste) and I try to write about things that are interesting to my audience. But ever since the beginning of the semester, I am the only one who ends up coming up with stories... not only for myself, but for everybody else. I'm serious now. I had someone tell me they didn't like journalism... that they were only in it for the grade. but at least he fucking told me. Ever since then, we've been communicating positively! He draws things (which is what he wants to do) and I allow it, after all it's the ARTS section!
But it's everyone else. C, M, and the others who think they're in my group (which they aren't) don't take it seriously. I'm pushed to my buttons. It's enough that I do my section, write my articles, and edit my section, but now I'm having to rewrite my people's articles. seriously, I'm so fucking sick at the amount of work that is being turned in.
Thank the sweet lord semester is ending. Yeah, I've made friends with people in my section, but if I have to sit in the computer lab and get out of my seat and walk over to my table and tell the people sitting there to either shut up or work on something, I think I'm going to scream.
And for those of you who think that I'm only in Journalism because of Wolverine? look at my emails... I have 2 interviews lined up, 3 submissions to different Seattle magazines about internships, and emails to publicists to talk to major bands. And who made me do it? Who pushed me to do it? Myself. that's it.
I'm sick of dealing with my section. And thank the lord I have one more year left of high school.
and you're never gonna guess what it's about.
Journalism. go figure.
I'm having trouble with Journalism. Surprising? yes. major problems.
Okay, so people think I spend all my time staring at wolverine every second of my class period. Well that's not the case. and I'm serious.
People should know how serious I am about Journalism. I wrote an article before I was even in the class that got the teacher using it as examples... I became the Arts Editor in my first month of Journalism... I was handpicked by my teacher to do an interview with Modest Mouse (almost getting the interview by myself)... I usually write 3-4 articles every issue... I work sometimes until 6:00pm on Wednesdays (which is nearly 12 hours at school)... I sacrifice many things I want to do because it "competes-with-my-journalism-schedule..." hell, I'm supposed to become one of two editor in chiefs next year according to both my teacher and editor-in-chief... and it's not even the second semester.
I sound like I'm gloating, but this is the only way to show how fucking serious I am.
The problem is, I see myself as being one of like 4 people who are serious in this class.
Why would this be pushed to a rant? Well here is my deal: I run the arts section. it's the type of magazine I want to work for (preferably Seattle Sound or Paste) and I try to write about things that are interesting to my audience. But ever since the beginning of the semester, I am the only one who ends up coming up with stories... not only for myself, but for everybody else. I'm serious now. I had someone tell me they didn't like journalism... that they were only in it for the grade. but at least he fucking told me. Ever since then, we've been communicating positively! He draws things (which is what he wants to do) and I allow it, after all it's the ARTS section!
But it's everyone else. C, M, and the others who think they're in my group (which they aren't) don't take it seriously. I'm pushed to my buttons. It's enough that I do my section, write my articles, and edit my section, but now I'm having to rewrite my people's articles. seriously, I'm so fucking sick at the amount of work that is being turned in.
Thank the sweet lord semester is ending. Yeah, I've made friends with people in my section, but if I have to sit in the computer lab and get out of my seat and walk over to my table and tell the people sitting there to either shut up or work on something, I think I'm going to scream.
And for those of you who think that I'm only in Journalism because of Wolverine? look at my emails... I have 2 interviews lined up, 3 submissions to different Seattle magazines about internships, and emails to publicists to talk to major bands. And who made me do it? Who pushed me to do it? Myself. that's it.
I'm sick of dealing with my section. And thank the lord I have one more year left of high school.