OKAY, THIS IS A
RANT, SO IT'S GOING TO BE TYPED IN CAPS.
MY ART TEACHER IS A HORRIBLE WOMAN. I CAN NO LONGER TOLERATE HER AFTER 8 MONTHS OF PUTTING UP WITH HER SHIT.
OK, SO, TODAY IN ART WE ARE SUPOSSED TO MAKE A HIGH-CONTRAST PICTURE WITH A COLORFUL BACKGROUND. PRETTY MUCH LIKE
THIS ONLY THE BACKGROUND HAS A PATTERN.
NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT SHE'S TOLD US A FUCKING MILLION TIMES THAT SHE GRADES ON US 'THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX.'
NOW, MY IDEA WAS TO MAKE A PEACE SIGN PATTERN. IDK WHY I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD LOOK COOL. SO I'M FORCED TO PRESENT MY IDEA TO HER AND GET IT APPROVED OTHERWISE I WON'T GET THE MATERIALS TO PAINT, AND SHE SAYS NO.
"NO, PEACE SIGNS ARE OVERUSED. YOU SEE THEM EVERYWHERE. CAN'T YOU THINK OF SOMETHING ORIGINAL?"
ME: "WELL, HAS THIS PATTERN BEEN OVERUSED IN THIS ASSIGNMENT BEFORE?"
MRS. SNAAR: "NO, BUT YOU SEE THEM EVERYWHERE NOWADAYS. IF YOU CAN THINK OF SOMETHING TO MAKE IT ORIGINAL, I'LL TAKE IT."
ME: "
OKAY.."
SO, I DECIDED TO MAKE MY
PEACE SIGNS THE COLORS OF THE SPECTRUM, WITH A BLACK BACKGROUND. AND INSTEAD OF MAKING CONTRAST PICTURE BLACK, I'LL MAKE IT WHITE. PRETTY COOL IDEA, Y/Y?
APPARENTLY IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR HER!
"THAT'S NOT FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS. HOWEVER YOU CAN MAKE ONE ON YOUR OWN TIME AND...."
ME: "BUT YOU SAID YOU GRADE BASED ON OUR CREATIVITY AND THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX."
SNAAR: "BUT IT'S NOT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS."
ME: "
BUT I AM FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS. I'M JUST MAKING IT ANOTHER COLOR INSTEAD OF BLACK"
HER: "WHAT COLOR?"
ME: "WHITE"
SNAAAAAAAAR: "WHITE ISN'T A COLOR
"
OKAY, IF YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ART, WHITE IS AND ISN'T A COLOR. IN TERMS OF LIGHT, WHITE IS IN IT'S OWN CATEGORY. BUT IN PAINT, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING, IT IS.
SO THE NEXT THING I COME UP WITH IS LETTERS. I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE PRETTY ORIGINAL AND NEAT
YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S /STILL/ NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THAT BITCH!
"WHY DON'T YOU JUST CHOOSE 3 LETTERS AND MAKE A PATTERN OR SOMETHING?"
ME (THOUGHT MODE): "
NO NO NO! THAT IS NOT THE IDEA I HAD IN MIND! IT'LL LOOK STUPID LIKE THAT! STOP TRYING TO MAKE /MY/ PICTURE WHAT /YOU/ WANT!"
ME: "...NTY."
SNAAR: "WELL I'M JUST /SUGGESTING/ IT." (NO YOU AREN'T, BITCH)
ME: "
I'LL JUST COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE. -STORMS TO DESK-"
SO, FOR MY PATTERN I ENDED UP DOING SUNS AND MOONS. IT'S ALRIGHT, BUT REALLY NOT WHAT I WANTED TO DO. THIS FUCKING SNAAR IS HOLDING ME BACK! I HAVE NO GODDAMN TOLERANCE FOR THAT BULLSHIT! IT'S ART AND I SHOULD DO WHATEVER THE HELL I WANT TO. YES I KNOW I NEED TO DO THE ASSIGNMENT, BUT I WANT IT /MY/ WAY. IF SHE WOULDN'T GIVE ME AN F FOR DOING IT THEN I WOULD GO RIGHT AHEAD AND MAKE /MY/ PICTURE THE WAY /I/ WANT TO.
I KNOW I SOUND LIKE A BRAT BUT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPRESS MYSELF. ISN'T THAT PRETTY MUCH WHAT ART IS?