Thursday, April 30, 2009

AAAAAAAAAHH!!!!!!! (MOST FRUSTRATING DAY EVER!!!!!!!!!)

Soooo.... I had THE MOST FRUSTRATING DAY IN MY LIFE THAT I CAN REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!
We were practicing our drama at school today, and since everyone except me has a fairly simple and easy part (compared to mine) they weren't taking it seriously. Whenever they weren't doing anything , they were talking and joking and laughing, which made it hard for me to play my part, because until the very end part I am constantly moving and acting.
It was really distracting to have them doing that while I was trying to act and do my part, and it broke my concentration repeatedly.
On top of that, they didn't know it as well as they should have so they kept messing up, and because they were playing around they would miss their cues.
Afterward, to make things worse, they started criticizing me on my performance. The only reason I really messed up was because they missed their cues, and threw the timing off! So maybe I "didn't move as smoothly or gracefully as I should have", but it was only because I was trying to fix the timing! The only constructive criticism I got at all was from Elty and Megan, who pointed out that I was stepping out in a part when I should have slid my foot out instead.
They also got mad at me because I was trying to help out and lead a little bit, because the person who was supposed to be in charge, Adam, was gone, and I was really the only one who knew the whole thing well enough to direct, not to mention nobody else was truly stepping up to the plate and keeping things organized and going.
I seriously wanted to scream. I have never had to exercise so much self-control to keep my frustration from exploding. I just wanted everyone to take it seriously and do their parts, but they wouldn't, even when I asked nicely. I was trying to be as polite as possible, but they either ignored me or got mad at me for asking that they not mess around.
We were also teaching the second group our drama today, and my double wasn't here so I filled in. I was giving pointers to the other doubles playing the parts in the second group, and people were resentful of me for that, for who-knows-why.
The bad thing is, looking back on this, I couldn't tell them this because from their perspective it would just look like I'm blaming my problems on other people, even though that's not true. I don't want them to resent me more than they already do either. I know I can have a dominating and argumentative personality, so I can come across badly. I know that, and I'm working on it, but I can't change how I am and have been for so long very quickly. I hate that I come across the way I do, but sometimes things need to happen. They just don't take it very well from me I guess, because of the impression I have made on them with my argumentative and slightly contrary nature.
Anyway, another frustrating occurrence was that Elle, one of the second-group people, had a part where she was supposed to "hit" my character. (she wasn't actually supposed to touch me) The first time she made the mistake, and actually hit me. It didn't hurt or anything so I just let her know and left it at that. I guess she either didn't pay attention or wasn't being smart today because the second time she still hit me. It wouldn't have been a huge deal, because it wasn't that hard, but she hit the muscle in my shoulder that is sore anyways, and it really hurt! She apologized, and I forgave her, but my shoulder is still really sore.
Even this really isn't everything that happened, but the stuff earlier in the day wasn't quite as important, it just built up to this, little by little, making it even harder for me to keep a check on my frustration pressure-tank. I'm just thankful I was able to stay in control and not blow a gasket. I got close though. The only thing that helped me stay calm was praying to God for patience and self-control.
Soooo... Yeah... I had a bad day today...

Frustratedly,
Kimberly

1 comment:

  1. poor kimmy.... ='( well i hope things get better for you soon- its a good thing God was there with you... you will face some days that you'll just want to give up... you may cry, you may scream... but you just have to keep getting up everytime you fall... you've gotta be strong... i know you can do it kim- you're a great girl... just dont be so hard on yourself, alright??

    I LOVE YOU!!!!

    yo' sista from anotha mista....Sarah ;)

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