The President is a Monkey

So the Woodchuck Gods haven’t gotten very far in their quest to take over the world, but that doesn’t mean they’re not working on it. In their clandestine underground base, much activity can be seen these days, as they prepare for the first insurrection, the first step towards their victory over mankind and other species on earth. They’ve prepared a nuclear weapons base which all of mankind is unaware of, especially American President George W. Bush, who is too busy declaring war on countries that don’t even have nuclear arms to notice this uprising among the Woodchuck Gods. Of course who can blame this intelligent President, after all, imaginary nuclear weapons is a very tempting ground for going to war with a weaker country, especially one in the Middle East.

As for religion being a popular ground for killing people and blowing things up throughout the world, the Woodchuck Gods have a solution to this problem too, though I would rather not let the contents of their plan be disclosed to the mere mortals of the world (no offence, I’m one of them too). As for racism being a ground for being unable to have the President America deserves to undo the deterioration of the last twenty years, when it comes to the Woodchuck Gods, there is no black and white, but only brown. For the last twenty years, America has been ruled by only two families, and I really don’t believe we need another four to eight years of being ruled by them. A new President is required, one who can actually do something for the country and not someone who passes racial comments and has a husband who was already a President. A new mind, some new ideas.

Frankly speaking, the Woodchuck Gods have many reforms in mind to make this world a better place, and I feel that this world really needs a revolution from the side of the more intelligent beings to make the world less chaotic. These days even a monkey can become a President or Prime Minister, and most of the masses wouldn’t even realize it. So why not let actual intelligent Woodchuck Gods take over the world so that the end of everything can be delayed by a few years if not more? There are so many issues that aren’t even given the slightest attention, or at least not enough. Very conveniently, America declared to the world that global warming is not something to worry about, even though effects of global warming are already starting to be seen. As for poverty, what’s being done about it? The poor only gets poorer, and the rich richer, so what’s the point in talking about a nation progressing, when the poor are becoming worse off than ever?

So I support the Woodchuck Gods one hundred percent in their quest to take over the world, for if a monkey can rule a nation, why can’t a Woodchuck rule the world? Anyways the Woodchuck Gods are far more superior to the mere monkeys of this world.

Professors and Music

Today in our Operating System class, our teacher was in no mood to impart technological knowledge, so instead he talked to us about how in today's world no one wants to get involved in the teaching profession. Everyone wants to work in big companies and make a lot of money, and yet they complain about how the standard of engineering institutes is degrading. It's true that there is a shortage of professors in engineering colleges, more so of properly qualified professors, and even I have often wondered where this world will land up. People these days run after the well paid professions, without realizing how important the smaller professions really are. Of course I don't say that we should drop our lives and become bus drivers, but I think everyone, no matter what profession, needs respect and appreciation for what they're doing.

Our professor pointed out that in today's world professors no longer get the respect they once got, he told us how his friends often tell him that's he's a psycho for joining the teaching profession rather than joining a software company and earning lots of money. He also pointed out how the teaching profession is one that requires the best brains in the field to actually make a difference. I guess I really felt for him, though nothing can actually be done about this problem unless people themselves become more like him and do it because they feel passionate about it.

On another note, yesterday I watched I'm Not There, a movie based on the life and music of Bob Dylan. It took Todd Haynes seven years to make this movie. Six different aspects of Dylan's personality and life were taken and forged into six different characters. I loved every minute of it, it was seriously one very good and well made movie. It was like a collage of Dylan's personality. Everyone who likes Dylan or folk music/classic rock should definitely watch it.

It took me a long time to realize how amazing classic rock really is. I listened to a lot of modern rock, and a lot of bad music at that, and only after years of thinking the stuff I listen to is good music, did I realize the significance and greatness of classic rock. I'm glad I wasted away that many years listening to stuff you can't even compare to the old stuff, because it made me realize the real greatness in the old musicians. I really don't want to imagine the future of rock 'n roll.

I think I haven't evolved in the wrong direction after all, up to a certain extent that is. I'm still sane and that's a comforting thought, for after living here for two and a half years, I was seriously beginning to think I'm losing my mind. Somewhere in my heart I'm still me, and more than ever I think I want to live again. Somewhere along the way I got lost, and I forgot about some of my ideals only to fill the void in my life, and now I'm beginning to realize that to fill the void I never had to lose myself, I never had to give up my ideals. There's really no point in trying too hard, for it's almost as good as not trying at all, or actually even worse, and it took me about a year to realize that. So now, I'm going to go back to being me, the me before I lost my way, the me who is still sane. I'm still sane.