So, since I am not an eight year old, I was pretty much bored. My friends enjoyed a lot. Since, I do not own a digicam, handy-cam, camera cell phone, and I do not have the urge/compulsion/slightest enthusiasm for making short video films titled "The last possible reason why the lion roared", or "Why have the monkeys stopped consuming the nuts thrown at them" or "Look, the hippo actually wagged its tail after 3 hours 26 minutes 45 seconds and 12 frames of standing still", I was generally just looking at the animals and trying to figure out what they were thinking.
so this is what I came up with.
Animal #1, [thinking aloud] :-
Oh my God, look at that girls' skirt!!!!. Is this a fashion show or is this a zoo? These human females I tell you.For once, the animals should grab some eye-balls. I mean its a zoo for God's sake!
Animal # 2, [conversing with animal #4565 in what we call a telepathic mode of communication]
Hey, whats up with the crowd outside your cage man? What? They're taking your snaps? Did they feed you?.. Ah, shucks, these humans always have such pathetic aim, I tell you, the nuts always fall into the gutter. I mean yeah, they Don't even care.Like they could eat the nuts themselves. Why throw if you know you have bad aim. Yeah, thats their problem. They know but they won't admit.Ever.
Animal # 3, [engaged in a deeply philosophical monologue].
*yawn*. These college kids have actually bunked classes to come see us in the Zoo?? I mean it was okayish with kids and their over-enthusiastic parents and PDA wannabes. But actual college students? Whatever happened to the discotheques and bowling alleys and the plain simple college canteen for that matter.
And it was here that I realized that I should stop pretending to be an animal and own up to these thoughts being my own bored musings.The irony being, it was I who had uttered the word "Zoo" when the people around me were frantically discussing where to go after bunking classes.I mean why do people always have to take me seriously when clearly, I am joking.[and vice-versa too, but thats besides the point, coz thats not the question in hand].
So I saw a lot of tigers and lions and suchlike. I discovered that an obscure cobweb is likely to entertain me more than some random capped-comedian.I also figured out that I can get pretty bored under situations when there are like a total of six people around me clicking pictures like mad-hatters and worse still, clicking pictures of exotic goats and red-backed monkeys.I also discovered that I can like totally bring about my own doom.
so people wish me luck, coz from what I can see, a concept of mine is on the verge of getting chosen, for a class project. It, [my concept script] is most obviously waiting in what we all like referring to as "the waiting list". It will make it to the final list only and only if my presentation is impressive enough. For the presentation, my dear friends is all about me concocting a whole ten-minute movie script by tonight.So wish me luck, coz if my script is among the chosen seven out of thirty-five odd concepts, I shall probably be dancing the Tooooblee-to-do-todooo dance and shall in the meanwhile also be considering that the whole theory of "why a certain me is like,not a total loser" still stands a chance.
Also, I would really like it, if I grew up to write a book like this.
18 comments:
ok!best of luck!!
and seriously some ideas that are there in the "final list"are so amusing ..
specially after hearing b's idea (which is a thriller)i was soooo startled.. my eyebrows were as high as my stilettoes and my eyes were WIDE OPEN..u know the moon could fit in
All the best... and make movie of your dance too. :D
BTW Hats off your animal brain impulses interpretation in Human Script. Would love to know in details to base my story. :D
I want to grow up and become O' Henry :(
You are right, at this venerable old age, the zoo has no joys left for us..I tried it last year with miserable results.
Why is growing up so confused?
ads... i understand ur emotions quite well... i sincerely do... and ami ektu o kharap payiii ni ...
Tigers roar
Elephants trumpet
Monkeys chatter
Birds twitter
Dogs bark
And humans make derisive sounds. You know.
i understand
Aminals talking and "look at her skirt"????...omigosh!!hyuk hyuk!!!
And Im sure ull write a book like the Hitchhiker's guide,except that urs would be on the earth.....
simply awesome.....i mean i too think the friggin animals have a blast when ever ppl go to the zoo..... i mean a monkey sees a kid/his father wearing matching monkey caps..... i mean i do anything to get the monkey's reaction :P
the joo ij hepening theej dayj.eww haabh mongkeess let looj..whot terribell dayj.myee gawd!
Good luck with that 10-minute script. Suddenly, I want your life. Maybe I will have it, someday...Uhh..that sounded like the confession of Jack Ripper's illegitimate child. I obviously pacifically meant that I wanted the life you are living.
Actually, I am also an avid Zoo-visitor. The last visit would be only two years back.....after college ( mind it! After....not bunked). But your telepathy is really strong. Animals would avoid you the next time around. :)
Regarding the script, I can see it getting selected.
I love going to the zoo! Though those animals seem bored as hell most of the time. All except the pink-bummed "bayboooon" who generally attracts a lot of attention.
How did that 10-minute script turn out btw?
About the book.. am in total agreement with moolah.
And here are 12 comments. Now it's time for the next post :D
I have only gone to the Zoo twice, the animals seem to dislike me, they go deep into slumber or run away when they see me, so, I have stopped bothering them, and, when is the book coming out? :P
-Sam.
The monkeys stand for honesty,
Giraffes are insincere,
And the elephants are kindly but
Theyre dumb.
Orangutans are skeptical
Of changes in their cages,
And the zookeeper is very fond of rum.
Zebras are reactionaries,
Antelopes are missionaries,
Pigeons plot in secrecy,
And hamsters turn on frequently.
What a gas! you gotta come and see
At the zoo........ S & G
tara rum pum pum and tra la la la :-D
dropping by....entertaining blog and designs cheers:))
every college is a zoo. and there also the animals think loud - 'look at her skirt.' too bad.
sorry for being totally autistic..but that's the toast of the season..
Did your presentation get selected??
i'm sure it would have!!!if it's still in the process, good luck..
:D
Hahahaha :)
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