Great Moments In Nepali History: Episode II

Two Birds (Probably Ducks) with One Stone

It was a beautiful Friday night when the Nepali searched around his pristine dormroom looking for something to amuse him. His break was well deserved after a strenous week of trekking to class, mastering his studies, and conquering Europe in the computer game/war planning tool, Europa.

After a cursory glance, he found two things within arms reach with which to occupy his time: Season 1 and 2 of Family Guy on DVD, and a 3 pound bag of pistachio nuts. He knew it would take a heroic effort in order to get through both the DVDs and the nuts in one sitting, but he knew that he could do it.

He kicked back in his chair, started the DVD's on his computer, and proceeded to make his way through the bag of nuts. Since the garbage can was across the room, he ingeniously decided to place the shells of the nuts on the floor in a somewhat aritistic pile.

For awhile, he was a content as can be. But then the jokes of Family Guy started to grow tiresome and the nuts were drying out his mouth. He knew he needed a pick-me-up, so he used all his resources to persuade the "squatter" who lived on the floor of the room to go make a "Coke-run" at the vending machine. After his refreshing beverage, he continued to watch and eat.

After 7 hours he finally suceeded. The DVDs were watched in entirety and the bag of nuts had been ingested. Since the nuts belonged to his roomate and thus weren't the Nepali's responsibility, he nicely asked his roommate to put the shells in the garbage can. When the roommate, in an act of teenage defiance, refused, the Nepali took the high road and placed them in the can himself. It had been a great night and with both of his tasks now complete, the Nepali readied the XBOX, placed the controller and TV remote next to his bed so he could play as soon as he woke up, and drifted off into a soundless sleep.

Moral of the Story: Pesisitance is the key to success.