Gayatri Mulay: Two Weeks of Nothing

Hello everyone!

Enthusiastic, outgoing, social, charming are just some of the adjectives that no one will ever use to describe me. If one does use such adjectives, he or she is either insane or has uncovered new depths of sarcasm. After an exceptionally long and dull fortnight, I stepped out of my house. I was kind of impressed with my short- term self imprisonment in the name of "won't-go-out-and-you-can't-make-me".

No, I am not depressed or miserable. Being alone isn't a scary thought for me because I find myself particularly delightful. I strongly believe that if you don't like your own company, you can't expect people to like you either.

This is what a bored girl does when her social life is lacking because she can't be bothered to put on pants:

1. Watch BBC and CNN first thing in the morning. I like how Errol Barnett says "Hello, I'm Erroll Barnett"

2. Check Instagram every hour. Post on Instagram every day.

3. Lie on the floor listening to "Adventureland" soundtrack. The floor is cold and "Pale Blue Eyes" understands my wayward heart.

4. Complain about the weather.

5. Look at clouds.

6. Drink an insane amount of tea. Chai, ginger tea, peppermint tea, green tea, chamomile tea, blackberry and vanilla tea, fennel tea, honey and chamomile tea, mango tea..

7. Check weight twice a day. Then check some more.

8. Watch "Gilmore Girls" and "House" on TV.

9. Chew a Vitamin-C tablet which was meant to be swallowed. The tablet turns out to be so sour that you tear up by the end.

10. Marvel at how pale you look. Wednesday Addams has got nothing on me.

11. Add stuff to Flipkart wishlist and sob because you have no money.

12. Have an existential crisis when you catch yourself speculating about what will happen next on "Sasural Simar Ka".

13. Consume every edible object in sight. Wonder why you are gaining so much weight.

14. Wonder about what to write on blog in the middle of the night, get excited, fall asleep, and promptly forget everything in the morning.

15. Do a little dance when you see that all of your favourite shows will air on TV soon.

16. Do not shampoo for a week. Get all defiant and say, "but I take a bath everyday" when someone suggests to shampoo, promptly.

17. Have a mild bipolar reaction to clean hair: skip around the house because you finally did shampoo and you hair looks lovely then suddenly feel a wave of melancholy wash over you because your hair is clean but you have no where to go to.

18. Decide that you are in love with these 6 women at the same time: Kate Middleton, Kim Sears, Kristen Stewart, Emma Watson, Eva Green, Troian Bellisario and Marion Cotillard.