Cancel it.

I comb my hair. I give them a glance. A glance because it is too hard to stare. A glance because they aren't worth a stare. Then I glance up, I stare. Into the mirror. Into the depths. I know. I couldn't get a haircut again. I just couldn't. I don't want to. But I have to. Luscious, long hair? You've got to cut it short if you want it long. That is the deal. That is my part of the deal. And I have to fulfill it.

The doorbell rings. There is a courier. A courier for me. What could it be? HUL sent me a shampoo? I wonder why. TreSemme Split Remedy, it says. Ha, as if shampooing my hair is enough. Do you think I haven't tried? Do you think I haven't used them? Do you think I don't love my hair enough? My mother says give it a go. I say No, too many hair products. She says she has a good feeling about this. It is really very hard to say no to mothers. Who made it so? I say Ok.

It is time, it is time to cut them. My head says. It is time to try this shampoo, the last one. My mother says. I listen to my mother. I shampoo my hair. I condition them. Is it enough? Why does it feel different? Could it be true? I delay the haircut. I may have to cancel it perhaps. Who knows? 

I try it the next time.

I delay the haircut.

And the next.

I delay the haircut.

And the next.

I delay the haircut.

And the times after that. 

It has been 8 weeks now that I've delayed the haircut. Perhaps it is time to cancel? I pick up the phone. I cancel the apoointment. I don't need a haircut. The splits are gone. The splits have disappeared. The scissors' blades needn't split for me. Splits are sad. Let's never split again. Let's stay together. Forever. My hair. The scissors. And our love. You know why it's hard to say no to mothers.

This post has been written as an entry for IndiBlogger's TRESemmé Split Remedy competition.

60 Productive Days of Summer

What time is it?

IT'S SUMMER TIME

IT'S OUR VACATION!

With exams over and the second year of my undergraduate program coming to an end, it's time I ruled the world.And since that plan is not going very well, it's time I do something about it. 

All my friends have something or the other planned for the summer and I'm just..here, writing about my plans on my almost-dead blog. I'M SO CRANKY RIGHT NOW I CAN'T EVEN MAKE FUN OF IT!

But the point is, I'm not going to let that stop me from getting out there and being productive, that's right!

Step 1 : Stop yourself from procrastinating. 

Vacations are usually wasted in procrastination. Best way to do that, is create a motivator/pressure. STICK TO IT.

Step 2 : Have clearly-defined goals.

What if there's absolutely nothing to do? That's not possible because there's always something to do. Too much time is wasted over thinking 'What do I do now? So much of free time'. Have a broad plan as to what you want to achieve by the end of your allotted time. Make sure you quantify those. (After all, this is practice for your professional life, might as well start now)

Step 3 : Do it.

Can't elaborate on this.

To ensure productivity all throughout my summer vacay, I've decided to do a #60ProductiveDays (also #SaathDinProductivityIn) wherein I will post a picture of my most productive task of the day for the next 60 days of my entire summer.

The blog will have weekly updates and instagram would have daily.

Here's to a productive summer! Cheers!

Amici, Khan Market

10 Signs You're a Bad GoodFriend 2

FINALLY. Here’s the second half of the signs that tell you that you’re a horrible friend (not that anyone was waiting for it). Turns out I was waiting for another chance for myself to realize that I’m one. I suck at impersonating a human. I guess people who like Batman just don’t trust anyone.   

• Look at me? Please? Okayyyyyy..NOW!                        
  You require constant attention. No no, not just that one particular friend that you almost think you had a crush on. But from all of them. Each one of your friends. When and where you want it. Oh wait. No. You expect them to read every little thought of your mind AND know when to leave you alone (because you obviously need your space too, right?), and when to approach you even though you asked them to leave you alone. Something is seriously wrong with you, you cruel, sick, selfish bastard!                                                                                                            
  
• Bring it on!
  You never relax. Nope. Never. Not every second is a competition, especially not when you're with your friends. You strive to prove yourself right, assert your opinion, and display your arrogance. Why? Cuz you CAN, that’s why!                                                                              
• You love me?
  Thank you! Love you too. lol jk- You're a sucker for compliments. you love them. You adore them, but in your twisted brain, giving compliments is a huuuuge task. you can't get yourself to speak positive stuff because you're just that negative. you can't tell people you love that you love them cuz you're a freaky, emotionally, socially awkward penguin.                                                                                                                                
  
• Give and Take
  
  
  Despite the fact that you're in a relationship as pure as distilled water itself. Friendship. You want everything to be a give and take affair. You think it is absolutely ridiculous to give someone more than they deserve (more than YOU think they deserve to be precise). You might be a giver at heart and give it your all in the end. But you WILL take it back. And curse them if you don’t get it.                                                
  
  
• I'm the best.
  You might actually be the best friend one could ever get, (it is true in my case, ok?), but you believing that you're absolutely, very very very necessary in your friends' lives is bullshit. They could probably do without you, but don't, cuz you're..well..different. Or in fact, you might actually be thinking that you're useless and your friends don't need you at all, which is again a baseless assumption and you need to stop thinking so much over it. They talk to you because they love you, deal with it. You're awesome!
  
  
  
  

So well, I guess that's that. Try to correct all these things. As will I.

You can read the first part of the post here:

http://betwixt-and-beyond.blogspot.in/2013/03/10-signs-youre-bad-goodfriend-1.html

Ciao!

I'm just so sad.