OBSCURE WAYS I’VE TAKEN TO, TO KILL MY TIME
1 min readJul 16, 2018
- Watching Boiler Room sets long enough to pretend that I don’t live in Bombay
- Downloading and using trial versions of paid apps
- Obsessively cleaning any surfaces that reflect light
- Logging onto Pornhub more out of technical interest than any sexual interest
- Taking walks around the neighbourhood to run imaginary errands
- Fruitlessly stalking my ex on social media while being aware that he’s blocked me on all platforms
- Carrying out a six-step skincare routine every morning that gives me the vague impression that I have my life in order
- Lying down very still and pretending that I’m not alive until the phone rings
- Staying up at night to listen to the tree rattling to the storm outside my window
- Avoiding said phone calls but immediately texting: sorry, missed your call. is everything okay?
