"Sleeping is a waste of time!" The first time when I heard this from a friend my disbelief was almost like a knee-jerk reaction; how can someone say this, may be he is insomniac and doesn't know it poor thing!!
But this was eon years back and I am a changed woman now; I totally believe this (and I am no insomniac for sure!!) This shift in my world view was lurking in the background when Aanya arrived but the tipping point reached when a certain modification occurred in my location. From living with an entourage to going solo; the two extremes of the spectrum comes with a set of similar reactions as well; let's just say that "sigh" is a double-meaning word for me now!
When I started working, I learnt the fact that no matter how "cool" or "relaxed" the job is, I will always have a "To-do" list. As my "bandwidth expanded" (corporate lingo hangover alert and I didn't want to write "as I grew older") the number of items started increasing. To my amazement and S's relief, a "to cook (read learn to)" section was added in the list and that was the start of its diversification. Over the years the list has had its period of highs and lows and gaps as well. But of late I am getting a feeling that the list is becoming more like an Excel worksheet (someone please tell me that I have quit my job and am far away from Excel!!) You know that nagging feeling of having to call back a friend/relative/acquaintance but you don't really feel like? That's how each entry makes me feel; funnily enough this "list" is all in my head so you can imagine how crowded that space must have become. The more I sleep the more nagging the list will become so today's note to self (again in my head but in some other corner) "reduce your sleep time".
That sorted, I start to wonder "how". I remember being bedazzled by this TV series called X-Files. (This was the time when I had discovered the word "forensic" and wanted to make a career in that field; had fallen in love with Scully's "business suits" and had the audacity to get one stitched and wear it in a cousin's weddings!! Those were the days :-)) Anyway coming back, one of the X-Files episodes showed how US had conducted experiments on its soldiers so that they don't feel sleepy, may be I should enrol into that programme and when I come out triumphant I'll become the "the woman who doesn't sleep" or I may end up being an inspiration of another episode of a sci-fi series! Watch this space to know what happens...(calling Dana Scully and Fox Mulder)
