In the new Zelda game, you encounter the land of twilight. It's not necessarily an evil place, but it is a land of perpetual twilight; lit only by that gentle, dim end-of-day glow.

Today is the winter solstice, and that's how it feels. Let me dispel any notions my international readers might have that I live in the great white north: there's no snow up here now, just lots of cold Vancouver rain. However, living closer to the north pole, I can really tell that this is a day with only 8 hours of light. Even at noon it feels DIM, as if the twilight of Zelda has enshrouded Vancouver. All day I've felt so sleepy. My body thinks I ought to be hibernating through this strange period of the year. The streetlights seem a bit confused as to whether they should be on or off. By the time I leave work at 4:30, it will be night outside.

Thankfully, I get tomorrow off. So I can sleep in briefly before I run around like a headless chicken finishing my various errands. Yay Christmas!!!!1!