Happy things! (RL)

[thistlechaser]

It's been quite a nice Sunday. It feels like fall. It's so nice and cool! Our high was 68, and there's a nice very cool breeze blowing. Even better than that, the days are getting shorter. I know I'm the odd man out on this, but I hate it when it doesn't get fully dark until 9:45 PM. I like it dark in the morning when I get up, and I'd love it to be fully dark by 5 PM. It's 8 PM now and only starting to get dark out, but what an improvement that is over the past months! It gives me hope. :)

I've been thinking about that for a few days now, why I'm not like most folks and don't like longer daylight days. All I can come up with is that it feels right to get dark by 5 PM -- that it getting dark was the sign to come home when I was young, that it was dinnertime and time to come inside.

Not to make net jokes, but: "The sun! It burns!" It hurts my eyes. (People with blue eyes are more sensitive to the light and get eye damage a lot easier from it.) The dark feels peaceful to me. Wonderful. There's nothing like having it be dark outside and my whole apartment dark, other than a desk light on. A pool of light in the middle of the shadows. So nice and calm and restful and cozy.

Anyway! I hadn't intended to go on and on about that. The second happy thing was a video Phinny linked me to. It's titled How World of Warcraft Could Save Your Business and The Economy, though it could be any MMO, not just WoW.

This fellow speaks so well! And it's so nice to see someone acknowledge the skills that gamers have. I wish more business folks did.

And lastly, my icon! *points* I had intended to use it only for my book posts, but I love it so wanted to use it before that. :)

Comments

[kamalloy.livejournal.com]

I am a walking contradiction. On the one hand, I have really sensitive eyes, so it's probably good for me to not have a lot of light exposure. On the other hand, I also suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, so I get super depressed when it gets dark early.

I think I'd rather wear sunglasses all the time than be constantly depressed, though. ;p

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I can't question that choice at all! :D

[kamalloy.livejournal.com]

This is actually giving me a fascinating story idea! I'll let you know if anything comes of it. My track record at actually writing things is not so good. ^^; (I have years of FFXI fics that never actually got written.)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oh yay! Good luck! :D