It's Always Dark

In spite of yesterday being the Winter Solstice and the fact that the Northern Hemisphere is slowly tilting back toward the sun, my brain feels that it's darker this year than last year at this time. Perhaps buying one of these is in order. (Found it through a link on MeFi.) I get up in the dark, sit in a dim cubicle all day, and come home from work in the dark. Not to mention that when I do go outside, the skies are cloudy.

I don't know how people who live farther north than I do manage. Maybe they get used to needing less sunlight. I never seemed to notice my winter tiredness and mood swings when I was younger. Then again, maybe I just had more energy. Who knows.