I'm writing this on June 21, the summer solstice. It's 7:15 AM, and for no particular reason I've already been awake for a couple of hours. That's unusual for me, as I'm not really a morning person.
20 Years ago, I was living in Sweden as an exchange student. This day is called Midsommer. In certain parts of the country, it is light almost 24 hours. They have a big celebration. I found it a bit strange, and exhausting. Our bodies get conditioned to certain cues, like the need for sleep when it gets dark out. When it doesn't get dark, stange things happen. You get tired, but it's difficult to go to bed when the sun is shining. Consequently, you see lots of people walking around like sleep deprived zombies.
This is my music website, so I suppose I should mention something musical. To tie the Swedish theme in, I guess I'll admit to the world that I kind of liked ABBA in their day.
Posted by westguitar
at 11:15 PM EDT
