hanukkah day one: why i hate daylight savings

each day of hanukkah one must light a candle at sunset and let it burn for at least 30 minutes. daylight savings - no matter where you are - makes this a difficult task.

for our friends in the north who are experiencing winter, sunset can be anywhere from early to late afternoon. what are these people supposed to do - leave work early every day? "ah silly hanukkah again, you know how it is."

for me, i come home from work, want to chill out, maybe meet up with friends (ok who am i kidding i don't like leaving the house, but i would at least like to go to the movie store and leisurely pick out dvds) but i have to wait until 20.30 for the stupid sun to go down. that is possibly the most annoying evening time. its like rocking up to a bus stop only to find that the last one left 15 minutes ago and the next one doesn't arrive for another 15 minutes - it divides everything up is such a way that both alternatives are equally as crap. its too early to be able to do anything substantial after work, but also too late to do anything after the candles fizz out.

so for the next eight crazy nights i will be having a grand old time with my candles, couch and cats.

my solution: everyone move to the equator.


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