Sunshine (and music)

Yesterday was actually sunny in Oslo, a true rarity in the wintertime.  A fairly regular discussion between my Norwegian fiancée and me goes like this:

Me: I’m so sick of the darkness OR
Me: Holy shit, it was sunny today!  It was fantastic!

Her: I just don’t understand why you/foreigners care so much about the weather.  You shouldn’t let it dictate your mood.

Me: (Some rationalization about how growing up in Norway makes Norwegians used to the darkness in the winter and how the rest of the planet can’t handle it.  Occasionally throw in references to Seasonal Affective Disorder.)

So anyway, yesterday she sent me a link to a Norwegian indie band, My Little Pony. 

First of all, they are pretty great; you should check them out.  Second, the song “The Sun Turns” proves that at least some Norwegians are also obsessed with the darkness and depressed by it too. 

I feel vindicated. 

(And February is about a hundred times better than December.  It gets dark at a reasonable time now and gets lighter and lighter every day.)