24 Hours of Daytime

It seems like something a person could get used to eventually.
The sun is out ALL THE TIME. Big deal, hang a blanket over the window and go to sleep, right?
Not so easy. After spending a day indoors, working hard, your body feels tired. Walking outdoors can be something of a shock, especially if you haven't been around a window in the last few hours. Not only does the negative 50 degree temperature smack you in the face like a prizefighter, but the full-on, middle-of-the-day, blinding sunlight feels, well it just feels wrong.
Imagine this scenario - you've worked a long day, you mosey over to the bar for a couple of drinks. After a couple of beers, you're tired, you're ready for bed, you walk outside and…
BLAMMO! the midday sun hits you smack in the eye. Your first impression is,
"Oh jeez. How long was I in that bar?!!" the next impression is a feeling of guilt - walking out of a bar in broad daylight just feels wrong. I don't care how long I'm here for. I will never feel good about walking out of a bar in blinding daylight.

And while we're on the subject of “here” – the absolute middle of nowhere –
After working all day in the kitchen in a normal job, doing normal things, pausing to look out the window and seeing an ocean of snow can be a major freakout. Life here is so normalized...until you look out the window. People have DIED out there and here I am all cozy and warm indoors, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, working a normal job and living a somewhat normal life. Sometimes the wind whips up the snow and the visibility is less than a mile. Other times, you can see clear to the horizon.
It is always white and it is always flat…and it is always cold.