Winter solstice

First, my newest achievement from Steff's list:

31. Join the Library
I lived in Auckland for four and a half years before I joined the public library, and, although I had access to the university library, I regret my sojourn from fiction books. Now, I work right next door to the library, and I’m reading a book or two every week. Plus, you can use the Internet there for free, and they run fun events and readings and competitions.















Done!

Last night was the darkest night of the year on this hemisphere. I have to say, it's not that bad. Not even remotely as dark and cold as in the Swedish mid-winter. And now we're steadily trotting towards lighter days again.

Nothing like winter or darkness can mute the happiness of the kiwi nation anyway. In case you missed it:



1-1 draw with the recent world champions is a result that wouldn't make anyone disappointed, so you can imagine the euphoria in a country that is in the World Cup for the first time since 1982.

On Friday morning, Paraguay.