Let's do the time warp again

Tonight the clocks go back, signalling the end of British Summer Time (what a joke) and bringing in, for a SAD sufferer, what is my least favourite time of year. Darkness, darkness and more darkness. But someone mentioned the other day that it's only about 8 weeks till the shortest day and then it starts getting lighter again.

I know it's a bit early but to completely confuse myself, I've been all around the house in the last half hour and have put back every watch and clock so it's now 9.55 pm and not 10.55. Determined tonight to get that extra hour's sleep, it's about the only good thing that this clocks-back carry-on has going for it, really.

There seems to be some kind of ongoing campaign against daylight saving time/putting the clocks back and if this actually comes to anything, count me in. Found this Guardian editorial which makes some very pertinent points: http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/oct/30/unthinkable-double-summertime-daylight-saving

Not only would we save energy, but those of us whose moods can often be (very) seriously affected by the dark nights, would get an extra hour of daylight per day, thus improving our moods and productivity. What's not to like?

But this is Britain, and this country is totally rubbish at the minute, and it's yet another thing which is never likely to happen. We live in hope though....