I like a dim light in my room. I have a stained glass ceiling fan that uses the little screw in xmas bulbs in the top portion. I leave that on at night, and it makes an attractive amber glow.
sounds like a lot of effort just to phone home.I actively try to eliminate as many stray lights in my apartment as possible because they interfere with my eyes' darkness adaptation, which is useful when trying to capture photons coming from distant planets, moons, stars, nebulae, and galaxies.