The Mayan calendar abruptly ends in 2012. Some people think this will be the second coming of Jesus Christ (phhshaw!), the end of the world, or a new theory I heard today…maybe the Mayans grew tired of writing continuous dates? You know, they got bored because they didn’t have video games, the internet and porn to keep them occupied and shit.
I used to feel very uneasy about the potential end of the world. My old thoughts went something like this…
Shit! I’m not married! Crap! I don’t have kids yet! I’m not through with school yet! Wait a minute…if the world is ending, why am I in school?
I have decided to think of December 21, 2012 as the end of the world as we know it (thanks R.E.M.!), not the literal ending of the world. So maybe I won’t have to pay my student loans off, if the financial systems and structures of life as we know it crumble. And if I’m wrong, at least I’m doing something I enjoy in the mean time.
Also, finals are my mother fucking bitch! I totally made them say my name.
Hmm…interesting.
Well if the Pagans are right, December 21, 2012 will be another winter solstice. If the Mormons are right, it will be 207 years from JS’s birth. If some other people are right, it’s a whole mess of 2s and 1s with a 0 sandwiched in for good measure (12212012).
I personally believe the Mayans had it right and we’re in for one mighty awesome show. I just hope I at least get a farewell smooch before the fireball hits–any takers? We might want to get some practice in…I’m just being proactive.
PS–congrats on the conquering of finals…until next semester.
Dammit, I was really looking forward to 2013.
Well, only four more years to figure my shit out I guess. I don’t think I can do it…
i knew i didn’t need a 401k.
haha suckers.
Has that date been adjusted for the fact that our calendar has been adjusted multiplous times since the beginning of … well … time?
Reminds me of something I watched recently: http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com. The first part is all about religion, and it points out that in the KJ Bible, the phrase “End of the World” is a mistranslation. Should be “End of the Age”, and that has to do with astrology. It’s rather interesting, actually, not in a hokey astrological sense, but in an oh-that’s-how-the-ancients-saw-the-world sense.
So maybe 2012 is just a coming of the age of Aquarius.
Porty,
Kissing is gross, that’s how you get germs.
srah,
I think it’s still gonna be there, just different.
J.,
That’s the beauty of it…if it all hits the fan, then who cares!
Crystal,
Ditto!
Sra,
There seems to be a slight variance regarding the date…but from what I’ve read it’s between 2012 and 2013.
I’m all about the Age of Aquarius!
At work, we sell a bunch of books about 2012. I was too lazy to read what they were all about, so thanks for clearing that up. I say that if we made it past 2000 unscathed, we’ll probably be fine. I might change my hair color.
Interestingly, that is my small son’s 14th birthday. I certainly hope he doesn’t bring about the end of the world, although on any given day I do wonder…
Making finals your bitch is good.
I always thought the dude just got tired of making all those calculations, too.
I am so not ready- I am a pussy. I want to be long dead before any of this second coming/end of the world/Armageddon crap.
Interesting…Great insight, and I never even thought of it. And Good Luck on finals!
Do you remember the drama surrounding the beginning of the year 2000? I remember it because my husband’s work was so freaked out about it that they paid him a buttload of money to work on New Year’s Eve night to make sure nothing bad happened. I was pregnant with twins and we were poor so it was perfect. I’m thinking 2012 will be a similar let down with nothing good/bad happening. Who knows though.
I’m happy for you with the finals! Hooray!
No wonder that woman at the bar said she’d go out with me on December 23, 2012.
If we both survive as disfigured, half-dead zombies the joke’s on her!
I think that the Mayans did that just to fuck with us.