12/21/2012 so what are your plans for the End of the World (TM) ?

[Rootman 1,101]

Everyone has heard about it, the infamous Mayan calendar that "runs out" on our date of 12/21/2012 and all the doomsday predictions that go along with it. And we all know it's all just nonsense. The "date" of course coincides with the Southern Solstice and has nothing whatsoever to do with numbers in the date 12/21/2012. Our modern calendar is basically just an arbitrary number with arbitrary names of months and days, it has no link whatsoever with any type of celestial events. It's not even accurate as far as enumerating the years since Christ's birth. For us northern hemisphere dwellers it will be the first day of winter, for those in the southern hemisphere the first day of summer.

So all nonsense aside, is anyone planning any events or celebrations? We will be going out to dinner, as we do practically every Friday night. Beyond that nothing. I for one am exceedingly glad it's the winter solstice as the days will become longer and I will actually have time to ride my bike after work should weather cooperate.

Jay Leno says it's going to be a terrible day as everyone will have to fight the crowds of Mayans that didn't do their Christmas shopping thinking the world was going to end

BTW: the EXACT MOMENT of the solstice is 11:12 AM UTC. So take your time zone offset (in the USA -5 for the eastern, -6 for central, -7 for mountain and -8 for pacific) and subtract it form 11:12. Here in central it will be 5:12 am on Friday 12/21/2012.

[Catherine Shinn Habhab 97]

IF the world does end tomorrow, I'm going to really be pissed off. I haven't had enough time to reach goal and really enjoy my sleeve! lol

[kyllfalcon 768]

I'm gonna be pissed too. Just spent a gazillion dollars on surgery and new clothes!! I want to prance around skinny for at least 25 more years, dangit.

[Nicolanz 1,484]

It would be my luck that the world is ending. I still have 100 pounds to lose! I will never be skinny, darnit! My plans....working :/

[thinoneday 445]

hahahahah!!!!! I'm going to go to bed like usually, wake up at 6am, look outside and if my house hasn't been projected into space, I guess I'll get ready for work and go battle traffic! UGH