We are in the last year. 2012. Thanks to the insights of oracles like the Maya and Nostradamus, we can now plan for the ultimate end. Will we kneel down and pray? Or will we jump out of airplanes? Chuteless? Hang glide the Grand Canyon. Parasail over Jurassic Park. One lump or two? Why TWO, of course. Make that three. And yes, I want it biggie sized, and I do want fries with that. Will they even ask anymore? Should I stock a cave in the mountains with post-apocalyptic canned goods. Hey! Remember she said she wouldn't go out with you if you were the last man on earth! Well maybe you can finally put that one to the test. Was your time well spent,...or well wasted? Will you attach new credibility to country music? Is there such thing as a new cliche'? Ahhh...how about a time capsule? Never mind,...your local dump has that covered. You could cancel your next dental exam. Won't be needing the chompers.What will we do now that we must live like we are dying? It's time to empty that 401-k. Give that nasty boss of yours a piece of your mind. Tell the kids they won't need to go to college!! Look for a comet to collect your soul? Crumple to the ground in remorse for the life you've lived....or stare straight into the heavens with arms outspread as you receive eternal damnation? What is Fiji really like? All those hours toiling over the crabgrass and dollarweed in your lawn.....days...months...years....manicuring, landscaping, feeding....watering....getting rid of the bugs...And still !! the neighbors grass is greener. Does the world still end at the tip of your nose? Or will the impending doomsday give birth to burgeoning brain receptors capable of telepathic empathy? Will you find inner peace? Can you save the world? Does it really matter?
Dont panic! There are still a few months left !! Maybe. Grab a bean bag chair and fling it down the stairs to the basement. Pop open some of that vintage wine and have a seat. Watch some old home movies and reminisce. Then grab your tab and book that flight to Fiji. In your mind, you are there already...
Dont panic! There are still a few months left !! Maybe. Grab a bean bag chair and fling it down the stairs to the basement. Pop open some of that vintage wine and have a seat. Watch some old home movies and reminisce. Then grab your tab and book that flight to Fiji. In your mind, you are there already...
Haven't remembered to come check out your essays in awhile so tonight I'm playing catch up. This was the kind of blog I WAS going to write, but ended up doing movie reviews more than anything else. I like your style of writing, and this post is a great way to call attention to all the uncertainty of 2012 without saying what you believe or don't believe will happen. I'm floating i9n the same boat along side you I think, up in the air about it. Some part of me hopes it will end, thinks our species deserves it really, for we are the virus or the cancer of the earth. Then again, survival instincts are strong. Do we build up value in minerals & prepare for the worst, or keep the head buried deep up the ass so we won't see it coming? Your essays are so thought provoking I probably should save them for morning instead of right before bed--now my brain will be twisting all night. Thanks, I think :)
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