It's the End of the World as We Know It

According to several religious groups, Judgment Day is not on December 21, 2012 (as some predicted from the end of the Mayan calendar,) but tomorrow, May 21, 2011. While I am not sure why or how they predict this date as the date of Jesus' return, I know that while there are those who are taking it seriously, I, as well as others, are making fun of said supposed event.

A couple of weeks ago, I suggested that we should throw an Apocalypse Part 1 party on May 21, 2011, and Part 2 on December 21, 2012. It seems that I left out one in between. Someone explained that according to the May 21 loonies, Judgment Day (aka The Rapture) is supposed to take place tomorrow, while the end of the world will be five months later, on October 21, 2011.

At any rate, the jokes continue. Someone made an event on Facebook, called "Post rapture looting," which I half-jokingly joined. There are others, too, including "End of Times Orgy." There have been several discussions amongst my friends about getting into the "post-apocalypse" pet care business which has been joked about for years now. We've also discussed where we'd loot first. My first choice is a local college which, I'm sure, people think will be completely evacuated because of all the "holy" people there. I chose there because they have valuable pieces of technology that would come in handy. While looting this place, I'd send my husband and friends to collect money from all the banks and acquire guns in case of zombies. After that, we'd all meet up at Cold Stone Creamery for a Post-Apocalypse Ice Cream Party. Then, of course, that night, the heathens would have the Apocalypse party.

At this point, you're probably laughing your asses off, and justifiably so. This crap is so stupid. Most of my friends are not Christians, but the ones who are believe this verse: Matthew 24:36-- "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."

People should really stop trying to guess when it's going to happen. If we do, we're going to worry ourselves to death. Until it happens, let's live our lives to the fullest! Let's do the things of which we dream, without having to stare down the barrel of an Apocalypse.