World to end. Sorry.

The Aztek calendar suggests that the last day for mankind is Dec. 24, 2011. There's a little time left, though, and the Mayan calendar gives you an extra year - until Dec. 21, 2012...just enough time to see if Obama will be reelected, I think. There will be a galactic alignment in 2012, also, which we should be able to see if the Aztecs had it wrong. Of course, if it's a biblical ending, we're really in for it - you know; all the trumpeting and pale horses, seals being broken, and dead people coming back to life, walking around, getting judged, etc. On the other hand, if it's a cool scientific ending, half the globe will be fried by a gamma ray burst and everyone else will go out slowly over the next week or two (better buy some sunblock with an spf of 1 million). Then again, we could be hit by an asteroid - we should call up Bruce Willis now and get him ready. Anyway, this handy clock is set to remind you how long you have. Everyone dies, sorry.
Dress warm

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Oh, by the way - here's a good end of the world movie - not for the kiddies, though. Definitely adults only. Just in case you need a run-through in preparation, or some ideas for how to spend your last hours, etc. - "Last Night" starring Jessica Booker and Genevieve Bujold. I saw it accidentally one night - late - real late... while the other channels were playing paid advertisements for weight-loss and house-cleaning products.

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