I survived the end of the world!

There has been a lot of hullabaloo the last couple of years about the Mayan calendar. Many people speculated that the last day on the calendar -- December 21, 2012 -- would be the last day of the world.

I admit, when the day came and went and nothing special happened, I was a little disappointed.

This doesn't mean I expected the world the END. That seemed a little excessive, and during all the fervor my Christian brain often recalled these verses:

28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
- Mark Chapter 13, King James Bible

Even so, I wanted something exciting to happen! Something meaningful! Something out of the norm!

Well, maybe it did. After all, it was the first day of an almost 2 week vacation from work! I had so much fun that day.

Richie and his tiny bottles

• I slept in -- woooooot!
• I saw The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D Imax, and was very disappointed I missed the deadline for the 9 minute Star Trek Into Darkness preview (it was only for the first 3 days after the movie opened). Thoroughly enjoyed The Hobbit, though I think I'll skip the 3D and fast-speed frames for the next film!
• During the movie, I asked a guy in front of me to put away his phone. The stranger next to me thanked me... and after the movie gave me his card and told me to call (I didn't).
• I shopped at the mall for some clothes to wear in a family photo. Since I was hungry, I stopped by Hot Dog on a Stick. They had the calories listed for each item, and since it was fewer calories for two corn dogs then for a corn dog and an order of fries, I bought two corn dogs.
• I ate the corn dogs while walking around the mall, and NONE of the kiosk workers bothered me. I almost ran into a few and they still didn't talk with me. Guess the corn dogs were intimidating ;)
• Went to Barnes & Noble and bought a caramel apple cider at the adjoining Starbucks. Soooo gooood!
• Got stuck in traffic a lot.
• Ran the entire show for the first time at Arsenic and Old Lace rehearsal. This was also the day that Lt. O'Hara started bringing in the essential oils he has started selling. He even gave me a few to try to help me recover from the cold that lingered for three weeks. Every one who walked in the room asked why it smelled so good... was nice the rehearsal room didn't smell like stinky actors for once!

Nothing earth-shattering, but a darn fun day. Thanks, Mayans for encouraging me to look for the unexpected wonderfulness in what was otherwise a regular day.

Just for fun, one last opportunity to post this topic-appropriate song:


How did you celebrate the "End of the World?" Hope you had a good day, too!