So Harold Camping, who previously said the world would end in 1994, is trying to convince people that it will happen this weekend for sure, and I haven't made any plans yet.

I used to host parties for occasional apocalypse, a favorite being 1998's X-Day. Brandon, my Minister Of Mixed Drinks, devised a concoction called an Armageddon, with the frozen/slush version being a Ragnarok; I believe they involved pineapple juice for some reason, but other than that I couldn't tell you what was in them. A couple of bands played, and there may have been a couple of hundred people there, most of whom I'm sure were unaware the world was about to end.

With this weekend's apocalypse imminent, I feel weird not having any particular plans. I might just end up playing Champions Online or catching up on some television with my wife, but neither of those options seem like a dramatic enough build up to some post-rapture looting.

If you think the end of the world should be loud and angry (with more than a dash of wit), you could check out Gogol Bordello opening for System Of A Down at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater.

If you see Armageddon as a time for introspection, you probably already have tickets to the Belly Up Tavern's sold-out Yeasayer show.

If you want to pay respects to some local ska-core icons with a death motif, the Voodoo Glow Skulls are going to be at the Casbah.

You could also go for some burlesque presented by the Keyhole Cabaret, assuming you are some kind of old-timey perv with a sense of aesthetics and style.

And, of course, there is Lonsdale & Brooks: Geeky Music for the End of the World. Knowing them, I can pretty much guarantee more than a couple of Cthulhu references.

I still haven't decided how I'll be seeing out the end of the world this time. How abut you, what are you doing for the world's demise?

Hidden(?) track on Space Ghost's Musical Bar-B-Que

It is worth watching, but I couldn't begin to explain why. You just need to be patient.

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For Maria:

First, watch the video above. When it has suitably amused you, start it again but muted. Start this audio at the same time:

That synchronizes way too easily.

Vocabulary building:

Previously:
How To Speak Hip, part 1
How To Speak Hip, part 2