It's a desperate state of affairs in our house at the moment as we currently work (and rework) our way through the entire DVD collection for the millionth time. Not only have I watched so much SITC that Raffer's squeals with delight and shouts 'Carrie' when the credits roll, but I've also subjected Roy to every BBC adaptation of a classic novel. He loves a good helping of Darcy as much as the rest of us.
The other night while weighing up some nocturnal viewing choices, Roy suggested we watch Apocalypto as firstly it had been a while since we'd last seen it, and secondly, a good dose of brutality and violence coupled with enough suspence to keep your heart thrashing to the last second is always a wise choice before the peaceful lull of a good night's sleep. Ahem.
I'm not a huge fan of Mel (the anti-sematic) Gibson, but this is a bloody good film. Once the credits had ended and Roy was well on his way to the land of nod, I lay awake in the darkness unable to sleep thinking about the Ancient Mayan's, the Aztec's and the Inca's, and what little I actually knew about them, their history and their culture. The next morning I awoke with an obsessive desire to know everything there is to know about these amazing people and their civilisations.
Armed with a cup of coffee and a slice of toast, I did what I do best. I searched the internet. The worldwide web is the perfect place to discover all those things you never knew, and also a nightmarish arena of knowledge where you learn of things you really don't want, or need, to know about. After googling 'Mayans' I was confronted with site after site predicting the end of the world in 2012! Don't be alarmed though, as modern day 'experts' who study and make sense of ancient scriptures and predictions firmly believe that the world will not disappear into nothingness, but rather something catastrophic will take place and we'll be left with the breath in our lungs but not much else. Oh marvellous, should be a good Christmas then.
After spending... mmmmmm... about 3 hours reading and watching youtube videos about 21/12/2012 (oh my God it must be true - look at the numbers for Christ's sake! - I'm even becoming religious in this time of need), I now have my heart set on getting back to England and building a bunker in the back garden.
If you fancy working yourself up into a paranoid frenzy I suggest simply googling '2012' or for a more informed opinion of what may (or may not) happen, check out http://survive2012.com
- an excellent blog by some bloke in Australia who also writes about other interesting things from the world of Science, but mainly concentrates on what to do if the worst does actually happen.
Happy surviving! x
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