So this week I heard about the Doomsday Faire 2012 in Hartford this October, which sounds like an awesome event.
According to the event’s site: “A Renaissance Fair of a whole different kind! Doomsday Fair 2012 is an apocalypse themed fair and disaster preparedness convention that invites everyone to time travel forward into a New England of the near future.”
On the site, there’s links to apocalart, a zombie fest and more. Sounds like it should be a good time, which got me to thinking: With all the talk about 2012 being the end of the world according the Mayan calendar, why is there so much gloom and doom?
Seriously, talk about the apocalypse always seems to be talk about the glass being half empty. Has Monty Python taught us nothing?!
If anything, Doomsday seems like the perfect time for opportunity. As such—
The Top 14 Benefits to the End of the World
14. No more “Toddlers & Tiaras,” “Dance Moms,” “The Jersey Shore,” “Bad Girls Club” or “The Real Housewives of East Bumblefrack.”
13. End of famine, disease, pestilence and partisan politics, which is especially good, I guess, for those who are not fans of any of that.
12. More days off from work, and no more unpaid overtime.
11. Won’t have to replace the furnace or roof, or take care of all those other pesky home repairs. No more shoveling the driveway in winter!
10. No chance of Sarah Palin, Hilary Clinton, Donald Trump or Chris Christie becoming President of the United States, or my next-door neighbor.
9. Never hear Fran Drescher’s voice again.
8. More chocolate chip muffins available at Koffee in New Haven … you know, at first.
7. The Yankees and Patriots will never win another championship, and Bill Belichick will never be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.
6. Shorter lines at DisneyWorld. The DMV, too.
5. Dramatically less demand for and use of fossil fuels, which should positively affect climate change and keep those danged tree huggers quiet.
4. Nancy Grace will be out of a job.
3. No Ghostbusters 3 or Teletubbies reunion tour.
2. Any questions about which god (if any) is the True God should be sorted out.
1. Less traffic and highway congestion as well as fewer idiots on the road, plus lots of spots at the mall during the holidays!
Here’s hoping the Mayans got it right!
Hi Ray! As long time readers of Connecticut Magazine we are really honored for the mention here, and totally psyched that you completely “get” the concept of our fair. The fair is sponsored by NEPACC.org, a CT 501c3 non-profit. We focus on sustainability, conservation and preparation and hope to reach peoples funny bones and their overall awareness of how we can work to positively impact what can be seen as overall negative fatalistic predictions. We really appreciate your perspective on the fair and your mention here as well- Warren Lee and the staff of NEPACC Inc.