Only two products survive the apocalypse: Chevy Silverado and Twinkies. Fords didn’t make it… The ad features common 2012 themes like volcanic eruptions and UFOs, but they also slipped in some raining frogs for good measure.

Hunbatz Men, Robert Bauval, Gregg Braden, Colin & Synthia Andrews – popular speakers on the 2012 circuit, but there’s a special place where you can see them in Dec 2012 – at Chichen Itza, heart of Maya country. The tour, called Maya 2012, runs Dec 12-22. Price is $4000. For Dec 21, precisely at the time [...]

I’m not suggesting that a staying drunk is a valid coping mechanism for 2012. Nor am I giving any value to the idea that crystal skulls have special powers, or were even made by the ancient Maya. But you have to admit, as far as vodka bottles go, this is impressive and somehow appropriate: Available [...]

Be Prepared… the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise. Robert Baden-Powell By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin Expect the best, Prepare for the [...]

Full size at YouTube The lyrics to Aztechnical show that KRS-One has studied 2012, knows it inside out, and has his own take on it. Basically, if you believe in a doomsday prophecy, someone will use it against you. Just like the Spanish did against the MesoAmericans. Cortez deliberately made their prophecy come true, for [...]

Suspected of killing two civilians and a police deputy is Drew Ryan Maras, and author of Open Your Eyes: To 2012 and Beyond. The deaths took place either side of the anniversary of 2012er Jared Lee Loughner killing six people in nearby Tuscon. Two friends from New Hampshire who were fatally shot at a scenic [...]

Nice in that it is a nice fit for a doomsday year… http://www.lulu.com/product/calendar/2012/18783665 I have it, and don’t judge it by the cover – it’s the best doomsday calendar I have seen so far.

For a publication with the reach of the Daily Mail, suggesting that some people are considering killing themselves – as a response to the 2012 meme – is irresponsible. It will almost certainly cause some additional people to make such a consideration. There is nothing new in the article at all – just a mish [...]

Patrick Geryl has put out a $10,000 reward. He is hoping to find someone with the necessary skills and qualifications who can convert his static analysis of solar activity changes into a dynamic model, and the hard part is that it needs to be published in a recognised astronomical journal. The offer and supporting documents [...]

According to Russian news agency RIA Novosti, 5% of Russians surveyed are expecting the worst in the coming year. 1000 people from across Russia were asked what they thought would occur in 2012, what the main thing would be. The results were are follows: Optimism 16% Pessimism 9% Stability 8% Pay Rise 7% Happiness 6% [...]

The President of Honduras, Porfirio Lobo, was present at a celebration held in the Copán ruins, near the border with Guatemala. A website has been created to highlight Copán and 2012: http://www.copan2012honduras.com You can see the countdown clock there, and also at a brief news item on the event:

Remarkably, Tasmanian newspaper The Mercury has found three locals who have information to share about 2012: Numerologist Shane Harkness says 2012 would bring greater peace and harmony. “When you add all the digits in 2012 together you get five, and five is about freedom,” he said. Tasmanian psychic Jason Betts said he published an annual [...]

In the last couple of years many internet marketers have decided to profit from the 2012 meme. The only reason is that it is popular, and people have an eagerness to learn more. The same marketers also target golfers, people looking to lose weight, and people looking for a partner. It’s all about the numbers [...]

UK magazine Mindscape have devoted their 5th edition to the 2012 meme. The cover lets us know that it contains articles from John Major Jenkins and Erich von Daniken, and topics covered include crop circles, Illuminati and cataclysms. I’ll update this post when mine arrives – it ships worldwide.

No image of it yet, but the first Mexican city to display a doomsday clock is Tapachula. It will start next week, on Dec. 21. Chiapas state tourism regional director Manolo Alfonso Pinot said Friday that Mayan priests will perform a ceremony at the nearby archaeological site of Izapa.

Catastrophic predictions for 2012, and/or the end of the Mayan Calendar, will be easy to judge when the day comes. Either something terrible (and obvious) occurs, or there will be nothing. Some might claim that from that day forth there will be an increase in natural disasters, but they were already probably proclaiming that for [...]

For people who or collect patches, there is now one for 2012 – an embroidered reproduction of the Aztec Sun Stone, commonly used to represent the Mayan Long Count calendar. It will only be produced if enough people pledge to buy it via the Kickstarter system. Prices start at just $5: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/800173688/2012-mayan-calendar-on-a-state-of-the-art-patch?ref=video

The 23 year old, surnamed Yin, strapped a fake bomb to his body in March and made his way to the top of the 88-story Jin Mao tower — the world’s 13th tallest building and Shanghai’s second tallest, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported Monday. Brandishing a knife in one hand and talking into a mobile [...]

I don’t any particular insights to add – this is just an excellent article on 2012 Bunkers! It covers a lot of territory: decommissioned missile silos a bunker with a vehicle elevator (pic above) Patrick Geryl on nuclear meltdowns Vivos Group mass shelters The Survival Condo Project Hardened Structures (leading bunker builders) 20th Century Castles [...]

Harold Camping has resigned from Family Radio after two failed end-of-the-world predictions in 2011, as well as a stroke. ‘We’re living in a day when one problem follows another,’ Mr Camping said on the Family Radio website. ‘Why didn’t Christ return on October 21? ‘It seems embarrassing for Family Radio. But God was in charge [...]