Don’t believe the hype. It’s not the end of the world. As we all know from Ghostbusters 2, the world will end Feb 14, 2016 (Valentine’s Day. Bummer.)
Mayan calendar enthusiasts, however, have misinterpreted the resetting of the ancient civilization’s calendar today, Dec 21, 2012, as the possible end of the world as we know it. And I feel fine.
Nowhere is this more the case than in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin has actually had to issue official statements saying the apocalypse will not happen. (Of course it won’t. Not while Putin controls Mother Russia with his iron fist!!! Nyet Nyet Nyet!)
But in neighboring Ukraine, members of The Internet Party (yes, if only we had political parties as cool as this in the US) have taken to the streets to hand out supplies in preparation for the end of the world. And taking a cue from perhaps the 501st or cosplay enthusiasts worldwide, they’re dressed up as Stormtroopers, Darth Vader, and Darth Maul. 
Because, “In Soviet Russia, Apocalypse prepares for you!”
But seriously, let’s all chill out and just remember the most important thing. It’s Friday. And it’s less than a week until Christmas. Those are good things, so let’s all just enjoy our day as we normally would, and later on tonight pop in the DVD of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. Or maybe Safety Not Guaranteed. It has nothing to do with the end of the world. It’s just a good movie.
And remember, the word apocalypse in its original Greek means to open or to reveal knowledge. Again, real Mayan scholars have proclaimed that entering the new epoch of the Mayan calendar actually predicts a blossoming of humankind and lifting of previous ignorance or superstition.
Hopefully that can begin and end with everyone quit placing faith in the astrology of an ancient culture. Or, well, any astrology at all. And hopefully Star Wars will have helped to usher it in.