Thursday, April 9, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
It all started at a young age...
I watched a movie (more on that later!) with YellowJeepGirl this weekend that brought up all of these memories with one simple word: Y2K.
My mom instilled a good sense of parania, as some would call it, in me. We spent the better part of 1999 preparing for Y2K. We bought shelving and designated a room in the basement as a shelter. We stockpiled it with food, candles, matches, blankets, water and anything else you would need to survive.
Then the reports came in that 2001, was really the Y2K. We saved more. Believe me, it took longer than a year to get through that stockpile!
Now that I have my own house, we are designating space and will start stockpiling at least a few of the essentials. Especially now that a baby is on the way!
My mom instilled a good sense of parania, as some would call it, in me. We spent the better part of 1999 preparing for Y2K. We bought shelving and designated a room in the basement as a shelter. We stockpiled it with food, candles, matches, blankets, water and anything else you would need to survive.
Then the reports came in that 2001, was really the Y2K. We saved more. Believe me, it took longer than a year to get through that stockpile!
Now that I have my own house, we are designating space and will start stockpiling at least a few of the essentials. Especially now that a baby is on the way!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Thanks HappyYellowJeepGirl!
We did buy our first house...and it has a basement. I'm sure we can make a connection underground somewhere and add at that bomb shelter.
I was at a conference this past weekend and one attendee was telling me about a student who was doing research on 2012. She said she had a hard time finding reliable resources on this "conspiracy" but after reading the student's paper, she is now a believer too. I suggested she build a bomb shelter. :)
I was at a conference this past weekend and one attendee was telling me about a student who was doing research on 2012. She said she had a hard time finding reliable resources on this "conspiracy" but after reading the student's paper, she is now a believer too. I suggested she build a bomb shelter. :)
Monday, March 9, 2009
Time Change
As you know, dear readers, yesterday was the day that we "sprang forward" and moved the time ahead 1 hour. Now, when we had a mostly agricultural society, this was a good thing because it gave farmers more daylight in which to harvest their crops. However, over the years we have changed from a rural, farming society to an urban one, and this change is no longer necessary. It has resulted in people's circadian rhythems to be thrown off which makes us all cranky. It is for this reason that I propose that in the bomb shelter we go to bed when it gets dark and get up when it gets light. By doing this we will harmonize our bodies with the earth once more and we will conserve energy, not to mention the fact that we will be happier because we will have more sleep.
Congratulations to Pink Panda
Congratulations to our esteemed fellow survivalist librarian Pink Panda who recently purchased a house with her bomb shelter mate Pedro! Construction on the underground bomb shelter will begin shortly.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Comets and Books
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090217/ap_on_sc/sci_odd_comet;_ylt=Ar.Te7Mfm16UdZdDVX3QZKNvzwcF
Reminds me of a book I just read...it's a ya book by a local Colorado author. YellopJeep will have to give us the title since I can't remember.
BUT...it's about a comet that comes close to the earth. Months later, everyone over the age of 18 is dying from an illness that is linked to the comet. That is when Earth pulls together to put a spaceship together of teenagers to ship them to another planet to save the human race.
Now while we cannot put a spaceship together (but how cool is that?), we can still prepare in other ways. By reading fiction and non-fiction alike, you can pick up new ideas.
While it is a YA book (now become a series) and soon to be published (I had an advance copy), I highly recommend this as a good read.
Reminds me of a book I just read...it's a ya book by a local Colorado author. YellopJeep will have to give us the title since I can't remember.
BUT...it's about a comet that comes close to the earth. Months later, everyone over the age of 18 is dying from an illness that is linked to the comet. That is when Earth pulls together to put a spaceship together of teenagers to ship them to another planet to save the human race.
Now while we cannot put a spaceship together (but how cool is that?), we can still prepare in other ways. By reading fiction and non-fiction alike, you can pick up new ideas.
While it is a YA book (now become a series) and soon to be published (I had an advance copy), I highly recommend this as a good read.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Institute for Human Continuity
Our dedicated follower Dogmama alerted me to this very important and interesting development this morning. She texted me about the banner ad on MySpace, and I (knowing that she is a loyal and dedicated follower and is always on the lookout for interesting developments) checked it out. What we found was this:
http://www.instituteforhumancontinuity.org/#/lottery
The Institute for Human Continuity. An organization that has taken it upon itself to ensure the survival of the human race beyond 2012. I was so excited and vowed to sign up for the lottery ASAP. They also have plans for the ark already built for us! What a perfect opportunity, to have entertainment giant Sony Pictures on the bandwagon for End of the World Preparedness! Wait, what? Sony Pictures has announced plans to help humankind survive the end of the world? Something is fishy about that...
Oh wait, it is because this is just a ploy to promote a new movie. And, it sucks that their lottery is only good for one person. What is the point in surviving the end of the world if your family and friends are not there as well? That is why, dear readers, we recommend preparing for the end of the world on a much smaller scale where you can chose people to be in the bomb shelter based on their skills that they will bring to the post-apocalyptic world. And most importantly, chose people with whom you get along.
http://www.instituteforhumancontinuity.org/#/lottery
The Institute for Human Continuity. An organization that has taken it upon itself to ensure the survival of the human race beyond 2012. I was so excited and vowed to sign up for the lottery ASAP. They also have plans for the ark already built for us! What a perfect opportunity, to have entertainment giant Sony Pictures on the bandwagon for End of the World Preparedness! Wait, what? Sony Pictures has announced plans to help humankind survive the end of the world? Something is fishy about that...
Oh wait, it is because this is just a ploy to promote a new movie. And, it sucks that their lottery is only good for one person. What is the point in surviving the end of the world if your family and friends are not there as well? That is why, dear readers, we recommend preparing for the end of the world on a much smaller scale where you can chose people to be in the bomb shelter based on their skills that they will bring to the post-apocalyptic world. And most importantly, chose people with whom you get along.
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