20XX

2012. The year everything is supposed to end!... or begin, or start over or something. No one really knows what is supposed to happen, but there sure are plenty of theories. Some say the magnetic poles will flip, causing the magnetic field around the Earth to weaken and allow the sun to bombard us with radiation. Some say that a mysterious rogue planet will enter our solar system and aliens will hop off of it and take over our world. Some say that the Earth will cross through the galactic center of the Milky Way and cosmic radiation from the great black hole in the center of the galaxy will reprogram our DNA and cause a spontaneous evolution. Then again, some say nothing will happen. In the end, does it really matter? All of these things seem so beyond our realm of control that should there even be a reason to worry about them? Then again, is 2012 really just the next Y2K? all hype and hope? Planet X survival kits and tin foil...er anti-radiation lining for your house? I'm sure plenty of imaginative "kits" will become available to anyone willing to spend their money on them when 2012 rolls around, but don't let the crazy talk get to you... but then again, a few boxes of tin foil and a roll of duct tape can always come in handy.