end of the world?

Guaranteed to be fodder for mundane afternoon radio programs across the world is "Don't panic, we're not going to die... or are we?" story about European phycists messing around with smashing atoms to try and recreate the big bang.

While my mottto is 'Now children, don't smash anything that you can't see with the naked eye," some people are get seriously worried, saying the world might end.

But let's face it, people said that aeroplanes were going to fall at of the sky and things were going to implode when the clock stuck Y2K (tee hee, that sounds rather antiquated!).

I've never quite trusted scientists, but I think that's because I'm crap at science rather actually harbouring any ill-will towards them.

But just in case the world suddenly explodes and all they can save is Google's mega-servers, let the following be known:

• I still have those beautiful red shoes and the matching beautiful red sore on my foot.
• It's still bloody cold in Orange
• I'm still hopelessly in love with someone who is hopelessly in love with himself.
• I still crave a meaning and a purpose.
• I still want to get out of Orange, write a book, find a meaningful job and have brunch with friends. Often.

However much I'm wary of scientists, these smashing experiments are happening in Switzerland and as far as I'm aware nothing bad has ever come out of Switzerland. And as Mat of Melbourne has just informed us through the news.com.au message thread for this news story:

Ummm, this is not the first time this experiment has been carried out, and I
didn't seeor hear about the first complex disappear into a black hole under the
Franco-Swiss border near Geneva, Switzerland.

Well done Mat, you're such a smart cookie that you don't need an extra 'T' at the end of your name.

And if the world doesn't implode, explode or merely come to an end in a big bang tomorrow, I'll see you same time, same place.