The Mayan Calendar }355{

Okay people, hey there again :D
So I’m gonna start with where the 2012 end of the world thing all came from. This blog will not be written from a religious view at all, or from a sceptical, it’s-all-bullshit way either. I reckon it could actually happen (not to mention ridiculously fun and terrifying) and I’m kinda hoping it does too! I’ve got my countdown all up there and my bucket list on my wall and up to about 30 things to do so far already – it’s gunna be my new years resolution to get it all done in the 12 months I got left :D

 Alright, basically it all started with the Mayan calendar stopping completely on a day calculated to be the 21/12/12. Now the Mayans were able to predict every solar and lunar eclipse to within seconds. EVERY. Solar and lunar eclipse.
  From the sceptic’s view, they argue that the Mayans were a primitive civilisation, and the fact that they believed that human sacrifice powered the sun means that they couldn’t be right about the end of the calendar. However, they didn’t simply ‘run out of rocks to write on’ as many people tell me when I’ve asked for their opinions. 2012, on the Mayan calendar actually marks a b’ak’tun, which is the end of a time period. In Mayan literature there is mention of world ages, and it is said we are living in the fourth world – this particular book mention the death and age of the previous (third) world after  thirteen b’ak’tuns. So apparently the fourth world, which is us, will also end when it reaches the completion of thirteen b’ak’tuns, which is the Mayan date of 13.0.0.0.0, or our 21/12/12

Hmm, so there is an old inscription referencing the b’ak’tun 13 – it’s been translated but it was defaced so something’s couldn’t be.
tzuhtzjo:m uy-u:xlaju:n pik
chan ajaw u:x uni:w
uhto:m il[?]
ye'ni/ye:n bolon yokte'
ta chak joyaj

It will be completed the 13th b'ak'tun.

It is 4 Ajaw 3 K'ank'in

and it will happen a 'seeing'[?].

It is the display of B'olon-Yokte'

in a great "investiture".^[29]

And so yeah, B’olon-Yokte’ is a god of war, conflict and the underworld and from what I gather, he is represented in an artwork involved in a sacrifice to end all years. I’ll keep researching and updating on what I already know, but I gotta run for now :D

 

 Thanks all, let me know what you think about it too – if ya too shy for a comment, feel free to pm me, I don’t bite often!

  ~Grimm (355 days to go)

Grimm's Apocalypse Guide - Weapons Part I

Weapons:
I hear all the time about the best weapons being chainsaws and machine guns. Both do very good damage and you could probably sever a lot of heads with a decent chainsaw. But what do you do if you run out of fuel? Or what if the chain gets stuck? I suppose you could start hitting the zombies with it, but I can’t imagine a smooth pull from a zombies flesh and tattered clothing. So let’s put the chainsaw to bed. Now let’s talk guns. Keeping a small hand pistol on you might be handy for tight scrapes, but if we’re talking about machine guns – you’ll go through ammunition very quickly. I would save the big guns for when you’ve set up your HQ. Keep on you a big gun and a small gun – use them very sparingly. The difficult thing about guns though is actually getting your hands on them – unless you live in America. The first thing anyone wil think of in a zombie apocalypse is ‘Gunshop’. Now I don’t know about you, but if you want to go up against tens of scared civilians fighting for the one gun, go right ahead. I’d rather wait ‘til Trigger Happy Jack has done his thing and left with the gun. Another thing about guns is that they make big noises. In a world where the undead are attracted to bright colours or loud noises, you might want to rethink letting all the zombies in the near vicinity know exactly where you are – am I right? So remember; use them only when absolutely necessary.
If you have the chance and skill, a school bow and arrow set or better, a crossbow might be good. They’re fairly quiet, and have good range. However the problem again is ammunition. You might want to find ‘Carpenter’.
So we move on to knives and swords. If this was what you were initially thinking, good on you. They are as silent as you want them to be. Most of them will probably pull out nicely. But what kind? If you’ve played video games you’ll be pretty familiar with the term dual wielding, and two handed swords. If you haven’t played video games and you don’t understand from just the words, you’re probably not going to survive the Zompocalypse out of sheer stupidity. You might want to band up with ‘Rocket Scientist’ or ‘Smart Arse’, but you’d probably only be zombie fodder.  
Now you’ll have to find what suits you. ‘Trial and Error’{see Method Systems) is fine, but think about your body shape before plucking out that 20 kilogram double sword. If you are lean, (so fairly thin but strong) you might want to dual wield. Go for something light – a longer sword and a shorter one. If you are fairly broad shouldered and muscled, you can go ahead and try the bigger sword if you think you can handle it. The Japanese samurai had the right idea with their katana – these are also a good idea. So did the Shaolin monks. But remember; if you’re going to have something sharp –keep it sharp and not rusty. Make sure to pick up a sharpener and to keep your weapon clean – it’s your new, best friend, and it sure as hell won’t leave you alone with fifteen zombies. 

To be continued next Thursday xD 

Oh and really sorry for the late post - Got carried away with CampNaNoWriMo aheh... :P 

See ya next week, 

   Grimm