Its the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine

The assignment: Write a diary entry describing your first day as the lone survivor in a post-apocalyptic world.

1. Use the web application "Ground Zero" to help you get in a post-apocalyptic frame of mind.
Ground Zero is an evil-minded, utterly absorbing Web app that uses Google Maps and Javascript to simulate the blast radius of any number of nuclear weapons. It allows you to see just how far away you’d need to get from a bomb detonation in your hometown — or to take your aggressions out on someone else’s city.



2. Listen to the R.E.M. song to deepen your experience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXp91aYhOBg

3. Begin your journal entry with the following phrase: "Its the end of the world as I know it, but I feel..."