40 Days and 40 Nights

In this presumably apocalyptic year of 2012, I planned to spend my seemingly apocalyptic 40th birthday in some kind of apocalyptic fashion. Originally I had my eyes on something involving explosions of some sort, shooting machine guns, wild end-of-the-world type romps. But a little research led to the realization that those are all POST-apocalyptic type scenarios, and better suited for next year's birthday celebration (stay tuned). This year, as I complete one decade of life and move in to another, is much better suited to the pursuit of apocalyptic dreams and visions. Because the number 40 itself is associated with periods of significance from a variety of religions and folklore (often involving dreams and visions), it also seems appropriate to incorporate the number 40 itself in my celebration(s). So I have decided that this year I am going to spend 40 days and 40 nights in the desert (like Jesus), on the mountain (like Moses), or in the wilderness (like Ilyas). However, since I am really not an old-school prophet type dude, my 40 days and 40 nights will not be consecutive and luxury accommodations may or may not be included. Perhaps this will somewhat dilute the significance of any dreams, visions or wisdom received, but at the very least I expect a vision of how best to enact my mid-life crisis now that I'm in my 40's.