Extraterrestrials? In My Near Earth Orbit?

The internet is alive with alien arrival rumors for tomorrow, October 14th. What started as message board rumors blossomed into mainstream media coverage today. The story first hit Britain's Daily Star nearly 15 hours ago. As of right now, Google News is now tracking 11 mainstream media outlets running with the same story. 

The interesting angle this story takes on is the reported stoppage of any bets taken by British bookies over the extraterrestrial visitation. One of the largest online booking agencies, William Hill, suspended bets after a sudden marked increase on big-dollar bets. With 1000-1 odds, a satirical bet like this coming true would render bookies insolvent in short order.

There is nothing cooler than the thought of alien invasion, honestly it would be kick-ass. Unfortunately, I cannot get past the fact that this whole rumor began with one person -a psychic dismissably named Blossom Goodchild. Internet searches reveal her rumor mentioned online as early as September 16th. Curiously, bookies stopped taking bets only within the past few days. Why the sudden surge in bets now? 

In any case, I am holding out some hope for an interesting news cycle tomorrow, and will even glance up at the sky every so often. As Cascadian skies usually mean slate gray, maybe a sunbreak here or there will reveal the mothership.