Cheer up, it's only money

Installation artist, Stuart Semple unveiled a "Happy Cloud", a 2057-strong wave of fluffy pink smiling faces to put a smile on the otherwise cheerless mugs of Londoners. Made from nothing more than soap, helium, vegetable dye and love, the armada was unleashed outside the Tate Modern over London's Southbank and towards the heart of doom and gloom (read: financial district).

"I just wanted to make a piece of work that would cheer people up a bit. I've had enough of the doom and gloom in the air and I wanted to show something completely positive floating up to the sky."

He notes that even though creativity is not a high priority during the end-of-days, a simple artistic idea like this has the power to do something important even if just for a fleeting moment.

"This was the most straight forward way I could think of to literally contribute something happy to the atmosphere," Stuart says. "I'm hoping it might put a smile on a few people's faces as they go through their day."

Author note: this is the kind of thing that needs to happen outside of the studios of CNN, the BBC, CBS, ABC, NBC and CNNBC to cleanse people's impressions that the world has ended and the liquidation sale is on.