Nothingness Or Infinity?

I'm still watching the Nova videos I talked about in my last post. Something just occurred to me: Either the universe began as nothing and then BOOM. Or it was always there. Both are very uncomfortable ideas: infinity and Nothingness. So either the universe has always existed in some form, or it merely appeared from nothing. Which do I find more uncomfortable? Definitely the idea of NOTHING THEN BOOM. I'm sure all of you (2 or 3 readers) find the idea of pure nothingness to be more than terrifying; you may also find it very peaceful. When I was younger I would often get think about my death and what it would be like, and every time I would get this image of zooming out of earth and the solar system and then BOOM, the image would end; needless to say it would leave me terrified. My idea of death was infinite nothingness, so perhaps the idea of infinity and nothingness are not too different. However, nothingness could also be described as the complete opposite of infinity, in which case I'd like to revoke the previous sentence. Either way, the idea of nothing freaked my out and still does. The idea of infinity, though impossible to comprehend, is not only less terrifying, but also seems more probable; I mean, who has ever heard of something coming from nothing? But then again, who has ever heard of something w/o a beginning? Neither seems possible. So which idea do you prefer, NOTHINGNESS or INFINITY? I'm assuming no one will comment let alone provoke a thought-inspiring conversation, so I will repost this on my newsvine column shortly. Oh, and I could obviously not find an image of infinity or nothingness, as neither can be properly illustrated in a single 2D image, so I just found a guy with his head in his ass.