Zombie Hunter Arrested....

How did I miss this story during my recent Zombie Week?  Taken directly from the SyFy Blaster website (via NY Post)

You'd think that, with all the strange things on display in New York City's infamously skeevy Port Authority bus depot, a heavily armed dude with a vacant, hollow look in his eyes wouldn't necessarily strike one as being "out of place." Apparently, some things will still get you arrested.

Namely, walking around strapped to the teeth. According to The New York Post, two Port Authority cops became wary of self-described "zombie enthusiast" Christopher Rodger because he was wearing a trench coat on a warm night.

Then they spotted the camouflage duffel bag. After the officers questioned him—during which Rodger admitted that he was carrying a gas-powered pellet gun—they searched the 25-year-old and discovered five samurai swords, three daggers, night-vision goggles, burglar tools and hand-drawn blueprints.

The partridge, apparently, wouldn't come down from the pear tree. It heard there might be zombies.

Final Zombie Week Thoughts....

I'm pretty sure that if the zombie Apocalypse hits tomorrow I would have a better than average chance of survival based on my knowledge of the subject over my physical conditioning. But, if you are uninformed on the subject I will leave you with an abbreviated list of important things to know. (Stolen with love from Zombieland)

1. Cardio -- running is your friend, as long as the zombies are walkers!
2. Double Tap -- Better to be Safe than Sorry!
3. Beware of bathrooms -- Nothing like getting bit while taking a crap.
4. Wear seat belts -- applies to non-zombie apocalypse situations
5. Swiss Army Knife -- It's not just for MacGyver anymore
6. Don't be a hero -- well...unless you really have to (Example: she's really hot!)
7. Limber up -- Nothing sucks more than pulling a hammy and getting eaten!
8. Get a Kickass partner -- safety in numbers bro...safety in numbers
9.Check your back seat -- same goes for leaving the strip club...
10. Avoid strip clubs -- watch Zombie Strippers to find out why
11. Enjoy the Small things -- When the apocalypse comes this will be important to keep your sanity.
12. Hygiene -- Again a good rule to follow in all situations...but the smellier you are the easier you are to find.

Zombie Week Continues...

Zombie or Supermodel...you make the call!

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Best and Worst of Zombies...

Just a few pro's and con's of dealing with, being, and watching the Undead!

Pro's

*No need for a job! -- Let's face it, you are not going to get hired to do a damn thing if you come back from the dead. I don't care how great your CV was prior

*There doesn't seem like there is going to be a big need for cash for anything. -- What with the running (or fast walking) around and eating of brains and all.

*You usually don't see a lot of Zombie on Zombie violence. -- Think about that one. When was the last time you watched a zombie movie that had one Zombie attack another, unprovoked.
*Life span, such as it is, seems to be pretty decent as long as you can get some brains!
*Pretty much everyone knows how to kill a zombie...so even the dummies among us shouldn't have a steep learning curve on how to battle their way to freedom (or at least help their smarter friends survive a little longer).
*Finally those fencing lessons, baseball swing coach sessions and redneck bow hunting sessions will come in handy.


Con's
*You're Fucking un-dead. -- enough said
*Communication skills seem to revert back to grunts and groans with no discernible vocal structure-- On the bright side --> I'll never have to hear a new Justin Beiber song on the radio!!!
*A ton of walking. -- Apparently zombies don't remember how to drive cars so there is a lot of walking and staggering from A to B.
*No sex...at least as far as we know.--  What's the point of living forever as a grumpy flesh eater if, you know, you can't get it on, or even rub one off, without the risk of vital parts just falling off?
*Let's face it, at a certain point we are going to run out of ammo.
Best and worst of the Zombie culture

Best:
World War Z -- Max Brooks
Zombie Survival Guide -- Max Brooks
Shaun of the Dead
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
The Walking Dead
Fido -- tragically under seen zombie movie in my opinion. It's a touching story about a boy...and his pet zombie (p.s. Billy Connelly is Awesome)
Everything George Romero

Worst:
Zombie Strippers
Zombies of Mass Destruction
Most TV zombies prior to The Walking Dead
Running Zombies -- as the motivational picture at the top says, Running Zombies -- Now we're fucked.

Too Close to call:
Internet Zombie Fan fiction-- now I'm not one to begrudge a growing writer...my own blog is no prize winner. But, there has a to be a point where someone says enough is enough. Some of these writers have to have at least one friend who can say "dude, maybe you should just keep that one for yourself." Really this extends out to the whole fan fiction sub genre.  Don't get me wrong. Some is actually really good. There are also some underground zombie fanfic graphic novels that are both well written and well drawn. And as zombie art goes...the Internet is filled with bad ass Zombie art. Take this guy for instance who has been tattooed to look like the undead. Over Kill? Yes. Bad Ass? Hell Yes!

While trying to think where my love of the living dead started I would have to say it was one of the many original Night of the Living Dead movies. Which transitioned me nicely into video games like Resident Evil and then back into movies like Shaun of the Dead, Resident Evil, Night/Dawn/Day of the dead.

More Zombies....

I'm starting to think this is Zombie theme week for me!  I can't seem to shake thoughts of the undead. Most of which are the normal thoughts:

Where do I go when the undead rise?
How many weapons are too many weapons to carry around when fending off the flesh eaters?
If I get bitten, do I want to turn of be popped in the head?
Would I kill my best friend if he turned into a zombie? Or keep him in a shed in the back yard chained to a post so we could play Playstation? (thank you Shaun of the Dead for making that an option!)

But, the real mind benders are the thoughts that, as George Carlin once stated, "are the ones that kept me out of the good schools!"

If the dead return...would the Beatles get back together?
What would zombie Jimi Hendrix sound like?
Who would be the first person to get a Zombie reality show?
Who (and you know this would happen) would be the first celebrity caught with a zombie hooker? -- even money is on Charlie Sheen at the present time. Hell, he may actually be a zombie when the revolution comes!

See what I have to deal with when I let my mind wander on a topic??

Zombies, Zombies and More Zombies (with a little Donald Duck too)

Apparently I've had zombies on the brain for the last few days. I had a dream last night that I had to fight off the zombie attack with nothing more than a broad sword and the help of Donald Duck. I swear I was doing no drugs before I went to bed...I have no idea where Donald came from. Also, it's sadly not the first time I've had that dream!

On a side note -- Donald Duck sucks at killing zombies. His height is an advantage to eluding zombies, but does tend to decrease his accuracy at acheiving proper zombie kill shots (he has to shot them in the knees then the head, not very practical).

Apparently, in my dream state zombie dream world there are no rules. The dead rise, robots are on the side of the zombies, cats lay with dogs, and cartoon characters have joined the fight to stop the revolt. Yeah, there were robots too...and some pretty witty dialogue if I remember correctly.  I'm pretty sure if I cold rememebr all my jacked up dreams I would be able to pull a killer movie out of the ramblings. Or, at least a good graphic novel.

Not to toot my own horn...but I have some awesome freaking dreams. Maybe I should keep a note pad near my bed, or a tape recorder to save these nuggets of awesomeness. If you are into dream analysis I beg you to tell me what this is all about. The big book of dreams I got at Boarders about 10 years ago covers 10,000 dreams and nothing comes close to covering this one!!

Nutter Radio -- the follow up

This is the first time I am actively setting time aside to listen to Coast to Coast AM.  I usually find it on the way home...or when my Pandora app doesn't want to work (iHeartRadio also a fine app). But, for tonight...I am eagerly waiting for my Coast to Coast AM Show.

What topic has be all excited? Aliens...nope! Economics...nope! Ghosts...Nope!  The answer is politics.  That's right politics....with a twist.


Vote or Die! or could it be
Die and Vote!


Zombies baby...zombies!

Tonight on Coast to Coast AM...the ramifications of the coming zombie Apocalypse on world government. Specifically, what if they get organized and take control of government. Awe--wait for it--SOME!!!

Apparently there have been some "serious" studies that have been done on the subject that have dealt with the ramifications of the dead returning to this world and possibly holding a majority vote advantage over the living.

This may be the finest few hours of radio EVER broadcast. Forget "War of the Worlds", forget charity concerts, politics in a world over populated by zombies = best ever!

For a good read check out this pdf file that, a few years back, was up on the University of Florida's website. It lays out the student guidelines for a zombie outbreak on campus. It has all the important info: where to go, how and when classes would be cancelled. Most important of all it answers the age old questions of, "When does it become acceptable to kill you teacher/roommate?". All around good info to have!