I love the Walking Dead

As you may know from previous blog posts....

I love the Walking Dead

I love everything about it.

The acting

the writing

the zombies

the scenery

dare I even say.....the violence

I may have also already mentioned that my brother Michael

you may remember him as the most amazing brother in the world 

is the first to introduce me to the world of zombies when he took me to see Night of the Living Dead.

It was this movie that sealed my love for the decaying flesh of the zombie.

This summer I decided to read all of the comics

I originally purchased them from Barnes in Noble via Book 1 which featured the first 12 comics put together nicely in a single book.

But that started getting a little pricey as each book was 14.99 

One day while wondering the isles of Barnes and Noble I found the Walking Dead Compendium

which contained 1-48

Needless to say I snatched that up because it was way cheaper than purchasing 

all of those individual books.

The only complaint I had with it is that it is about the size of a Philadelphia phone book 

and just as heavy.

There are a few differences between the comics and the television show.

None that really bother me.

After all as a Stephen King fan I am used to film writers/ television writers making random unnecessary changes to a very good story.

Usually with King however it ends up being awful.

But with this it's not too bad.

My only disappointment is actually with the comics and that is that there is no Daryl Dixon character

and I love Daryl Dixon

  

Anyway a coworker.....well sort of.....had the rest of the books and with those it brought me up to comic 100 and since then I have been purchasing the comics myself as they come out.

The only problem with that is that I got used to the giant book or the smaller book containing multiple comics so the actual comic books seem so short.

It's kind of like someone setting a cupcake in front of you and you just want to devour the whole thing but you are only allowed to like nibble little pieces off once a month at random times.

I am a huge fan of television 

I am not proud to say

But this season I have only been really addicted to two shows.

The Walking Dead and Homeland 

The rest of the shows I watch I don't mind if I miss and episode 

or if I read a spoiler

But these shows I can't miss and if I do then I am waking up at the crack of dawn to watch them before I go to work.

American Horror is no where near as good this year and that makes me sad because that was one of my most favorite shows last year.

Anyway......

I now consider myself a comic book nerd

just one more nerdy thing to add to the list of nerdy things about me.

Walkind Dead

Last night was the premiere of Walking Dead!

********Spoiler Alert**********

We find our friends loading up their vehicles and driving down the highway.

They run into an obstacle across the road and then suddenly the RV dies.

As they are scavenging the cars left in the road...some with dead people inside

Suddenly some walkers show up and Oh My God are they freaking creepy.

Its very dramatic as they are hiding under the cars and the kids are separated

from their parents. The little girls Mom is all kinds of crazy. 

The pain in the ass blonde who the old man "saved" last season

A save I am sure he is regretting cause she is being a nasty bitch now

gets trapped in the RV with a walker and she stabs him in the eye with a screwdriver.....So cool!

Just as you think they survived and the herd of walkers has passed

OH NO a walker hears the little girl and now he is climbing under the car to get her

She runs and the walkers chase after her

Our hero Rick goes after the walkers....but he can't use his gun cause it will alert 

the herd that has passed.

So he hides the little girl....who turns out to be a stupid little girl cause she leaves the spot he put her

and he lures the two walkers away and then kills them both by 

smashing them in the head with a big rock......

Side Note........this is why I love zombies and this show in particular. 

I love the old school zombie rules it follows.....they aren't super fast or super strong. 

They can be killed and sometimes its as simple as smashing them in the head with a rock 

or ramming a screwdriver through their eye.

Its just so cool!

Anyway so Rick goes back and the kid is gone.

The Mom is all like "How could you leave her?"

So he goes back out to search.

The annoying blonde woman aka Andrea is all like "I want my gun" and "you should have let me die"

blah blah blah stop your damn whining there is a kid missing.

So our group hears church bells and when they find the church there are some walkers sitting in the pews which was creepy awesome. 

They decide to split up with Rick and that loser Shane staying behind to continue the search.

Carl is like "I want to stay Sophia is my friend" and for some unknown  freaking reason

his parents are like "Yeah thats cool what the hell lets just put all the kids in danger" so he stays behind with his Dad and the dude his Mom was screwing when she thought her husband was dead.

The other group leaves and Lori is all like "get off my husbands back no one else would have even chased after the kid in the first place" and everyone looks down in shame.

Rick, Shane and Carl are walking along and they see a deer.....oh wait Rick talks to the statue of Jesus in the church and asks for a sign......so I am thinking he thinks this beautiful buck is a sign.....anyway Shane raises his rifle....which is weird because they won't shoot the zombies because it makes too much noise but we will shoot a deer?......and Rick motions him to stop because Carl is like mesmerized by the deer and he starts walking toward it. It is a very beautiful moment

sweet innocent deer 

sweet innocent kid

and then BANG!

the deer gets shot and the bullet goes right through the deer and into the kid.

They both go down and...........the screen goes black. 

Credits roll

and I know I will not sleep a wink!

So basically it was like kill the kids off night on the Walking Dead.

Did you watch it last night? What did you think?

I found these awesome bumper stickers which I ordered online 

so cool!

 

Holy Sh*t I am a zombie

My brother texted me this morning and told me that I had to download this awesome app for my iPad.

It's called Zombiebooth and it turns your photo into zombies.

Well not the actual photo

and not an actual zombie 

but you get what I mean......right?

It is amazing! 

 I will probably get fired because since downloading it 

I have just been walking around with my iPad taking pictures of my co-workers.

This is what mine looks like. I made it into a little movie.

I would share the others but I don't feel like asking for their permission.

So freaking awesome right?

Well you know what i will be doing for the rest of the day. If you want me to turn you into a zombie email me a pic and I can upload it to my ipad.

Zombie Apocalypse Bunker

Stacey's got me thinking about zombies.

I think it is a good idea to build a shelter.

Here are some guidelines I would follow:

Make your shelter large enough to have 30 square feet per person.

This will allow for space to sleep......I would go with collapsable bunks but that is just my preference.

Have a secure weapons room. This will be the space that all of your various defense weapons are stored, cleaned and repaired.

Food area should have enough food for the number of people you are supporting in your shelter.

Remember to have at least 1 gallon of water per day per person. A human can live on average 3 to 5 days without water and up to 3 weeks without food. I am sure neither would be a pleasant way to perish.

So its best not to have to find out how long you would last.

Medication, First Aid, Knives, Duct Tape, Flashlights, Batteries and Plastic bags are just a few other supply suggestions I recommend.

I also think it would be beneficial to have some form of entertainment.

Music, Books (of course) and games will be essential in order to keep away that feeling of confinement.

Ensuring that your air filtering system is in top working order is also essential as humans can only last a measley 3 minutes without air.

It is important to make sure your shelter is well stocked as the biggest key in surviving a zombie apocalypse is to AVOID THE ZOMBIES so the fewer trips you need to make to gather more supplies the better.

Are you claustrophobic? Afraid of small spaces? Have a fear of living for a period of time underground?

Check out this link for the first ever zombie proof house.

http://all-that-is-interesting.com/post/4956385434/the-first-zombie-proof-house

Also you should check out the CDC'S (Center for Disease Control) zombie preparedness 101....yes the CDC has everything you need to know for preparing for a zombie apocalypse as well as other disaster related information on their website. 

Follow the link

 http://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2011/05/preparedness-101-zombie-apocalypse/

I hope this information helps in your Zombie Apocalypse preparation. 

Have a Thrilling Thursday

Why I would survive a zombie apocalypse

While looking at my Monday morning zombie-esque co-workers yesterday it got me thinking about my chances of surviving a zombie apocalypse.....and I think they are pretty good!

I took an online quiz and it says I would survive and everyone knows online quizzes are 99.9% accurate. 

Here are some reasons I would survive.

First off I have read and seen every zombie related book and movie.

So I know what I need to know to survive.

Reading is power!

I know how to shoot a gun/rifle. I may not be a sniper but all I need to do is hit them which will give me enough time to get away. Zombies are not fast....you have seen the movies they sort of drag along and when they try to run they trip over each other. My first act of survival will be to gather as many weapons as possible. These include rifles, handguns, baseball bats, hockey sticks...pretty much anything that can be used to whack a zombie over the head. Oh and ammunition can't forget the ammunition.

I am smarter then a zombie which isn't saying much considering a zombies brain is mush. This gives me the advantage of being able to logically think of ways to escape while they are trudging along towards me. This is only necessary if I do not have a weapon at hand.

Zombie do not have super powers that is the main thing here. They can not fly, the don't have super strength, x-ray vision or super speed. I don't have super powers either but I do have a functioning brain and a deep desire to survive.

The best way to avoid a zombie attack is to stay away from the zombies. I am not a hero I just want to survive. There is no shame in running and I don't want to waste ammunition engaging for no reason. Zombies appear to prefer the city, maybe because a city has more people or maybe because they hate pretty meadows with butterflies and flowers, who knows but I will avoid the city only going when I need supplies.

So lets recap

1. Not a hero

2. supplies

3. weapons

4. run

So I am pretty sure I will survive.....how about you?