AUGUST 5, 2012 @ 01:13 PM


I finally had enough time to catch up on some series this weekend and the first season of ‘The Walking Dead’ went down. Luckily there’s another season to go, because I’m hooked and I need more. Not only is it fun, but it got me thinking.

People have been into zombies and the whole concept of the apocalypse for a while now. Thanks to that and modern technology, we can visualise the dreaded end of the world better than ever before. I have absolutely no idea if it’s really appealing for whatever reason, or is it just morbid human curiosity, but I adore the genre. My favourite thing to do while watching that kind of stuff is to sit in front of the laptop, point my finger and comment. It goes kind of like this:

‘Why didn’t she take that can of beans, she’ll need it later or she’ll eat her own fingers.’
‘Just take it you idiot, he’s dead – he doesn’t care.’
‘What are you waiting for, shoot it in the head you moron.’


But would I really be all that badass if it happened? That is totally debatable. I do have a plan, though – at least if zombocalypse happens.

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1) Shoot ‘em up!
Does it seem dead? Then it’s not dead enough! Finding a weapon and using it without hesitation is essential. No time for compassion or feelings if I want to survive. Zombies need a bullet in the head and the head needs to come off, just in case.
But…

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I don’t have a gun and I don’t have a knife sharp or big enough to chop up anything bigger than a potato. Also, I’m the kind of person who stops to move earthworms and snails off the road, how the hell would I ever kill anything?! eeek



2) Get out of the damn city or any other populated areas.
That’s where they hang out, that’s where they look for living people stupid enough to stay behind. I’d just grab essentials (food, water, warm clothes) and get my ass out of there as fast as I could. I’d try to get to the mountains and spend the rest of my life picking berries, hunting and enjoying the view.
But…

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I’d probably wait until the last moment to get out, because I trust people too much. I’d listen to the authorities, stay calm and all that crap. Also, I doubt I’d be able to leave without my cats, which would slow me down and make a helluva lot of noise, because you just don’t put my kitties in a box. They scream – a lot. Plus, I can’t drive. frown



3) Take what you need
Abandoned cars and houses would be the best place to look for supplies. I’d get rid of any nearby zombies or just sneak around them and carefully and methodically search every single one. There might be ammo, water, clothes, food and other cool stuff to trade with any other survivors. If you’ve played Fallout, you know how it works. No time to cry over lost lives or memories, survival is the key.
But…

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I’d not only break down over any photo of a happy family or a teddy bear, I’d also collect any stray animal I found during my explorations and end up with the biggest animal shelter in the world and then they would eat me 'cause I possibly couldn't provide all that food. skull



So yeah, I like to believe I’d be all badass, a ‘things need to be done to survive’ kind of person, but I’d probably last a week at most. But thank you TV and video games for preparing us all. Without you I’d just hide under my bed and wait for some hot hero to drag me out and save my ass. whatever

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But it’ll probably just be the fat old guy next door. biggrin

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Fische

Fische

HOPEFUL

United Kingdom

AUG 05, 2012 01:20 PM

This blog was so cute! haha.
I'm exactly the same with saving animals and doubting I could kill anything. But a zombie's a zombie! They look so unnatural, I think your killer instinct would kick in.
Now, off to think about who my hot hero would be to drag me out and save my ass.....

cudnovati

cudnovati

Mexico
January 2005

AUG 05, 2012 01:25 PM

all those zombie apocalypse survival guides are wrong... there will never be a zombie apocalypse tongue

oh and to answer your question from days ago :o i´m doing alright, getting better from the virus i caught somewhere and getting ready to shoot some sets this next week : )

catdad

catdad

Portland, OR
August 2002

AUG 05, 2012 01:38 PM

If I collected things like I do in games, I'd need a very large truck to hold everything. I have some tools and yard implements I could use or make into weapons for killing them. I'd prefer having a few really slow moving zombies to practice with first. I don't think I'd have a problem killing random zombies. I'd definitely think twice if I recognized it was someone I had known, however. There were times where the small skeletons and teddy bears got to me a bit in Fallout 3 - plus some of the holodisk recordings were sad.

steeldog

steeldog

USA
December 2011

AUG 05, 2012 02:39 PM

did you see the movie "the road"? it probable won't even be "zombies" that are attacking people, but other selfish people! and of course in "the book of eli" he was using the cat grease as lip-balm! surviving will take some serious guts and will powermad...if i lived within a 1000 miles i would come to save youkiss

StCyr

StCyr

Louisville, KY
March 2007

AUG 05, 2012 02:48 PM

Pax_

Pax_

HOPEFUL

Irvine, CA

AUG 05, 2012 03:03 PM

This makes me wonder what you would do if animals were affected by the zombie virus. Would you be able to put any down that came across your path? And where would you feel safer at then? If you enjoy that kind of stuff you should totally read Swan Song. It's incredible.

dreamfoundry

dreamfoundry

South Africa
July 2005

AUG 05, 2012 03:54 PM

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Problem solved. wink

Anjave

Anjave

Australia
May 2007

AUG 05, 2012 04:18 PM

Life of a Zombie, eat, eat and eat. smile

Medicstudent

Medicstudent

Canada
December 2011

AUG 05, 2012 08:35 PM

Well you may be in South Africa, but I can still sail so if you can make it to the coast I'd sail us to the Azores or somewhere else remote and out of the way, pick up stray people as we go along animals if we can, but probably only dogs, cats are wonderful companions but poor early warning systems if the walking dead approach.
Also pick up this, it is full of handy tidbits of info.
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ShaunR

ShaunR

Dearborn, MI
May 2010

AUG 05, 2012 08:36 PM

When the zombie Apocalypse comes I'll probably end up as dinner. I just hope I don't end up as the zombie smile. If your into zombies you should totally check out DayZ though.

AtomicBetty

AtomicBetty

Aurora, CO
May 2012

AUG 05, 2012 09:18 PM

Yes! We would all be badass because we learned from the mistakes we saw happen on the Walking Dead smile

shootermedic

shootermedic

Redlands, CA
May 2012

AUG 05, 2012 11:52 PM

You are TOOO funny!! biggrin Having said that, if it goes down, I'll work on getting down there to save you.... heaven knows you'll need it! tongue wink biggrin

Lunar

Lunar

SUICIDEGIRL

South Africa

AUG 06, 2012 03:13 AM

I know so exciting. Very funny blog smile

Pax_

Pax_

HOPEFUL

Irvine, CA

AUG 06, 2012 10:43 AM

I figure if its a zombie virus (for lack of a better word) they might resemble something similar to cute and fluffy but be different. Or they might look like those feral dogs in I Am Legend. There would probably be differences though.

I love books like that! I did the same thing with The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. And A Rumor of Gems by Ellen Steiber. I love to read so any other recommendations are highly welcomed. smile

RollnRob

RollnRob

Canandaigua, NY
April 2008

AUG 06, 2012 01:30 PM

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