Tonight I am going to re-watch Dawn of the Dead
Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2005 3:49 pm
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Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2005 3:49 pm
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I may have mentioned in the past that I have a fear of zombies. A serious, freaky-phobia. I think about them all the time.
All the time.
James bought me "The Zombie Survival Guide" it was meant to be a joke, but I read that thing from cover to cover. And I have to tell ya, if you are scared of zombies, don't read it. Its told from the point of view that zombies exist, and at any time there could be an attack. There is even a "history of zombie attacks" in the back. The latest being 2002.
While most people would find this humorous, I find myself constantly having to remind myself that "they're not really real, they're not really real" as I read the book.
The only part of the book that I think actually helped me was the chapter on "Living in an undead world".
This all started because of Dawn of the Dead. That movie freaked me out, big time.
(This may be a spoiler, so if you haven't seen it and are planning to, skip this paragragh.)
The movie was good. A good scary movie with a great beginning. But, it ended weird. Nothing was resolved. There was no happy ending. The cavalry did not ride in and save everyone. They were in an undead world, no one could help, because everyone died.
I can't deal with that shit! I need everything tied up in a pretty bow or I will obsess. Which is exactly what has happened.
You know how when you go to bed, and you lay there waiting to fall asleep, and think? I spend that time contemplating zombies. What I would do if one came in the house. How we would survive a zombie siege. Would we survive a zombie siege. How to live in a world full of zombies. And so on.
When we are out, driving, I look at the houses passing by, and I comment on the ones I think would be zombie proof. (Windows high up, good strong fencing, solid doors with no glass) I compare the merits of say, a school and a supermarket.
By the way Walmart looks pretty good to me... Cinderblock walls, not very many windows, and a ton of supplies. Everything you could possibly need is right there! You could survive a long time in a Walmart.
I am trying to get over this fear. To become desensitized. So far I have subjected myself to every zombie movie I can get my hands on. Resident Evil: Apocalypse, 28 Days Later, even Shaun of the Dead! (which is wicked gory, by the way)
I think its working. I wasn't so scared when we watched 28 Days...
Although I did run out the room a lot, mostly cause it was uber-icky.
Tonight I am going to re-watch Dawn of the Dead.
Things you can only learn from movies and television...
If I see one more little winky...
right now
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Currently Reading: Learn at Home (Hannah's Curriculum Book)
Listening To: pink t-shirt, black slacks
To Do List: The guy will agree
Currently Reading: Learn at Home (Hannah's Curriculum Book)
Listening To: pink t-shirt, black slacks
To Do List: The guy will agree
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