Z is for Zombies

This blog still exists post-zombie class.  We could strive to continue to make this blogsite the go-to for zombie information.  Is anyone else down to continue to keep it alive....err undead?

During the last few months of any semester a few things can always be counted on. Homework will pile up, meal points will dwindle, and the souls of students will fade until they are resigned to sit in a desk in the library staring at nothing.  The semester always starts out with high hopes- my classes are so interesting, I'm going to work so hard, my social life is great, the

Since reading WWZ I've been keeping an eye on China, and what I've seen has been disturbingly foreshadowing. It started with dead pigs being pulled out of the Huangpu river. My first thought was obviously that interview in WWZ when we think we've found the "source" of the virus - in a body of water in China. No, no, Jen. Stay clam. It's just China cracking down on contaminated meat

In Zone One, author Colson Whitehead describes the protagonist as having followed the “American checklist.” The American checklist, like any agenda, results in zombifying effects: you forget to think for yourself and question things, and follow the agenda. This particularly concerning for our political system, which is mostly represented by two very opposing sides. If you are a democrat, you

This semester I took a course called adaptation to climate change. In it, we discussed how communities respond during disastrous events, how they may become more resilient in the aftermath, and general sentiments regarding environmentalism—which often include a kind of fatalistic outlook. Professors in the environmental studies department try not to appear “doom and gloom” about the state of

The Bad Lip Reading of The Walking Dead I came across this and I had to share so all of you to enjoy. The voices are actually well done and it makes even the most disappointing scenes of the series, enjoyable. And also, I want to know what direction you think the series is headed in! 

We spent a lot of time playing the "what if" game this semester. It was fun...a lot of fun and I certainly learned a lot and thought about a lot of cool things. Thats the fun with things that are fantasy..its just that..fantasy it probably wont happen. On the other hand, the reason its fun to think about is that it could happen. I'm feeling a little nostalgic pending

A continuation from Blog Post 2. An abrupt sensation, an overflow of stimuli; lucidity permeates my inner workings. I've been here before, many times in fact. She's not a stranger collapsed on my lawn but another embodiment of a recurring theme that has plagued my dreams since the dawn of the crisis. Traumatic dreams are a common symptom of post-apocalyptic stress disorder. Lucidity is perhaps

Let me preface this quick story with two disclaimers for the internet. 1.The medical procedures I describe in this post are legal if done by a licensed medical provider (I am one and so is the person described in the post). 2. I am 21 years old and can legally consume as much alcohol as I want...yeah I'm a big boy. Also if you dont like needles...dont read...sorry if

  The Candy Kingdom rests peacefully after a long day of festivities to honor the advent of Princess Bubblegum's new decorpsinator serum. The original serum was flawed and then supposedly perfected by PB to restore its intended effect of reviving the fallen Candy People who are no longer with us. Little do the Candy People know, their revived love ones will only maintain temporary control

Blogger Don Juan made an interesting post a few weeks ago about what it means to be living according to the seven characteristics of life identified by scientists, and if zombies possess or are capable of such traits. What is not quite included in these characteristics but important nonetheless is spritus and anima.  Apparently these Latin words were once part of the

!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } Very Appreciative: First off I would like to thank everyone who filled out a bracket, without your responses I would have had a much tougher time in completing the Zombie Royal Rumble. To be honest I had my own personal favorites but it was really helpful to see what the rest of you thought in assessing the fighting prowess

I don’t know about the rest of you but all this talk of zombies has been severely cutting into sleep time. After many years of diligent research I have determined that my body performs best when I have logged a solid 8 and 2/3’s hours of sleep each night. Yeah that’s right, 8 hours and forty minutes. All those scientist hacks who say 8 hours is sufficient clearly didn’t test out 8:40 or they

In all the literature we have read, along with the movies we have watched their have been some characters that make it through the zombie apocalypse and others who don’t. This brings me to the question “would I make it in a zombie apocalypse?” Obviously there are several factors that play a role, such as, “Where I am located? Who am I with? The type of zombies I am up against? What weapons I

In all the literature we have read, along with the movies we have watched their have been some characters that make it through the zombie apocalypse and others who don’t. This brings me to the question “would I make it in a zombie apocalypse?” Obviously there are several factors that play a role, such as, “Where I am located? Who am I with? The type of zombies I am up against? What weapons I

SCENE I [A forensics laboratory in Northern Ireland. Two anthropologists stand over an operating table. The light is interrogating. The backdrop is dim and the bay windows dark. One figure is male, the other female. The decrepit mass on the table resembles a skeleton hide.] SCIENTIST Scalpel. ASSISTANT Doctor? SCIENTIST Yes, Laura? ASSISTANT The spec. data indicates dairy and meat digestion,

Didn’t mean to disregard the final post and so it goes. I also wasn’t really sure where to take this; we’ve literally covered everything related to zombies that I can think of. Then I remembered the one problem/question/whatever I’ve always had with the zombie genre that no one seems to be concerned with: zombie teeth. Considering that the archetypical zombie spends his, or her, time preoccupied

Hello Hello, I'll be 'presenting' this story today. Thought if you were interested in the presentation it might be worth a read. Cheers, W. For Emily A, whose faith inspires even the faithless. Every Sunday, the doors to St. Michael’s church in Amherst, Massachusetts are open. Inside its doors stands an armed security guard, the mercenary type, the only type of guns money can buy this late