Zombieland

I'm not talking about the movie (which was excellent). I'm talking about my dream. I returned from Portland happy and clear headed, but sleepy (not tired). So naturally I took a nap.

I usually have really intense, vivid dreams, but lately not so much or nothing memorable after 5 minutes of being conscious.

We were in a mall (we being Jared E., Katya, Hallie, Ali, Aaron and one of the guys from the room next to Hallies (can't remember which one), someone else and me), more specifically we were eating in a little restaurant in a department store. We were waiting for one other man to show up and he did after a few minutes. He walked over to me and told me he had a friend with him who needed to sit with us. I agreed, but was a little weirded out by how he said it.

The guy I talked with was tall, dark and handsome. He was dressed up and wearing mostly black. His friend was taller, darker and more attractive (looked kind of like Matthew Bomer), but I didn't like him. In reality I think he's someone I know, but in the dream he looked different than the person I know does. I don't know who that person is though.

He sad down and ate with us though. The whole time I watched him out of the corner of my eye. My instincts told me something wasn't right about him. I couldn't figure out what it was though so I classified him as evil. After our meal we hung out until suddenly my tall, dark, and handsome friend said he and his friend had to leave.

Ali had a thing for my friend and thought something weird was going on also, so we followed them to their car. Imagine my surprise when I realized they had a carriage, not a car. We listened to them talking about something big about to happen and having to prepare for it and casualties etc. Ali tried to stop me, but I leapt out from behind a different car and asked, "What the fuck is going on?" I ran over to the guy and pointed a knife at him. He laughed and said "well I'm glad you're prepared."

I've had a kind of "get to the point, get out or I'll punch you in the face" attitude toward men lately, which is probably why I threatened him with the knife. Anyway there was only room for 2 in the carriage. My friend decided to walk with Ali (she kept changin from Hallie to Ali, so I'm not sure which one she really was). I went in the carriage and he told me a zombie apocolypse had started. He took me to an apartment building inside a warehouse and said this would be the safest place to defend from. He taught me a few spear and sword maneuvers. Later some of the others joined me, including jared, ali/hallie, and my friend. The rest had been bitten by zombies apparently.

So we lived there for awhile. My tall, dark and handsome friend came and went with his friend. We heard stories about how bad it was out there, but we were safe and had everything we needed. Occasionally we would go out on the deck (5 stories high) and watch the mayhem. It was kind of sad actually. People tried to get into our place, but were unable. I think the only person we let in was a kid.

So one day the guy I had previously thought was evil and I had lunch. He finally told me his secret. He was an alien. (In reality this would be a fml moment, because aliens terrify me). I found out that he and his people were sent to save humanity. He also told me that there was a new breed of zombies. The kind that can use their brains. They're like humans, except they possess little emotion and need human flesh to live. They even look relatively normal (a little gray in the skin). He said that he and his people had to regroup on their spaceship and be reborn in order to save humanity. Apparently oxygen did something to them to turn them into humans slowly. He showed my a picture in my mind of what they looked like originally. He looks like the aliens from the energizer battery commercial, but real not cartoon. He was the prince though and his soldiers were like short gremlin things that looked like cute stuffed animals.

So he and my friend left to prepare. One day there was a loud noise and somehow a large wooden ship had crashed 1000 feet or so from our building. The new zombies decided to live there. It was about as tall as the building, so we had to stay inside the building. If they saw us they would try to catch us. One day night I decided to sneak onto the porch in case the aliens were out there. It was wishful thinking really. Unfortunately they saw me. I woke everyone up and yelled that we had to get out. Only Ali/Hallie and I made it out. While the zombies were in the building, she and I ran to the ship and started to climb it. We then realized there were even more zombies in the ship. We ended up clinging to the side where they couldn't get us. I was hanging onto a rope and she was in a crevice.

My arms were getting tired, but luckily the spaceship arrived. I decided that was probably a good time to take over the ship. The nearest zombie woman had been trying to get to me the whole time I was there so I swung over and knocked her off the boat. She died. Ali and I finally managed to kill about 50 zombies on the ship, but more kept coming. Finally the spaceship opened it's door and soldiers marched out. They were pretty much killing machines. The prince came out looking like that alien. I was little creeped out. How would you feel if you were dating a gray alien thing who previously looked like a really hot human man? The battle went on for awhile until someone stabbed him. I thought he was dead, but instead he turned into his human form.

Then I woke up :(
I usually only have zombie dreams when I'm getting sick or have a fever. Neither apply, so I'm not sure what this dream was really about, but I kind of wanted it to continue...

Also it reminded me of freshman year. Imani and I used to share our dreams. It made me realize that aspects of that year weren't so bad. Most were, but there were good times. I also came to the conclusion that I have finally forgiven Harlan. He broke up with me twice and after the second time, I couldn't forgive him. So, I came to despise him and finally I broke it off. It's nice to have one less grudge to harbor.

Awaken All You Night Owls

It's time for me to stretch black wings and extend my fangs.
Just kidding.
Although know there are some of you who think that's true or wish it were.
What is true though?

Zombies seem to be popular again. Although, let's be honest do they ever go out of style? Not since their invention. I have mostly been thinking about it with my best friend. We started a joke zombie killing gang this past summer before beginning college. We're called, The Scavengers, in case you were wondering.

What comes to your mind after watching a zombie movie? I wonder about what I would do in a situation like that. Where would I go? How would I protect myself? As of now, I've been thinking I would move to my house in the woods with supplies and turn it into a zombie proof house. Obviously the goal it to survive, so I don't have a problem killing anyone who is infected. Honestly, it's the better choice for the infected. If I were infected, I would hope someone would do the same for me. Sure it would be a more emotional experience for people close to me, but either way - dead. It's also true that survival is less likely with a large group and/or panicky people. Physical fitness is also an issues. It's harsh, but it's the truth.

Why put so much thought into a zombie invasion? There are plenty of other more realistic situations that might need similar planning. Plus there are plenty of things you can learn about a person by seeing how they would react in a similar situation. It's also just fun!