Zombie Apocalypse? No Problem! Shoot 'Em Up

There's a kind of person in this pre-apocalyptic world that can get on my nerves when we talk deeply and quietly about the oncoming Apocalypse. He or she will sit quietly until what you're talking about clicks in their brain, and then it's impossible to keep them quiet. Unfortunately, the knowledge they spew forth in great gouts of onrushing words are usually gleaned from untrustworthy sources, and the pool of knowledge gets muddied.

This person will normally believe that since they can play a zombie-related video game and survive, they can of course pick up a shotgun and pump lead easily into hundreds of zombies when faced with an onrushing, menacing horde, saving the day and the girl or guy. They may never in their life have used a gun, and they've probably picked up a sword two or three times, swung it in the air, and consider themselves a weapon master.

The apocalyptic world that this kind of person envisions usually includes a Horde of zombies, a safe haven, and killing random undead. The world that they envision is usually what I would picture as the end of the apocalypse, and now the post-apocalyptic world. What they forget about is that the beginning is the most dangerous of all times.

There is one way to stop this person in their fantasies of being a God of Zombie Slaying, and that's what I'm doing here. These people need to be educated. They need to know that in order to survive they must be diligent, focused, or they'll be blind-sided by a zombie on a bleary morning when they walk outside to get their mail because they aren't looking close enough to realize that Mr. Michaelson from next door is looking a little more than a bit strange this morning.

So here's my advice to you if you think the person I'm talking about just might be you: Practice with weapons in a safe environment. Swords, throwing weapons, guns, just about anything you can safely and legally get your hands on, practice with. When you go outside, be aware of your surroundings because it's possible that the spread of the virus will start in your area and you won't have time to hear about it on the news. If you can't run because you need to lose weight, it's better to work at losing it before you need to be able to run.

That's one I have to work on myself. Nobody's perfect, I suppose.

This has been a part of the "Zombie Apocalypse" series. Comments and questions are appreciated because the more questions I answer, the more information gets disseminated to more people. This series is changing from being written on Mondays to being written every Tuesday morning. Thank you.

Weather Blues

It's raining outside, with a balmy temperature of around fifty degrees. The backyard is covered with over an inch of water in most places, and the sky is dark. It's probably been raining since early last night, but thankfully the wind has died down since then. When the wind kicked up to full strength last night it made it look as though some of the larger trees in our neighborhood were going to blow over, or at least come out of the experience with a slightly different kilter.

The dogs sleep soundly, snoring loudly when the weather is like this, which is good because otherwise I would have to leash them up and take them out instead of what I usually do, which is let them frolic and chase the evil ninja squirrels from outer space! Damn ninja squirrels! The dogs are yet to catch any, but they are slowly learning the ways of the ninja.

If it were snowing out, the backyard would be frozen, and the dogs could go outside. I'm one of the only Buffalo people I know that is hoping for snow, I think.

Curious

It has been brought to my attention, once again, that I tend to write a lot. Not only do I write a lot in each post, I also tend to write many posts. I understand this can make me difficult to really get into reading, so I'm wondering what I should do about it.

I like to think that I have lots of ideas, and that this is a good place for ideas. However, I don't want to alienate anyone by writing so much that their eyes glaze over and fall out of their sockets from sheer over-use.

With the goal of entertainment in mind, while still being true to myself, I have attempted to come up with ideas to keep my posts short and entertaining. I've come up at a loss.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what I can do to either a) make my posts shorter without losing what I'm trying to say, or b) increase the entertainment factor in my posts so that length doesn't matter?

Any ideas will be regarded in the kindest light possible. Please help me, Livejournal friends, you're my only hope!