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October 28, 2005
Zombie survival tactics.
How to survive a zombie attack:
1. Don't panic.
2. Get away from the zombies. Most of the time, you can move faster than they can.
3. Gather food, water, an emergency radio, flashlights and weapons, and retreat to a secure location.
4. If possible, retreat to a shopping mall, general retail store or other location where you'll have easy access to food and supplies.
5. Stay away from heavily populated areas, where the infestation is likely to be heaviest.
6. Barricade all entrances and stay put at all costs.
7. Don't get surrounded or backed into a corner or other enclosed space.
8. Remember that anyone bitten or killed by a zombie will become a threat to you and your party.
9. Wait patiently for rescue and make long-term preparations for your survival.
Also, avoid common mistakes like:
* Sheltering in a vehicle to which you do not have the keys
* Leaving blades, cudgels or other basic weapons out for zombies to find
* Teaching zombies how to use firearms
* Giving your only weapon to anyone who is hysterical
* Retreating to a basement or cellar without taking supplies with you
* Getting into an elevator in a building infested with zombies
* Letting personal feelings and arguments get in the way of survival
Borrowed from HowStuffWorks.com
In the interest of Halloween, I couldn't resist posting this. The actual article is kind of interesting as well, explaining the origins of the Haitian Zombie legends and such.
If I had more time, I'd add a few more things to this list. It would be based on all the things that characters that die in horror movies do, even though you yell at them not to do it, because they're just asking to get attacked/killed/zombified/whatever.
Maybe I'll add my contributions later :) Post your own ideas, if you like.
Happy Halloween!
Posted by Danielle at 10:26 PM | Comments (0)
October 20, 2005
Stupid driving drives me nutty.
Okay. I'm not a perfect driver, but I do try to be somewhat courteous and let other drivers in when they are changing lanes, etc. Has anyone noticed that there are just huge numbers of imbiciles and/or jerks on the road lately? I think they're breeding. Or maybe I'm just spending a lot of time in the car. Really, though, I'm tired of people cutting me off, not using their turn signals, tailgating, increasing speed when trying to pass (my favorite - virtually guaranteeed to make me spew forth every four-letter word I know), and generally just behaving like total jackasses on the roads.
For instance, the other night I was on my way home from Ann Arbor on US-23/M-14 and was cruising along in the center lane of this 3 lane freeway. I came up behind a pickup truck and van in the center lane who were both going slow (like 50 mph or so) so I hopped over to the left lane to pass. (Don't worry, I used my signal!) When I tried to pass the van (which was in front of the pickup) the guy SPED UP. I don't mean by 2 miles an hour. This winner actually sped up to match my speed SO THAT I WOULDN'T PASS HIM. (By the way: Here's my personal message to anyone who does this - are you really that FREAKING INSECURE that you can't get passed by a girl in Jeep? Are you worried that my passing you in the left lane affects your manhood? Don't worry - it doesn't affect it as much as driving that sexy old rusty conversion van. Next time, just move the hell over and get out of my way.) But no, he had to RACE ME. In a van. I rolled my eyes, and did the polite thing (admittedly, mistake #1) and decelerated to move over behind both him and the pickup truck as we were about to approach the m-14/us 23 split and I needed to be in the right lane. I turned my signal on again, and this dork in the van decided to get cute and decelerate too! So I couldn't move over. So I slow down some more and he continues to pace me, and the pickup behind him won't back off either. At this point, I HAD to move over or miss my turn - and I'd had my signal on for a mile and a half. So I just gritted my teeth and started to move over. (I had nowhere else to go!) The pickup finally got the hint, slowed down and moved over to the outside lane to let me in. Then he does the REALLY MATURE thing and speeds up to 90+ mph, flips me the bird, and speeds off in the right hand lane.
(To the pickup driver - Whatever, you idiotic redneck piece of crap. I'm not the jackass who was playing around with driving on the freeway. If you want to flip someone off, look in the mirror or maybe to the guy in the van. At least I signaled my intent for a good two minutes before going through with it. And by the way, you really out to shave that scraggly-ass mustache. It looks like you have 3 or maybe 4 hairs to clip there.)
I could go on and on about bad driving that I see all the time. Time to put the soapbox away for a while and find something new to rant about :)
Posted by Danielle at 02:51 AM | Comments (1)
October 08, 2005
Autumn snuck up on me.
Okay, I guess it's official. Summer's over. The trees are changing colors, the days are getting shorter, and the weather's cooling off. October hit so fast I think I'm in denial.
Built fire in the fireplace last night - it was pretty chilly in the house so that helped take the edge off. With natural gas prices predicted to rise, Ryan and I have both been putting of turning on the furnace just yet. Dunno how long that will last - this morning I woke up and it was 64 degrees in the house. The ceramic tile in the kitchen was darn cold on the feet!
Work has been super busy as well. We rolled out physician electronic signatures this week so we are supporting that in addition to all the usual stuff. I'm hoping next week will settle down a bit but it seems like things will be busy since I have a 3 day week (4 really - 3 days and one overnight downtime) and my calendar's filling up.
Ok, enough whining, time to get to work. Later!
Posted by Danielle at 12:20 PM | Comments (1)