20Jul08 The Perfect Zombie Town

This weekend Michael and I went back to visit my family in VA. One town that we pass through is memorable for several reasons, but mostly because Michael insists that it is the perfect zombie town.

When he first said this I just laughed. But then he started listing all of the things that made it a perfect zombie town. First off are the gates. Each end of town that we pass through has large flood gates. Some time back a flood hit the city and apparently caused a lot of damage. The gates are part of the measures they’ve taken to prevent that from happening again. There’s also a large wall along the side of the road. All perfect elements to control a zombie outbreak. On one end of town there’s a hospital. Michael says it’s the perfect place for a basement laboratory for a mad scientist to create the virus that will turn the town’s inhabitants into zombies. Or, if it’s not actual people that are turned into zombies, it’s the corpses from the rather large graveyard that is right next to the hospital. Once again, a perfect location. Add to this to the fact that the town is out in the middle of the country and it becomes the perfect zombie town.

In more personal news my right hand has been bothering me quite a lot lately. I thought a few days away from a computer while visiting family would help alleviate some of the problems but that doesn’t seem to be the case. For now I’ll be limiting my computer usage to see if it just needs more time off. Maybe I just need a different mouse as my hand doesn’t fit well with the one I have at home or the one I use at work.