09.19.07

	True Love. I think you'll know you're really in a relationship that will stand the test of time when you know that you can count on your significant other to kill you, should you join the ranks of the undead. And maybe even enjoy it. At least from a moral-ish sort of standpoint. So my cousin and I were talking a little more about zombie apocalypseses and stuff like that, and I got it in my head to draw a zombie, which isn't the biggest deal (not like it's the first time I've ever drawn a zombie), but then today at work I was on Slashdot and I saw THIS.  And I thought, "oh holy balls, the time has come." Ok, well I didn't think that exactly, but in the back of my mind I instantly started counting the number of horror/sci-fi movies that began with a meteor and then alien spores, or a space disease, or some kind of sickness outbreak. That number was more than one, and that's one too many. Think about it cats and kittens, we just may be screwed. BE PREPARED: good utility/hunting knife firearms if possible bottled water small amount of canned goods (I say a small amount because you will need to  travel, and cans are heavy) good first aid kit alcohol/tobacco/jewelry (can be traded to the stupid, alcohol and drugs also for first aid) I think that's a good starting point, you can obviously tweak it to your needs and to what's available.  I highly suggest reading "The Zombie Survival Guide" and my cousin also recommends "World War Z" (I haven't gotten to it yet) both by Max Brooks, and for other good recent post-apocalyptic fiction I'd suggest "The Road" by Corman McCarthy.  They'll give you a surprising number of ideas.....  Good luck, folks, see you out there, and hopefully not at the end of a rifle! "... in a heartbeat!"