The trailer for the upcoming television show The Walking Deadreally has me excited. I’m not big of TV in general, and haven’t followed a television show in many, many years (I loved Lost, but only watched it on DVD), but this trailer has me chompin’ at the bit. The acting looks solid, the production is top notch, and with big names attached I don’t see how it can fail.
It’s amazing that a studio is taking a gamble on this. I’m happy to see that not every production company is gutless.
I feel like a kid on Christmas morning. Can’t wait for the 90 minute premier on October 31st!
To kill some time before the big premier, you might want to pick up a copy of World War Z by Max Brooks. This book gets behind the psychology of a global zombie invasion. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.
Apparently, the goal of this game is to protect your most valuable of possessions (your lawn mowers) from an ever-lovin’ hoard of unstoppable zombies hellbent on destroying all grass trimming devices in existence. To accomplish this obtuse task you employ the help of various sentient plants, each with their own unique method of fighting off the persistent zombie onslaught; some shoot peas, some devour zombies whole, and others block, blow up, or simply possess the undead and force them to do their bidding.
Ah, but those damned zombies have powers of their own. Sure, you have your run-of-the-mill zombie, but it appears that some of them have grown smart and have learned to don armor, wield defensive shields, alter their speed of approach, and even complete their daily Sudoku puzzles as they bear down on their intended victims.
Easy to play / hard to put down, Plants Vs. Zombies is the best way to pass the hours holed up at home with the flu.
…that and drinking heavily, but that goes without saying.
The above link will bring you to the free online version, but the small screen and advertisements really detracts from the experience. As your lawyer, my advice to you is to shell out some coin for the full version. Go on…you’ll make a zombie very happy if you do.
After a night of strange dreams where I was discussing the pros and cons of public transportation with a blue alien plant in my backyard, I awoke to find myself feeling ill. So, if you don’t mind I think I’ll keep this post short and stuffy.
In preparation for my Mt. Whitney attack next month I did my yearly run up Mt. Baldy to see what I need to tweak prior to taking the trip up to Lone Pine.
It’s nice to know that I need to concentrate on squats and lunges at the gym, and that I have time to round out my training and improve what needs improving. The run up Baldy this year was rougher than I expected. My legs felt like they were filled with lead during the final 700 foot scamper up the steep trail. I’m now beginning to doubt that I’ll break my 8 hour runtime goal up and down Mt. Whitney.
But then again I felt the same way last year and did quite well on Whitney. I guess it’s all a state of mind…
"The Devil's Backbone"
Looking down at the I-15 Freeways as they snake their way towards Las Vegas
