All right, summer is on and I have been bad about updating this blog. I apologize. Colder weather will be on the way before too long and I will be inside more often!

In other news, I spotted a black Jeep the other day with some white lettering on the side of the hood: It said something like "Zombie Survival Vehicle." It was going by so I did not get a picture. If I see it again, I'll be sure to post one.

And, stay tuned for some book news related to the upcoming date of Oct. 13. It may or may not be related to this.

Another Movie Review

I was in New York City over the Fourth of July weekend and it was insanely hot, so on one afternoon I ducked into an air-conditioned theater and watched "World War Z."

It was OK but the zombies just looked fake, at least when they formed into big swarms. One on one they were pretty good. Too much CGI for my taste, in general, though.

I was kind of surprised by how standardized the zombie rules have become, though, the kind of thing that was parodied by "Zombieland" a while back, and by "The Walking Dead." They are drawn to sound; only a head shot will kill them; that sort of thing.

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So, was on a plane recently and watched "Warm Bodies," a zombie romance film. I meant to see it earlier but had forgotten all about it. It was only when I read the description that I remembered I wanted to see it. It was pretty cute. Still didn't quite catch on to the difference between the zombies and the "skeletons," but did not think too hard about it. Recommended!

Still have not seen "World War Z." Not very excited about that one.

Another zombie-related snap from the Experience Music Project in Seattle ...

OK, time to revitalize this zombie blog with a ... zombie bobblehead! This is the "Karen Cooper" zombie from "Night of the Living Dead," as spotted at Seattle's Experience Music Project museum. It was in the science fiction wing's gift shop, for some reason. Couldn't resist.

So, last night I had this really weird dream that I was being chased by a Tyrannosaurus Rex, but then Fidel Castro was also trying to shoot me with a rifle.

I will send a coupon for a free copy of "Mama Lona's Man" to the first person who correctly tells me which one got me first. The race is on!

So, when I first "got wind" of a zombie-related fragrance, I assumed it made you smell like the undead, so maybe they wouldn't eat you ... and I was right!

From the article: According to Demeter Fragrance Library, notorious purveyors of offbeat scents, the new fragrances are designed to "make the dead simply pass by without offending.” They are designed to help you escape the zombie apocalypse by masking warm, spring-fresh natural human scents with deep earthy tones of dried leaves, mushrooms, mildew and moss, which mimic the "barely-dead" scents of the Undead, causing them to mistake the human wearer for their kind and allow the living mingle with the Undead undetected.

Too bad Valentine's Day is already over this year!