Carrie, Kitty and me

I just finished the 7th book in the 'Kitty Norville' series by Carrie Vaughn and can hardly wait for the next installment, Kitty Goes To War, to be released June 29th.

The series is about a young woman made a werewolf against her will, in a culture only just realizing the supernatural elements of society right under their noses...vampires, fairies, skin walkers, psychics, magicians...and those who want every last one of them dead.

Between hosting her radio show, The Midnight Hour, and searching out the mystical, Kitty becomes the poster child for otherness while trying to come to terms with the changes in her own life and pack.

This series has been fun, suspenseful, and fast-paced, laced with romance that makes me hope the the story never ends. Here's hoping the next 97 days go by faster than a silver bullet.

An (air quote) award-winning trailer

Some sound advice indeed for stories...

Great zombie line

All politics aside, this is a great line from Greg Gutfeld, author of the blog The Daily Gut:

"Now, there’s always a scene in zombie movies, when one non-zombie character will turn to another, and say, 'If I ever turn into that, I want you to kill me.' Then they make love, and reload."

It just makes me happy.

I'm not a 100% in love with this idea

I'm for rights generally speaking, but for brain eaters, not so much. Sorry guys. From the Metro UK:

Joe Crowther - 26th February, 2010

US court rules 'Zombies have free speech rights'

Court rules that horror-movie style zombies have the right to free speech after a group of protesters dressed as zombies were arrested by Minnesota police.

A US court has ruled that 'Zombies have free speech rights'

A court has allowed a group of protesters dressed as zombies to continue with a lawsuit against police who arrested them for disorderly conduct.

The appeal court overturned a previous finding that the group had correctly been arrested over a 2006 protest in a shopping centre.

The group had been wearing makeup designed to make them look like and extra in a horror flick, with white faces, fake blood and black circles round their eyes.

They then proceeded to stagger round the shops, urging consumers to "get your brains here".

They also carried audio equipment, which police described as "simulated weapons of mass destruction", even though they were mobile phones.

The appeals court ruled that the police had no reason to imprison the protesters simply for "dressing as zombies, and walking erratically in downtown Minneapolis."

My favorite new commercial

No apologies...

Zombies + Romance = er, love

Love is in the air...or that rotting flesh stench could be something else, but I'm pretty sure it's love. See, there's even a heart on the cover!

From Orbit Books:

The book is about two unlikely heroes — a couple on the verge of divorce. On their way to marriage counseling, they notice a few odd things: a missing guard, a lack of cars on the freeway, and their counselor ripping out the throat of her previous client.

Now it’s up to David and Sarah to work together, save their marriage — and survive in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.

The book is chock-full of valuable post-apocalyptic marriage advice, including:

• Balance the workload in your relationship. No one person should be responsible for killing all the zombies.
• Put the small stuff into perspective. It’s better to be wrong and alive than right but eating brains.
• Talk out your big decisions. Hear both opinions before you decide if you’re going to flee the city or hole up with Campbell’s Soup and CNN.
• Share in your activities and interests. If you’re going to kill zombies anyway, why not do it together?
• Plan romantic getaways. Or just getaways.
• Show physical affection. Nothing says ‘I love you’ like bearing the entirety of your spouse’s body weight.

Can anyone say Amazon pre-order??

Valentine's Day is coming up...

...and what better way to show romance is...not exactly dead.

The Dismember-Me Plush Zombie from ThinkGeek.

The detachable brain only proves that love isn't cerebral...it's from the heart! Which ostensibly is still intact.