Zombies

Okay I really don't understand the fascination/phobia that culture has with zombies. I mean I guess the idea of undead is scary, but I mean no one is talking about preparing for the vampire apocalypse. I mean there are lots of scary mythical creatures. And yes, they are mythical creatures much like vampires. Not an invention of twentieth or twenty first century.  The living dead come up in historical Welsh legends I'm pretty sure. I can't be bothered to actually look it up now though.

Anyway. Today I was talking to my mom-- this does connect with the ramble above. I promise.

My mom started telling me she had to go and do school work with my little brother. He is home schooled. In a frantic attempt to keep me online, talking to mom and thus delaying the inevitable of his getting back to work, he started asking me questions. This is a common practice of his. But as a verteran of homeschooling I understand the ingrained need to struggle against math assignments out of principle so I usually help the kid out.

Eli (frantically) : "Madi! I have a question!"

Me: "Go for it."

Eli: "This is an important question. And I believe your answer reveals a great deal about your personality. How would you respond to the zombie apocalypse?"

Me: "Seriously zombies? Why does everyone go on about zombies--"

Mom (in desperate attempt to avoid a rant similar to my opening paragraph): "You want to know what I would do?"

Eli: "No. Shhh. Don't help her."

Me: "NO!! Guys I know what I would do!! I would round up all the annoying people into one place. Then I would inject them with a virus. Then I would leave them for the zombies. The zombies would eat them but also be poisoned. Thus solving our problem of annoying people and zombies. We could get rid of zombies and annoying people! It is another step in evolution!"

Mom (slowly):"Eli's right. That answer does say a lot about your personality."