Sunday, February 7, 2010

Death To Zombies

So we get to Denver. And as cities go, this one is actually fairly hospitable to the differently biotic. We're able to line up a few places where we are welcome to speak about what it is like to be undead in America without much hassle or heckling, and a number of zombie teens want to join up with us on our travels, so we've now got a caravan of three vehicles, and we've got three traditionally biotic supporters who are driving, including the mother and the older brother of one of the new recruits. All and all, a pretty good trip. Except during one of our stops--in the community room of a senior center, no less--we come out of the building and someone has painted "DEATH TO ZOMBIES" in still-dripping black paint on the side of our white van. We're outside staring at this lovely peace of artwork, a whole host of thoughts and emotions going through our head, when Justin, one of the newlydead kids, say "I can fix this." We all looked at him--it was sort of like when Jeff Spicoli trashed the car in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and says his father has a 'awesome tools' or whatever. But we play along and drive Justin to the local hardware store. He comes out with a couple brushes and cans of paint.
"Watch this," he says, and he opens a small can of black paint and makes a few marks. We wait until he's done, and then we see that the van now says:

"DEATH,TO ZOMBIES..."

He opens a can of red paint, and in tiny letters writes:

"another chance to get it right."

"You try," he says, handing brushes out to some of the other kids. In a few minutes there are a number of messages in various spots on the van, messages like

"a sobering experience."
"the great equalizer."
"a laff riot."
"a pain in the brain."
"heaven deferred." (That one was Christie's)

So now whenever we stop we ask local zombies to add their thoughts to our travelling billboard. Thank you, nameless vandal!

What will you write on the van when we stop by your town??





(thx to Dee for the inspiration)

55 comments:

misaki said...

I would write "Death.Love.Zombie." Oh my gosh I'm writing the first comment...cool...lol
~Misaki, Ben, Clementine, Kaitlyn, Joshua, Etc...hopefully Ivy, soon again.

undead_daednu said...

its good to hear from you again. i was starting to get worried that the white vans got ahold of you. its good to have you back!!

Axel said...

Hmm... That's a hard one.
I feel like I have one... but...
hahaha.
"At least zombies don't sparkle."

I kid I kid.


"Chuck Norris Approved."
Oh yeah.

Paris said...

Wait... you're riding in a white van?
Ahaha, oh that's funny.

Let's see... I'm not a zombie, but if I was, I would write:
"DEATH, TO ZOMBIES...
an excuse to eat brains!!"
ok, just kiding :)

My actual one would be "a dance with the devil."
Yes, that's sounds good to me
-Paris

Unknown said...

It is good to hear from you again and I am gald to here that everything is good! And I realy do not know what i would write... I am not that creative! :P

BeckaBoDecka said...

Hmm, I think I would write "Peace, Love, Swimming. Oh yeah, and ZOMBIES." Although I think my sister would call the police and tell them that I vandalized your van...

Rach said...

You can have your vampire...
and your wolf, I want the
zombie!

Bianca Wilde said...

"The next great adventure..."

That's what I'd write, I think :)
Way to turn a frown upside, kids ;p

Love,
-Bee

Quinn said...

Wow! Way to turn it around. I love that idea, just be careful since it is more obvious now.

-MaliceInWonderland

Megan the dinosaur ^_^ said...

i`d just paint the whole van in black color and do the quotes in white.

Caitlyn said...

Lol nice...saying Paris. I love that...one. Tommy it's so...good to hear from...you again. I was praying for a week that nothing bad had happened to you. And it worked!!!! haha!! umm I'm not sure what I would write...maybe something like...umm..."means a great way to get back at your living friends...lol," or something...lol...I don't really know. It would to me a while to come up with a good one.

~Caitlyn Grubb

Katie said...

wow everyone is thinking of something really smart... i really dont know what i would write. i guess the only thing would be just a big heart. that kinda sums it all up. and its great to hear from you again!! <3

Mel said...

Hey Tommy! Great to hear from you again. Love that idea, and I'm so glad you're doing well.

BTW, who's Dee?

Delaney the Undead said...

"...Undead For Life."


-Dee ;)

follow_the_white_rabbit said...

when life gives you lemons ...
throw them back yelling" i don't want your stincken lemons"
when life gives you zombies, embrues and love all the same

Anonymous said...

i'd write "Death, to Zombies...is just another milestone."

tiamat100 said...

I'm not sure about what my comment would be, but it's great to get another update! I've been checking this practically every day since the last post.
I like the next great adventure idea.
That is a brilliant way of defeating evil bioist people's plans, though. Genius.

Unheard Of said...

...to keep the judgemental busy.

haha.

RSoxy said...

whoa, that was clever <3 sure, come to my town and I'm sure my friend will write on it.

natalie said...

"death, to zombies..."


"is a little like being alive, only crappier."

LunaTehNox said...

Haha, that's great. Stay optimistic!We need more kids like him.

LunaTehNox said...

Death, to Zombies, is an old friend.

Krystal said...

Yay!!! You're back!!!
I was so worried >///<

I don't know what I would write on it...other than, "Now we have our own white van!"

Anonymous said...

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Bear15 said...

Hey when life gives you lemons make lemonade lol nice job guys! I would right "peace for all biotics" I am traditionally biotic but I think DB kids should be treated just as well as TB kids : ) Stay safe Tommy!

sexy gurl said...

hmmm..... all the things to write and i can only put one. It is a way to believe!!!
Why are you guys using white vans that is so ironic... lol

~alex~ xoxo love ya tommy

Desperate Dreamer said...

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I'm not looking to offend, but I thought you might enjoy this. Boulder has quite a few zombie activities.

Love the blog. You, Phoebe, and Karen (and Margi) write very well and I enjoy reading the posts. Well, the more cheerful ones at least.

Stay safe on your travels. I hope you find more friendly environments than hostile.

'DEATH, TO ZOMBIES...' a lesson in teaching the world acceptance and appreciation of differences.

~K.G.

Anonymous said...

"Death, to Zombies ..."


"proof that there is a God, sometimes."

Chermauth said...

My first time on the blog, thank you very much. And I will be back!
But anyways, I see that we are all adding our new quotes. Well...
Death, to zombies:
"An escape from life. Breathing is hard work..."
Anyways, it's nice to know that someone is trying to patch up our country, one pitstop at a time.

Anonymous said...

"...like a really bad hangover"

GreysAddicted said...

Are you thinking of making your way up to Canada??

And I think I would write.....

"The Teens are Just DYING to join."

vally said...

I'd maybe write. . .
"I may not be telepathetic but can you guess that I came back because i loved y'all, & I'm staying because I still love y'all, no matter what" . . . I know it's long but it's what I would write.

Anonymous said...

its great to hear from you again...i was really getting worried that the white van people got to you and christie and everyone else...good thing they didnt... but i would definately write, "a chance at new life"

Anonymous said...

...a second chance.


-Syd

Raye said...

I would write "is a bit redundant, once you think about it."

Anonymous said...

Death, to zombies:
...best "I forgot my homework" excuse EVER.

Anyways, I actually have a friend who's a biomedical engineer who's done some really interesting studies regarding zombieism. He's given workshops at local anime/sci-fi cons. Reaching your age group I suppose.
So far his presentations always go well and his lectures are always filled to capacity. Not sure if they've driven much impact yet though. We'll see I suppose!
-Crona-

Helena said...

"a lesson in loving life"

~Jennifer~ said...

Haha! Great idea! I would add somethiing like "Another chance at life... well almost life...." Nah, jst kiddin'! Not sre what I would say...

LunaTehNox said...

I like yours, Crona. I'm planning on becomg a biomedical engineer myself, actually.

second chances said...

it reminds me a bit of lost boys remeber the slogan sleep all day party all night... its cool being a vampire we should have one for zombies !!! but we dont sleep hmmm...

~DiZiNoSaUrR~ said...

haha. i can beleive he did that. lolzz. i would probably write something like.. "Living Death And Loving It". yes that is what i would write.

Anonymous said...

"death, to zombies: the new fad isnt being trad"
or
"death, to zombies. because breathing is So last year"

but id probably write the first :D

-dee.arr.

Chermauth said...

Another one! "
"Death, to zombies..."
One less thing to be afraid of.

Anonymous said...

I would say, Death to zombies is another chance to party!

Tommy, i am so glad that the white vans did'nt get you. That would've been so sad. I think you are awesome, and that the efforts that you are giving to your cause are very heroic and brave.

Keep living, (not)
J.S.

Anonymous said...

"UNDEATH...Its just another day".:) -tabor

Anonymous said...

I'll give it my best- I'll use this young poetic heart of mine!

"Death to Zombies"

"A way to say, peace, love, sacrifice and HEY AMERICA! I'm just another teenager!"

tonilynn said...

i actually like the 'at least zombies dont sparkle' comment. very VERY VERY cute. you should add that.

Anonymous said...

Death is like a stop in the road trip. Then to come again is like looking at the world in different eyes you could never see it the same ever again. You begin to see the wonders of things you never thought of before. Why does the spider bite you? Is he/she afraid of what you could do to them. Or are they just hungry for your blood. Do spiders have feelings?
-The spider that can never see the world the same-
P.S. Blood is not the best thing for spiders stick to the flies.

FrenchieD said...

If I were a zombie librarian, I'd write, "Death, to Zombies, means so many books and more time to read them!"

death_by_books66 said...

did it hurt when you came back, tommy?

The Red Queen said...

"Death, To Zombies..."

is a terrorist plot to take over the world.

or

is finally understanding what the hell philosophers were saying.

or

is the kingdom of life where love has made decay unknown, and no one ever dies.
(Take that Rev. If I could sink my teeth into you. and p.s. I am fond of crosses they make great accessories and no sparkling for me thanks.)

--Alyss

Anonymous said...

death to zombies....... a sign that tells u ur not ready to go yet

Girl In the black sweatshirt said...

Love, love, love zombies!! or, i guess it's "differently biotic" or somethin' like that. i wonder if Phoebe every got to kiss Tommy, wait, that's off topic! oh well!

Anonymous said...

Death, to zombies is like life to beating hearts lol Love fizza(:

Anonymous said...

As a weirdo I'd write "Open Graves means Open Minds" and I would also love to write "Death to Trads, is the end of life. But to the Differently Bionic, it's a new beginning." And that's was really creative to turn negative to positive, I LOVE IT!!! Hehe, and I still love that's its on a white van. I wonder what Pete would say, ohh who cares what Pete would say, its still awsome!


Love,
KayKat