Zombieland

I am not a fan of horror movies. With the exception of "Shaun of the Dead", I have never seen a zombie movie. We watched "Zombieland" last night and really liked it. First, you have to get through the opening gorefest. I almost turned it off only two minutes in. But once that's done, it's a very good movie. You realize by the end that the blood and guts don't bother you at all. You have become numb to it. That's weird, right?

It's clever and funny and has an odd Bill Murray cameo.

(Trevor this is not a Swedish torture porn film.)

You do have to watch through your fingers at first. With that caveat, I recommend the movie.

Note: Dad reminds me that "Night of the Comet" was a zombie movie. True dat.

Postscript:

This guy even clashes with his environment.

Pretty Awesome

Lauren and I had a brief conversation about the website "My Parents Were Awesome". I checked it out some time ago and forgot about it. I was looking today and this photo caught my attention. In my mind, this is what David Sedaris's mom looked like. Except she would have been holding a long cigarette as well. I just finished "When You Are Engulfed in Flames", so he was fresh in my mind. Yep, that's her.

I need to add that the word "awesome" is liberally interpreted for some of these people. I guess if you are related they look pretty cool but most are just lame and unattractive. It's rather reassuring that the 70's and 80's era Europeans look as stupid as the dorky Americans.

Please let's not let big plastic eyeglass frames make a comeback - pointy cat's eyes are ok, though.