Oct 2009
Zombies!
I've been on a bit of a zombie kick lately when it
comes to books. I don't know what made me purchase so
many zombie stories, but I enjoyed all of them.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - Max Brooks
This is a fantastic book. I think it would make a great movie. The premise of this book is that an actual Zombie War took place, which almost wiped out human civilization. The book is told from the point of view of the people involved in the war. It's a great premise for a story, and it is well written; I highly recommend it.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Jane Austin, Seth Grahame-Smith
This is an interesting take on a zombie story. While not one of the better ones that I read, I still enjoyed it. The author expands on Jane Austin's classic novel, strategically inserting zombies into the story.
Breathers: A Zombies Lament - S. G. Browne
In the world of this book, zombies have always existed. They're just a part of life. For some reason, when some people pass away, they return as a zombie. This book takes a look at what the world would be like if zombie's were just a part of every day life. The main character, Andy, was in a car wreck with his wife. She died, but he returned, coming to life after his funeral took place. The story follows Andy adjusting to being an outcast. He lives in his parents basement, sees a therapist, and attends a zombie support group. The story takes a pretty good twist, and is more a humorous look at zombies than a horror story.
Jailbait Zombie - Mario Acevedo
This story deals with vampires and zombies. It takes place in modern day America, where vampire's exist, but have kept hidden from humanity. The undead have started appearing, and the vampires are wiping them out, before humanity sees that there can be a such thing as supernatural creatures. The main character, Felix Gomez, is sent to track down the source of the zombies, and in the course of that search, comes upon a sixteen year old girl who wants to become a vampire because she has some debilitating disease. It's a good book, told in the manner of old noir detective novels.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - Max Brooks
This is a fantastic book. I think it would make a great movie. The premise of this book is that an actual Zombie War took place, which almost wiped out human civilization. The book is told from the point of view of the people involved in the war. It's a great premise for a story, and it is well written; I highly recommend it.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Jane Austin, Seth Grahame-Smith
This is an interesting take on a zombie story. While not one of the better ones that I read, I still enjoyed it. The author expands on Jane Austin's classic novel, strategically inserting zombies into the story.
Breathers: A Zombies Lament - S. G. Browne
In the world of this book, zombies have always existed. They're just a part of life. For some reason, when some people pass away, they return as a zombie. This book takes a look at what the world would be like if zombie's were just a part of every day life. The main character, Andy, was in a car wreck with his wife. She died, but he returned, coming to life after his funeral took place. The story follows Andy adjusting to being an outcast. He lives in his parents basement, sees a therapist, and attends a zombie support group. The story takes a pretty good twist, and is more a humorous look at zombies than a horror story.
Jailbait Zombie - Mario Acevedo
This story deals with vampires and zombies. It takes place in modern day America, where vampire's exist, but have kept hidden from humanity. The undead have started appearing, and the vampires are wiping them out, before humanity sees that there can be a such thing as supernatural creatures. The main character, Felix Gomez, is sent to track down the source of the zombies, and in the course of that search, comes upon a sixteen year old girl who wants to become a vampire because she has some debilitating disease. It's a good book, told in the manner of old noir detective novels.
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Southwest Vacation 2009
Oct 11 2009 11:32 AM Filed in: Personal
Paige and I just returned from what has become our
annual vacation to the Southwest. This trip lasted a
little over a week, we left Friday, Oct. 2nd, and
returned yesterday, Saturday, Oct 10. During that
time we squeezed in a lot.
We spent Friday evening thru Sunday afternoon in Albuquerque, NM, enjoying the annual International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. We had a blast. The weather was perfect for the two days we went to the event, although there were some strong winds in the evenings, which prevented some of the events from taking place.
Sunday afternoon we had some time to kill before heading north to Santa Fe, NM, so we swung by Petroglyph National Monument. There are a couple different hiking trails you can take, we opted for the easier one that would only take us around 2 hours. There are somewhere in the vicinity of 25,000 petroglyphs in the park, the path we took showed us around 100 - 200.
We spent Sunday evening thru Wednesday morning in Santa Fe, NM, one of our favorite haunting grounds in the Southwest. No matter how many times we go there, we thoroughly enjoy it. We happened to be there during events commemorating their 400th anniversary and also Hispanic Heritage Month.
While staying in Santa Fe, we took a day trip to the Taos Pueblos. This is located just north of Taos, NM. The Taos Pueblos allows you to view the Native Americans living in their traditional way. We enjoyed this visit a lot, and took lots of photos.
Wednesday morning we set out for Monument Valley, UT. This is quite a trek, it takes around 6 1/2 hours to drive there from Santa Fe, NM; but, it's truly worth it. This time we stayed at The View Hotel, which is located in the park itself. The view from our balcony was amazing. We could see both mittens and the other butte which are in pretty much all photos you will see of Monument Valley. We arrived just in time to see the sunset. We stayed there Wednesday thru Friday morning.
Friday morning we headed back to Santa Fe, NM, for one more night in our favorite city. We flew out of Albuquerque the next afternoon.
This was a great trip, and one I'm sure we repeat many times in the future.
We spent Friday evening thru Sunday afternoon in Albuquerque, NM, enjoying the annual International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. We had a blast. The weather was perfect for the two days we went to the event, although there were some strong winds in the evenings, which prevented some of the events from taking place.
Sunday afternoon we had some time to kill before heading north to Santa Fe, NM, so we swung by Petroglyph National Monument. There are a couple different hiking trails you can take, we opted for the easier one that would only take us around 2 hours. There are somewhere in the vicinity of 25,000 petroglyphs in the park, the path we took showed us around 100 - 200.
We spent Sunday evening thru Wednesday morning in Santa Fe, NM, one of our favorite haunting grounds in the Southwest. No matter how many times we go there, we thoroughly enjoy it. We happened to be there during events commemorating their 400th anniversary and also Hispanic Heritage Month.
While staying in Santa Fe, we took a day trip to the Taos Pueblos. This is located just north of Taos, NM. The Taos Pueblos allows you to view the Native Americans living in their traditional way. We enjoyed this visit a lot, and took lots of photos.
Wednesday morning we set out for Monument Valley, UT. This is quite a trek, it takes around 6 1/2 hours to drive there from Santa Fe, NM; but, it's truly worth it. This time we stayed at The View Hotel, which is located in the park itself. The view from our balcony was amazing. We could see both mittens and the other butte which are in pretty much all photos you will see of Monument Valley. We arrived just in time to see the sunset. We stayed there Wednesday thru Friday morning.
Friday morning we headed back to Santa Fe, NM, for one more night in our favorite city. We flew out of Albuquerque the next afternoon.
This was a great trip, and one I'm sure we repeat many times in the future.