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Happy Birthday to you Kristen. I too do not have any offspring, and in a sense, I regret it. They are the biggest of treasures, I just think I'm not ready to bear any. And, my biological clock is ticking! It will never happen.
Happy birthday KristenHope you had a great day
My youngest step-son is 21 now. Working with his older brother after deciding he was not interested in an engineering degree. So the idea of a quiet house went out the window. In fact, all four of the boys (men) keep coming back! Darn it. One's a lawyer. One's a computer marketer and game designer, and the oldest runs a successful environmental company to clean storm-water. But they ALL love their Mom's cooking and seem to want to sleep in their old rooms much more than I did! LOL. But, to get back to the group topic, I have been very busy rounding up zombie authors to join me at ApocaCon on October 26. Totally stoked by the response. I'm really looking forward to meeting Peter Clines and Tim W Long, and many more that I might have already mentioned. I live and breath (as well as read and write) zombie books these days, so that's what I like to chat about here. ;)
Can I send over my brother to act as my representative? He's right there in L.A. Lots of undead zombies gonna be at the NYC Comic Con this October though!
Anton wrote: "Can I send over my brother to act as my representative? He's right there in L.A. Lots of undead zombies gonna be at the NYC Comic Con this October though!"
Sure! I'm actually setting up a booth for absentee authors who want to send cards, fliers, or other swag to promote their work (no sales or signings at that table, just handouts). And yes, I am sure there will be a lot of other options for the weekend before Halloween. Comic Cons are fun. I was at the one in San Diego recently. But ApocaCon is not like a normal "con". No speakers' panels or trade show setup in a convention center. It's in the middle of a Zombie Walk (think renaissance or pirate festival for zombies) covering six city blocks with several stages for live bands, lots of food and beer, make-up artist booths to turn the crowd into zombies, and many other vendors catering to the needs of over 15,000 "walkers". They even have giant screen "walk-in" movie with a zombie double feature at night. ApocaCon is a stronghold of apocalyptic authors in the center of all that madness where we fend off the horde using only our books and business cards! LOL. It's a lot of fun. :)
Hey all,As some of you may (or may not) have noticed I've been offline more than normal.
My oldest cat Uriel, was poisoned and passed away yesterday.
He was only 4 1/2 years old and yet was a big part of our lives.
Sadly this is the second cat that I've lost within the last calendar year.
I have one guy left right now named Ranger. He's been a great comfort during Uriel's illness, yet he has taken to meowing out for Uriel.
While the exact intention of the poisoning is not clear, be it malicious nature or neglectful neighbors not putting away their potentially dangerous chemicals or cleaning up leaks from their cars, it appears that Antifreeze is responsible for Uriel's death.
It was a cruel death. So please look around your homes for such leaks and or unsafe storage of chemicals.
Currently I have fallen behind on my R4R's, book reading challenges (in other groups) and volunteer commitments.
I am hoping to get caught up within the next week.
So I not sure where that will place me in our group's BOTM.
I would have offered to lead a discussion if I hadn't had all this going on.
I plan on reading both the BOTM's and even have Portland town in my possession, so maybe I'll jump in late?
Anyway, I'm just giving you all a heads up. I'm here in spirit more than participation ATM.
For everyone who has been stepping up to encourage our groups success, I want to take a moment to show my appreciation.
Whether you are posting comments, leading discussion groups, finding and sharing free books, sharing your websites in the link section, adding books to the group shelves (and Goodreads), starting up new topics of discussions, organizing our groups threads (Moderators), voting on group polls, or even just coming into the group for a look, it is appreciated.
The group was so close to death just a couple months ago.
It's revival is because of each of you!
Thank You for sharing your time, energy, thoughts and love of the genre with us.
Respectfully,
Tammy
Tammy K. wrote: "Hey all,As some of you may (or may not) have noticed I've been offline more than normal.
My oldest cat Uriel, was poisoned and passed away yesterday.
He was only 4 1/2 years old and yet was a big ..."
So sorry to hear about your cat, Tammy. I know how that feels. I live with eight cats (five of them are Muchkins that must be kept inside because they are so TINY that even a hawk or owl would eat them). All the male cats seem to want to cuddle with me every night. The females migrate to Pam on the other side of the bed. Why is that? LOL.
We have a big threat to cats here in Malibu Canyon. Our house backs up to the Santa Monica Mountains where predators abound. We have packs of coyotes that come right onto our lawn and driveway at night! I've seen a few mountain lions and more of their tracks. I'm afraid that we have recycled a few house cats to the natural order over the past decade here (at least they never came back). But Smokey (our 14 year old cat) is still out every day and home before dark. The other full size cats have also learned to survive in a hostile environment. It's just the tiny Munchkins that are imprisoned in our bedroom. Is that cruel? :)
Mine was an abandoned cat that was living at the train station in the winter. We brought her home 10 years ago now, and couldn't be without her. I hope that ranger can help you with the loss of uriel. My cat Bella missed Benson my dog when he died, she kept looking for him and walking g around his basket.Bella has been a house cat since I rescued her and a lot of people have cats like that. I don't think it's
cruel at all. She's a very happy cat, always purring and snuggling and she sleeps on my bed.
That's terrible to hear Tammy, I can't believe how low people for no reason at all. Luckily, I live in a big city and the only predatory animals I see invade my property here are squirrels and birds!
I have 2 Pomeranians and in a sense, they remain the house a little longer than they are used to. I have to be careful where I walk them because it seems that every neighbor complains whenever they tinkle on their curb or the public trees and fire hydrants located in front of their homes. I only have time to take the drive to the dog park once or twice a week, and so I find myself resorting to walking them at night, when all the cranky people are inside their homes.
Anton wrote: "...I have 2 Pomeranians and ...I only have time to take the drive to the dog park once or twice a week, and so I find myself resorting to walking them at night, when all the cranky people are inside their homes. ."We have a 15 year old Shiatsu that just woke me up to take her out. She is the true queen of the house and reminds us of it constantly. Let's see... What is 15 x 7? Oh Shiatsu! I guess I will continue to cater to her needs and impulses for a while longer. :)
I also try not to suppress my dog's instincts if I don't have to. I let him scratch grass, roll around on dead Earthworms, and I let him bark at other dogs!
Tammy, that is awful. I'm really sorry you had to go through that. I lost my Sheena back in April and even though she was a little older and had health issues it was still kind of sudden. She just took a really bad turn one night and that was it. She was sort of crazy and a bit of a tyrant with my other three dogs, but I was still heartbroken when I lost her.
Hi, I'm Heather, and I'm zombie addict :-)
Hi Heather. Great to see you.I'm off to work. Today will actually be a pretty brutal day for me, but that's the nature of my job. Everyone have a happy and safe holiday!
What's up Heather. Nice of you to join us chatterboxes. Have a great day :)
Hi Heather... My damned dog just woke me up again.... Goodnight (please!) :)
David wrote: "Hi Heather... My damned dog just woke me up again.... Goodnight (please!) :)"That's why I keep my bedroom door shut! He still scratches on the door though, especially during the time that he knows I usually wake up at!
My cat's always slept on my bed gradually getting more as she grew. She even has a fleece just for her self on the bottom half of my bed.
My cat has his own fleece blanket also. He always kneeds it before he goes to sleep :)
Ugh, I feel your pain! My cat thought my head was his pillow last night:-)
That's funny my cat climbs on my head to get to the window, she's to fat to just jump up. :)
I have my desk pushed up against the window. Mine like to lay on the sill between the desk and the window. We call it his "catcave"
Hi guys, I'm Anelis (which is my name backwards) and I'm from Greece. I first fell in love with zombies when I saw the remake of Dawn of the Dead, and 9 years, 120 zombie movies and some z-books and games later I'm still proud to call myself a zombie lover.
I've been a member of this group for a long time but I've never managed to get the hang of the goodreads forums. Recently I've been reading more zombie novels and I felt the need to talk about them with fellow zombielovers so I thought this was the perfect place to start. :D
Welcome to Aneelis and Michael. I think you both came to the right place! So, in the event of the zombie apocalypse, what will you do with your dogs and/or cats? Will you:
A: Bring them with you?
B: Leave them locked in your house?
C: Put them outside to fend for themselves?
D: Stay to care for them, even if it means you will not survive in the long run?
Hi and welcome to the new membersThank you all for your support.
I'll pass on this topic but it's a fair one for group discussion.
See you around group.
One quiet and obedient dog... A. A menagerie of critters... set them free.
Hello Anelis and Michael. Welcome to Zombies!David, is option B abandoning your home and leaving your pets there? I would hope no one would do that as it would be horrifically cruel. At least have the decency to give them one of your bullets as opposed to letting them starve to death afraid and alone.
If I leave mine are coming with me. Sputnik will be a problem since he is a basset mix and likes to make himself heard at every opportunity.
I love my Sumo, but if the shitake hit the fan, I'd leave him outside to fend for himself. Zombies don't really seem to go after animals anyways :-)
I wouldn't be able to leave Bella my cat. So she would come with me. Don't know how she'd manage with no chicken though.
Although I find this topic to be rather morbid topic, I will say that from what I've witnessed over the years, in most national disasters pet owners (those who love their pets rather than keep "show" animals ) take their pets with them if at all possible.
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They'd totally come with us as long as we could provide them with food, water and safety. Unfortunately, cats don't travel quite as well as dogs, but we have a cage that we can put in the van to make transport a little easier if it comes to that. Funny - we're planning a trip back home next year. We'll be camping there, and we'll have to bring the kitties with us, so I've been thinking lately about the logistics of the apocalypse as well. :)
Welcome to the new members!
Elizabeth,On a trip to Colorado last fall, I met some of my girlfriend's relatives.
Her uncle and aunt were truck drivers for many years and they had two cats that went on the long hauls with them.
They had trained them to use a large dog pet carrier and attached a small hog-wire fence that folded out and closed at the top, which they made to use as the cats outside yard space when they stopped to rest. It gave them about 8 feet total. They used it more to protect the cats from dogs and strangers than to keep the cats from running off.
When they were on the road the cats were allowed to roam in the cab of the truck. (They had a small cat box in the back area).
If your family is going on the road, you may want to create a portable yard space for your feline family members?
Cats travel well in R.V.s as well.
Ian wrote: "David, is option B abandoning your home and leaving your pets there? I would hope no one would do that as it would be horrifically cruel. At least hav..."So true, Ian. Wasn't really thinking it through when I listed the options. Make plan "B" a mercy kill. I would never leave them to starve either!
And Tammy, I'm sorry if the topic was insensitive after the loss of your pet. But all the talk of pets raised the question of what to do with them during TEOTWAWKI. I just read a book about a self-described sociopath who cared more about his pet ferret than fellow survivors.
David wrote: "Welcome to Aneelis and Michael. I think you both came to the right place! So, in the event of the zombie apocalypse, what will you do with your dogs and/or cats? Will you:
A: Bring them with you..."
It depends. Do the zombies hunt animals and can animals be infected and turn into zombies? Do zombies have hearing anymore and can they detect you by sound?
If they pose no danger to me and if the zombies cannot infect them then I would definitely take them with me.
If they can make the zombies detect me but cannot be infected themselves then I would set them free (they would find plenty of food).
If they could be infected then I would probably lock them with huge amounts of food and water, maybe on a terrace.
I don't know, the only pets I have at the moment are a pack of 4 stray dogs that live in my yard, so I'd probably let them be..?
My cat is happy to be on a lead, or rather on a ribbon. So she wouldn't be able to run away and she's quiet as well.
I'm new, although I browsed the site a bit before, I have only recently started posting...I like the Zombie concept, and its origins, and have wrote a book and several short stories featuring them. The movies as well are always fun, whether its the slow sleep walking type zombie, or the zombies that run as fast as lightning. The only bit I don't really get is the brain eating ones....
So what did you think of the world z film, l didn't really think it was very good. The zombies didn't even eat people's insides.
I was so disappointed in World War Z. The movie that is. It had no plot, no sci-fi, and no creepy factor. Epic fail.
Well I'm new to the group and still learning my way around. My name is Devan Sagliani and I write zombie novels ...and spend way too much time on Twitter. Someone I follow suggested I try this group and here I am!
So far I've been loving it :)
I'm new to the group.I wrote my first zombie novel, The Last Alive, and loved it! I've always been a huge zombie fan. I'm from Pittsburgh so of course I am.
Hello Maz, Devan and H.L.Welcome to the group.
Feel free to jump in the discussions and get your feet wet.
See you around group.
Thanks for the welcome, Tammy! I look forward to chatting with other zombie fans!
Here is a new topic for the active members to discuss.BOTM (Book Of The Month)...
What motivates you to vote on, or nominate a title for the group BOTM? Knowing the author? Having it on your book shelf? or something else?
Do you actually participate in the BOTM's, if so how often? Sometimes? Never?
If you do not participate why not? Family obligations? Work? Boring books? Too slow? Too Fast? Not a group activity kind of person?
Whether or not I participate is really just a time issue for me. I don't like to read multiple books at one time, so if I'm in the middle of something when a group read starts I'm out.I usually vote on books I want to read because the group read will motivate me to put them next on my list. Although I think I voted for Jordan's Brains back in August because I thought it was very unique and wanted to take part in a discussion on it.
I've just downloaded Jordan's brains, but at the moment I'm reading kisty McKay' s book undead and its very good.
Jordan's Brain was a good read. I feel that the group discussion added to my enjoyment of the read.I had personal issues going on during Mountain Man which kept me out of that read.
I did the next BOTM, which I truly disliked but talking it over with Netanella made it more bearable.
I'm out on the next BOTM (too much!) but plan on reading the book either on my own or with a buddy.
When I nominate, I look for books that are available to all group members. Price is a key factor! If my fellow group members can not afford the book (I feel that 2.99 is as high as I am willing to pay for a group activity and so I reason the same for others), or if it is not available world wide then it's out.
And I look for books that I think are about the Zombies And the Survivors.
I am not really a group activity girl, but I do try really hard to be one. I am always on the verge of quitting a group or even goodreads altogether. (Yesterday came very close to me opting out, thank goodness for the ignore user(s) option)
I tend to isolate, which is not healthy of course and so I have had to make a conscience effort to engage in group activities both online and in real life.
I feel that the group reads can be a bit slow. Especially if the book is not that good of a book. But idle chatter between reading comment sections can add some life and fun into the thread/activity.
Jersey's first dog walk of the dead if anyone is up that way. All proceeds benefit a local animal shelter.http://www.dogwalkofthedead.com/
Ian wrote: "Jersey's first dog walk of the dead if anyone is up that way. All proceeds benefit a local animal shelter.http://www.dogwalkofthedead.com/"
Great idea! Our dog is on her last legs, but that's too far away for me. :) Sounds like fun.
Books mentioned in this topic
Zombie Fallout (other topics)World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (other topics)
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No kids for me. Not a huge fan. I did pretty well in school without really putting a lot of effort in. That was awesome. Real life is hard.