We were having dinner (or maybe lunch?) one day and started discussing our loathing of Valentines.\u00a0 It had been all over the Twitters lately and I don’t mind telling you it was driving me a bit bonkers.\u00a0 We pondered if it was possible to make the day into something else?\u00a0 Something more fun.\u00a0 Something worth celebrating.<\/p>\n
Me:<\/strong> Wouldn’t it be hilarious if we celebrated zombies instead?<\/p>\n Scott:<\/strong> Zombies should always be celebrated and recognized for their sheer zombie gloriousness.<\/p>\n Me:<\/strong> How did we not realize this before!<\/p>\n And thus, we have started Zombie Appreciation Day <\/strong>in our house.\u00a0 Forget Valentine’s Day with overpriced flowers and overpriced cheap-ass candy.\u00a0 Forget the ridiculous demands your chick (or possibly dude) is throwing at you as a reason for a new piece of whatever that they don’t need and will only wear\/use on the 28th day every other month if you’re lucky. Forget all about that stuff.<\/p>\n Instead I challenge and invite you to embrace the Zombie.<\/p>\n Zombies are all over the place so this can be done any way you choose!\u00a0 The more creative the better!<\/p>\n There are plenty of movies to watch to get you into the Zombie mood.\u00a0 How about a little Dawn of the Dead <\/a>action for classic zombie lovers? Or some Planet Terror<\/a> goodness?\u00a0 Want funny, there’s always Shaun of the Dead<\/a> to turn to. Zombieland<\/a> also just came out on DVD.<\/p>\n There are video games too!\u00a0 A favorite at OHC being Resident Evil.<\/a> There’s Left 4 Dead I<\/a> and II<\/a> if you’re into plain running and gunning.<\/p>\n Not into video games? Oh there are zombie board games<\/a>! That’s just one example but if you do an Amazon search, loads pop up.\u00a0 The game that I linked to we actually own and it’s a fun game to play.\u00a0 The rules take some getting used to but once you have it down, it makes for a good time.\u00a0 And it takes a while to play so you might as well pour yourself a nice drink to enjoy while playing!<\/p>\n For Christmas last year, I purchased Zombie mints<\/a> for Scott as a stocking stuffer.\u00a0 He said they tasted like meat flavored mint.\u00a0 Ew. And yet intriguing.\u00a0 I have not braved them though.<\/p>\n You could celebrate a whole day of Zombies! Starting off with some gaming and then followed by movies later in the evening.\u00a0 Or vice versa!\u00a0 You could make zombie or brain shaped cookies with crazy icing designs.\u00a0 Oatmeal becomes a whole other avenue of adventure when looking at it as a bowl of possible zombie food.<\/p>\n Perhaps you like looking at zombies?\u00a0 And just maybe you enjoy other people’s seriously creative ability.\u00a0 If that’s the case, then please check out the work of Terry Border at Bent Objects<\/a>.\u00a0 His stuff is amazing and he’s got a store where you can purchase prints!\u00a0 Hooray! Bonus, he’s working on new zombie material! It’s like universe just knows it’s time to celebrate something a little more fun and exciting.<\/p>\n And while I realize that this isn’t technically a zombie (or is it?!), I still have to show you this.\u00a0 Because I’m always a day late and a dollar short, I stumbled upon Skull-A-Day<\/a> just recently.\u00a0 If you like skulls (I do!) and again, enjoy creative works, then I urge you to check out the website.\u00a0 It’s totally dedicated to skulls and art.\u00a0 You can read about its history on the site.\u00a0 I entered a contest on the site and won!\u00a0 Go me!<\/p>\n What I got was this gorgeous handmade skull mug.\u00a0 Isn’t it cute?!\u00a0 I love it!\u00a0 It was created by Skeletal Dropkick<\/a>, who also has a site where you can purchase his works<\/a>.\u00a0 Here is my new skull mug in all it’s glory serving me up some soup.\u00a0 In a skull.\u00a0 Soup in a skull.\u00a0 Totally awesome.\u00a0 It also reminds me of Ratchet and Clank so I <3 it even more.<\/p>\n And maybe, just maybe you like reading about zombies.\u00a0 Well lucky for you that Amazon is loaded down with zombie books and graphic novels. Take your pic!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/OHC-skull_mug-300x225.jpg\" "\\"Skull")
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