The Drinking Dead

     So I was browsing my Facebook newsfeed today when someone posted a link to a video showing how to make a "Zombie Brains Shot." It was a specialty shot that mixed a combination of liquors and grenadine syrup to resemble decaying brain matter. Why anyone would want to drink something that looks like that is beyond me. From the reaction of the person making it in the video it didn't taste great either.

     This video reminded me of a discussion we'd had earlier in the semester. I think it was Rebecca who'd made the point that too much drinking can turn anyone into a zombie. Last night I was hanging out with some friends at their dorm, when one of them remembered that he had to go get his laundry out of the dryer. The three of us all walked down to the laundry room, and as we were walking back through the lobby of the building a few drunk people were stumbling back into the building after what I can only assume was an exciting evening. One of my friends and I quickly shot up the stairs, not wanting to have anything to do with it. The other friend of mine took his time walking back through the lobby so he could observe there drunken antics, which he found humorous.

     This kind of reminded me of the mix of reactions to zombies you'll see in shows like The Walking Dead. There are some people who run when they see the zombies, not wanting to even take the chance that things will get ugly. This would be me. Then you have those who choose to keep the zombies around, either out of compassion, scientific interest, or because they think it's funny. This would be my friend who chose to take his time walking back.  Of course there is the one choice that you have with zombies that you don't have with drunk people, unless you're a homicidal maniac who fancies a nice prison cell which is to "put down" the zombies, regardless of whether they pose a threat.

     We talk alot in class about who the zombies represent, but I think it can also be interesting to think about what the living characters in these movies and TV shows represent as well.