Things on the Brain: Zombies (and Other Stuff)
I’ve been thinking about two things a lot lately.
Number one is I need to get another job. Preferably two more.
In early October I decided to drop my classes at Seattle Central–where I was attending until I transfer to an in-state university due to money–to take care of my mother and earn money for tuition.
Right now I’m just delivering newspapers which, quite frankly, pays shit. I have limited work experience because I was focusing on school and my family before, but now I need a few part-time jobs. The next couple weeks will consist of me applying everywhere that happens to be hiring.
I’m hoping to get one with medical, dental, and optical insurance because I definitely need all three. The fact that I could get really sick at any moment and be totally screwed without insurance scares the hell out of me. Who thought universal health care was a bad idea again?
I’ve also been thinking about zombie attacks and how to escape when one inevitably happens. I have a mental list of things to keep in mind when zombies attack (though a lot of points could go for Maoist rebels or something as well as zombies). Perhaps I’ll make how to guide out of it soon.
Posted by Donna on 8 November 2007 at 12:54
Filed Under: Education, Rambling
Tagged: health, money, school, work, zombies
12 Comments
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Good luck on finding a job. I need those insurances as well, but my job only offers them to full time employees. I am going to go full time in a few months though. I want to wait until the holidays are over (because they work people to death during the holidays)
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I have a zombie attack plan of action! OMG, I thought I was far too wacked out for anyone else to do that. See, I have this completely irrantional fear of zombies that can strike just randomly when I’m out shopping or something. I have so many contingency plans in my head it’s unreal but they always seem to feature a screwdriver somewhere along the way. Crazy.
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Good luck with the job and mom situation. I totally know how you feel. I took time off school to work and care for my grandmother last year. Not the easiest thing in life.
The Republicans mainly thing universal health care is a bad idea. God forbid everyone got what they needed in life.
I know what you mean about planning an escape route in case of a zombie attack. Good thing they’re slow, huh?
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Good luck with job searching. I’m going through it now, a pain really. And the bank account is steadily draining.
Hmmm…zombie attacks, eh?
Might I suggest this survival guide:
amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Prote…
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LOL @ the Texas Chainsaw Massacre comment you wrote, V. Seriously, if that happened to me and the girl said we were going to die and that we were going the wrong way, I would turn the fuck around!
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Good luck with finding a job. I have little work experience and so I’d like to delay real world for as long as possible.
I still do not understand why Americans tend to think universal health insurance is a bad thing. I mean, wow, how explicitly evil can a person be? Like, I’m sure those millions of poor families living just in this country feel the same way about private health care as you do, you mansion-living, Bentley-driving, ugh. I’m okay.
I’m training to be a ninja one day just in case anything happens. Wouldn’t that be awesome though?
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If there’s a Zombie attack I’m going to barricade my home. Then put Shaun of the Dead on TV so I sufficiently creep myself out. Perhaps with a knife by my side as well… to chop off their heads. Effective, I’m sure! :P
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If you end up writing a zombie guide, I’ll be sure to read it =P
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Have you read the Zombie Survival Guide (book)?
Don’t.
Nightmares for weeks. Weeks, I tell you. It has all these stories about ‘real’ zombies and I can’t tell whether they’re true or supposed to be funny to people who aren’t terrified of zombies.
So I’d read your guide, but only if you promise not to do that. And I’ll have to read it on a day when I know I’m not going to be left alone for at least a week afterwards. I may also have to be armed with a screwdriver. And a machete. And a 5.56 semi-automatic rifle. I also need to be upstairs (and no suggesting that zombies can go upstairs!!!!) and enough food to last several years. Oh, and a two-way transmitter.
I’ll probably still have nightmares.
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