About that Swineflu...

Me: *recites litany of swineflu factoids from CNN*
Ben: I have a question.
Me: What?
Ben: Do you think there's any possibility this whole thing will turn into a zombie outbreak*?
Me: Hmm.
Ben: Because that would be awesome.
Me: That would be awesome, but--
Ben: WE SHOULD BUY A GUN!! We should buy a gun. Just in case.

Planning went on for some time and I'm delighted to announce that we now have a complete Zombie Outbreak Preparedness Plan in place. We know our hiding place. We know how much food and water we'd need. We know what kind of gun we'd get. And, damn it, we know how many books and how many laptop batteries we'd bring to the hiding place with us because if I have to hide out for days on end I am not going to sit around doing nothing. I can at least whittle down my TBR shelf and write a book, for the love of christ.

*Naturally, I mean no disrespect to the families around the world who have been effected by this terrible epidemic. But humor is as good a coping mechanism for the things that scare us as anything else.