Zombies vs. Unicorns

I read an anthology of short stories, which are all about either zombies or unicorns entitled (cleverly) Zombies vs. Unicorns, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier. Check out the publisher's website - http://pages.simonandschuster.com/zombiesvsunicorns.

Now the choice may seem simple, right? Unicorns are bright, beautiful magical creatures, whereas zombies are gross, decaying feeble-minded entities. But really, when you think about it, are zombies all that bad? No, in fact, I am proud to say that I am a member of Team Zombie. Unicorns are overrated, vain animals. Zombies may smell a bit, but they mean no harm; they are just trying to survive And, really aren't we all?

Although this may seem like a trivial question, like are you for vampires or werewolves (Duh, vampires all the way!), it really isn't that simple. We could go really deep with a metaphorical concept and think about zombies and unicorns in societal terms. Who are the unicorns? Who are the zombies? What do they represent? And when looking at it through a different lens, does an opinion change?

That's it for now...It's been a long day and my brain is fried.

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"The Force is strong with this one." ~ Darth Vader

Heather and I were walking out of Flying Star on Saturday and she laughed at my STAR WARS messenger bag. Now, whether she was laughing at STAR WARS or the fact that a 37-year-old woman was using the bag, I am not sure. I then preceded to tell her that this weekend was the Albuquerque Comic-Con, but I wasn't going because I do draw the line on my nerdiness. She didn't understand what I was saying about Comic-Com so I had to explain it in a bit more detail. She was enlightened (amused?) by my explanation in which one thing led to another and somehow, in the course of just a few steps, I was telling her about how Mark and I had renewed our vows in Vegas last summer, rather than heading to San Diego for the national Comic-Con. (For those not familiar, go here - http://www.comic-con.org/cci/)

Now, I don't think I am that odd, or nerdy. Do I like STAR WARS? Yes. Am I sometimes enthralled by the various story lines of comics and graphic novels? Yes. Do I enjoy pop culture? Yes. Do I have a favorite superhero? Yes, who doesn't? Mine is Batman, in case you were curious. All of this though is just one small part of who I really am.

None of this means that I am not a mature adult. I do take things seriously, sometimes, too seriously. After being out for a few hours, having fun with friends, some people do tend to forget or even believe that I am actually a nationally board certified middle school English teacher (see here - http://www.nbpts.org/), working as an Instructional Coach, while also pursuing a doctoral degree in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies. Crazy, huh?

So what might this blog be? It will become an outlet for me this semester as I navigate through a full-time job, 12 credit hours at a university, while also teaching a class at the university. And did I mention that I also have a 19-year-old daughter? Yeah, but that could be an entirely other blog.

Until the next posting, may the force be with you.