That's right, beige is not a color. No matter what it is called, whether it is Sahara Sand or Potato Chip, or Viennese Waltz, it is still beige and it is still not a color. A house filled with beige does not give those who visit any feeling for the people who live there. Colors set the mood, express who you are, and evoke feelings. Surely living surrounded by beige causes people to become bland as their walls and furniture. How can anyone be creative and thoughtful surrounded by beige?
Once upon a time, I saw people struggling to pick out just the right beige curtains to exactly match their beige carpet. I wanted to shake them and say, "Who cares, it's all just beige." I did not. I am guessing that they they would not understand. Doubtless, those people would have taken offense, first at my poking my nose where it did not belong, and secondly for refusing to accept their beigeness.
It does not really matter in the great scheme of things if the guests do not care for the color of the sofa. I would much rather have someone come away wondering what in the world I was thinking with the lime green curtains, than to leave no impression at all. I chose my house, my walls, my furniture for my pleasure not to avoid offending the occasional guest.
Decorators call beige a neutral, but that only means that it is nothing. Being neutral means that it "goes" with everything, how is that good. Being neutral means not taking a side, it means watching the world swirl around and refusing to take a part in it. Being a neutral observer means watching bad things happen and doing nothing. Is this who we should be, observers with out any desire to make things better?
Do not settle for beige, take a stand, have an opinion, show who you are and how you feel! Whether that means painting your dining room red, or saying, "No, no, that is not right and we must find a way to make it stop."
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Nailgun's Zombie Survival Plan
Okay, I do not believe that there is any real danger that zombies will attack. But sometimes I like to think about odd things while I am commuting. While driving, my brain goes off in interesting directions, and for some reason it went in the direction of zombies.
The first question to consider is what kind of zombies will they be. The really slow and stupid ones from The Last Man on Earth, or the slightly quicker, able to pick up rocks to pound on windows ones from AMC's Walking Dead. I am going with a kind of middle ground, stupid and rather slow, but probably attracted to noise and light. I am guessing they do not sleep all day like The Last Man on Earth. That would be entirely too convenient, after all if they are asleep all day, all the survivors would have to do is have a secure shelter during the night, and hold up.
I already have a number of gardening tools that would work very conveniently for the slaughter of zombies. Doesn't everyone own a machete, loppers and a samurai sword? Granted, none of these items are as sharp as they should be. But if a zombie attack seems imminent that can be remedied. I also have sturdy shoes, which are a good idea, for running, climbing, and general scrambling around. I do have a re-curve bow, and know how to use it, but need to practice some. The cutting torch will also come in handy.
I have a place to hold up picked out as well. The house would require too much modification. My first choice of refuge would be the county jail. It has a lot of positive things going for it: small difficult to break windows, an emergency generator, a tall fence, metal doors which can be welded shut. It also has an exercise yard completely surrounded by the building, for zombie free fresh air.
Another advantage of the jail would be that there should be a supply of food available in the kitchen. I would imagine that there a a lot of canned goods stored there. I have never actually been in the jail, so the food part is pure speculation, but they have to have some. It is not too far from town so that carefully planned food runs can be made if food becomes an issue.
If there are still inmates inside who are zombified, they should be locked in cells, so that they can be dispatched at a distance. I have not really thought through the disposal of bodies yet. I imagine that burning in the parking lot would be the most expeditious, thought perhaps not the best smelling, solution. It is important to make sure the zombies are "dead" before burning, because nothing spoils a party like a burning zombie stumbling around setting other things on fire.
If the jail scenario does not work out, there are several warehouses in town which have few to no windows on the ground floor and could therefore be quickly secured. This would require more effort, lack of electricity, food, and other niceties, but it is doable.
The first question to consider is what kind of zombies will they be. The really slow and stupid ones from The Last Man on Earth, or the slightly quicker, able to pick up rocks to pound on windows ones from AMC's Walking Dead. I am going with a kind of middle ground, stupid and rather slow, but probably attracted to noise and light. I am guessing they do not sleep all day like The Last Man on Earth. That would be entirely too convenient, after all if they are asleep all day, all the survivors would have to do is have a secure shelter during the night, and hold up.
I already have a number of gardening tools that would work very conveniently for the slaughter of zombies. Doesn't everyone own a machete, loppers and a samurai sword? Granted, none of these items are as sharp as they should be. But if a zombie attack seems imminent that can be remedied. I also have sturdy shoes, which are a good idea, for running, climbing, and general scrambling around. I do have a re-curve bow, and know how to use it, but need to practice some. The cutting torch will also come in handy.
I have a place to hold up picked out as well. The house would require too much modification. My first choice of refuge would be the county jail. It has a lot of positive things going for it: small difficult to break windows, an emergency generator, a tall fence, metal doors which can be welded shut. It also has an exercise yard completely surrounded by the building, for zombie free fresh air.
Another advantage of the jail would be that there should be a supply of food available in the kitchen. I would imagine that there a a lot of canned goods stored there. I have never actually been in the jail, so the food part is pure speculation, but they have to have some. It is not too far from town so that carefully planned food runs can be made if food becomes an issue.
If there are still inmates inside who are zombified, they should be locked in cells, so that they can be dispatched at a distance. I have not really thought through the disposal of bodies yet. I imagine that burning in the parking lot would be the most expeditious, thought perhaps not the best smelling, solution. It is important to make sure the zombies are "dead" before burning, because nothing spoils a party like a burning zombie stumbling around setting other things on fire.
If the jail scenario does not work out, there are several warehouses in town which have few to no windows on the ground floor and could therefore be quickly secured. This would require more effort, lack of electricity, food, and other niceties, but it is doable.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Nailgun's First Random Thoughts
This blog will be a place for me to express thoughts and ideas which I feel like I have a need to share, but not necessarily out loud. What I will not be sharing is cute stories about the dog, or cat, or family. In fact I hope to avoid talking about the family at all. This will not be a space where I spend a lot of time telling stories which sound a good deal like bragging about myself and others. Does anyone who does not know me care about where I went for vacation, I doubt it very much. I am not going to be writing about my physical self, I do not want to be prejudged based on age, sex, or origin.
Will anyone read this? I have no idea. I do not think that that is what really matters. That being said, I rather like the idea that someone who I will never know is interested in what I have to say. But, nevertheless, the main purpose is for me to have a space to write about random things. Readers will undoubtedly find out about my political leanings, thoughts on books I have read, current events, my angst, and sometimes odd ideas I have.
It may seem strange, but not everyone I know is interested in: my plan for survival in case zombies attack, what I think about the use of swear words, why I do not believe that America will ever become a communist country, what I think about the Tea Party and other, well random things. so if anyone is even slightly curious this will be the place to look.
Will anyone read this? I have no idea. I do not think that that is what really matters. That being said, I rather like the idea that someone who I will never know is interested in what I have to say. But, nevertheless, the main purpose is for me to have a space to write about random things. Readers will undoubtedly find out about my political leanings, thoughts on books I have read, current events, my angst, and sometimes odd ideas I have.
It may seem strange, but not everyone I know is interested in: my plan for survival in case zombies attack, what I think about the use of swear words, why I do not believe that America will ever become a communist country, what I think about the Tea Party and other, well random things. so if anyone is even slightly curious this will be the place to look.
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