It's Father's day here in Australia and if you totally forgot to grab a gift, don't worry. You can always print off some handy survival cards for your dad.
Personally I wanted an electric rechargeable chainsaw. Lightweight, quiet and handy for slicing through zombie hordes. Sadly my family doesn't trust me with power tools.
Of course as we at BZF live "down under" the methods for finding south and north are for the southern hemisphere. If you live in the northern hemisphere you need to use the north star and for the watch method you point the hour hand at sun rather than the 12 o'clock mark.
There are many talent artists out there but this is one we had to share with you.
Choly Knight is an artist, writer, designer, seamstress and crafter. She produces some cool and edgy fashion creations. What particular wowed us was her zombie themed fashion. Check out Deviantart for her zombie kitty/killer rabbit reversible backpack and her Zombunny hoodies!
This stuff is so awesome that we are kicking ourselves and muttering "why didn't we think of that".
The sewing machine and I had a very bad relationship back during high school home economics but this is seriously making me think again.
Ok BZF peeps, I want you to brace yourselves for the
craziest trailer I have come across in ages!I’m going to cut right to the chase and tell you about a movie coming
your way in 2014 called Squirrels, yep you heard me Squirrels!!Naturally here at BZF we have a preference
for the cute and cuddly Bunny, so excuse my raised eyebrow and jaw to the floor
reaction when this trailer came online.
So far not much is known about Squirrels, except that the
production team behind Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter are helming, which
doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence.Apparently we can expect some flesh hungry Squirrels who are super mad
because an evil Gas company has destroyed their natural habitat (insert
crickets chirping).I’m not sure that
Squirrels banding together and gnawing away at people one by one will have the
same impact that Hitchcock’s The Birds
did all those years ago or break new ground in the ‘when unsuspecting animals
attack’ sub genre.
Don’t get me wrong, I love B movies and I love a little foray
into the ridiculous but I don’t think this is gonna reach the dizzy heights of
2013’s surprise mockbuster Sharknado.I
know I am sounding a little harsh and I will admit that a small part of me
would enjoy seeing furry little critters going feral and pursuing a flesh binge, but
we will have to wait and see.
To make up your mind, I invite you to check out the teaser
trailer below:
Another classic survival ration - the U.S. Army Field Ration D!
A bit sweet for my taste but these bars did disappear very quickly. Dissolving it in hot water makes a rather rich and thick hot chocolate. Currently working on a dark chocolate and chilli version!
I'll be honest, I'm not sure about paraffin wax being an ingredient. It was included in the unofficial recipe I used. Hershey was contracted to develop and make the original D rations and their website doesn't mention any wax. Nor is it listed as an ingredient on the original packaging.
However the D ration had to stand up to being stored and used in areas of high temperatures like the Pacific and desert regions. Adding a fat or wax with a higher melting point than chocolate would help.
Here in Australia we are finally seeing signs of Spring, the
cherry blossoms are beginning to sprout, the daylight is getting longer and the
zombies are starting to unthaw from their winter chill.Now when I talk about zombies in this
context, yes I mean all the people out there who have hidden all winter beneath
a nice warm blanket with a hot chocolate and some choice DVD’s.
I’m sure you’re thinking this sounds like the perfect way to
chase away those winter blues – WRONG!!Having
recently returned to my physical schedule of swimming a few times a week, I
discovered just how unfit this season I had become.
Care factor?Well, As
I hung on to the edge of the pool, trying not to drown and trying to maintain some
form of dignity, I hoped that the apocalypse was not approaching anytime soon –
coz let’s face it, I could probably only run 100 metres before I ran out of
breath and got eaten by a hungry horde of voracious zombies!
So what to do next?The
popular film Zombieland tells us to keep up our cardio and based on my current
circumstances I tend to agree.I know ‘working
out’ can seem like a real chore and many would probably offer up their second
best friend to the undead before joining a gym, but never fear there is a fun
alternative that may just get you off the couch and give you some Chuck Norris abs
(mullet not included).
Please welcome my new favourite App Zombies Run!What more motivation do you need to exercise than
escaping from zombies, completing lifesaving missions and important supply
runs!This simply put is a super
creative way to immerse yourself in the middle of a zombie ravaged planet while
improving your fitness at the same time.
Each time you perform a mission, the app records the
distance, time, pace and calories burned by using your phone’s GPS – Genius!!This concept works for a number of
reasons.First of all there are no real
zombies to bite you to pieces. Second, you have the chance to build up your
skills slowly as you develop your fitness and your recon skills.And finally, after you have persisted with
this fun little program – you will have improved fitness levels to outrun real
zombies should the worst come true.
I’m sure right now you want to have a sneak peak at what
this little baby is like so make sure you check out the video below!
On behalf of the BZF crew and our awesome readers I want to make a special shout out to our favourite zombie pop culture expert, Mr Vitamin G!! Happy birthday G, hope your having a fabulous day, and that today, of all days the pending apocalypse does not rain down upon us like Sharknado!
Have a drink this weekend in honour of G, oh and don't get bit!
