Zombiiiiiess

Over the weekend I participated in a DC Zombie Raid. It was tons of fun, as you would expect from a zombie invasion, and everyone was super nice. There were even some zombie kids and a zombie dog! There are tons of great pictures online because there seemed to be one photographer for every two zombies. We even got coverage from some prominent local blogs – DCist, BrightestYoungThings, and WeLoveDC. (those articles have links to Flickr sets with tons more pictures) We scared the shit out of tourists, kids on the bus were convinced I needed to go to the hospital, a bus driver didn’t want to open the door for us, and even hung with Anonymous for a bit.

Zombie-dressing also allows for a lot of Michael Scott-esque double entendres: “Just put it in your mouth and let it dribble out… Do you want me to just rub it all over your face?… It’s sticky, what does it taste like?… Please don’t get it in my mouth” It was entertaining all day long.

Afterwards, they even arranged an after-party where zombies got in free. I ended up going to a different bar and didn’t even bother changing out of my zombie costume, though I did clean the blood from my face. I was paranoid about it staining my skin, plus it kept sticking to my hair.

I got the shirt from the thrift store for $3 and I made fake blood by simmering flour, water, and food coloring. It was great because it dried crusty and solid, rather than sticky. I used someone else’s corn-syrup based edible blood for my face and it was sooo sticky all day long. It would suck to have that on your clothes sticking to everything. If you’re ever in the need for fake zombie blood, I recommend flour & water!

Proof that I manage to look pretty fucking glam no matter what I do: