Uhnnnnnn

For the most part, zombie walk was nothing short of awesome. Even the fun hater Chris was unable to withstand the full force of its awesomosity. I thought there were a couple thousand people there, but reports suggest is was much less than that, possibly under one thousand. Everyone came out to have a good time and the atmosphere was great.

There were so many incredible costumes, from the clever to the detailed, and it was nice to feel like we were on the upper end. I went as High School Jock Zombie and managed to totally score by finding a letterman jacket at Value Village. Even without using anything fancy like liquid latex, I managed to pull off some pretty convincing makeup.

One of my favorite moments of the walk was just after we arrived at the art gallery. A tour bus stopped at a nearby light and almost instantly, about 30 or 40 zombies rushed the bus and started clawing at the windows. When the bus pulled away, it was covered with bloody hand prints.

The obvious highlight for me was our group's performance. On Friday night, we got together and learned a simplified version of the Thriller dance. After a few hours of practice, we managed to get a pretty solid grasp of the dance and called it a night. The next day, we did three performances, the largest being in front of around 100-200 people, and they all went off really well. There's a video of our dance on Facebook, but I'm not going to bother linking it as you need an account. When I get my hands on the actual vid, I'll make sure to post it.

The only downside of the walk was crossing the Burrard St bridge. It was 20 minutes of boredom and baking in the sun. Apparently, it was done to appease the cops so hopefully we'll be able to wander around downtown next year.

Overall, rad day. I can't wait until next year. Hmm, what to wear...?