Contradictio in Terminis

Coming round the bend of an unplanned all-nighter spent drinking vodka and watching 28 Days Later. We finished the movie around 2 am and somehow spent four hours discussing in explicit and intense detail how we would go about Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse. If the epidemic broke out in Cambridge, the decision was made to drive out to northern Finland through Denmark, staying away as much as possible from densely populated areas. Assuming we would be canny enough to believe the news broadcasts in a timely manner, our very first steps would be to withdraw cash, stock up on water and groceries, and rent a car to facilitate escape from the Netherlands (close to the UK and therefore dangerous). Long-term plans would depend heavily on situational factors; but our core group would remain essentially stable, consisting of Hanna/Jamie in the role of leaders, myself as the gormless lackey and Eddy as lackey numero deux.

The discussion actually got quite intense when we turned to the topic of whether or not we'd actually have the guts to kill potentially infected people. Hanna: yes, without hesitation. We also established an "infected policy": assuming the disease had an extended latency period (30 mins - 1 hour), the possibly infected member would be tied up (with Hanna's kickboxing tape) and put in the trunk of the car for 24 hours post-contact. If symptoms became manifest, s/he would be shot; if no symptoms appeared within the expected duration, they would be allowed free (with residual suspicion, of course).

I think I know how to survive the apocalypse in more concrete terms than I know how to apply for my master's degree. WTF.

And if that weren't enough, we then moved on to how to make our own zombie apocalypse movie, complete with casting decisions and plot notes.