Brains and snow

I had a fairly productive day...for a day off. And for a change all the productivity was not wedding related.Snow hit us in the wee hours of the ...leaving a fine dusty over cars and roofs. In order to fully revel in the brisk glory, Ross and I bundled up (it was about 37 out today...I'm certain it dropped much lower as the day progressed too) and drove down to Minnehaha Park. With a name like that, you can't really be certain we ever left Hawaii, can you?

Snow still thinnly veiled some of the grounds as we walked around...admiring the falls and foliage. The outing was short...Ross needed to be back in time to head to work at 4pm.

I had other plans.

Tonight was Minneapolis' fifth annual Zombie Pub Crawl. ZPC is exactly what is sounds like. Hundreds of folk gather, gored and adorned like the undead, and stumble onto various pubs and bars along a predetermined route. Once in the bar all they need do is groan...and the bar tender will serve whatever zombie drink special has been concocted for the evening. I skipped the pub crawl portion, but mingled with the undead horde the hour before, helping with makeup and generally soaking up all the grusome gore. A plethora of characters could be seen...many a docto and priest, Abe Lincoln, a graduate, zombie flying monkies, Waldo, and even a smattering of cartoon and video game characters...Sonic, Marge Simpson, Mario and Luigi....

The highlight of the kick off was the approach of an unsuspecting Segway tour. As the neat little line of upright wheels meandered through the park, the zombie horde turned and began shambling down the hill to greet them. Some of the tourists slowed and played along. But quite a few took off at a speed I was unaware a Segway could travel at! It was a highly amusing eveing all around.

Next year I'll be sure to be a participant, and not just a wallflower.