Mod Mischief

It's December 21, 2012 and we're still here. The world appears to have not ended, or at least it hasn't ended yet. Last night we went to the Bear's Apocalypse-apalooza party at the the Diefenbunker. If the apocalypse had happened at midnight, at least we would have had spandex clad women to protect us.

It's 2012! I hope you enjoyed ringing in the new year as much as we did. Celebrating the beginning of the end of the world at our friends' party The rapture came and went, so I'm not holding my breath for the Mayan doomsday , but I'll use any excuse to party in apocalyptic style. We spent New Year's Day enjoying our second annual Zombie Movie Marathon. Our 2012 line up: 10:00 AM - Night of the Living Dead (1968) 11:36 AM - Shaun of the Dead   1:15 PM - Flight of the Living Dead   2:49 PM - Fido   4:22 PM - Zombieland   5:50 PM - Return of the Living Dead   7:21 PM - Evil Dead   8:46 PM - Evil Dead II 10:10 PM - Evil Dead Army of Darkness 11:31 PM - REC   We intended to start the Walking Dead at the very end, but by the time it hit 12:50 am we were too tired and called it a night.This year we went with less scary, mostly campy movies, although REC was pretty freaky. There were a few repeats from last year but we tried to swit...

As promised , our entry for the 2011 Zombie Safe House Competition is now available for your viewing pleasure (and apocalypse preparation research). When the zombie outbreak hits, our plan is to head for the Diefenbunker , Canada's biggest Cold War nuclear shelter. Built in the late 1950s and capable of withstanding a blast equivalent to 5 million tons of TNT, the once secret underground bunker is now open to the public as a museum. A group of determined survivors could easily convert the site into a sustainable colony, safe from the hordes of undead roaming the earth. Originally designed to hold 535 government officials and military personnel for 30 days, the 4 underground levels provide ample space for 50 people to live indefinitely. To make the bunker fully self-sufficient, the survivors need only install the equipment for power generation and farming. 193 solar panel arrays on the south-facing hillside would produce enough energy for the entire complex. Whi...

Potato brushing up on zombie survival strategies Even mainstream media seems to be taking the threat of zombies pretty seriously these days. The Globe and Mail ran an article on Budgeting for the Zombie Apocalypse , This Old House had a feature on protecting your home from the undead and the CDC issued official guidelines on how to prepare for the walking dead . This is a topic that Chris and I have obviously thought a lot about. But recently we've stepped up the research and planing as we're working on designing the ultimate zombie-proof fortress for the 2011 Zombie Safe House Competition . With over 600 registered, I can't wait to see what our competitors come up with! For our entry, we're working on a plan with an Ottawa area twist. All the number crunching has been giving me headaches but the end result should be epic. Stay tuned for more details; we have until the end of the month to get it done! PS: Add entering zombie-themed architectural contes...

It's a little disappointing that the world didn't end yesterday . I had been looking forward to putting into practice all the skills I've learned from watching every post-apocalyptic movie I can get my hands on . My recent favourite is Doomsday . It's like the best possible combination of Escape from New York , 28 Days Later , Mad Max (most obviously Thunderdome , but with  lots of Road Warrior elements too) and Omega Man .

photo by Sampsel Preston Chris and I have both been sick for the past few weeks, so we haven't done much beyond sitting on the couch watching post-apocalyptic movies. Maybe it stems from the zombie movie marathon we hosted on New Year's day, but lately I've had an appetite for movies about the end of the world. On the list of the movies we've watched in the last two weeks: Tank Girl , Mad Max (all 3 - although the second is by far the best), Waterworld , The Road , Cherry 2000 , Hell Comes to Frogtown ,  Cyborg and Cyborg 2 (not nearly as good as the first one despite having Angelina Jolie in it). One thing most of these movies have in common is fantastic fashion. The movie costumes have got me fantasizing about future outfits worthy of Burning Man's Death Guild or a killer post-apocalyptic party. Having recently signed up for pinterest , obviously I started a pin board to save all my favourite inspiration for dieselpunk disaster wear . photo by Shannon Cottr...