September 22, 2013 - strike being a Zombie off my bucket list. I didn't even know that it was on my bucket list, until I found out that for a mere 25 bucks, I could make the transformation. Then, I was all over it. Mostly to have Travis groan and roll his eyes that his MOM at her age was being a Zombie, and then he'd be like, so, YEAH! MY mom is being a Zombie! Alas, all I got (in an email) was: "Looks like you had a good time. Glad you had fun." I was a bit deflated.... But, my friend, Amelia, and I had a blast! It was the first annual Zombie 5K run at Boone Hall, right up the street. For $50 you could either be a runner, or a Zombie that attempted to snare one of the 3 "life" flags hanging from the runners (the object was to get home with at least one flag= you were still alive). We opted to be decoy Zombies, merely pretending that we were going to snag a flag. The makeup was amazing! Applied by professionals, we went to 6 different stations, beginning with liquid latex, air-brushed makeup, some dark smudging, 2 stations for blood= runny liquid and coagulated gel- station #7 was for hair. A brief class in how to walk and move like a Zombie, then the waiting began. And, the sun decided to come out. Talk about dripping blood then- whoa! We were carted out to our various destinations via a hay ride, then deposited to wait for groups of runners 15 minutes apart. Lots of mosquitoes as well. It was a long, tiring day, but a helluva lot of fun!
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