Zombie Walks and Pillow Fights!

In my quest to live in a world that is spontaneous, fun, and doesn't take itself too seriously, my favorite addition to the mad world of nerds, geeks, and freaks, are the spontaneous zombie walks that take place in selected cities. I see them on YouTube all the time and lament that we need them in conservative and backwards Phoenix, Arizona. And, yeah, they do apparently have them here from time to time as I found out on this fantastic site. What better way to shake up a city? If you never do anything wild and bizarre, consider donning some pale makeup and tattered clothing and join the group in your city! I promise to take pictures when we have one here and I get to join it!

On another note, there have also been spontaneous pillow fights in the streets. You can't watch this film (above) without laughing your head off. There's something so mad about people just letting it out like children in the streets rebelling against the folks in the high rises around them.

This phenomenon of modern times is called a flashmob. According to Wikipedia, it's "a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse."

According to me, it's just the kind of world I want to live in--one with colors, smiles, and silliness to cut through the mundane, routine, and bland life of day-to-day. It's almost like a little happy group of standup comedians reminding us our mouths can curve up as much as they can curve down.

Bless you, flashmobs, keep it going!