Zombies.

I'm thinking.. parasitic virus. Begins with a mimivirus, hosting a new mutant strain of virophages. Phage therapy being developed to combat HIV and originally tested in Africa or a subcontinent where medical testing regulations are fairly lax. Mimivirus are loaded with current versions of Sputniks carrying reprogrammed T-cells made dormant. Each Sputnik's supposed to launch, find a sample of the T-cells that match its mutation type and 'infect' it with the dormant gene code.

Problem being, Z-Virus was being held dormant in humans by an overlaying viral nuclei.. until the Sputnik finds one infected with HIV and sends it dormant. Once free of the captor virus, Z-Virus becomes a highly contagious predator.

Zombies ensue. The skin sloughing/sores are due to hyperAIDS, rapidly degenerating cell tissue. The pain cortex of the brain is the first thing destroyed, like syphilis or leprosy.

Hm. Must ponder this pandemic.

Adventures in the Big Blue Room

I took the two cocks outside for a bit today, to get them used to.. y'know.. the fact that there IS an 'outside'. T'Oliver flipped his shit for a moment, and then went, "WAIT!... there are BUGS out here!" and proceeded to merrily chomp his way through a bunch of sluggishly moving roly poly bugs. Tennyson is a drama queen. He wigged and screamed and paced and hopped in agitation and basically just went bugshit the entire time.

There are no pictures, because my yard is thawing and gross. Once I rake it and it looks more presentable, and I have actual runs for the birds built, there will be photos. Oh yes, there will be photos.

The neighbors came over for some double cock admiration. "Those are chickens? And they're full grown? But they're so small!" Yes, it's true - both my cocks are remarkably small. For Seramas, though, this is a good thing. I'm pretty sure T'Oliver's a Class B - possibly as large as a C. Tennyson is definitely a B or possibly an A - I haven't weighed him. Peaches is a C, but I don't know what the yet-to-hatch chicks will be. The size of the parents doesn't correlate to the size of the chicks, nor do the colours. My cocks are very, very pretty, though. So's the hen, but she's kind of a spaz.

That was our adventure today.