ramblings of a raconteuse
Actress, raconteuse, and artivist with a serious love for zombies.
This is my journey <3
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rac·on·teuse
–noun, plural
a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
art-i-vist
-noun, plural
dedicated to using art to promote awareness and educate.
You can also catch Helenna every Monday at the popular blog "Talk Nerdy To Me Lover."
Written for my weekly Friday blog post at:
aka) I’m the resident “artsy farsty nerd” ;)
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I love zombies.
I say this with no embarrassment. I freaking love zombies.
Now, I have to let you all know that this is definitely not going to be the most intelligent or interesting blog post I’ve ever written, but damn it’s going to be full of enthusiasm. Also….I’ve had a couple of dirty vodka martinis so you know the truth is going to roll out…
I have been a huge horror film fan ever since I was a child when I saw “Firestarter” with Drew Barrymore for the first time. I was hooked. I can honestly say that I remember all of the horror films I watched like “Omen” and “Friday the 13th” way before I can tell you what kids TV shows I watched. Yup, horror films were where my childhood brain liked to live. Yes, this is somewhat disturbing, but I’m sure anyone who knows me will say that I’m pretty much the most happy go lucky person they’ve ever met…usually… LOL ;)
But, back to zombies…
I don’t know why I love them so much. I mean, I’ve watched all of the documentaries about how zombies came into mainstream media and I’ve done my research on Romero and the zombie craze, but I still can’t figure out where my love for the genre came from.
(Yes, I’m a zombie riding a bike…)
I could get all deep into what it is about our culture and it’s facination with the zombie tale and folklore, but let’s face it…I’m two martinis in…instead I’m just going to show you this video…
(yup, click on the picture for zombie craziness!)
I also love apocalyptic and post apocalyptic stories. Case in point “Feed” by Mira Grant is definitely the best book I’ve read in FOREVER, and I’m salivating over the next Resident Evil movie. I also can’t wait to see my friends in season 2 of Machinima’s dope ass zombie web series “Bite Me.”
And truth be told, yes I’m one of those actors who would love to get their Emmy or Oscar, but deep down I’d be just as happy being in a kick ass zombie flick. Well…almost.
(zombie at the take out window)
(zombie trying to eat Jesus)
Wishing you all action packed zombie dreams…
Love your faces! #nerdsuite!
xoxo
hels - @helslevy on the ol’ twitta
aka) Helenna Santos Levy
P.S. Yes, those pictures are all of me…I’m a zombie every year for Halloween ;)
