Rule 32: Enjoy the little things in life.

Quick question for you, what would you do if you were in the following scenario: Necromancers are raining down chaos and destruction and other generally bad things down upon Chicago, there’s hordes of zombies filling the streets, the good guys are on the verge of defeat, and there’s a good chance one of the previously mentioned necromancers is liable to attain dark god-hood before the night’s up. Personally, I’d probably scream like a little girl and run away flailing my hands in the air like a twilight fan at a midnight showing. But then again, I’m not Harry Dresden. Though I wish I was.

Harry Dresden

This is the exact scenario Harry Dresden, hero of the Dresden Files find himself in in Book 7, Dead Beat. Necromancers on the rise, hordes of zombies, chances of survival slimming. No problem. Harry finds himself needing to cross Chicago to rendezvous with his allies, but there are hordes of zombies between him and them. Inside of Chicago’s Field Museum, he looks for something he can use, anything that can aid him in the fight at hand. He looks around for a bit, then he sees it. Specifically, he  sees this:

For those of you who don’t recognize this fine piece of ancient history, her name is Sue. She’s the most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton found to date. And those are her actual bones, not replicas. She’s on display prominently in the Field Museum. With more than a bit of magic, Harry brings her back to life. Now, something important to note: in Dresden’s world, when bringing things back to life, the older the better. Why, you ask? Because the older something is, the more magic you can put into it, consequently making it more powerful. Now, note that Sue is approximately 65 million years old. Yeah, this is gonna be awesome.

So Harry brings Sue back to life. What happens next is exactly what you think. Angry, magic-filled, ancient, ginormous, T-Rex VS a few paltry zombies. Yes. Zombicide ensues. And it is awesome and glorious. Sheer carnage. One of the most awesome things I’ve read recently.

This is why you should read The Dresden Files.

So it’s that time of year again when everybody in a fifty mile radius of Chicago (possibly more) goes car crazy (moreso than usual).  I am within this fifty mile zone, so yes, myself included.  That’s right folks, the Chicago Auto show was here.

Now, I’m not a huge car guy, but I do like shiny things.  So, in lieu of  my indepth analysis of this years cars, here’s pictures of shiny things!

–theindiegeek