Feed tells the story of a group of bloggers following the campaign trail of a presidential hopeful 25 years after “the Rising,” otherwise known as that time when all the dead people started eating us. Zombies are now a part of daily life, a constant threat just waiting to attack. People still live and work much as they always have, although they now reside in guarded “protected neighborhoods,” their homes and offices barricaded against the undead. Just going outside requires a clean blood test to get back in, lest you risk infecting (eating) everyone else inside when you turn. And as the road to the White House goes on; murder, mystery, and intrigue follow like a pack of ravenous zombies, slowly shuffling its way toward the living, ready to gnash your flesh between its cold, dead teeth.

Feed was released in May of 2010, followed a year later by this month’s Deadline. There is one more title in the trilogy, scheduled for release in 2012. I thoroughly recommend Feed and can’t wait to sink my teeth into Deadline. Braaaaiiiiiiinnzzzzzzz.

Since the wife has to work today and I’ve got a couple night classes, we celebrated last night with our 3-year-old at Chuck E. Cheese’s. It’s not exactly the libacious debauchery intended for the big day but hey, we’re parents. And let me tell you, to a toddler, Chuck E. Cheese’s might as well be the Moulin Rouge. He’d never been to Chuck E’s before, and it’s been 20 years since my last visit. But I’ve seen Saving Private Ryan a few times and felt prepared for the barrage. To be honest, it was an amazingly stress-free time. All the games are now only 1 token (25 cents) and the place is really well organized. Sure it was loud and hectic, but it was an orderly loud and hectic. Liam even won us some Cotton Candy (which was really good)! At the end of the night he came home with a great prize, a great smile, and memories we’ll keep forever (which is good since I can never remember to take the camera). For us, it was a perfect Mardi Gras.

So relax, cut loose, enjoy the night. Now is the time to celebrate life and love. As they say down in the Big Easy, laissez les bons temps rouler!