SFSU Zombie Apocalypse 2011

Alright, back in October of 2011... something magical happened. The improv comedy troupe I am a part of, IMPROV NATION, annually holds a Zombie Apocalypse to promote their Halloween Show. Freaking brilliant, right? Basically, dress up in blood and nastiness, meet at the Student Union, and chase kids who wanted to be attacked (marked by duct tape on their clothing) as well as Team WOMBAT, the anti-Zombie coalition. I don't have any good pictures of me in full gear, but I chose to wear a headpiece from BABY, the STARS SHINE BRIGHT and my skirt is BLACK PEACE NOW. All else - ripped up tights, scuffed up shoes, flowy black blouse - is offbrand.

Okay, I was going for a new take on Guro Loli, doing a kuro-guro scheme... basically worked, wasn't totally achieved. The silhouette looked like CRAP. But it was still awesome. And somebody cheered, "Oooh! We have a ZOMBIE LOLITA! :D " It was majestical nonetheless.  I also got GREAT looks from my Japanese teacher before the event and my English teacher afterwards.

These signs were placed EVERYWHERE in the student union.

Yeah, right up front? That's me. I look absolutely terrifying.

There was a class going on inside. Somebody was antagonizing, so someone attacked, and it kind of turned into a mob attacking the window. I was amazed that I was able to get that close to the window to mess with people :D

This was pretty much a the peak of the OCCUPY protests. Brilliant.

Fallen blade of a Team WOMBAT member... after the battle.

It was so much fun. Also, to note, for any lolitas contemplating doing this: The blood we used was washable. I wore strictly black (no print, nothing but solid black) so it would be easiest to wash and would be harder to see if it didn't totally wash out. Luckily, it did totally wash out. Which was awesome.

Also, high school tours were going on at this time. We weaved out way through the crowd of high school juniors/seniors, not bothering them physically (but we did leer and growl and moan at them). One particular tour guide said the best thing: "All campuses have an atmosphere to them, and obviously ours is... different". That made my day so much better. Showering, to get all the makeup and (sticky!) blood off, was less than enchanting.

All photos were taken by the team from SWAG HARD Photography. Their Facebook page is here. They are local to the SF area, and most often hit up raves. Check out their photography. It's pretty amazing.