I learned nothing of significance. In fact I didn't really cross the path of many zombies at all. I was a little nervous to venture too far from the office building, which could have been my problem. But long story short I saw nothing more than the normal. A handful of zombies here and there.

I'll be honest I was a bit disappointed. Perhaps on my next visit the results will be better.

I'm headed out this evening for observation. Yes I realize logically it seems ridiculous to go out during the evening hours. But the realty is there seem to be less of them wandering around during the night. Although my vision will be impaired there will be less of a chance that will be over powered by a horde.

I'll report my findings when I return.

I've made it back safely with a new stock of food. I'm not sure how long it will last, but I can at least hold up in this office building for a few days while I get over the excitement of my recent discovery.

They Speak!

As I said yesterday, I had to go out in the world today and restock my food supply. I currently find myself trapped in the back store room of the local supermarket. While I was "shopping" I was surprised by a few zombies who apparently also needed some groceries.

I managed to avoid any major conflict and contact, but as I result I'm laying low in this back room currently typing this out on my cell phone.

Me being trapped is neither here nor there. The real point of this post is that I have officially confirmed that they communicate with one another. I haven't the slightest clue what it is they are saying, but I could hear them through the thin walls moaning back and forth. I had limited view, but I could see them reacting to one another, and they held what could only be called a conversation. This is something I suspected for quite some time, but I can definitively state that they are speaking to one another.

This is both very exciting and scary. I still don't know to what extent yet, but they are certainly intelligent creatures. They are obviously taking in and interpreting things around them. I couldn't figure out what they were actually trying to do here in the grocery store, so I can not attest to how intelligent they are, but they certainly are functioning on a level beyond instinct..... I wonder if I could possibly communicate myself? It's obviously way too soon for that, but perhaps in the future.

They are still somewhere in the building, although I can't really hear them any more. I think I'll lay low here, perhaps stay the night. It seems safe enough.

Two things have occurred.

One is I am getting low on my food supply. Even though I've rationed myself to the point where I am thinner than I thought possible, I will need to adventure out for more food, most likely tomorrow.

Two is, although I've consistently monitored them from the safety of this office, I've come to realize I'm not learning anything new. I have certainly confirmed that they are creatures of habit, the flow of everyday is just too similar. But I'm afraid I need to get closer in order to get a better idea of what or who these things are. I'm not sure exactly how I'll accomplish this….. but I think I must.

I'll venture out the grocery store down the street tomorrow, and perhaps it will give me a better idea of how I can accomplish being closer to them.

I've been watching the town, kind of keeping tabs on how they seem to function on a day to day, and although I haven't learned too much, I have noticed they seem to function on a similar schedule everyday. I see the same zombies walking down the street in the same direction at the same time every morning. Perhaps they are creatures of habit.

They do seem to gather when they devour things, although at this point I've yet to see another human being, although I've seen plenty of their remains.

And they do often move in pairs of small groups, although that does not seem to be a steadfast rule…… For instance there is one wondering down the street just below the office building all by herself. And she is the only one in site at the moment, even with my binoculars. Although it is pretty late in the day and they do seem to be a bit more sparse later in the day. Although I have yet to stay up at night and not see at least a few of them wondering the streets.

I slept for almost 20 hours. Apparently I was over due.

I'm not even sure what day it is

Holy shit. I've come across a whole world of them.

Since I lost power to my phone, myself and the guide have come across a decent sized city and they are everywhere! I'm not sure I could even recount all of the close calls I've had… But I did realize that despite the fact that they are everywhere they don't seem to move in the large mobs they do in the movies. Just one more thing Hollywood got wrong. If only Hollywood was around to have learned the lesson. But the point is that although there seems to be zombies at every turn, they are not moving in large blobs and groups so I can manage to stay one step ahead of them and not be over powered by sheer force.

But to recap we came across the town approximately three days ago. I very quickly, and unfortunately lost my guide in a matter of an hour once we entered the urban area. It was impossible to stay a safe distance from every zombie I encountered while still keeping tabs on him. As strange as this sounds.. I will miss him.

I've been bouncing around from hiding place to hiding place keeping as low a profile as I could. And I spent a lot of sleepless nights in broom closets and abandoned buildings, and I even had to fight one off. After a long night in a gas station bathroom I open the door to find one of them standing directly in front of me, with his back to me. I freaked and immediately attacked him with the knife I keep on my belt. He turned and and lunged towards me with the knife sticking out of his neck and all. I think the knife weakened him or at the very least threw him off balance so when he went for my neck he missed. His body hitting mine, but no wound inflicted. With all my force I pushed him back and he tumbled over the register counter. I bolted, not looking back. Since then I've been more cautious.

I wondered the streets for another day, and somehow stumbled upon where I am now. I'm on the fifth floor of an apparently abandoned office building. In fact I'm writing this as we speak on a desktop computer because the electricity and internet still works in this town. It's easily the safest place I've been in weeks. And I can finally recharge my phone.

My current plan is to lay low here, get some sleep and take it easy for a day or two. Besides I have some nice big windows that I can look out upon the city and perhaps I can observe the zombies from afar. It seems safer.

Day 11

The guide and myself are currently resting, tonight in an abandoned parking lot. Which is is nice because I've found myself an the back of a car to sleep in. Probably the first night I've slept on anything remotely soft since we departed our house a few days back…. or weeks at this point. I will admit that there are plenty of places for zombies to be hiding around here, so my nerves are a bit on edge, more than usual. And let me tell you the usual is pretty tense these days.

Although I've found myself pushing my luck with how close I've been following the guide around. I don't know if I've become to "familiar" with him, or I'm just losing my sense of life and death, but I've been following him a little closer than would probably be safe. And I've alerted his attention on more than one occasion. I'm starting to wonder if he realizes somebody is following him….. But I'm not sure of such intelligence as of yet.

Shit! The battery light is flashing on my phone. I've used it in brief spurts in order to keep these blog postings going, but I've yet to be anywhere that I can plug i

Day 10

Still moving slowly. At a zombie's pace if you will. But I did observe an interesting thing this evening.

At some time around sunset the guide came upon a house which had a small gathering of zombies in the back yard. Unfortunately I couldn't safely get very close, but the pair of binoculars I picked up before I left came in handy.

What was so interesting about the interaction is how uneventful it was. I spent hours watching them sit around a table, apparently moaning back and forth and eating a few bits of human here and there. Perhaps it is just learned behavior, or them just mimicking their old lives, but ignoring the fact that they were dead, you would swear they were "hanging" out. Just casually enjoying the evening. It can only be described as bizarre, but also pleasant. Pleasantly bizarre.

Day 9

We've finally come to a place where zombie's seem to be everywhere.

My guide hasn't stopped moving quite yet, but he certainly seems to be interacting with other zombies more frequently. Obviously this has made my job of following him while not gaining the attention of flesh eating creatures a bit more difficult, but it has made it easier to get some sleep.

Just last night he actually stopped at a house full of zombies and apparently stayed the night. I can't guarantee that there was sleeping going on as I was hiding out on a nearby hill, but he did disappear into the house and not return until day light. It's the first time that he, or I for that matter, has stopped moving for a substantial period of time. I will admit because for most of the night I was worried I'd lost him and at this point I've kind of grown fond of him in a very strange way. But to my surprise he appeared early the next day and off we were again traveling through back woods and small towns.

I couldn't tell you where but I do believe he is certainly headed some place specific, or maybe I'm just so desperate to attach a personality to an aimless creature looking only for something to eat…. But I just don't think that is the case. There may not be a lot going on behind those blank eyes, but there is something. Or at least I hope at this point.

Day 7

I realize it's been a few days since last I've posted anything, but to be honest I've just been passing through forests and abandoned towns with no real news, and just barely enough sleep to survive.

However today I have been lead to a small town covered in zombies. Fortunately, or unfortunately my guide seems to have no interest in anyone we've passed. We are currently on the outskirts of the town and he is resting. I'm a little on edge because I realize we are so close to at least hundreds of those things.

We passed through the town in broad day light. He appeared to interact with a few of them, to the best of what I can tell from my distant vantage point. They would moan back and forth and occasionally it looked like he waved to a few of them. But nothing more than a passing acknowledgment.

He just moved straight through town though, which was fortune for me because it was very difficult to follow him and avoid all the other zombies. It was only by sheer luck and hope that he was just passing through that I managed to keep up with him.

Part of me would just like to remain behind in this town, but I think it would be best to stick with the guide. So for now I'll try and get some sleep and we'll see where he leads me next.

Day 4

No particularly interesting news to note, although we are making some headway and have moved far enough from the house that I am no longer familiar with my surroundings.

We've passed a few houses but no sign of anything living or unliving.

My guide seems to rest for periods during the night, but nothing definite that I would call it sleep. I've managed to get some sleep here and there, but I am growing pretty tired. Fortunately we are not moving so quickly that I am completely fatigued.

Day 3

Nothing of interest.

Although at this point he has consumed several small creatures and a deer. Which had turned my stomach to the point that I have been conserving a good deal of food.

One way or the other he seems to be far more alert and we are moving much quicker. Or at least relatively quicker.

Day 2

Until you've seen someone or something devour a live squirrel, you haven't seen anything.

On the plus side I think I've discovered what he was looking for.... food. I'm glad I've kept my distance. Although I did briefly lose track of him and almost stumbled right upon him. I think if he was more with it, I would've been in a great deal of trouble.

It's been a few hours since the squirrel and he seems to be gaining some speed and focus. I suppose I did have him locked up for several weeks without any food. Clearly they can survive long periods of time without eating, but it certainly seemed to affect him.

As a note we are still wandering the woods still no more than 20 miles from the house.