Basic Sign Language

And you thought there was no way you could ever learn to sign language.  Good thing for you, this basic chart will teach you things you never knew existed.

OMG Hilarious! - Beer

Movies to Watch: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

So how excited are you for the second part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?  I, for one, am very excited.  I thought the first part was rather slow, but I understood what they were trying to accomplish.  On the other hand, the second part is full of drama and excitement, it will surely take everyone for an emotional roller-coaster.  My question is... what are all the "die-hard" Harry Potter fans going to do when the final moments of their saga comes to an end?

Below you'll find a trailer/featurette featuring the cast of Harry Potter and from the looks of it, this movie is going to be downright amazing.  Ryan and I will definitely be watching this on 3D.

Take A Trip to Disneyland Paris

Regardless of what Wikipedia and Disney have to say on how it was made, the video is superb.  The Disneyland Paris promo looks like a  clay-mation or "Rudolph" type movie, and the music that accompanies it has that old 1920's feel to it.

Pack your bags and get ready to enjoy a whirlwind trip via our new tilt-shift video, "A Magical Day at Disneyland Paris," and see just about everything The Walt Disney Studios and Disneyland Park has to offer. Read more at the Disney Parks Blog: Here

According to Wikipedia, "Tilt-shift photography" refers to the use of camera movements on small- and medium-format cameras, and sometimes specifically refers to the use of tilt for selective focus, often for simulating a miniature scene.  In simpler terms, Disney's blog states, "Tilt-shift videos like these use different photo angles, focus settings and color saturation adjustments to make the subject of a photo appear miniature. It took more than seven months and 4,000 photographs to produce this 2:38-minute clip."

I found the video fascinating, to say the least. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

The Fantasy World Map We Wish Existed

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Wonder Woman's New Costume

See what happens?  The moment I decide to go grocery shopping, breaking news develops!  When I got back, there was an email from my ex-boyfriend with a link to the new Wonder Woman costume.   

In February we learned that Adrianne Palicki was going to be starring as the title character to the show, and just this morning I showed you pictures of Elizabeth Hurley as Veronica Cale on the set of Wonder Woman.  As you can see there have been a few changes to the costume, the shiny new tights, the blue boots (instead of the red), the extended bracelets and the full blooded lipstick. 

Red alert! Or should we say blue? EW has obtained an exclusive first look of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman — aka Diana Prince — from NBC’s reboot of the classic 1970s series. What’s different from what we’ve seen before? Well, how about those shiny blue pants? And blue boots instead of red ones? Compared to Lynda Carter’s get-up, this body-hugging extravaganza de-emphasizes the patriotism and seems to play up the comic’s Greek mythology. And a special shout-out to those bracelets! Wonder Woman is being remade by Boston Legal writer David E. Kelley, who has incorporated the superhero’s signature lasso, cuffs, and plane in the pilot. NBC promises the project, if picked up to series, will offer a serious, non-campy take on the DC Comics character. Along with Palicki, Elizabeth Hurley (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me) and Cary Elwes (Saw, The Princess Bride) have joined the cast. Hurley’s character runs a pharmaceutical company that is creating a drug that makes people stronger while Elwes plays the CEO of Diana’s company, Themyscira Industries.

Honestly?  I don't know what to say.  I like it, but then again, I don't.  There is definitely no comparison when it comes to Lynda Carter's iconic costume, but I'm willing to give it a chance.  If it was any other writer besides the award-winning, David E. Kelley, I would probably fold after the first episode.  

I'm still in shock really, this is too much news to take in one week. With my queen killed off by her daughter on Tuesday, and Glee's Kurt & Blaine kissing on Fox, who knows how my weekend is going to end.

Zac Efron Skateboards With An Open Shirt and Even Hotter Body!

 

I don't get it... I thought they said he was getting fat?  He doesn't look fat to me, in fact, Zac Efron looks like a mighty fine piece of meat.  

The star of the "Lucky One" recently took a stroll on his skateboard through Manhattan Beach,  And nevermind that his new "tattoo" went viral on the internet 3 days ago.   

I'm sure my friend and co-worker, Rosa, wouldn't mind seeing additional pictures of our dreamy hunk here.

OMG Hilarious! - Camp

Post Secret Fridays - Issue 051

PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.

 

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smart, beautiful, strong, you're not supposed to stay


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The comment is implying someone who stays is stupid, ugly and weak. It's victim-blaming. And it's disgusting.

 

See More Secrets. Follow PostSecret on Twitter.

 

  

Elizabeth Hurley on the Set of "Wonder Woman"

Elizabeth Hurley has been seen playing Veronica Cale in the new series due out in the fall, Wonder Woman.  And I already like it.  Hurley is absolutely stunning as she always has been.  Her character is a “beautiful, highly educated head of one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the country who is afflicted with serious deep-seated Wonder Woman envy.”

'Hurley tweeted from set:  “First scene in the can. Phew. … Er…..’in the can’ means ‘successfully completed’…..u knew that”

Plenty more photos of Hurley on the set of Wonder Woman here.

Judgement Day, May 21, 2011 - The Bible Guarantees It!

This is the hardest news I've had to take in recent memory!  This means Ryan and I will never reach our 6 year anniversary on May 23rd, never celebrate my Mother's birthday and Father's day ever again, and we just had our last Christmas in 2010.  But according to Family Radio, the end is nigh, The Bible Guarantees It!  And if you say it isn't true, they give you an answer to why it is.  So if I were you, I'd get your shit together.

Honestly, I love God, I believe in Him and I believe in the Bible.  I was baptized as a teenager and value my Christian roots, but there's something definitely wrong with this picture.  I also believe, that we have a loving, merciful God who loves us all, and in the end, he is The Decider.  The Lord's word has been interpreted by man over and over, where we follow some laws and some we don't; a Book of Books where we choose to believe what we want to believe, where one story is true and another one isn't.

I don't need Family Radio to tell me when the world is going to end, or be told gays are the reason the world is ending.  I have one sentence for them...

I choose to believe in God, and He chooses to believe in Me.

Little Creatures at The Houston Zoo Love Their Kiddie Pool

As temperatures rise in our area, not only will it affect us, but our little creature friends as well.  Over the past few days, Baylor and Tupelo have been cooling off in their kiddie pool; But Baylor at 1000 pounds and Tupelo at 600, it doesn't seem like its going to last very long.  According to the Houston Zoo website, the small inflatable kiddie pools do not last longer than 5 minutes without getting popped.  The two calves are now up to a family size one which will last them through 5 uses.  I guess water bombing is not a good idea, but these babies love 'em.

Mind-Boggling News: True Blood Amateurs Only Get Probation

Amanda Williamson, 21, and Aaron Homer, 24

Seriously?  Three years probation? Is that all you can do for aggravated assault? 

Two idiots who actually believe they're vampires, sucked the living blood out of this poor homeless kid back in October, in return for providing a roof over his head. When the poor guy (Robert Maley) didn't allow the couple (Aaron Homer and Amanda Williamson) to suck on his blood any longer, they stabbed his ass. Well not his ass, but you know what I mean.

 "I said no, and he flipped," Maley told police. "He said, 'I'm doing it,' and then boom . . . he stabbed me."  "They think they are vampires," said Maley of Homer and Williamson.

The story is insane. From the hidden knife in the couple's bed, to the 25 yr-old Maley running out the door bleeding profusely, and odd stories of paganism lead me to believe these fools belong in a sanitarium, not on our streets feeding on our friends and family.  And possibly our Pets!!!

Probation?  What is wrong with this picture?

OMG Hilarious! - Piggyback

Flashback to the 1970's

Today's flashback takes us back to 1979, when a one hit wonder was released and managed to remain a hit up until this day.  It was most recently used in one of mine and Ryan's favorite games, Just Dance by Nintendo.

My mom was in the kitchen cooking as my sister and I played around the house (more than likely on the floor playing jacks), or playing school. I know, we were strange like that.  But the one thing I most definitely remember, (I may still have this 45 RPM record; If I don't, my sister does) is watching my mom dancing to "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward.  She wasn't hopping and dancing all around like most of us probably do, LOL, she was just swaying her hips back and forth as she was making us carne guisada, frijoles and homemade tortillas, LOL.  And in yellow short ,shorts to say the least. Lordy!

Courtesy of Wikipedia, the song was originally written for Stacy Lattisaw, but when she signed with a different label, Ward was asked to sing it instead and it became her only major hit.  "Ring My Bell" went to number one on both the Billboard Hot 100, and soul singles chart.  It also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. "Ring My Bell" has been covered by many artists since its original release, including DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Ann Lee, Tori Amos, Blood Sisters, Dynamic Duo, Collette, Saïan Supa Crew, INOJ, Pato Fu, Joey Boy, and Sxip Shirey. It has also been remixed many times and is considered a disco-era classic.

Let's take a flashback and listen to a song near the end of our Disco Era...

I Quote That - Don't Get Lost

Kid Can't Take It Any Longer and Body Slams His Bully

How much can a kid take?  How long before the ramifications of a bully's actions take an affect on a child?  I wasn't bullied often, probably more so from family members than schoolmates.  In either case, while I don't condone violence, defending oneself is extremely important.  This kid allowed the bully to berate and punch him several times; the end result was the bully getting what he asked for.  True, the situation could have been more serious, but what was the kid to do?  He couldn't take it any longer, and resorted to body slamming him.

 

Over the past few months we have been hearing stories of teenage boys and/or girls committing suicide.  All this, due to being bullied throughout their childhood and with the inability to cope with the humiliation any longer.  How would you feel if you're children were being mistreated or picked on in school? Would you defend your sister or brother if they were ridiculed and laughed at, or kicked and spit on?  Bullying can carry on to adulthood as well.  I have family that still pick on each other to this day, and these are 30 or 40 year old men. Seriously, grow up people. Bullying is not fun.  And especially when it's directed at you.

They Killed Off My Queen!!!!

Last night, when Ryan and I finished watching the season 2 finale of V, we were left dumbfounded, breathless and in total shock.  Glee, I hope you get the hint on how to kill off major characters on a show, not just a bird.  I absolutely loved the finale. Tyler's death was so unexpected, but I'm actually glad he was killed off, seriously he is the biggest twat I have ever seen on TV besides Charlie Sheen of course. Erica will surely be out for Anna now!  I Could care less about Ryan being gone, but I also didn't expect his young daughter to kill him.  Hell, the whole show was full of "unexpected" story lines, and deaths.  This is surely a cliffhanger for the ages - it may even beat out Dallas's "Who Shot J.R." episode.  Um.. No, I don't think so, But it was a thriller and shocker nonetheless.

Not My Queen!!!! Diana, Nooooo!!! As elegant and beautiful as her entrance was, what a waste to finally get her out of the dungeon and then kill her off! After a failed plot to have Lisa kill Anna, the Visitors' High Commander came back with a vengeance and killed her own mother, Diana, in front of the entire ship. While the murder was horrendous, I loved the line Anna threw at her daughter Lisa when she turned back and said, "Now that’s how you kill your mother!" 

ABC, you know what you have to do, don’t you? You have to renew V. It can’t stay like this. The “Evil Lisa” was awesome. As for the inbred child, blissing the humans was something I sort of saw coming.  Also getting to realize Erica’s FBI workers are actually on her side; All along I thought they might be on the other side. It was good to know that there is more help out there.  I could go on for a while about V’s finale but I’ll stop there for now. lol

Please ABC we need Season 3 we really do.

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Tribute - Issue No. 3

Being that this weekend will put an end to this year's Houston's Livestock Show & Rodeo, I thought I would continue paying tribute to all the cowboys out there.  And since we're featuring our gorgeous boys from Asia today, why not continue?

OMG Hilarious! - WWJD

NOH8 Music Video of "Born This Way"

I can honestly say this video was fun to watch. Several dancers got together and created a routine that is truly amazing.  While the video starts off kind of slow due to their warm-up and practicing, it eventually picks up and you get to see the complete performance. Choreographer Chris Downey created the video and it was directed by both he and Danny Cerny.   

In the "Celebration of Individuality," I urge you to watch the video.  

The thing I liked most about the video is that I could not tell who was gay, lesbian, straight or transgendered and that is the thing - it doesn't matter who we are, nor should we be judged or subjected to treatment as second class citizens, because of our sexuality, race, gender or how we measure up to notions of beauty.

For more information on how can you help the NOH8 campaign please go to: http://www.noh8campaign.com.

Importance of Religion in a State by State Comparison

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Gallup Poll released a series of charts titled the "State of the States" in early 2009, after the election of President Barack Obama.   

"The series examines state-by-state differences in party affiliation, religiosity, consumer confidence, and employer hiring and letting go, based on Gallup Poll Daily tracking data collected throughout 2008." - Gallup.com 

Who would've thought that Alaska wasn't as religious as we were all led to believe.  Interesting, considering the state introduced us to Sarah Palin.  It is ironic though, that Alaska is so Republican yet least religious, could mean only one thing... the state is heading towards a more independent or libertarian demographic.

Was Tonight's Episode of Glee Written by Our Friend, Guillermo?

Okay, let me hear it - I was right.  It was the damn stupid bird that died in the episode of Glee tonight.  Ugh. couldn't it have been Kurt?

I have no earthly idea, but I could have sworn our friend Guillermo wrote the script for tonight's episode, or at least the last five minutes of the show when the Judges are about to vote on a new champion.  I spent a good deal of time pausing our DVR just to get at this wonderful script.  Thanks Guillermo :-)

Of course, as I mentioned earlier, Kathy Griffin portrays a Twitterer and former Tea Party Candidate as Tammy Jean Albertson, Loretta Devine portrays a Nun and former exotic dancer as Sister Mary Constance and finally the return of the local celebrity, Rod Remington, a Gadabout.

I must say, I really love Loretta Devine, she was downright hilarious.

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Until the video surfaces on You Tube, here is the funny script...

Tammy Jean Albertson - Before we start, I would like to say, "I am not a witch."  But, um, i think it's fair to ask, do we have written proof that these kids were born in the United States of America?

Sister Mary Constance - For a Nun, I'm pretty liberal... but I'm barely a Nun.  In fact I just joined because I needed a place to live.

Tammy Jean Albertson - Bless you.

Sister Mary Constance - The convent is the one place I knew I could stay off the pole.  But my question is this... That Dalton Academy is it a gay school, or is it just a school that appears gay?

Rod Remington walks into the room and chimes in with some nonsense about his hairdresser and the hairdresser's boyfriend who's also a hairdresser. LOL  He feels that "the gays" should be allowed to marry, and Sister Mary Constance continues...

Sister Mary Constance - I like the duet the boys from Dalton sang.

Tammy Jean Albertson - Oh boys, shouldn't do a duet; The last thing we need to do is send a message to children, that "gay is okay." It is not a legitimate lifestyle,and last time I checked it's not in the constitutition.

Rod Remington - What about that song about Jesus?

Tammy Jean Albertson - Well that should win.

Sister Mary Constance - uh, uh, uh, no, no, no, that is just cheap pandering, I didn't even like to be pandered to when I was a stripper.

Rod Remington - Those New Directions had it going on. Those songs were fresh.

Tammy Jean Albertson - Those songs were terrible I am sorry, But I'm a politician and when I lost my last election, and there will be a recount, I didn't go around singing about being a loser I twittered that Obama is a Terrorist.

Sister Mary Constance - Oh no, you didn't.

Tammy Jean Albertson - I had to it's a fact.

Are You Excited For The Season Finale of V!

If all goes according to executive producer Scott Rosenbaum’s plan, tonight’s V season finale will be a hugely dramatically satisfying hour — and will still leave viewers wanting more.  And wanting more is what Ryan and I want.  I watched the original "TV mini-series" when it first aired back in the 1980's, and I will proudly say it was a really great show.  Ryan and I watched it on DVD before we started watching the new series early last year.

According to Entertainment Weekly magazine, Rosenbaum was told to cut back his episode line to 10 instead of the 22 he had hoped for.  His first thought was, "What the hell do I do?"  The result was Mother's Day (episode title), which will feature several character deaths and a guest appearance by Marc Singer, who was a freedom fighter from the original series.

Rosenbaum also states that he has made the season finale a satisfying conclusion should ABC choose not to proceed with a 3rd season, but he feels the "best of the show is ahead of itself."

Personally, being that he's relying on hope to get him through tonight's show can only mean one thing... it's going to be really good and we are going to be dying for Season 3, but in the event that the show isn't picked up, he did his best to offer a final closure.  Let's pray this is not the case, because I love these damn visitors!  I want them massacred, just not this season.  Diana is coming back for God's sakes!

Here's a sneak to make your mouth water...

Kathy Griffin, New Directions, The Beatles, Pink, and a Nun - What More Could You Want From Glee?

I don't even know where to begin.  Santana vs. Brittany, Kathy Griffin vs. Sarah Palin, New Directions vs. Warblers, and who the hell is going to die?  These are all the questions I'm having issues with.

Last week we saw Santana confess her love for Brittany, but Brittany wasn't going to have any of it, because she can't drop Artie at the drop of a hat.  She did manage to tell her that she would be the next choice if they so happened to break up.

Tonight we have Kathy Griffin acting like Sarah Palin as a member of the Tea Party and Loretta Devine as a nun, which can only mean one thing - there's an appeal to our friends on the right by casting these two.  And who better to show their true colors than Sue Sylvester and her Aural Intensity by singing, "Jesus Is My Friend."  Clearly someone will be playing to them.

In addition to that song, the Warblers will be singing "Blackbird" by The Beatles (Kurt)
"Candles" by Hey Monday (Kurt and Blaine), "Misery" by Maroon 5 (Blaine), and "Raise Your Glass" by Pink (The Warblers).  And while New Directions may only have 3 songs up their sleeve tonight, they're all original, with 2 of them released already, "Loser Like Me" and "Get It Right."  Both of those songs rely heavily on Rachel Barry.  The third song will be all about Mercedes, "Hell to the No."

And what of the death of the century?  Did everyone seem to forget about that?  It seems like it vanished from thin air and no one is talking about it any longer.  My thought is, we could either be taken by surprise or it was simply thrown out.  Either way, we will find out tonight on Fox at 8/7 central.  Don't Miss It!

OMG Hilarious! - The Crime Fighting Whistle

Oh my dear God, this truly made me laugh today.  And nothing makes me happier than to share today's comic with you.  Especially when it involves crime fighting.  It's OMG Hilarious!

Tech News 101: iPad2

Thinner, Lighter, Faster, I don't care what everybody tells me.  The iPad2 is phenomenal.  So phenomenal that it is believed to be sold out at all locations, including retail stores and partners.  Don't get me wrong, I love my iPad "One," but I really, really want the iPad2.  The second generation tablet became an instant hit over the weekend, selling over 1 million of them.  In comparison to last year's launch of the first generation iPad, which sold 1 million in a month, this is quite a huge deal.  This is what you call "huge" revenues for the Apple crime family.  LOL, just kidding.

I just wonder how many folks are kicking themselves in the ass for buying the iPad "One" over the holidays and not waiting 3 months for the new and improved version.

Things To Do With One Post-it Note

And you thought you had it all figured out.  You thought that you needed more than one Post-it Note to complete all your tasks.  Well as the chart below demonstrates, you only need one to accomplish all the projects they have listed.

Movies to Watch: Super 8

A few days ago, a full-length trailer to the movie, "Super 8" was released.  I don't know if I've been sold on this movie yet.  I felt the same way about another J.J. Abrams movie, "Cloverfield."  Ryan and I didn't even go to the theatres to watch it, we just waited for it's release on Blu-ray/DVD. Check out the trailer below for yourselves.

I like that the movie has a late 50's, early 60's feel to it - a great element of the film.  My main concern is that Steven Spielberg is connected to this film; I sure would hate for the movie to ruin his reputation.  The trailer has done it's job - it has peaked my curiosity a tiny bit.

Katy Perry's "Firework" as You've Never Seen or Heard It Before!

You may remember him from 2010 when he was a guest on the shows, Today and Ellen, or you may have heard of him when his videos went viral in the Fall.  He made covers of Katy Perry's, "Teenage Dream" and Bruno Mars, "Just They Way You Are."

Well, the very hot Mike Tompkins is back and the cutie dishes out a cover of Katy Perry's "Firework" as you've never seen or heard it before. I truly enjoyed watched this video, he's truly an amazing artist.  When someone can create music with their voice alone, they are truly a musical genius.

Check out the video below:

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Tribute - Issue No. 2

Being that this weekend will put an end to this year's Houston's Livestock Show & Rodeo, I thought I would pay a small tribute to all the cowboys out there.

The Quote of The Century by Nate Phelps (Son of Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church)

"I have concluded that any system sustained by hatred, any theology that acts with deliberate cruelty to others and laughs at the suffering it causes, any ideology that marginalizes a group of people based on whom they choose to love is morally bankrupt and I reject it."

 —Nate Phelps, the son of Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church, tells a high school audience that his father's mission in life is a farce [via]

The son of one of the most outspoken religious men of the 80's and 90's, Fred Phelps, came out in condemnation of his family's religious beliefs at Clayton High School on March 10th.  In it, he described his childhood and how he suffered at the physical abuse of his father and how it would sometimes last for hours on end.  He talked of his teenage escape at the age of 18 and the lengths he went to hide his new car from his friends and family. 

"I left the night I turned 18, literally at midnight," Phelps said. "I knew I was going to do it when I turned 15 or so. I bought a car when I was 17—hid it—no one knew it was mine. [I] packed my stuff up and at 11:30 on the night of my 18th birthday, I backed it into the driveway and loaded it up and went inside. [I] waited for the clock to hit midnight, and then I left."

Nate Phelps, the seventh of 13 children, knew that if he were caught or took the steps to return back to his family, he would be severely beaten for violating "the rules."  I found the following video online and thought the interview was really great (granted Peter Klein is kind of bad with interupting and not letting Nate speak at times), and thought I would share.  I like Nate a lot. I like his outlook and how he came to make his decisions about religion, and his willingness to let his kids make up their own minds. I don't think many parents get how utterly terrifying religion is for a 4, 5, 6 year old child. And I also believe that inflicting that kind of fear (that you can go somewhere and burn and be tortured forever if you step out of line) is wrong, if not cruel. I understand the concept of punishment, but I feel like 10 minutes in time out is a far cry from eternity of damnation.

OMG Hilarious! - Meds

Movies to Watch: Mother's Day

She is most notable for her performance in one of the most suspenseful movies of all time, "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle," but it is the 80's classic with Tom Cruise (Risky Business), that introduced us to actress known as Rebecca De Mornay.  And the Evil that possesses her is beyond compare.   I can tell you right now if this bitch were to walk into my office today, I'd be answering her, "yes ma'am, no ma'am, yes ma'am."  This woman terrifies me, and rightly so, hence the reason she was cast in a new movie out in theatres April 1st.  IMDB (Internet Movie Database) describes Mother’s Day as a psychological horror thriller about “the sadistic members of a villainous family who return to their childhood home to terrorize the new home owners and their guests.”

"In the thriller arriving in theaters April 1, three brothers on the run from the law head for home, only to discover that their mother lost the house in a foreclosure. Mother ingeniously orchestrates her sons' escape, teaching the house's new owners and their guests a few lessons along the way." Written by Bloody Disgusting.com  

Programs at Risk / Tax Breaks For The Wealthy

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I Quote That - The Most Room

Quarantine 2: Terminal

You may want to take a look at this leaked movie trailer before someone takes it off the air.  If you haven't seen the first movie, then I don't suggest you watch it.  But since Ryan and I watched Quarantine last year, I'm really looking forward to the second part, titled "Quarantine 2: Terminal."  In the first movie, the Center for Disease Control quarantined a Los Angeles apartment building after a virus turned the residents into rabid killers. This sequel takes place later that night at LAX, as passengers board a flight to Nashville. They have to make an emergency landing at a large metropolitan airport, and passengers are soon informed that they are under quarantine and cannot leave. They must band together to survive.