Just wondering what some of your final wishes would be (are)?
For me? I once preferred the Viking funeral, burned body on a raft and pushed out to sea. Thought it kinda cool. But I now think I want to be burried. Not the formal way, formaldehyde, coffin, etc. Just throw my lifeless body in a hole and let me decompose naturally. Let my carbon based substrate decompose, food for the worms, put my life-force back into nature and all that. Full circle
As far as services, I’ll pass. Probly just be a let down for the 4ish people that would come to know how little I meant to people. Just carry on in your life, mine was wasted and useless.
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I would like to be cremated. I don’t want a single spec of my body remaining. I want the entire thing burned, gone, I hate it and don’t want it back.
I was like that but there could probably be organisms that can benefit from my disposal. Like manure as fertilizer
I want a pine box, no embalming or any kind of staging for the funeral. As far as burial I am wanting to be buried on private property owned by family, and have a tree planted over me, something that will thrive. Ideally an apple tree, apple blossoms are beautiful. Heck, while I’m dreaming make it an ambrosia apple tree. Best apples in the world.
Simple ceremony. if people want to tell stories, that’s alright. Songs to include:
Spirit in the Sky-Norman Greenbaum
When the Saints go Marching in-Old Gospel song
When We all get to Heaven-same as above
People who died-Jim Carroll
Finish the program with: Life’ll Kill Ya-Warren Zevon
I want specific Kurt Vonnegut quotes included, the man knew more about death than anyone else I’ve met. I’m sure there will be a verse as well, probably something from Ecclesiastes.
It’s not finalized yet, but it’s a good general outline. Those who know me will be moved, those who don’t will be confused, which are precisely the emotions I want them to have when I’m gone.
What’s the reason for a pine box?
The rest of this sounds pleasant
pine boxes are one of the cheapest burial options, historically speaking. There is also the aspect of wanting to make relatively sure no one sees my corpse, I’d like it nailed shut. Finally it will break down in the soil with reasonable speed. It is a bit of an acidic wood, but soft. Roots will easily split the wood, embracing what I left behind. If there is a next life, or the option to come back to life in spirit form, I want that. People wanting to talk to me can sit under the tree and talk to the tree. I’d try to wave my branches in agreement and joy.
Cremated. Scattered or thrown away, I don’t care. No service. Donations in my name to Planned Parenthood, local food bank, or local animal shelter, or public assistance program for the disenfranchised.
It would be nice is someone planted crocuses in a field or fruit or nut-bearing trees for the birds and animals or something.
Donations in your name, I don’t want to overstep but it sounds like you’re concerned about your name, legacy, remembrance? Yet you don’t care if you’re swept up with common Dust bunnies and thrown away?
No. But people need to mourn. They need the closure. Without a burial or a service, there is no opportunity for that.
I think honoring a person’s spirit is a way of letting it go, not holding on.
But I can see how one would think otherwise.
For my part, I’ll be gone, so what does it matter?
I saw an episode of The Pink Panther where he vacuumed himself into the vacuum cleaner and just disappeared. That’s how I’m going.
One would have to say, “You suck, Chip”.
Do you feel you’re living in a vacuum?
Still waiting on those sunset photos.
Really dreadful puns. Apologies.
SP Administration says no more photo uploading.
Funeral playlist would have to be:
1) Find Me – TezaTalks
2) Pictures of You – The Cure
3) Should I Stay or Should I Go – Clash
4) Wild Horses – Bishop Briggs
5) We’re Not Gunna Take It – Twisted Sister
Wow, very nice. You have great taste in music.
Thanks nep! It always makes me feel a bit better planning my funeral playlist. The songs change a lot though.
No photo uploading, unless you’re some cocksucker named silly nilly. Jesus, fuck this fucking site.
That I’d be forgotten and never spoken of again
I’ve thought about this many time. I’ve decided that I want to be cremated no funeral. I don’t want a body viewing or anything. I wouldn’t want cause a fuss. I don’t want a gravestone for people to visit. They can just burn me and I want my ashes to be spread across the Mississippi River by my sisters. Only people I would want to be there for the ash spreading is my mom, my sisters, & my brother. Oh and my doggie too. I’ll make sure to leave all this in my note so they know what I want.