here's what they'd probably do:
• hold the funeral in utah.
• have me cremated, but i'm not sure what they'd do with my ashes.
• the funeral would focus on the last few years of my life—on the more honest-with-myself version of me.
• funeral food would include some of my favorite dishes.
• some aspect or two of the funeral would be non-traditional (knowing my family), but it's hard to guess exactly what would be.
here's what i'd like to happen:
• cremated—ashes returned to the earth. anywhere is fine.
• catered dinner party funeral. guests can choose from the following entrees: sushi combo plate, mabo tofu, mushroom & beef stroganoff, carnitas tacos (corn tortillas) w/ guacamole, something vegetarian, something italian.
• talking about me at the funeral is optional.
• if i leave behind money (beyond what's needed to cover funeral costs) it should be put in a big pot. funeral attendees have a chance to win part of the pot by competing in various carnival games.
• during the funeral, my current ipod mix will play on shuffle. remember: it's a dinner party.
• if people want to pour out a cold one for me, i'd prefer it be a sierra nevada pale ale, but any sam adams (aside from samuel adams light) would be acceptable. home brews are ok too. especially if they're named after me.
i think my family knows me pretty well, but there are some key differences between the two lists. but honestly, i'll be dead. how could i possibly care?
happy halloween!
3 comments:
I also entertain thoughts about my funeral. I swear I'm going to have someone play a recording of me singing, "Another one bites the dust" very poorly. And then I'll say, "Kind of makes you glad I'm dead, doesn't it?"
Not too concerned about the food, except there shouldn't be any mayonnaise. I think there should be a dance party in the gym and I don't want slideshows of me with sappy music that is meant to make everyone cry. I'll accept a slideshow as long as it contains good music that I loved. And it should have plenty of funny pictures to make people laugh.
Your funeral sounds lovely, but I hope you'll outlive me since I'm older. :)
Love,
Cousin Sarah
I love the idea of a carnival game to get rid of extra assets after death. I personally would just rather donate it to a cause, but finding one that would actually help people is so hard to find.
If you wanted to be really weird, you could include your ashes in the food being served at the party, like by using it as wood chips or in the similar manner, or mixing it with water and using it as a rub. Oh well, whatever you would want to do. It is your funeral.
Lol, carnival games, really? Maybe Dad could dress up as a clown. Although I doubt he can juggle. Hopefully by the time you die, we'll all be too old (or dead ourselves) to participate in carnival games. And too old to drink Sam Adams without getting acid reflux.
Post a Comment