How to go out of this World???? Skin on...Skin off!!!!!
I was asked by my professor in Archaeology of Death to think about what I would want to be buried with to exemplify my time in the living world. Well now this is a conundrum of insurmountable proportions. I suppose the easiest would be to pick things that represent the items and things that mean a lot to me personally. As I am not a very materialistic person and love experiences over owning things, the small amount of things I do have would have to come with me. That being the case I would like to be cremated BUT..... I would like to have my skin made into a parchment like scroll and placed on display to show my tattoos (because I have a few that mean a lot to me). I personally would like to have my dog Buttercup ( a very affectionate and loving Red-nose pit bull) cremated with me but only after she has lived out her time on earth. A flask of good Scotch could help the transition from this life to the next.
I really want to be placed in a biodegradable container that I saw on the internet that has a nut or seed of a tree on top that is planted in the ground and you become a tree or shrub. I would want a coconut palm nut and possibly a macadamia tree and to be planted on the Hawaiian Islands. I would also want the type of music I like and Old Time Radio programs to play constantly as I grow into a palm tree.
My friends and family would probably agree with the above ( maybe not with the skin thing) and would probably add my collection of Elvis Presley memorabilia. I do really love Elvis. As well as a good book as I am always reading something.
This may seem a bit extreme, morbid or disconcerning to some but in society today we have a huge disconnect with our deceased and to me that is disconcerning. We want to be done with the dead as soon as possible and move on never to see or pay any attention to them again. I want to have my memory Rock'n out with Psychedelic Stoner rock , Elvis and scary Old Time Radio programs forever.....MAN and WOMAN!!!!!!
Maybe we living should think more about how you want to go out in this world and keep your own ROCK ROCK'N.
I'm outta here.....not for GOOD...... just right now.
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