So what with my being super unhealthy and being generally ready for dying since I was a tyke, I've often thought about my service.

In my early 20s I emailed Ron Jeremy's agent asking how much it would be for him to perform my eulogy. I think because basically I want it to be different than any other service. I've come to the point where I don't want any 'shock' value, but I want my atheism acknowledged and don't want it to be a religious affair.

If individual speakers want to come up and talk about how they take comfort in my being in heaven (or even hell, better chance IMO) I'm cool with that, but don't want it to become a proselytising platform. (A cousin of mine hijacked my paternal grandmother's funeral during her 'few words' in order to sign more folks up... I was disgusted. "On her deathbed she saw the light etc...)

I have to realise that the majority of my relatives would prefer a standard service, done quickly. And I won't care, because I'll be dead and not around to give a fuck. So is this egotistic arrogance and should I just ignore it and let the living do what they will?

After all, once I snuff it... nothing regarding me matters. I'll only be a memory and once folks that remember me go too, not even that. Should I care so much about my farewell and making it into an occassion that reflects me more than a standard one would? I won't be around to appreciate it regardless.

I want to be burned on a semi trailer sized stack of seasoned hardwood logs, and anyone/everyone that hangs around must get shit faced drunk and stoned out of their minds. Anyone daring to pray, or spout off some spiritual shit gets set upon by everyone else.

RS

I told my family, quite some years back, I'd prefer to be pushed under a hedge and left there to rot. My mother found this quite disgusting, more so when I told her I was not joking. For her sakes I said I'd accept being left under a tree, but I think she believes I'd have a sapling planted on my cadaver.
Seems I'll have to pass my body on to those forensic scientists who measure and weigh corpse fly larvae, to get my dream (feeding/thanking the Earth).
May be more useful to a student doctor's schooling, but they better promise me an unceremonious end.. or I'll be back to get them.

Have you heard of a sky burial Clad? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial

When I die I will cease caring...

This would do for me

cyberomega wrote:Have you heard of a sky burial Clad? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial

Yeah, but I'm pretty sure that's illegal around these parts.

I don't care what the do with me. Mrs. Lak wants her mortal coil donated to a body farm, there's one just up the road in Pasco county.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned aquamation (sometimes called water-based cremation). The environmental impact is a pittance of (flame-based) cremation, sky-burial, etc. I've always said I wanted to be thrown in a dumpster on these forums but I was being somewhat tongue-in-cheek as I knew it was illegal. In fact, aquamation is illegal in my province (Alberta) but it's available 'next door' in Saskatchewan and I'm now in contact with a funeral service there and plan to get rid of myself that way. Another (future) possibility is promession (briefly, cryogenic-freezing, vibration to the point of atomization and freeze-drying), but the company went under in 2015, although they're still appointing 'Ambassadors' or representatives around the world.

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Plastination... in a suitably ironic pose of your own (advance) choosing.

been thinking of death a lot of late, but still can't decide what I want to happen to my cadaver and stuff when I can't enjoy them anymore

Can I have them? Om nom nom [FACE SAVOURING DELICIOUS FOOD]

Don't really care, they can do whatever comforts them. Wife gets first choice, of course.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned aquamation (sometimes called water-based cremation). The environmental impact is a pittance of (flame-based) cremation, sky-burial, etc. I've always said I wanted to be thrown in a dumpster on these forums but I was being tongue-in-cheek as I knew it was illegal. In fact, aquamation is illegal in my province (Alberta) but it's available 'next door' in Saskatchewan and I'm now in contact with a funeral service there and plan to get rid of myself that way (my wife obviously has to agree, but I don't see that as a problem... and there will be no service, just a wake)

Another (future) possibility is promession (briefly, cryogenic-freezing, vibration to the point of atomization and freeze-drying), but the company went under in 2015, although they're still appointing 'Ambassadors' or representatives around the world.

OP Coming... Please delete this post, Kiore. TIA. - B

theropod_V_2.0 wrote:I want to be burned on a semi trailer sized stack of seasoned hardwood logs, and anyone/everyone that hangs around must get shit faced drunk and stoned out of their minds. Anyone daring to pray, or spout off some spiritual shit gets set upon by everyone else.

RS

I’m there.

Heard some people have their cremated remains turned into a diamond >< Seems like a massive waste of time and effort. Sort of like a real life soul-shard.

cyberomega wrote:Heard some people have their cremated remains turned into a diamond >< Seems like a massive waste of time and effort. Sort of like a real life soul-shard.

Very durable, though!