This is a great idea — make a video of yourself for your funeral:
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I’m starting a tradition this year on my birthday (I turn 40.) where I will make one of these videos every year on my birthday. That way, the video will never be more than one year out of date. Unless I go into a long-term coma or something.
In any case, annual refreshes will give me a chance to acknowledge people who are new to my life or to thank my family and friends for recent support. If they care to watch all of them (I hope there are at least 50 of them.), then someone can archive the old ones.
As I don’t want a funeral, I won’t make one.
What you want isn’t important. Funerals are for the living.
True. But since I don’t want one, I couldn’t care less what they want. If they do it, tough titty; I won’t posthumously participate via video.
Besides, bar an accident/sudden death, I plan to die by my own hand, alone and unlamented. Maybe I’ll change my mind later.
That’s why I’m donating my body to science. Paperwork is a done deal as well as it being in my will. Then the people left behind will have no choice in the matter. Other than a memorial if they choose.
Hopefully, it’ll either advance science in some way. Or help a med student become a doctor. Either way is good with me.
First time I’ve ever automatically liked a dead person!
I had a friend in high school who wanted to arrange his own funeral.
The casket would be closed, and at some point they would open it, only to find it empty. Then, to everyone’s surprise, the lights would go out, a strobe would come on, and blaring techno music would start. At that point, his corpse would swing down from the ceiling suspended with metal wire, and fly around the room dive-bombing the attendees.
After he explained it, he’d do a fantastic impression of a corpse in rigor mortis flying to the tune of house music. He was an odd duck.
This was really funny until the end, then it got a little sad.
For a memorial party, which is all I want (either before or after the trek down the mountain path where I want my ashes scattered), this would be perfect. Carla and I would have been friends.
That was one of the most awe-inspiring videos I have ever seen. I will have to remember to make a video if I end up having terminal disease.
We all have terminal illnesses dude, even if it’s just an addiction to air – too much breathing and you’ll die, I tell you.
Not sure why exactly, but this reminds me of the movie Final Cut.