tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post6618916313714436247..comments2023-10-20T10:57:42.447-04:00Comments on The Film Geek: The Last Wishes Of A Film GeekThe Film Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07080767812254265614noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-15699702584736339562007-11-09T10:42:00.000-05:002007-11-09T10:42:00.000-05:00The idea of tree roots enveloping my remains is so...The idea of tree roots enveloping my remains is sorta creepy, but...I do like the nature's loop angle. This one's gonna make my list, Elvis.The Film Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080767812254265614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-64984259351487954592007-11-09T01:00:00.000-05:002007-11-09T01:00:00.000-05:00I go with naked burial in the backyard with a tree...I go with naked burial in the backyard with a tree planted over the body. I know that doesn't adequately address the claustrophobia issue, but hell, anything is better than one of those creepy above the ground vaults. <BR/><BR/>I mean, with a simple backyard burial, the body will decompose and feed into something like a tree and the cycle of life goes on and you will still be a part of it. It sounds morbid, I know, but I'd rather still be in nature's loop rather than preserved in concrete or mummified like ol' Tut up there. <BR/><BR/>That's my two cents.Elvis Drinkmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00386074541959236295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-83305278525051555452007-11-07T15:13:00.000-05:002007-11-07T15:13:00.000-05:00ROFL!!ROFL!!The Film Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080767812254265614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-42075505241610921952007-11-07T11:10:00.000-05:002007-11-07T11:10:00.000-05:00Wait... You mean pretending that I'll be the exce...Wait... You mean pretending that I'll be the exception to the whole "everybody dies" thing isn't going to work out for me?<BR/><BR/>That sucks. <BR/><BR/>But, at any rate, if it's indeed true, then I'll opt for cremation. (After I attend my own memorial service, in FULL make-up. Because I'm all about the make-up- and being the center of attention at social functions. Anything else, for me, would be disingenuous.) <BR/><BR/>Probably I can handle cremation because I'm a woman and inherently better able to tolerate pain and unpleasantnes than, say, a man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-87579014332727744402007-11-06T16:03:00.000-05:002007-11-06T16:03:00.000-05:00I'd like to be brave enough to go your route, but ...I'd like to be brave enough to go your route, but I'm just not. Not even close.<BR/><BR/>Zoroastrians, eh?The Film Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080767812254265614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-42091419772430676102007-11-06T14:58:00.000-05:002007-11-06T14:58:00.000-05:00You could go with a sky burial, like the prairie i...You could go with a sky burial, like the prairie indians or something like the zoroastrians or buddhists do with charnal grounds. Basically, they put you un on a litter and you just decompose under the sun. It is the ultimate slacker way to go.<BR/><BR/>But really... just let go. To quote the great spiritual voice of my generation, "you are not your kakhis."primalscreamxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270340067843252427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-12672348683545575442007-11-06T13:33:00.000-05:002007-11-06T13:33:00.000-05:00It would be. -CaraIt would be. -CaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-54091159324688499632007-11-06T11:49:00.000-05:002007-11-06T11:49:00.000-05:00Hey Cara: It'd have to be better than my blog, eh...Hey Cara: It'd have to be better than my blog, eh? :)<BR/><BR/>Rebecca: Thanks so much for helping validate my neurotic thoughts! :)The Film Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080767812254265614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-22167122042568118442007-11-06T10:26:00.000-05:002007-11-06T10:26:00.000-05:00You could be launched out into outer space, a la T...You could be launched out into outer space, a la Timothy Leary. ;)<BR/><BR/>I don't know, I really haven't decided what I want done. I kind of like the idea of being cremated and having my ashes spread somewhere I love... but there are issues with that, too.<BR/><BR/>The whole autopsy thing freaks me out, too.Charleston Catholic / Clay Center Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124031452016376658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-62753972622065287832007-11-06T09:21:00.000-05:002007-11-06T09:21:00.000-05:00I enjoyed this post so much!! But I enjoyed Krist...I enjoyed this post so much!! But I enjoyed Kristy's even better. Kristy- you need a "Reflections of Mrs. Film Geek" blog. I'm sure it would quickly become MY favorite! -CaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-75436441470099758532007-11-06T08:35:00.000-05:002007-11-06T08:35:00.000-05:00Hey Jackie: Only if the kegger is before the crema...Hey Jackie: Only if the kegger is before the cremation!<BR/><BR/>Man, something way too creepy about cremation. Drunken rolling around, that's OK...but cremeation? Nah...The Film Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080767812254265614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-17001477556038445252007-11-05T23:13:00.000-05:002007-11-05T23:13:00.000-05:00Sorry..that LMFAO was about the comment from Anony...Sorry..that LMFAO was about the comment from Anony. The post itself was terrific in it's own right. <BR/><BR/>My suggestion: Cremation followed by a kegger. At some point in the night we'll pour your ashes out on the ground and roll around in 'em like drunken savages. Sound good?larryosaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606729652890425319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-20066227773798180572007-11-05T22:13:00.000-05:002007-11-05T22:13:00.000-05:00My brother once said he wanted to be flushed down ...My brother once said he wanted to be flushed down a giant toilet by guys wearing goldfish costumes. Seems about right to me (or, to pilfer Steven Wright - donate your body to science fiction).JD Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752668899810828567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-28592319525413435112007-11-05T21:49:00.000-05:002007-11-05T21:49:00.000-05:00Hey again, Willy D: Yeah, like she said, the fish ...Hey again, Willy D: Yeah, like she said, the fish poking at me is a little disturbing. That and the drowning feeling. <BR/><BR/>But you're getting me man, and I appreciate it! :)<BR/><BR/>Anonymous: Can we have this talk again later tonight? I feel the compulsion coming on.The Film Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080767812254265614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-14740412672858167372007-11-05T21:40:00.000-05:002007-11-05T21:40:00.000-05:00LMFAO!!!LMFAO!!!larryosaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606729652890425319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-65351029475794596602007-11-05T21:13:00.000-05:002007-11-05T21:13:00.000-05:00Willy D...you may have just answered my prayers, b...Willy D...you may have just answered my prayers, but I am sure geek is going to say something about fish eating him, feeling like he is suffocating, floating around looking all bloated, and potentially being poked and prodded by a fishing oar, etc.( by the way..the action of and his coined phrase "poked and prodded" is something he has said for years, when I was tickling him once....and he has stressed, in no uncertain terms, under no circumstance, is the geek to be poked or prodded) so I will have to run that by him for consideration.<BR/> <BR/> Ok, here goes. I rarely post, but since this post actually prompted his mother to call and ask him if he was dying, I thought I better say something here, although I am not really sure what to say about this one. To all concerned, he is not dying as far as I know, (although he would argue that he is likely going to die when his body temperature reaches the feverish state of 98.7 and his nose is running).<BR/> I am long aware of all that he has written..but now that YOU ALL are aware of it, although he seems rather psychotic and sick, it seems somewhat of a relief, for me.<BR/> Every time the geek has had this conversation with me, (which is scary in itself to think that this actually has been a conversation many times..intiated by him at or after various funerals, or when passing a cemetery, or when he is in one of his "I'm old and my life is nearly over fits", etc.),I become anxious. <BR/><BR/>Knowing that I, should I outlive him, will likely be the prime candidate to have to be the one to meet his after-death demands, I have struggled with the idea that very few people will believe the list of guidelines he has requested of me for years. **Trust me, he makes very clear that he has to be laying at an angle, on his own dust-mite infested 15- year-old pillow because he gets cramps in his legs. <BR/> The least of my worries is not prettying him up by getting a haircut and make-up...I will just pretend that it is Friday and say, as he says every Friday...."Yippee...I do not have to take a shower until time to go to work on Monday". <BR/> Although a few of his close friends would believe it, no one, particularly the cops, the mortician, the funeral director, the medical examiner, his parents,the priest and preacher, and the public in general, etc. would ever believe me when I say, "yeah but this is what he wanted".<BR/> So, I guess I can be happy that it is out there. I no longer carry the burden of having to explain it, just the burden of carrying it out. But now that it is out there, while I will look less crazy when I carry this stuff out, he looks much crazier to everyone else while living. And..since I like having him around....I am hoping that his belief in parallel universes allows him to prolong his life in another dimension. The Mrs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455980.post-6150667674729814122007-11-05T15:52:00.000-05:002007-11-05T15:52:00.000-05:00You could be buried at sea if your not afraid of d...You could be buried at sea if your not afraid of drowning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com