Friday, 16 November 2018

Day 226: Funeral

Dinner Menu:

  • Risotto aux chanterelles
  • Salade de betterave et concombre
  • Yaourt de brebis et banane plantain
I saw a scene in a series recently where one of the characters dies and leaves detailed instructions on how she wants her funeral to be conducted.  I'm ambivalent about this.  On the one hand I guess its nice for the mourners not to have to think about things but on the other hand it feels like the person is trying to control things even after their death.  Here is an example of what my funeral requests might look like.
  1. I would like to be disposed of in the most ecologically neutral way possible (greenburialcouncil.org)
  2. No headstone. If you need a place to remember me... go to my blog
  3. If you have a ceremony please avoid any mention of god
  4. If you choose to play music here are some candidates (5 extra points for telling me the artist/movie of each) : 
    • Nights in White Satin
    • I Am a Rock
    • Hasta Siempre
    • Farewell Cheyenne
    • Frédéric
  5. Speeches: avoid pathos at all cost, use humour
  6. Food & drink : plenty
  7. Dress code: Informal, no ties, avoid black!
  8. Feel free to ignore and overturn all my requests

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