November 2, 2003
I took a trip down to Oakland Cemetery in downtown Atlanta today. There's a lot of interesting sights in there, and many beautiful burial sites. The craftsmanship on some of those stones and mausoleums is just incredible, and I wanted to see them for myself. Of course, I toted my camera along so I could share what I saw. Pictures are over here.
On a side note, it was an amazing day. Not a cloud in the sky, and that shows in some of those pictures.
(16:59)
Update: After visiting the cemetery today, I've been rolling around ideas in my head on what to do with my body if I ever die. Now I've had one idea for a while now, and I've totally expanded on it to complete perfection.
My original idea, which I first envisioned a few years ago, was that my body be posed and preserved. Specifically, I want to be put in the "attack bear" pose that people use for stuffed bears in their cabins. Arms raised straight above my head, claws out, mouth open and snarling. The whole deal.
Now to expand on that idea, I've filled in the gaps on where I should be located. My original thought was that I be placed next to a fireplace just like said stuffed bear, however that might be a tad weird once the preservation is on its way out. I've decided that I want a mausoleum. A scary, gothic looking building with stained glass windows and gargoyles and shit. I would be placed inside at the very back, in my attack bear pose, standing on a concrete slab with "RAWR!" or some such inscription chiseled into it. A photograph must be taken of me in this pose, and my body must be kept that way until such time as it is no longer maintainable.
Once preservation is no longer possible, I should be placed in an upright coffin with a sealed window viewing me from the chest up. Bolted underneath the window will be a metal sign (preferably copper so it eventually turns that nice shade of weathered green) engraved with "BOO!" in some sort of olde English font. Finally, standing next to this coffin is an easel, displaying the aforementioned photograph, framed and sealed.
It's absolutely perfect. Definitely a fantastic endcap to my life. For the first few years after my death, I'd be full-on attack bear in the mausoleum.
Of course, I fully intend on returning as a ghost, and I'd get a chuckle out of seeing myself like that. That's also the whole reason behind having the mausoleum. That way I have a nice, roomy little death house where I can stay when I'm not out haunting my family.
(19:56)
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