Friday, May 06, 2005

It's A Question Of Time

Waxing philisophical: You are rapidly aging and will not live another week. How are you going to spend those 168 hours?

Me, I would take my first day and go into work only to quit, destroy all my dirty magazines, give away my adult videos, clean files from my computer and remove anything else embarrassing. I'd probably take each day and have only my favorite food from my favorite restaurants. Day two, I would take some risks like skydiving and maybe look for a fight with someone bigger than me (they'd really have to be an asshole though... I have standards.) I'd spend day 3 figuring out how to pass on my website and newsletter as well as start stopping in and seeing the people that mean the most to me. Day 4 and 5 would be spent just visiting people and leaving good lasting memories. My last two days would be with my family but nowhere would I say anything about about my condition. I would want their last moments with me to be just as normal as ever. I internalize things well and I don't think they'd notice unless I broke down. Ok, maybe the last few days with them would also be so they can help me wipe myself.

7 comments:

Unknown said...

Hmmmm, how do you respond to something like this. I notice how you didn't mention anything about embarassing Teri one last time (you know how much she likes that)or was that on day 4 and 5?

Martin said...

I was thinking around day 3 and 4. I can't let her get away with being a little flustered. Maybe, I need to request my urn be covered with the canvas from a proposed piece of art.

Teri said...

Is that a dying wish?

Family and good friends are very important to me and I would spend my last days with them. If I was able to travel, I would take them with me to go visit places that I have always wanted to see, like the Louvre in Paris. I think I would spend some time contemplating my life and search for the meaning of it as well.

Martin said...

Maybe, I should have stipulated that the a-hole should really deserve it. B)

RT said...

Wow. That is a deep question, and hopefully not one I will ever have to face in reality.

I guess that (other than spending as much time as possible with family and friends,) I would probably look into that whole "being reincarnated into a penguin" thing, and trying to get as many life insurance policies as possible!

Martin said...

Ter, definitely not a dying wish. I take pride in being able to wipe myself. B) Took years of practice to get it down to a science. Oh, you mean the artwork? Nahh... it'd do me no good to have it over my urn if I haven't been able to enjoy it while alive first. B)

RT: Why a penguin? I mean, why not something that enjoys good weather? Or do you look good in a tux?

RT said...

LOL. I don't know, I've never been in a tux... or, not wearing one anyway ;o)

Nah, the penguin comment was in reference to one of Matty's post. Apparently penguins are hoes and well, I haven't been very successful at that in my life.