{"id":2807,"date":"2004-08-13T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2004-08-13T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davebushe.net\/words\/2004\/08\/13\/here-but-now-theyre-gone\/"},"modified":"2004-08-13T14:16:00","modified_gmt":"2004-08-13T14:16:00","slug":"here-but-now-theyre-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davebushe.net\/words\/2004\/08\/13\/here-but-now-theyre-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Here but now they&#8217;re gone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>What do you think happens after you die?<\/b><br \/>\nNothing, you just die. That, as they say, is that.<\/p>\n<p><b>Do you believe in heaven?<\/b><br \/>\nNope<\/p>\n<p><b>Do you believe in hell?<\/b><br \/>\nNope<\/p>\n<p><b>Do you think you will be judged after you die?<\/b><br \/>\nOnly by the people I leave alive who probably judge me already<\/p>\n<p><b>How many people would attend your funeral?<\/b><br \/>\nI don&#8217;t want a funeral but I imagine there would be a couple of hundred.<\/p>\n<p><b>Would you rather that people cry or laugh at your funeral?<\/b><br \/>\nLaughing is good but they can save that for the wake.<\/p>\n<p><b>What&#8217;s better? A shot in the head or downing pills?<\/b><br \/>\nPills, as painless as possible.<\/p>\n<p><b>What should be written on your tombstone?<\/b><br \/>\nI told you I didn&#8217;t want a fuckin tombstone<\/p>\n<p><b>Would you rather die childless or divorced?<\/b><br \/>\nChildless. <\/p>\n<p><b>Do you want to die in the morning, afternoon, or night?<\/b><br \/>\nNight if I&#8217;ve had a good day, morning otherwise<\/p>\n<p><b>If you had a million dollars to leave, who would you leave it to?<\/b><br \/>\nMost to my family. Some of a couple of charities and a decent amount to pay for a wake.<\/p>\n<p><b>What kind of flowers do you want at your funeral?<\/b><br \/>\nNone.<\/p>\n<p><b>On your deathbed, which moment will you most remember?<\/b><br \/>\nUm, hmm<\/p>\n<p><b>Have you ever watched someone die?<\/b><br \/>\nYes. When I was 15 or 16 one of the lads in school fell down during PE and died a few moments later. We found out shortly afterwards he had a dodgy heart. <\/p>\n<p><b>What&#8217;s the most gruesome death you can imagine<\/b>?<br \/>\nLets not.<\/p>\n<p><b>How often do you think about death?<\/b><br \/>\nPretty rarely.<\/p>\n<p><b>Is fear of dying your number one fear?<\/b><br \/>\nNope, damaging my eyes in some way would have to be up there.<\/p>\n<p><b>Do you believe in reincarnation?<\/b><br \/>\nNope<\/p>\n<p><b>Have you ever wished someone you loved were dead?<\/b><br \/>\nNo, in hindsight I do but I just didn&#8217;t know well enough back then.<\/p>\n<p><b>Do you consider life short or long?<\/b><br \/>\nToo short. I&#8217;d like to live long enough to see the world go through some serious changes and of course to leave the world.<\/p>\n<p><b>Do you think you have a soul?<\/b><br \/>\nNope<\/p>\n<p><b>Assisted suicide for a terminally ill person is:<\/b><br \/>\ncompletely acceptable.<\/p>\n<p><b>If you were cremated, where would you like your ashes?<\/b><br \/>\nfloating in space.<\/p>\n<p><b>Would you choose to be immortal, if you could be?<\/b><br \/>\nHmm, if I had the option to die by my choice, yes absolutely. Otherwise probably yes too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you think happens after you die? Nothing, you just die. That, as they say, is that. Do you believe in heaven? Nope Do you believe in hell? Nope Do you think you will be judged after you die? 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