So I had this whacked out idea to have a death blog. Something that would be kind of like a time capsule of all of your secrets that you would liked released after you cease to be. I guess it's just getting things off of your chest without having to deal with the repercussions. You could tell Aunt Flo what you really think about her, the good and the bad, and you could post all of your own thoughts about life and death. It wouldn't be a will and not released to the public until you are clinically gone. It could get messy if you were in a coma and then came out of it.
Also, I liked the idea that people reading the blog would know you are dead. I think that creates a very different atmosphere for the reader.
The thing is, I guess people do that already. With blogging and webpage design so accessible, there is so much stuff posted from those who've passed on.
This brings me back to the article in the Baltimore City Paper I mentioned in February: Ghosts in the Machines
What Happens to Your Online Self When You Die?. The article links to diedonline.com and mylastemail.com, both sites that help notify your contacts in the event you die. I guess it isn't anymore morbid that my idea of the deathblog and they serve the same function, but the more I think about it, the more I don't mind having a presence online after I go.
Ok, so maybe having email accounts that just collect spam forever are not too great to keep, but having profiles is a neat way of still be there, or at least being remembered.
Anyway, I don't plan on cutting out anytime soon. Until then, I guess I'll just have to leave my extensive list of logins, passwords, and websites in the hands of my closest friends.
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