ColdChef is my current strategy.

In a recent conversation about this very thing, Miko reminded me that Harvard wants my body. Maybe. Sigh. Ain't it always the way?

Unfortunately, it looks like
A) it's incompatible with organ donation. The HMS requires "exclusive right to (i) control the use of my body for medical/dental education, research, science or therapy; and (ii) authorize the disposition of my body upon death";

B) it's iffy; if I understand correctly, they decide at the time of death whether they want my body or not. I don't want to leave survivors uncertain whether they have to come up with an alternative.

So I think I'm sticking with organ donation, then cremation. The water cremation sounds promising, if its lower emissions aren't offset by other environmental costs.

I always liked the Parsi way of doing it, with the disposal via vulture. Of course, humans have fucked that over too, what with diclofenac poisoning.

However I die, I plan to be vaporized in the incident.

I would love to be just laid out in the forest and let the scavengers, microscopic and otherwise, eat me and then shit me around.

But amongst the possibilities, I have not yet decided what should be done with my remains.

One of my concerns has always been the cost to my family of dealing with my body. I'm completely against the traditional casket/burial thing, for both environmental and cost reasons. I lean toward cremation, since that eliminates the cost of a casket and plot. I also have the forms to donate my body to the IU School of Medicine. It's actually a tough decision.