Planning for the Worst Case Scenario
It seems artists who die young often have some quotes that are later used to make the artist’s death seem inevitable, turning them into a tragic figure whose ‘Achilles heel’ brought about their demise. To people digesting the tragedy, the apparent foreshadowing makes an artist’s early death seem strangely inevitable, and sometimes even defining.
Case Studies:
Mitch Hedberg, Comedian, Died of an Overdose
Joked, “I used to do drugs. I still do. I just used to too.”
Amy Winehouse, Musician, Died of Alcohol Intoxication
Sang, “They tried to make me go to rehab, but I said no.”
Paul Walker, Actor, Died in a Traffic Collision
Said, “If one day the speed kills me, do not cry because I was smiling.”
I think it would be wise for me to cover my bases by leaving a few quotes. Obviously I hope nothing happens such that these can be used to have foreshadowed anything… but just in case, I want my bases covered.
My Quotes:
“I accidentally slept through my vengeful cousin’s parole hearing. I hope he’s not too mad! But I promise, nothing a short of him murdering me will keep me from the next one.” -Eli R.
“I always end up driving behind trucks carrying a bunch of port-a-potties shoddily bungie corded together. Not sure why it makes me nervous, but it honestly sometimes does.” -Eli R.
“Do you ever just stand there watching a piano fall from the window of a large building? I do. Maybe I should get out of the way quicker. Who Knows? I think I'll be fine.” -Eli R.
“Free Solo was an amazing movie! Very inspiring.” -Eli R.
“I like hippos because I have yet to meet a hippo that bites down when I put my head in its mouth.” -Eli R.
“In high school they used to call me ‘trapped in a snowman Eli’. But that was the past. Those days are behind me.” -Eli R.
“I think great art has a subtle way of shifting the way people view the world. If it’s truly great, people won’t even realize their worldview has slightly shifted because the art just provides them with a new tool. You end up using that tool to draw your own conclusion—In my case, and I hope this has been subtle, so hopefully you haven’t even noticed it, but my goal in all my artistic expression is always to let people know that I'm trapped in the body of a bunny rabbit, and I cannot seem to escape no matter how many newsletters I publish where I try to indicate my yearning to do so. I'm not even sure how I'd escape! Perhaps with a bunny exorcism? But dear god I hope someone cracks this abysmal curse before my soul perishes. Otherwise I fear I'm doomed to spend eternity hopping from vessel to vessel, just like the bunny rabbit whose body I inhabit. lol I didn't even mean to rhyme! But it's not like accidentally rhyming is gonna kill me...” -Eli R.
Hopefully, if need be, one of these quotes will make it seem like on some level I knew what was coming.