48 Hours To Live w/ Katie Wicks


What’s the first thing on your to-do-list?

Well, I obviously only have 48 hours to live and the life I had before that definitely didn’t have a TO DO LIST. Haha. If only I would have been that organized. Honestly, I think I’d start off with “Holy Fuck Dude, I’m Like Totally Dying In 48 Hours.”I’ll probably post a comical Facebook/Twitter post along the lines of “so I have 48 hours to live and as more time goes by I’m getting closer to literally being dead serious.” Hopefully get some laughs and maybe some crazy plans happening. Also I’ll post it on a forum and watch all the strangers give no fucks, cause hey, that’s what the internet is about and I don’t want to die forgetting that. I think making it public for one is key because, I don’t want to be dead and then someone ask about me later and get the horrifying news of my death and then feel terrible they didn’t know. I’m doing peoples feelings a favor which is something I like doing while I’m still alive and kicking. 

I guess after publicly announcing it, I’d rent a bus, maybe even 4, and cart everyone that wants to be apart of my life the last few days around with me and will do just about anything you can do. Like, you know, the generic sky diving and eating weird shit kind of stuff. Of course I’d spend the last day all to myself and my lover at the time. I feel like that’s the most intimate time you’ll ever be together (yeah yeah mushy stuff, but get real I’m dying mythically here.) Man, you know even given this question it’s like I’m almost questioning my whole life this is actually pretty motivating. I’d hope that after I am gone, the music files I never got around to finishing get completed or even released some years later and people can relive my moments. I also hope that someone opens a Cat Farm after me and fosters all the cats that need love. It also wouldn’t just be cats but other animals too. 

Anyways back to the bus rides and stuff I didn’t really elaborate on that idea. If any of you reading want o my league of buses when I die this is probably a short list of what we will do:

  1. Find Gene Rodenberry’s grave and lay my TNG comm badge replica next to it. (Santa Monica)
  2. Eat the best BBQ ever
  3. Fly in an AC-130
  4. Take tallies on what other crazy random shit I’d be able to have time for.

How do you want to go?

So I get to choose how I go? Well, honestly, I would want it to be in my sleep, but I never sleep really so that’s out of the question. I guess I’d just want to have a quick heart.brain hemorrhage in unison so it’s just like, “Eh, Boom,” done, she’s dead. I mean, that seems like the only cool thing doctors would be able to predict that would cause my death. I don’t want to be deemed as dying of cancer or something that seems to be th normal way to go nap and I am actually quitting smoking so I’d be so pissed!!!

Do you have any deathbed confessions?

I would have so many deathbed confessions, but I’m saving those for the death pillow talk I’ll be having. I can’t spoil my own death. 

What’s your last meal?

A mix of Thai, BBQ, pizza, and a pot luck with all my food allergies so I could actually get to use my EPI pen. 

Who delivers your Eulogy?

Everyone. Everyone should write at least a bit of something about me, even it its bad, I am not going o care!

What era people saying over your casket?

You know, I would actually prefer not to know. I hop people know how happy with my life ai was. Happiness is definitely something I will not lose in this whole death ordeal and I just want people to have a great time with me and be happy.

What band is playing your funeral and why?

Warrant, because “cherry pie” then any of my friends in bands, if they want to throw down they are totally welcome to. I hope my funeral lasts a few days like a crazy festival of people being crazy and having a good time. 

What does your tombstone header say?

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Because, hopefully I will be available again in the future but it is not a guarantee. 

Interview from the April 2013 issue of Muve Magazine.