God, do I love this question. I've asked my friends this before.
The first thing on my list of things to do would be to get a puppy, or a newborn hawk from the local aviary. Perhaps both, being that my mood will go from happy to even MORE happy, and I'll be ready to take on the world. Food will never be an issue, as un-perishables are everywhere. I'll grab what used to be someone's ipod, load up on music, and hit the road to Area 51. I'll go through every conspicuous record i can get my hands on, and get into as many hangars (above ground and underground) as possible. I'll do the same at the Pentagon and the CIA headquarters for kicks.
Next stop is a US naval base on the Eastern seaboard. I'll stay there for a few days to allow for some exploration, and probably watch the sunsets off the decks of the massive aircraft carriers. Once I've gotten a vehicle and plenty of food aboard one of the smaller ships, I make way for the Mediterranean Sea, only because I'd like to see the Great Pyramids first. I hit land, drive on down with what gas I've hoarded to myself, and climb to the top of the largest pyramid. There I proceed to dance to some of the most epic music I've collected. I'll probably watch the sun set from the top of that too. (note to self, bring a flashlight for climbing down in the dark).
I would probably make a habit of writing notes to my friends and family, devoting a bit of time to each person. I would know that, in my heart, none of them are really gone. Wherever they are in the universe, they'll hear what it is I have to say to them, and that'll fill me with joy.
I'll continue my journey back up into Europe, enough to allow me to visit Stonehenge, since I've always wanted to see it. Yes, I'll dance in the middle of that too. After I finish up the continent, I'll move on into Asia. I'll spend a fair amount of time in what was once called Russia, India, plenty of the smaller countries, China, the Koreas, Japan, and have a blast. North Korea will be interesting. I wont stick around Vietnam much, I don't have a great taste for land mines. Eventually, after thorough exploration of these countries military bases, I will run into a nuclear missile, maybe 20, who knows. There's a great deal of things I can do to them. I might feel so devoted to the task of at least gratifying one that I'll draw thousands of tiny hearts around it. And I might piss on it right after. And play some epic music as I'm pissing. Because it's a nuke. And I'm pissing on a nuke. The exploration of Europe and Asia happens over the course of several years.
As we take a Chinese navy ship across the sea to Australia, I experience serious starvation for the first time. I curse myself for not having remembered that real (REAL) Chinese food is terrible. The non-perishables I kept from traveling throughout Europe on the large flatbed truck I used could only have lasted me so long. I beach the ship on the Australian shores eventually, after feeling thankful that I still had enough to feed my two animal pals with. At least the music never got repetitive, as I've had trouble at times finding a reliable source from which to charge the mp3 player, and have had to go with a great deal of silence.
You get it. I live out my days exploring the Earth. I end up checking out some serious caves, flying aircraft and parachuting out of them, and sitting atop a number of different structures as I watch a myriad of strange UFOs make their way through the sky. That's another thing I'll be thankful for, though. The sky is filled with stars. Even in the cities I'll be able to behold this wonder that I've never gotten tired of watching.
The story is left with an open ending. How I die is a mystery, and I never commit suicide.
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