If you had one week to live...

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 7:01pm

...and had one billion dollars to spend for that week, what would you do? You can do anything you want to -- and you can do it without getting caught, too.

[RachLaura]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 7:02pm

Spend the whole week with my friends and family & give the money to charity.

[Overthemoon6]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 7:05pm

I would fly to NYC, Paris, Venice, and Ireland and shop and eat there with my family and friends.

[ihearttheatre]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 7:16pm

I would have a huge party with everyone I know, spend time with the people I care about, see Sweeney Todd again, and think of something profound to say as my last words. Travelling would be nice, but I wouldn't want to spend my last days jet-lagged.

Leftover money would be divided: a generous gift to my family and the rest to charity
Updated On: 3/7/06 at 07:16 PM

[RachLaura]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 7:24pm

I change my mind. I'd also spend $1,000 on eating anything the hell I wanted for about 2 days, so then I'd get sick, and be fine my last few days.

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 7:28pm

gav: "...and you can do it without getting caught, too."


hmm...thats seems to be implying something. Would you like to answer the question?

You all are going to think I am nuts but I'd be so worried about whats going to happen during that week that I'd just want to die. I'd spread the money to family and friends and charity and then find someway to die that day. Knowing you are going to live only for 1 week is probably going to more agonizing than the death itself.

Just my thoughts...

However, I don't think I'm going to have to worry about it since right now nobody can tell me and be certain that I'm going to die in 1 week.

[orion59]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 7:32pm

If I only had one week I would figure that traveling around, seeing the world and partying would be waste. The purpose of travel, for me anyway, has always been to have memories that would last the rest of my life. One week kind of defeats the purpose. Besides, how much can you do and see in one week?

I would make sure that my partner, siblings and nephew have enough to live a good comfortable life then I would do something major that would help a lot of people so that I could be remembered in a positive way. Maybe buy Trump Tower and set it up as a luxury homeless shelter/social service center and be remembered fondly by the blue blood socialites of 5th Ave.

[guitargeek0624]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 7:46pm

I would see my favorite Broadway shows again, eat at my favorite restaurants, give the rest of the money to my family to ensure they are comfortable and charity, then spend the week with friends and family.

[MatthewAddison]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 7:48pm

Yeah, I like Orion's answer. Make sure the people in my life who have taken care of me are set.

Then the rest (the majority) would go to causes that I feel need the $ more than my dying ass.

I might buy a Pony for everyone on the board, too. But only those who want one.

[forni-kate]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 7:52pm

I would focus mostly on spending time with everyone I love. However, will unlimited funds, I would definitely see some plays, travel to some places, and eat alot of expensive food. I would probably party intensely a couple times.
I might spend some of the money on buying a few large theatres in major cities like New York, Paris, Toronto, ect. and name them after myself, just so that my name could be part of theatre community.

And then, the rest would go to family, who could then decide what they want and give the rest to charities.

[Magical_Ms._Mistoffeles_72]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 9:55pm

I would call the make a wish foundation to tell them I was dying and desperately wanted to go to NY and spend a few days checking out Broadway (Ive never been) Then I would fly back to Canada, and find a way to let my fave bands (Hedley and Aerosmith) that I had little time left and ask them to meet me. So I could sing for them and let them know how much theyve helped. And then I would plan my funeral, and be buried with my pics/stuff that got signed from NY and the bands, and go in peace

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 9:57pm

Was this topic inspired by the movie "Last Holiday"? After seeing that, this subject was debated by my friends and I - I decided I'd do almost everything Queen Latifah did in it! "Gimme my money!"

[justthefacts2]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 10:13pm

The money to my family and friends. I would spend all my time with them - and fly us all to the west of Ireland. And I'd have one dawn by myself looking out over the sea.

[Burlesquebabe]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 10:18pm

Get married to my love and spend the rest of the week on a honeymoon in an exotic location. (If I would've picked marriage I would've died a virgin) And give the rest of the money away to others who need it, like my parents for my funeral payments.

[wexy]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 10:21pm

I'd get a seven day MetroCard instead of a monthly. (and then around town having a good time) Buy dinner for everyone on the website.

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 10:33pm

If I had one week to live I'd be too depressed to enjoy anything, to be honest.

[wishinguweresomehow]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 10:34pm

I would fly to Europe and see everything I wanted to see: the beaches of Normandy, Rome, St. Patrick's Cathedral...etc...

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 10:35pm

Have lots of unprotected sex!!! and give the money to my family

edit: but only if I wasn't infecting anyone.
Updated On: 3/7/06 at 10:35 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 10:38pm

i would take all the people i love to NY. We would all stay in at a nice hotel, which i would purchase, and we would see all the shows i want. Then i would pay whoever i needed to to allow me to play elphaba, clara, olive, belle, maureen, roxie, ulla, christine, and penny.

and i would have lots of hot sex. (: sorry, i aint dying a virgin.
Updated On: 3/7/06 at 10:38 PM

[DancNdaMoonlite]

Posted: 3/8/06 at 12:12am

I'd the same thing as Jess and I'd be one of the people on her trip too. It might be easier if we died at the same time cause then we could split the cost..

I'd meet the Rent OBC and movie casts, be in Rent as anyone, and be a whole bunch of parts in other shows.

And I'd try all the drugs in the world and have lots and lots of sex.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 3/8/06 at 12:17am

Id travel to Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand, England, Italy and France, run through the woods naked, win an Academy Award, spend time with my friends and family, fly back to NY see as many shows as humanly possible, then star in a bunch of shows, then go shag Cillian Murphy, Orlando Bloom, and Manoel Felciano, in that order. then die happy.
Updated On: 3/8/06 at 12:17 AM

[jam_man]

Posted: 3/8/06 at 12:35am

I would take all my drama friends and other friends to NYC - I'd rent the entire Hilton hotel and take them all to see Sweeney Todd, so they finally see what I've been talking about while downgrading their beloved Wicked. And they could go on the clause that no one sing, talk about, quote, or even mention Wicked while we're there. Hey, I'm the dying kid with $1 Billion - I can do anything I want! And of course I'd give a load of the money to my family, as well as our school's drama and music departments. Then I'd pay FOX to pick up Arrested Development for another season, so as to leave my legacy. But before all of this I'd meet Stephen Sondheim, and commision him to write me a song to sing for my 11 O'Clock number to life that I'd sing right before I died. But I'd finish just a bit early (only like 30 seconds) and pretend to die to see the effect on everyone, how much they'd (hopefully) miss me.

Oh, and lots of sex for me, too!

[DancNdaMoonlite]

Posted: 3/8/06 at 1:20am

Oh yea, and my "lots and lots of sex" would be with Adam Pascal. And maybe a little Rosario Dawson.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/8/06 at 1:28am

I don't get bisexuals.

[DancNdaMoonlite]

Posted: 3/8/06 at 1:29am

I'm straight, but I'd go bi for Rosario.