Computery

Chuang, 26, from Chongqing, south west China, was so potty about computers his family had a headstone carved for him in the shape of a monitor giving his dates of birth and death.

Stonemasons also included a keyboard, mouse and a camera with a picture of tragic Chuang to complete the tombstone tribute.

- i-Bod: Logging Off




Regular updates to resume soon-ish. You'd think I'd be more productive on this blog when I didn't have schoolwork to fuss over.

Top 10 Unusual Cemeteries

From TopTenz.net, a list of 10 unusual cemeteries. (via Neatorama) My favorite is the underwater "cemetery" at #5:

The Neptune Memorial Reef (also known as the Atlantis Memorial Reef or the Atlantis Reef) is the world’s first underwater mausoleum for cremated remains and the world’s largest man-made reef. Opened in 2007, off the coast of Miami Beach, the Neptune Memorial Reef is the perfect final resting place for those who loved the sea.

Happy Halloween!

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Or, if you'd rather a spooky gravesite decoration, check out this old post from Tomb Wrecks. I can only hope someday my descendants will put a "Zombie Xing" sign on my grave at Halloween.

Ichabod Crane

The lovely blog Scouting New York is, naturally, on a Halloween kick, including this post from a few days ago on the overgrown New Springfield Cemetery on Staten Island, final resting place of the real-life Ichabod Crane, namesake of the Sleepy Hollow character. Pictures abound!

Go see Halloween in NY: In Search of Ichabod Crane

Cake Wrecks

Yesterday, Cake Wrecks included a picture of a headstone suffering from a case of over-literal misinterpretation common to much of its usual fare.

Go see "He was a good soldier in script" here!

Couple marries in cemetery

OAKLAND -- Maggie and Colin Adams were married Saturday afternoon before thousands of people, living and dead.

Other couples might choose to celebrate their union in a ballroom or at a vineyard, but for the two Oakland artists, there was no place more fitting than the 147-year-old Mountain View Cemetery, aside the elaborate crypts that make up "Millionaires Row."

Read the rest of the story here.

(My second posted news item, which I'm not really wont to do-- I want this blog to focus on artistic headstones. There's plenty of other places to find other cemetery topics. However, particularly neat stories get a pass.)

Tombstones Go Digital

WAYNESBURG, Pa. -- The concept of barcodes on tombstones and interactivity at the cemetery was considered too far-fetched when Glenn Toothman first traveled to funeral industry conferences 10 years ago.
"Nothing in the death-care business happens too quickly," he said.
After years of waiting, technological developments have finally allowed Toothman to get to a point of "rebirth" for his Waynesburg company, the Memory Medallion.

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Neat idea. Read the rest of the store here.