Paweł Sysiak
Intro
Hi there! You got this message because I died. I would love to invite you to my going away party. Everybody is invited – even if we weren’t close and you feel like coming please do. If you can’t come to Warsaw you can join via video call.
Setup
I would like my passing to be a celebration. People dress joyfully. Think birthday. Pick the weirdest, most colorful clothes you feel comfortable in. Masks and costumes are welcome.
Wait for a sunny and warm day, and find a beautiful meadow in a park in Warsaw. Perhaps Park Skaryszewski? This is a party. If people want they should be able to stay until sunrise.
There will be a lot of blankets. Set them next to one another to create a large blanket patch. Things brought by guests should be scattered on them. There will be plenty of drinks lying around: green tea in thermoses, coffee, and bottles, and bottles of stinky Polish mineral water.
There will be good speakers with music and a microphone. A hired man will read the knowledge bits every couple of songs. There will be a laptop with a video call so people can join from afar.
At some point just order food delivery from a couple of places I liked in Warsaw: e.g. Prasowy, Jaskółka, Vegan Ramen, Ósma Kolonia.
Collab
To everybody:
It would be nice if everybody could bring a snippet of knowledge. This could be anything that seems relevant, a fragment from a book, a favorite idea, something from my website, the funniest story, something absurd, or a personal note. Please limit to around one minute reading time and either send it via email or print it out on the simplest possible paper.
Also, please bring a blanket. This is a party, if you are into it, bring alcohol or a drug of choice.
To specific people (the names will be visible after my death):
It would be nice if * could pick music from my playlists on Spotify.
It would be nice if * could bring an object representing BIIAA syndrome.
It would be nice if * could bring a photo of grandma Zosia.
It would be nice if * could bake me my fav cheesecake.
It would be nice if * could bring something representing cosmic awe.
It would be nice if * could bring a fav scent.
It would be nice if * could bring an object representing Poland.
It would be nice if * could bring a middle-eastern treat.
It would be nice if * could bring our favorite game.
It would be nice if * could bring a picture of grandma Zosia, Danusia, Staszek being together.
It would be nice if * something of the highest quality.
It would be nice if * could bring an object representing the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.
It would be nice if * could print out a favorite meme.
It would be nice if * could bake my fav birthday cake!
It would be nice if * could bring a photo of the Biedronki house.
It would be nice if * could bring a picture of our great-grandparents.
It would be nice if * could bring a photo of grandpa Staszek.
It would be nice if * could bring the favorite album on a CD.
It would be nice if * could bring something of the most beautiful color.
It would be nice if * could bring an object that is funniest, weirdest, and out of place.
It would be nice if * could bring something hand done of the highest quality.
It would be nice if * could bring a drawing of a Pokemon riding with me on a tractor.
It would be nice if * could bring something representing Jewish heritage.
It would be nice if * could bring something to exercise.
It would be nice if * could bring her favorite plant.
It would be nice if * could bring an object representing Berlin.
It would be nice if * could bring a photo of grandma Matylda.
It would be nice if * could bring something representing Seattle.
It would be nice if * could bring an object that represents joy.
It would be nice if * could bring his favorite book.
It would be nice if * could bring some a photo from our trips.
It would be nice if * could bring an object representing grandma Zosia.
It would be nice if * could bring something fun about the biology world.
It would be nice if * could bring a photo of Kraków.
It would be nice if * could bring something representing Olympic National Park.
It would be nice if * could bring a soccer ball.
It would be nice if * could bring a script for a simple group game.
It would be nice if * could bring a book about natural history.
It would be nice if * could bring his favorite book about design.
It would be nice if * could bring an object representing SF Bay.
It would be nice if * could bring something representing having fun being in-between categories.
It would be nice if * could bring her favorite poem.
It would be nice if * could bring two badminton rockets and a birdy.
It would be nice if * could bring a photo of grandpa Marian.
It would be nice if * could bring an object representing Wrocław.
I am sorry if I didn’t include you on this list. I would love it if you could bring something that seems relevant to us or pick from the ideas above if any seem relevant.
Thank you! It brings light to my life thinking this is how my farewell will look like.
✋
Love,
Paweł
Wybaczcie, że piszę po angielsku. Prawdopodobnie będę zmieniał ten tekst jeszcze kilka razy, więc nie mogłem przetłumaczyć. Skopiujcie ten tekst i przetłumaczcie używając Google translate albo DeepL .
To whoever organizes this. I don’t want it to feel pushed. If you feel like to modify it a little or postponing for some other time it’s okay.
I would love it if this page would be sent as an invite to the party. Please add the hour, address, and other details of the meeting to the very top as a left column.
Please cremate my body beforehand. Then bring the ashes to the party in some cheap container. Afterwards, throw them into the Wisła river.
If this is during winter please wait or choose a big empty closed space with no furniture (but still go with the blanket setup). There should be a couple of chairs for older folks.
How to reveal the names? Log in to my Notion. Then, you will be able to see this page: * and change it to public.
Thanks to mazurkiewicz.work for being a catalyst for me to write this and for the invite to his book project that explores death.