You have 48 Hours to Live.

[bermyduck]

Definitely make love with my girlfriend for a mad long time. Throw a huge party with all my friends, and then pass the last few hours lying on an empty beach with my gf listening to the waves and feeling the sun.
But those are just the first things to come to mind. I'd prob forget my dreams of driving ferraris and skydiving, etc. and i wouldnt waste time travelling to some exotic place, since i already live in paradise (i know you're jealous)

 

[stompy]

I'd... hell, I'd most likely just walk around, trying to experience all I'm about to lose...

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

'You have [certain amount of time] left to live, what do you do in [that amount of time]? Threads' are so damn boring and uninteresting, most people just say "Get laid" because, apparently it's better when you are about to die, and then they say "go on a crime/killing spree" or something stupid like that - but thanks to Escapist having a community with people who think creatively then hopefully that won't be so common, so far so good.

What I don't understand, is why wait till you are about to die? If you want to do something, do it, if it's been on an "I've always wanted to -" list, then do it, if you can't do it now, then how is dying going to change that if it spontaneously just happens? If I had a 48 hour Timer come out and say "you will die when this hits zero" then there's not much I can do other than say goodbye to the world.

 

[Saskwach]

Another idea: somehow locate a person in desperate need of some form of extreme help (don't ask me how I'd do this, I'd figure it out or die trying). Give them that crazy level of commitment to hopefully get their life back on track. Stay with this stranger-friend for the rest of your hours.

 

[PurpleRain]

then do my best to try commandeer a bomber (Warthog or Lancer preferred) and take out the Vatican.

Man after my own heart.

 

[The Franco]

I hope it hasn't been said before, but I'd go with a bunch of beer and a lot of females of questionable nature. Or maybe skydiving without a parachute...

 

[Larenxis]

I'd contact everyone I know and organize the largest dance party I can downtown. I would then get rid of all the embarrassing stuff in my room and on my hard drive and write my last will and testament. Then I'd get my video camera and record pretty much everything. I would empty my bank account and buy a whole bunch of delicious food, then go down to the poor part of town, and have a spontaneous banquet, making sure to talk to strangers. When it's time for the dance I will rock out and let everyone know how wonderful they are while listening to my favorite music. Then I'd sleepover at my best friend's house watching movies and drinking chocolate milk. The second day I would go around the city with whoever could come along and put graffiti on everything, making sure the world got a piece of my mind. I'd probably kiss anyone I got the inclination to and jaywalk. In the middle of the night I'd go down to a little dock I know and meditate, then as the sun is rising I'd strip and swim as far as I can to the ocean.

That seems thought out, but really I was thinking and writing at the same time.

 

[PurpleRain]

...and jaywalk.

I am shocked and appauled! You will spend your last hours in shame!

 

[Voodoo Child]

I'd tell the people closest to me, get my affairs in order, and then find a way to be the scheduled centre of attention at a major public event at the end of the 48 hours.

"I'd like to thank each and every one of you for coming together with us on the most historic and prestigious day. Now, check this out!"

 

[Duck Sandwich]

Write a journal/autobiography of sorts, chronicling my life and telling my innermost thoughts. Then I'd spend the last 10 seconds or so loading myself with drugs, setting myself on fire, and jumping off the highest mountain I could find, crashing to the Earth in an Epicurean (not in the true sense of the word, but how we've come to use it nowadays) blaze of glory.

 

[Larenxis]

...and jaywalk.

I am shocked and appalled! You will spend your last hours in shame!

Psh, all the cool kids are doing it.

 

[smallharmlesskitten]

Purplerain will be to busy to pilot the bomber though........i mean wont he, unless hes really quick

 

[talon92]

I would get in my car and drive to a secluded place (probably a field) with my MP3 player. I would listen to music and await my death in silence, writing memoirs.

amen to that... but which song

if i was going to go on a killing spree it would have to be 'Down with the Sickness' by disturbed
if i was going to die peacefully then 'the Lark Ascending', Kennedy version thank you very much

or maybe i would commandeer a space shuttle, launch myself into space and jump out the airlock...

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Sort out where my stuff's going, make sure the cat's looked after, write my last message "So long and thanks for all the games", then just go to sleep.

Nah, soddit, leave a suicide note saying "Jack Thompson made me do it."

 

[PurpleRain]

...and jaywalk.

I am shocked and appalled! You will spend your last hours in shame!

Psh, all the cool kids are doing it.

If all the cool kids walked off a cliff would you do it?

Purplerain will be to busy to pilot the bomber though........i mean wont he, unless hes really quick

God, I am busy when I die. Bomb the Vatican with Khell, tell Larenxis off for Jaywalking and Masterbate furiously until I break a nerve and live out my last hours in pain.

Nah, soddit, leave a suicide note saying "Jack Thompson made me do it."

That would leave some great political ripples. You never fail to crack me up.

 

[silentsentinel]

I would sit on the beach and try to beat Fire Emblem (Blazing Blade) one last time. It's the game that got me into gaming, so one last playthrough would be nice. If I beat it early, I would switch to Call of Duty 4.

 

[Saskwach]

...and jaywalk.

I am shocked and appalled! You will spend your last hours in shame!

Psh, all the cool kids are doing it.

If all the cool kids walked off a cliff would you do it?

Wake up, dude. Traffic lights and assigned pedestrian crossings are just how the government enslaves the masses, man! Because if we all realised we could cross the road wherever we wanted we might realise we could do whatever we wanted!! We'd have sex, drugs and rock and roll, vote independent and demonstrate in the streets, man!!
I watch too much That 70s Show (Hyde is awesome)...
Also, I jaywalk as a matter of principle. Traffic statutes are rules put in place for our safety. I cross when I've checked myself that I'm safe, and if I decide I'm safe before the green man agrees that's no skin off my nose. When petty rules are in direct conflict with my own common sense I go with my common sense.

 

[Fire Daemon]

...and jaywalk.

I am shocked and appalled! You will spend your last hours in shame!

Psh, all the cool kids are doing it.

If all the cool kids walked off a cliff would you do it?

Wake up, dude. Traffic lights and assigned pedestrian crossings are just how the government enslaves the masses, man! Because if we all realised we could cross the road wherever we wanted we might realise we could do whatever we wanted!! We'd have sex, drugs and rock and roll, vote independent and demonstrate in the streets, man!!
I watch too much That 70s Show (Hyde is awesome)...
Also, I jaywalk as a matter of principle. Traffic statutes are rules put in place for our safety. I cross when I've checked myself that I'm safe, and if I decide I'm safe before the green man agrees that's no skin off my nose. When petty rules are in direct conflict with my own common sense I go with my common sense.

Only on the Escapist can you find a deep and meaningful debate about jay Walking. In my town it is literally impossible to not jay walk. The little Green man dies before you have time to cross the road. I feel like a criminal for walking home.