Weird Cravings

[surrealestate]

I've been a vegetarian for around 15 years now, and vegan for most of that. I rarely crave the stuff I don't eat, because most of it doesn't really register as food to me, and anyway, it's generally a desire for a certain sort of seasoning or something that is easily satisfied with a veggie option.

So you can imagine how weird it was for me to suddenly be craving flesh. More than craving, really, it was like a primal need. When chocolate didn't work, I tried gnawing on a carrot, but it just didn't satisfy, even when I added peanut butter. Also (this is so weird), it wasn't even just flesh I wanted. It was (I'm kind of embarrassed to admit this) brains. I mean, how can you crave something you've never even eaten? I don't know if all these years of not consuming cholesterol has caught up with me, but I'm telling you, I needed some. I tried some meditation, the usual Breathe-Watch-Allow, trying to sit with my feelings, but it wouldn't go away.

Then my roomie came home and I wanted to talk to him about it, but he was raving about some sort of mob in the street, and I found I could really only get one word out when I tried to speak. But he finally shut up once I ate his brain, which really hit the spot.

I'm still craving more, though. Maybe I can convince Farmer Steve to start a CSA brainshare. That'd be awesome.

Comments

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

BRAAAAINS! I'm wearing a helmet when I'm around you. :-)

[ophymirage.livejournal.com]

"CSA brainshare" FTW. Can I get in on that action?

[mrpet.livejournal.com]

BRRRAAAAINS!

[ebourland.livejournal.com]

NOM NOM NOM

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

YOU HAS A FLAVOR!

lolzombie.

[thespian.livejournal.com]

Shouldn't that be "invited 'to' dinner?"

[vanguardcdk.livejournal.com]

Hey, so I didn't have time to read your post but I got your message. I'm so glad you invited me over for dinner tonight...

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

Here I thought it was just my sweet little vegetarian-by-nature bird that had gone nuts! Ai!

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

I like your new userpic!

And yeah, brains really are... brains.... brains....

[moonshadow.livejournal.com]

Mmm, I'd love to be part of the brainshare.

[moechus.livejournal.com]

There used to be a great Mexican restaurant in JP that had "sesos" on the menu and they were real good. Unfortunately, they closed about two years ago. On the other hand, I bet cow brains just wouldn't hit the spot like human brains.

Joke stolen from James Ernest

[rikchik.livejournal.com]

"Dos Cabezas, Por Favor!"

[reichmarshall.livejournal.com]

One of us! One of us!

[trinitysite.livejournal.com]

Just watch out for Mad Human Disease.

Prions, yo.

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

What about grains? Grains!

GRAINS.......................

[madbodger.livejournal.com]

You're wonderful.