I WOULD TOTALLY EAT THAT

Although my tolerance for a lot of things has decreased recently (art, people who make or talk about art, things that are boring, etc) I still have a very high tolerance for "ick" or "gross"

My favorite "ick" or "gross" thing lately is something I'm going to dub Faux Cannibalism. I love the idea of eating yummy things that look like body parts. Of course, somethings will be far more realistic and disturbing than others, but to me the idea of faux cannibalism is to maintain the functionality (ie tastiness) of the food while making the experience more fun/gross. Basically, I want to eat jello brains but I still want them to taste like jello.

Not the best example, but look I am totally going to eat those jello brains---->




















I would also eat this scary, scary bread


and this cake

PLANT BABIES

LOOKIT. THOSE ARE GREEN BEANS. I GREW THEM.

Helminth Infections

Alright guys, it is time for some real nerding around. Today in my Infectious Diseases class we talked about 2 things that were just too gross- I can't not share this stuff with you.

1. hookworms- they get inside you through your skin (walking around barefoot), make their way to your blood vessels and hang out in your lungs, from which they are coughed up, swallowed and attach to the mucosa of the small intestines to feed on your blood.

2. roundworms- you swallow the eggs from contaminated food/water, the larvae migrate to your heart, lungs, and intestines to mature and feed. Worms as big as 1 foot have been reported. They can exit your body by slithering out your nose or mouth while you sleep.

The chances of me having any kind of worm infection are slim to none (the same goes for you), but I am pretty freaked out every time I cough now.

Also, I was going to include some pictures....but I threw up in my mouth a little when I saw the google image results for "roundworms in humans"