Hmm.  I don't think I ever really said there would be nothing I wouldn't try, but keeping in mind my vegetarian proclivities, that cancels out a great deal of food.  That being said, my fish consumption increased when I came to Japan, pretty much because I either gave in to the fish in almost every dish, or I just never went out for dinner.  Lately ( Read more... )

Here's a little something I found on the Fortean Times website, how I miss that magazine:

Man Killing Squid! Eeek!

New Zealand crew lands Colossal Squid!

Seeing this news and the picture made me shiver!

I'm living in the centre of the Cthulhu-verse way over here in Japan. Japanese scientists caught the tentacle of a giant squid (plus some photos) a few years ago, and now they get footage of a frilled shark, one of those creatures I wouldn't want to meet on a dark night down in the depths. Check out the gills, they're unsettling me. The ( Read more... )