THE Lowly Peon

cravings 
13 October 2008, 11:56am

one thing i've always been fascinated with is how simple it can be for our body to tell us what it needs, and how it sometimes just can't seem to communicate it with us.i've been told that some pregnant women have a strong desire to eat dirt, explained by the need for large amounts of iron, found especially in soil.since i've been in china, i've noticed that my cravings have changed almost completely. i still crave good pizza almost all the time (now that i think about it, though, i want it way more often and way more), and i've been yearning for a breath of fresh air for the last several months. but other stuff, random foods, can seem so unusual in how much i want it.for example. i've gotten really into spicy foods. i have no idea why. i've never liked spicy before. but now, pour it on!or, for some really strange reason, i want burnt food. i had an egg pancake (i also want eggs a lot nowadays), and it was charred on the outside because, i suppose, the pancake before mine left some stuff that sat burning for a while. and holy moly! it was delicious!i also really really want orange juice. all the time. more than water. i go through probably two liters a week, if not more. klcomp suggests that it may be the sugar i don't get otherwise.isn't it strange, though, how strong those cravings can be?! i think it's amazing!