In Which Maya Works on a Paper, and Learns that a Sea Cucumber is Not A Vegetable

[debka_notion]

Well, really, it was mostly writing a paper, after rehearsal, which was after a high council meeting that left me trying to hide and distract myself (and to distract shala). Blargh. Long day. And my class got an extension on our extension for the Liturgy paper, and it helps me not one whit, since I have a hebrwe presentation that day and another paper due the next day. Darn it.

Way past my bedtime. G"night world.

And a small bead just emerged from my nightgown- the same one I wore last night. Late nights are Strange.

Comments

[qianian.livejournal.com]

yup, we picked them up from all over the sea floor in Bermuda. they're full of water and intestines. Don't scare them. It's gross.

[debka-notion.livejournal.com]

THey expell stuff? Ugh. Are they very easily scared?

[shala.livejournal.com]

I really wish we'd had a camera. And you totally didn't see my absolute meltdown in the ten minutes before I left. I just kept gesturing and talking about a mile a minute. It was horrible. Everyone was like, "GET SOME SLEEP."

[doodah.livejournal.com]

A sea cucumber sounds like a lovely thing, much unlike regular cucumbers, which I find bland and odd in consistency. And if there are sea cucumbers, there would also be sky cucumbers, and air cucumbers, and really, all sorts of cucumbers. What a weird word - cucumber.

(I just had to look it up: Cucumis sativus (family Cucurbitaceæ), a native of southern Asia, from ancient times cultivated for its fruit. Fascinating! Southern Asia, who knew?)

[debka-notion.livejournal.com]

Cucumbers without the seeds make a lovely summer-y salad with water, vinegar sugar and some mustard powder. You let it soak for a bit, and so the texture changes some. It's light and really rather delightful.