aaron has been vocalizing his desire to try live octopus since we first arrived in korea. as mokpo is famous for serving live octopus, it was only a matter of time before he got the opportunity to realize his dubious dream. at a housewarming party several nights ago, our korean co-teachers presented us with the traditional gift of toilet paper (hyu-gee!!), along with an adorable baby octopus, kept alive carnival-goldfish-style in a plastic bag filled with water. note: live octopi must be properly chewed, otherwise they will attach their still-animated tentacles to the eater's throat...REVENGE!! the poor octopus was not long for this world, but he put up a good fight before succumbing to aaron's carnivorous penchant for exotic cuisine. after clinging desperately to the plastic bag he arrived in and attempting numerous daring escapes across the floor, he was doused in a spicy red sauce and summarily consumed. he left behind a still-wriggling tentacle that i was forced to eat--i'll admit it, i got off easy, but let it be known that said tentacle was still imbued with all its former suction-related powers--i chewed it for at least a minute, just to be safe.
Yeah...
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