Marimo Note

This week I've unintentionally learnt about Marimo moss balls (actually, algae balls) from two different angles. The Green Planet, which is absolutely incredible, and the first few pages of Legends of the Leaf which I finally picked up.

I think I had some Marimo at one point. I used to be pretty into tropical aquariums. Though I'm always tempted to get one again, I'm now much more conflicted about keeping fish.

Anyhow, I gather that Hokkaidō, Japan has a Marimo mascot called Marimokkori.

I'll let Wikipedia fill in the gaps: Marimo is the word for the green algae clusters that grow in some of Hokkaidō's lakes, while mokkori, literally "bulge", is a Japanese slang term for an erection – Marimokkori on Wikipedia.

Marimokkori, people! Marimokkori! There are even dolls. Anyway I thought you'd like to know about this wildly inappropriate yet hilarious moss ball mascot.

I'm still not doing weeknotes right now.

Goodbye forever,
Lee