Eat some Pocky, will ya?
According to the Anime Blog, yesterday was Pocky Day in Japan. The funny thing is, it looks like Pocky-maker Glico created the holiday to one-up Korean cookie stick maker Lotte, which established their holiday (also Nov. 11) as a marketing scheme...Ah, marketing, how you can twist anything heartfelt into a reason to make money! For examples, see any major American holiday...
Anyway, if I wasn't in the middle of finishing up my research study proposal that's due Tuesday, I would belatedly celebrate and enjoy some Pocky while reading the first volume of Tramps Like Us, my current manga obsession. As you can see from the cover photo, Momo is trying to snag a piece from the ever-distracted Sumire...