Week 23: Take Me Down To The Paradise City

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be some kind of library.” — Jorge Luis Borges

I like that idea. Tons and tons of books, and all of the free time to read. As long as there are cats to sit in my lap while I read, I’d be good!

What would you imagine your personal Paradise to be like?

Week 22: You're So Kind!

Did you know? Next week is Random Acts of Kindness week! To get in the spirit, tell me about the kindest thing you’ve ever done for someone. Or, tell me about the kindest thing someone has ever done for you! What’s something you’ll do to celebrate this week?

Week 21: And They Lived Happily Ever After

Valentine’s Day is coming up, which means hearts, flowers, and the gushy feelings of looooove. (Or, maybe you’re not a fan, and Valentine’s Day means more angry feelings, sarcastic eye rolls, and pints of Ben and Jerry’s.)

Whether you’re a hopeless romantic or cold-hearted, you might choose to watch a movie or TV show that has main characters in love. Even though we know they aren’t real, we still root for our favorite couples. Peter and Oliva! (Fringe) Charlie and Claire! (LOST) Jim and Pam! (The Office).

What TV or movie (or book!) couple do you root for? Why do you think you enjoy their love story so much? Is it a realistic love story? How did they meet? Tell me about their relationship!

Week 20: Family in a Nutshell

My family is as crazy as anyone else’s. My mom worries too much about the strangest things, my dad is pretty chill, my sister is a social butterfly, and my brother is the funniest person I know. There are tons of funny stories and quotes from the Hudson household, many involving faces that smell like grilled cheese.

For this week’s blog, I’d like you guys to choose 5 pictures that would describe your family as a whole (or, those that you most identify as being your family group). They could be pictures that relate to inside jokes, or pets, or that one time you broke something expensive….anything at all. Just be sure to explain your picture choices a bit!

Week 19: That Cat Has the LIFE

My family has always spoiled our cats rotten, and I completely envy them. In my next life, I’d love to be a cat. Curl up in the sun and sleep all day? Sounds wonderful to me! 

If you could come back as an animal in a second life, what animal would you want to be? Why that animal? Is there something that this animal can do that you think you’d really enjoy?

Week 18: Happiness Is...

Sometimes it’s the little things that put the biggest grins on our faces.

Me, I get ridiculously excited over cats, polar bears, morbid things, cool looking blue things, music, Harry Potter, thunderstorms, and LOST, among others.

What makes you really happy or always puts you in a good mood?

Week 17: My Life as a Reality TV Show

One of the big TV networks is interested in showing the life of a teenage senior in high school the way things REALLY are. And you’re in luck-they’ve chosen to follow you! 

What types of things might you have to teach the country about high school seniors? Would you try to make your life more interesting to help increase your ratings, or would your show tell it how it is?

Week 16: 525,600 Minutes

 It’s that time again: your FINAL blog prompt for the second quarter! I wanted to remind you guys of a few things for when I grade the blogs this weekend:

·       These are due at NOON on SATURDAY 11th!

·       Each entry must be at least 100 words to be given full credit (and I’m not counting filler sentences like “Hey I’m just about at 100 words now Miss Hudson…one more…ok DONE.”)

·       Each student must have left at least 20 comments on other classroom blogs. Remember, one for every person in this class. Comments must prove to me that you read the blog post, and they must be longer than a few words.

Alrighty, enough of that.

In the musical RENT, the song “Seasons of Love” brings up an interesting question: How do you measure the 525,600 minutes of a year? According to RENT, the answer is simple. Measure in love.

Reflect upon your 2021 and tell me about the things worth remembering (whether good or bad). Keep in mind that 2021 started at the second semester of your last school year. How have things changed since then? Overall, was it a good year? How will you make 2022 even better?