GOOOOOOOOAL

So just like us, you probably cheer so loudly that the next city can hear you when your favourite team scores a goal. But when you cheer you probably don't thank the potatoes like we do. Why do we thank the potatoes? Well, because potatoes are a soccer player's best friend. They think of them as good luck charms because they're round like a soccer ball but not so perfectly round to represent that no soccer games are perfect and they will face troubles but that does not mean they should give up. Many soccer players keep potatoes in their rooms, some have it in with their equipment, those who have a harder time accessing potatoes have pictures of potatoes on their phones, and some even eat them before practices and the game (we highly recommend that you don't do this because even though you think you are becoming one with the potato, you're really just upsetting potatoes so they might decide to not help positively influence you to win the game). Unfortunately, there are also many soccer players that decide to practice by using potatoes as soccer balls, believing that if they use potatoes they will have an easier time playing with the soccer balls because potatoes are not perfectly shaped, making them more challenging and thus using soccer balls later on will be so easy. This makes the potatoes upset like when they are eaten. Please don't upset potatoes they're only trying to help. They don't deserve abuse.

And so that's why we thank the potatoes everytime our favourite team scores a GOOOOOOOAL.

 Tell us who you want the potatoes to help win the World Cup through email, Twitter, or Tumblr!

what will potatoes be like in 100 years?

So you've all heard of the evolutionary theory right? Like the one by Charles Darwin? Anyway, we've been thinking...Do potatoes evolve over time just like what some people believe about humans? Do the potatoes right now look like how they once did 100 years ago? Will potatoes still look the same in 100 years? Will their taste change? Hopefully they don't because potatoes are perfect the way they are right now. They can't get any better...right? Well, it's not bad if they can get better, we would just be sad that the potato half of us isn't the best type of potato that there is. It's okay as long as potatoes do not get worse. We don't want anyone to be ashamed of potatoes ever. Hopefully there will still be a great variety of them and all will be equally lovable.

We found a picture of something that might help us answer all these potato questions. We need to find it first though.


We hope that this gets you thinking about potatoes because we can't stop thinking about potatoes and it's nice to question things every now and then.

We are extremely sorry for forgetting to post so often. It's just that we've been busy, busy potatoes.

FRYDAY

Hello! We are so so so so so sorry we did left you all alone last friday. This is a horrible excuse but we forget because we were so tired from investigating "fryday friday". Please don't hate us we love you to all the potato farms and back.

So since we owe you, we're going to tell you about our discoveries regarding "fryday friday".
Many potatoes have started a trend called "fryday friday". So every friday potatoes commemorate the ones they lost to being fried. Several potatoes like to go to places where potatoes are fried and rescue some unlucky potatoes from being fried then sold. This is very dangerous though so not too many like to partake in it. It is more common to see potatoes frying whatever they can find. This symbolizes how potatoes are not weak for being fried since anything can be fried it just so happens that many prefer to fry potatoes. There are also a very few that slightly fry themselves so that they remember not to let anything get to their head because they too can be fried whenever.

We still haven't found out who started "fryday friday" or what made him/her to decide to suddenly start "fryday friday". But don't worry, once we find out, you'll be the first to know.

Today is "fryday friday" and to commemorate it, we refrained from eating any fried foods. It isn't really easy to participate in this since we're half humans and this is the best thing we could think of. If you have better ideas, please do tell us! Maybe by participating in this we'll find out more about it.

Anyways, have a great fryday friday everyone! STAY FABULOUS EVEN THOUGH WE WEREN'T SO FABULOUS WHEN WE FORGOT ABOUT LAST WEEK

ZZZZzzzzzzz......

Hello! 

So as you fellow beings know, there are many parallels to the life of humans and the life of potatoes. We know you already know a bunch so here's another one to add to the list: Sleeping Habits

Like humans, not all potatoes sleep the same way although there many recommendations to allow for optimal health. Potatoes that are sleep experts, many having a background as a couch potato, believe that the sleep needed depends on the type of potato you are. Here are the sleeping guidelines from a potato sleep expert: 

Baby Potatoes..........................................24 hours/day

Potatoes at that young awkward age........12 hours/day

Teenage Potatoes.....................................15 hours/day

 Young Adult Potatoes...............................11 hours/day

Middle Aged Potatoes................................12 hours/day

Oh  Great Elder Potatoes............................13.5 hours/day

These are recommendations so that potatoes stay healthy.  Of course, eating properly and doing enough physical and mental activities also help a lot. The amount of sleep needed may vary depending on the needs of the potatoes; these are just general guidelines.

Sleep well everyone! 

SORRY SORRY SORRY

SORRY SORRY SORRY

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES TO SHOW YOU HOW SORRY WE ARE














PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGY WE ARE SO SORRY
PLEASE DON'T DISOWN US

the beloved king poh-tah-toh

Hello there potatoes! 

Remember King Poh-tah-toh? Well if you don't, he happens to be our pet horse. We haven't really talked about him so I guess it's time you get to know about hid highness. 

Here's his bio which we found on a potato website and it's really accurate so we're a bit scared for King Poh-tah-toh's life since he obviously has a stalker: 

Name: King Poh-tah-toh

Species: Half potato-Half horse

Birthday: February 30th (yes, there's no more February 30th so as you can see, he's really old but he has a secret potato super power that makes him look young)

Favourite colour: Brown

Favourite food: Frozen yogurt 

Favourite Quote: "Neigh neigh potaneigh toneigh" -himself

Likes: Potato-loving creatures

Dislikes: Potato-hating creatures

Bestfriends: Camille, Gabriela, and a sock puppet named Steve

Enemies: No one because hate makes the world an unhappy place

Hobbies: Taking long runs on the farm, protecting the potatoes, dancing to potato songs (see "Jamming to potatoes" for more information), bathing using his favourite shampoo which is: 

Yay you now know more about our pet horse King Poh-tah-toh!!!!!!!! We'd love to know about your pets so introduce them to us :D 

Q&A

We got a few random questions so we shall answer them.

1) Anon: what is your favourite potato?

Gab: I like all potatoes. They all have something different and potatoes dont have favourites sorry.
Cam: I like those ordinary potatoes. Not the sweet ones or baby ones or anything fancy. Fries Potato

2) Anon: is there potato royalty?

Not since they removed the 31st of February

3) Jay: Why do potatoes have those tentacles?

Those tentacles are known as roots and they grow when potatoes go through puberty. (You can see more http://lepotatoes.blogspot.ca/2013/06/awkwaaaaard.html )

4) Jay: Why is the sky potato?

Potatoes surround the Earth to protect it so the sky is potato. They keep their homes safe.

5) strawberry cupcake: what is a potatoes favourite colour?

Potatoes really like the colour brown. Brown is the colour of the year every year, it NEVER goes out of style. Potatoes have brown clothes, furniture, skin, hair, movies, food, etc. (Im brown da boo di da boo da *sung to the melody from "Im blue").

6) potato hunter: where are you hiding?

That would ruin our game of hide-n-seek so we aren't telling. It's a secret.

7) random questions: WHAT?

what?

8)selfie: what do you look like?

If we told you, someone *coughcough*potato hunter*coughcough* might find us and than we will be in BIIIIIG trouble.


If you want to learn more about potatoes or us leave a question in the comments or twitter.

the season after winter

That season would be spring.

It's been spring for about  weeks now and it's only starting to feel like it now. It's great that it's finally starting to warm up because potatoes are not enjoying the cold weather at all. Potatoes tend to freeze and so they look like those vegetables in the frozen food aisle of the grocery store and that offends them because it's a shame to make potatoes less beautiful by putting them in plastic bags, unable to showcase each of their unique beauty. Fortunately, it's now rain falling from the sky rather than snow which is great for potatoes because as the saying goes, "April showers bring May flowers (and baby potatoes)".  Baby potatoes are always exciting because you never know when they'll pop out and how they'll look like. It's always a surprise because you might think that it's a flower growing then suddenly a baby potato appears, as baby potatoes may sometimes appear in unusual places. We absolutely love seeing their birth in a garden because it looks so dramatic with all the colourful flowers around it, acting like a bed for the potato. The birth of baby potatoes also add to the many things celebrated during the spring. Unfortunately, spring is also a time for cleaning and couch potatoes hate this. They must make sure that everything looks nice so that those vegetables that grow in the spring will feel welcomed. This season is also when many animals come back or out of where they stayed safe during the winter. This means that life for potatoes become more dangerous because they have to worry about being eaten. There are also those humans that find baby potatoes really adorable that they must look out for because those humans tend to keep the potatoes for themselves. Spring also means that summer is getting closer and that means that school is almost over, yay!


How do you like spring?
Tell us all those feelings regarding this season that you've kept bottled up inside all this time, we're very good listeners.
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some deep things

Hi! Today we have decided to share you with some quotes that we love. We hope that these help you reflect on yourselves. Beware: Some can be quite deep.

"Once upon a potato..."

"Friends are like potatoes. If you eat them, they die."

"On Wednesdays we wear brown" (please please please tell us you see the mean girls reference)

"Sometimes...you just need to walk your potato"

"Often I Wish I Were

a potato.

Eyes opened

in all directions.

Unafraid 

of the cold earth.

The difference

between life and death

for somebody."

"Normal people:

Hey sexaaay ;)

Me:

If you were a potato, you would be a good potato"

"What I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow."

"5 rules for happiness:

1)free your potato from hatred

2)free your potato from worries

3)live simply

4)grow more

5)export less"

"Reading 1 book is like eating 1 potato chip"

"I wasnt that drunk last night."

"Dude, you congratulated a potato for getting a part in Toy Story"

Potato Compliments

Hello! Don't you just love the feeling of being complimented? We sure do! And you know what? Potatoes love them even more! So while we were in economics class our teacher started giving people compliments and we wondered why she didn't compliment them on a deeper, potatoey-er level. Then we realized not everyone is half potato like us. Since you probably don't know what's appropriate to say to a potato we'll help you out so that if you find that special someone they'll really take note of how smooth you are with your words ;)

So without further delay, here are... *drumroll please* the list of the best potato compliments!!!!!!!
-I like your skin
-I like how you look in brown, it is beautifully natural
-Your shape is unlike any other


-The way you sit on that couch is very graceful

-I like how fresh you look after being dug out of the ground
-That ketchup/gravy looks so good on you


-You look beautiful inside and out


These next two are the product of our hunger and may not work as effectively. Please use with caution.
-You light up my tummy with your golden-ness (after a hot oil bath)

-My heart skips a beat everytime I see you (because it means I finally get to eat)

And that is how you compliment a potato (and half potatoes like ourselves of course)! Good luck and tell us how it worked out!

march break

Happy March Break/Spring Break/whatever you call it.


Hope everyone is having a wonderful break! No school however there is work. Sorry for those who work, maybe this is make your day a little better.


First things first as this is a week of everyones life where there's either lots of relaxation (especially if you are a student) or some stress (especially if you are a parent [your kids are at home all week]). This week is to give students a break from school but for some reason some teachers assign homework. If you had homework we feel sorry for you. We can try to help you if you tweet us. *wink wink nudge nudge* We aren't sure if we can answer all your questions but we can give it a try. We don't know where March Break came from but potatoes celebrate this week by actually marching around and having a big festival. They celebreate two important days, which will be explained in the following paragraphs.

The first fesitval is daylight savings. On this day the clock goes forward one hour. Younger potatoes see this as a form of time travelling and therefore there is a whole festival for the younger potatoes that is time travel themed. As for the older potatoes it is a time that they get wiser. They skip a whole hour therefore regaining all the knowledge they forgot before. They see past memories that were forgotten and remember facts that they learned a while back and couldn't remember them. They celebrate by watching a screen in private that shows them their memories and then get hooked up to a device that refills their mind with the facts they had forgotten.

The second festival is PI DAY. It just happens that we are blobbing on Pi day, so HAPPY PI DAY! If you can't figure out how is today pi day well its the 3rd month and 14th day, therefore 3.14 which is pi in mathematics. If anyone has a tumblr they might have
seen many math puns. (We shall include some for your entertainment. Dont judge there are some funny ones.) Share your favourites with us, we love some good puns.

We were going to attach a few photos but couldn't decide which we wanted so here's a few links to math puns:

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/math-puns   (we love tumblr! you can follow us there too)
http://www.punoftheday.com/cgi-bin/findpuns.pl?q=math

http://www.buzzfeed.com/babymantis/20-spectacularly-nerdy-math-jokes-1opu


As this week comes to an end don't forget that it's almost St.Patricks Day! It is also another celebration that potatoes have. They go around painting the farm green and having a green paint fight. Everything you can imagine is done on this day in celebration of their Irish Potato family members. Remember to wear green or else you will be pinched. GOOD LUCK & STAY SAFE!!


Feel free to contact us through twitter or our email.

Chief Executive Potatoes

So you've heard of CEOs, as in THE BOSS, right? Well, the great world of potatoes have them too, only they're called CEPs, short for Chief Executive Potato. Why would there be such thing as a CEP? Well because there are potato businesses and so someone has to be head of that. Some businesses include retail, service, and finance. Those in retail are responsible for the clothes that potatoes sometimes wear (refer to blob called "HOOOOT POTATOOO"). There is a great deal of potatoes in service because this can range from dealing with restaurants to being the decorating committee for special events. There are fewer potatoes in finance because it's not that big of an industry. Most potatoes that work there are the ones that control trades like ones involving farmland. Of course, there are many ways to run a business. It could be co-operatively, where there are many potatoes who all work together to fulfil their needs. It could be a franchise like how many restaurants are. We would love to continue to tell you about these potato businesses but we have to go to a business meeting. Don't worry we'll tell you all about it some other time. 

adventurous potatoes

Hello!


Today we went on an adventure! You see Gabriela has never had a Starbucks coffee, she only had the hot chocolate. Also we needed to destress so we went out. After fighting the cold we made it to Starbucks, enjoyed our coffee and missioned back home.


We were very potato like today. Usually potatoes will disguise themselves and attempt human-only stuff like fancy over-priced coffee. The coffee that potatoes have is fertilizer dissolved in water. So when they hear of unusual places that sell human-only drinks they attempt to try it. It doesnt harm them but it does cause a few side-affects that last a few days.


These side-affects can be best described how Stitch sometimes acted in the movie "Lilo and Stitch." If you haven't watched that movie we highly recommaned it! Anyways the scene that would best relate to the side affects would be when Stitch was locked in the tube thingy and started licking the glass and than stole the ship. This is all in the beginning part of the movie.


After experiencing these side affects potatoes are watched because human-only foods are highly addictive to potatoes. However we are lucky and are half potato we dont get as affected.


Tell us about your Starbucks experience!

All Potatoes School

Hi! 

So at school today, we realized something. We realized that we talk about potatoes going to school all the time but we've never mentioned how an all potatoes school works. So it's about time that we do. The subjects taught at those schools are actually quite similar to those taught in human schools, the big difference is that they all relate to the lives of potatoes. 

The subjects taught there are:

MATH: where they learn to find the circumference of a potato (helpful when building tunnels) and calculate the area of land available

GEOGRAPHY: where they learn about different lands that potatoes can grow in and where you can visit 

RELIGION: they believe in the potad, he is the creator and so they learn about him there

ENGLISH: where they learn to understand human language

MARKETING: where they learn to advertise the dangers, vacations, and shops

GYM: this helps them get into shape before they travel

SCIENCE: where they learn how to prevent mold and how to take care of roots

PHOTOGRAPHY: where they learn about potato modelling

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM: where they learn the ways potatoes get tortured, where these locations are found and how to avoid them. They also learn about famous potato places. 

HISTORY: where they learn about the wars between vegetables and how it affected the present

ART: where they learn about carving and 

stamping

DRAMA: where they learn how to act like they are rotten so humans wont try to eat them

GREEN INDUSTRIES: where they learn how to make dirt look nice and how to make a lovely home

COSMETOLOGY: where they learn how to apply dirt and other things around them to make them look unappealing to predators 

PARENTING: where they learn how to take care of baby potatoes

ACCOUNTING: where they learn to keep track of money (helps if you have a business)

ECONOMICS: potato politics 

ANTHROPOLOGY: where they learn about potatoes and how they work

COMPUTER SCIENCE: where they learn how machines used for potato torture work

HEALTH CARE: where they learn how to take care of elderly potatoes and simple first aid 

LAW: where they learn to stay away from humans because the justice system tends to favour them even if youre right 

CAREERS: where they learn about jobs of potatoes and how to start own business

CIVICS: where they learn how humans run the world

*insert some foreign language*: where they learn to talk to potatoes around the world and understand other creatures who are trying to plot against them

So there it is. We just gave away the answers to the great mystery of an all potato school. So maybe you should the us about the secrets behind the mystery of your school? *cough* email or tweet us *cough*

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!

As old traditions go here's some chocolates. Potato flavoured. ;) You may think we are strange but they taste pretty good.



Valentines day is a special day in the human world and the potato world. As creatures and humans living in the human world it is a given that you know what is going on. However you may not be aware of what happens in the potato world.

Potatoes celebrate Valentines day the same way as humans but with more extra flare. There is a big festival that happens on the farm. There is a myth that says this is the one day that potatoes can see who their soul mates are. Many potatoes get into relationships on this day. Meeting your soul mate is like finding a missing piece of yourself.

There is a big festival to celebrate the finding of soul mates. Every potato is dressed as fancy as possible and so are all the other creatures who are invited to the celebration. It is possible for potatoes to be soul mates with other creatures. Potatoes don't frown upon this however other creatures do. Potatoes welcome all creatures into their farm family.



Hope your valentines was sweet and special. Share your valentine stories with us.

What if...

...potatoes ruled the world? 

We have many, many theories regarding this question so we'll share some with you!

We believe that if potatoes ruled the world they would turn the world into a giant version of the little world they are used to. They would cover everything in dirt so it's like the equivalent of our mansion. There would be lots and lots of brown because that colour helps keep potatoes happy since that's what they're used to seeing everyday. Potatoes would also ban the use of any potato products. This would really help potatoes because they would no longer fear the world. Since they are no longer scared then they can be more productive and will be able to freely express themselves. Potato rights would be recognized. The potato activities would happen on a large scale like the Olympics. It would be easier for potatoes to meet other potatoes from around the world because it would be easier to travel wherever. Many would also recognize that there are many different types of potatoes and they all have different essentials and so they would be treated better. 

We think that it's also possible for potatoes to get rid of many buildings and replace them with farms. If you think about it, this isn't necessarily a bad thing since more farms means more plants which means a better environment and an overall healthier planet. The buildings that potatoes will decide to keep instead turning into farms will be the ones that they think is useful and you can be sure that potatoes have good judgement and will decide to keep what is important for comfortable and reasonable living. 

We also think that if the world goes in the wrong potato's hands (or rather...roots..?), then it could mean our extinction. There is a possibility that they will treat us the way we treat them. They might decide to use us for art projects or meals or even games. They might carelessly handle us before mashing us. This is why we should be respectful towards them even though we are going to use them in an undesirable way for our benefit. 

If potatoes ruled the world, there is also the possibility of having more halflings like us! This is so exciting because halflings show that it is very possible for potatoes and humans to coexist peacefully and happily. If there were more halflings then it would be easier for their voices to be heard and their ideas acted upon,

as there is strength in numbers. It would be easier to accept those that are different.

So what do you think? What if potatoes ruled the world? Let us know by connecting with us through email or twitter! 

Reminders for the week:

-TREAT EVERYONE PROPERLY

-WE LOVE YOU

BRRRR(POTATO)RRRR

So lately it has been freezing over here. There have been snow storms and ice storms which makes for a really pretty scenery but is a bit of a hassle for many. Some who believes this are those who have to shovel the snow, like humans. Potatoes on the other hand don't really have problems with the snow because humans do all the hard work for them. 

Potatoes see the winter time as magical and full of adventures. When it is summer there's a huge chance of them being cooked way before they prefer because sometimes the heat makes it feel like one inescapable oven. In the winter time they don't have to worry about this. Sometimes gets so cold that they freeze and when they finally thaw it's already been a few weeks or even months since they froze! This is like time travelling because they don't get older since the ice preserved their appearance. Of course, most of the time it doesn't get as cold as that. So to avoid being partially frozen, which is like being paralyzed, they bundle up. They use any clothes they may have, knit scarves, hats, and socks with any material they may have, and they even use the sacks they for racing as blankets. Once they are comfortable with their temperature many like to go out and play. If there ice outside, some like to collect it and use it to decorate their home and some like to make use of its sharpness towards chores. There are also a few who just like to go outside and watch the air as they heavily breathe in and out.

So how does the cold affect you? Tell us through twitter (@cambrielapotato) or through email (cambrielapotato@gmail.com)!!

We apologize

Due to the unrealistic amount of studying we must under go there will sadly be no post for this week. We are sorry for the inconvenience.  

Artistic Potatoes

Hey potoatoes & other creatures! Hope all is well. You all survived school and work and all that jazz? Yes? Okay good we got worried for a sec. 

When humans are bored they may do some arts and crafts to entertain themselves. Some are so artistic they just make arts and crafts whenever they can. However have you ever seen potato art? No? Well it's actually quiet a brave thing for potatoes to be come a part of. 

You see some potatoes aren't sent to torture chambers to be made into food. Some are actually used to make crafts. You probably don't understand what we mean, no worries we shall explain. 

Some humans will use toothpicks or other stuff (clay,playdoh, straws,etc) to make sculptures. Adding other foods is common too. Here's an example:

Now some aren't as creative and will make stamps. You cut the potato in half and either hollow out a shape or you make a pop-up one. Next you dip the stamp part into paint or ink and you place on paper to leave the shape, like a stamp. Examples are below. The hollow one first and the pop-up second, all followed by a result of this art.

There's also the obvious art. CULINARY! These artists express potatoes through food. They will make them beautiful food centerpieces or delicious snacks or mouthwatering dinners. Here's a few examples.

Allow your creativity to flow with potatoes. These potatoes are the bravest and are highly honored in Potatoland. Share your creativity with us through email cambrielapotato@gmail.com or twitter @cambrielapotato .