Turkey Day (Canada)

Happy turkey day! We know it is being celebrated in Canada today and soon in America. However, we don't know where else it is celebrated.

Just like the rest of our human friends we celebrate thanksgiving. We are half potatoes so we celebrate with potatoes as well.  The way potatoes celebrate thanksgiving is a little different. They make it a huge party. They are very thankful they got to live through the holiday. But it is also a time for grieving because of the loss of their family and friends. This is a difficult time for potatoes. Sometimes they are confused in whether they should party or grieve, so they make sure to do both. Potatoes honour the fallen ones. They share stories of the best memories they have with the potatoes that have just passed away. They also vow to protect the loved ones left behind by the fallen potatoes. Once they're done, they have a feast and they make sure that the favourite foods of the potatoes that are gone are there. Potatoes also play lots of games including everyone's favourite: sack racing.

This day reminds everyone that danger is very close by so they must always stay alert and they must not take things for granted because it is easy to lose everything. This is a very emotional day for potatoes and they must quickly compose themselves because just like humans, they too have school the next day.

Potatoes are concert addicts

We don't know if you've heard but, we potatoes absolutely love concerts! Potato concerts are really similar to human concerts. Potato concerts can be indoor or outdoor but it is usually outdoor since everyone loves the big space and fresh air. Some potatoes can get really crazy and try to attack others in order to meet their idol so the security guards are really important. The security guards tend to be large, hard potatoes since they are more physically capable. Some fans are less aggressive and admire their idols by throwing soil at them. This may seem a bit strange but keep in mind that potatoes live in soil so it is used as kind of like confetti. Sometimes potatoes get lucky and are able to meet the potato they came to watch the concert of. When this happens, the fans usually ask for an autograph on their skin. This is because it is permanent so they can keep it forever. It becomes kind of like a tattoo. But it does suck for those who realize after a while that they don't really care about the potato that signed them anymore. Most potatoes spend a lot on concerts and merchandise. A popular item sold at concerts are t-shirts, these t-shirts are usually kept as a display since potatoes aren't always dressed up. So you see, there are many similarities and some differences between potato and human concerts. Since we are half potato half humans we have experienced both and they are both great  but we hope to one day attend a concert with just half potato half humans! 

Tell us about the best concert you've ever attended? Just tweet or email us! 

Couch Potatoes Run

Hey! We don't know if you've heard but today at Blorge Potatah High School, our friend Klotato's school, had a fundraiser called Couch Potato Run. We also had a fundraiser at our school today called Head for the Cure. Our school's fundraiser is quite similar to Klotato's. In both our schools we were able to buyout of our last period class. We then listened to a speech about the fundraiser. The fundraiser for our school is for cancer research while at Klotato's school it is for mould research. After this, we walked around the field and then ate hotdogs. At Blorge Potatoh High, students had to run. This was to get potatoes active so that they will not be labeled as "couch potatoes" and there is a rumour going around that running helps prevent mould. These schools are ran by two different creatures but there are similar events because we have similarities. Moulds for potatoes is like cancer for humans. It greatly affects the lives of those diagnosed with it and we all dream of a day when it can be completely gone, which is why there are many events that raise money that goes towards the study of these. Head for the Cure was a pretty tiring event but it was still a fun experience and we love to help out others when we can! 

We'd love to hear about the fundraisers that happen in your school! Tell us all about it through twitter (cambrielapotato) or email (cambrielapotato@gmail.com)! 

#firstworldproblems

HASHTAG!!
Humans aren't the only ones who use hashtags. Potatoes do as well.
When potatoes noticed that on Tater (potato version of Twitter) humans had #firstworldproblems trending they decided to join in the fun and came up with some of their own. They came up with #firstpotatoproblems. Just a little different from the human one.

Here are some of the problems potatoes had come up with...


"I want to explore this new farm but my couch is too comfy #firstpotatoproblem"

"Tickets to watch the finals of the potato-sack race are sold out so I have to watch it on my Potalevison. #firstpotatoproblem"

"#firstpotatoproblem cant do anything extreme because humans might see me"

"#firstpotatoproblem cant go skinny dipping because I would be naked forever"

"#firstpotatoproblem want to have fries but that would be cannibalism"

"#firstpotatoproblem cant have a campfire because I would become a baked potato"

"want to have ketchup but i'd have to eat my husband/wife/kids/friends/boyorgirlfriend #firstpotatoproblem"

"#firstpotatoproblem mr.potato head is scary"

"#firstpotatoproblem I wanna run down the farm naked but I would be naked forever than"


As you can see potatoes have great problems. These were some of our favourites.
Comment which was your favourite below or if you can come up with any post them there too.

Friday Night Lights

     In high schools all around the world, something that is a common after school activity that gets lots of LOTS of school spirit is FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS! Our school and the surrounding schools have football on these nights. Potatoes on the other hand, have a full-out intensive game of.....POTATO-SACK RACING!!

    This game was inspired buy the legend of the potato sack race. To keep up with the legend and make sure it is never forgotten. At the beginning of the games we listen to the principal of McPotato High explain the legend and rules. The two teams of that night are introduced and the race begins. These races aren't the regular ones you have. We potatoes have a different version. 

     In our version we have to hop around the track once and high five our partner and than they go. Sounds normal right? Here's the twist. We are allowed to use sponges, paper planes, paper balls and nerf balls (in warmer weather we use water balloons). As the racers go around the track to get the crowd involved, ou can purchase mud balls to throw at the team you dont support that night. It's all fun and games and we make sure we play safe. No one likes bruised potatoes. 

     We are starting to form our team. We don't know if we will find enough potatoes to join our team. Maybe you'll see us. if not hopefully you start your own games.

Survived the first week

To celebrate the survival of our first week in prison..we mean school. We interviewed a potato! Here's the interview:

Q-how was your first day? 

A-Quite different...as we get older we get put into a mixed veggie school and have to attend with carrots, lettuce, etc (i couldnt remember any veggies). Its my first time in a mixed school because i was always with potatoes until my parents got too overprotective and homeschooled me. 

Q-so how do you like it there? which kind of learning environment do you prefer?

A-Well its been a week so i havent gotten the full experience yet. But its different and not too bad. I like it so far. 

Q-do you like your new classmates?

A-Yea they arent so bad as i was told. The carrots are hard to get along with but they arent that bad. The rest of the veggies are really nice too 

Q-what about your teachers?

They teach a lot differently than my potato teachers did and my parents. Its hard to adjust to the fact that i have 8 teachers a year. 

Q-what would you say is the best part about school? 

A-I really enjoy landscaping. I learn about how to make the ground above me look nice. But i also really enjoy cosmetology. With the lessons in that class i now have one of the best looking green hair in the whole garden. 

As you can see potatoes can go through roughly the same situations as some people do. They wont be so open about it and if they are they like to be anonymous (the potato interviewed will not be named). 

Hope everyone is surviving waking up early and not sleeping in. Good luck with the rest of school!

Back to Prison

Hey there potatoes! Hopefully the title didn't scare you because we aren't criminals who just got arrested. We are simply going back to the prison that many refers to as "school". Back to school for potatoes hopefully  mean that they through with their awkward stage in life (if you don't know what that awkward stage is just read back to the post "awkwaaard"). Potatoes will have to be on the lookout for farmers because, assuming that they are through the awkward stage, they are now beautiful and delicious looking potatoes. Elder potatoes must now teach the younger potatoes who are entering a new stage in life how to become an independent creature that can make wise decisions. The potatoes hate this because they feel that it is all repetitive but now they are spoken to with larger words. It is not until the potatoes are more mature that they realize how important the elders are because the elders are known to teach very meaningful lessons. As to what those lessons are, well... that's a secret between the two potatoes involved ;) Sadly, we do not get to experience the great teachings of the most intelligent potatoes out there because we go to a human school. This year we are given more freedom in the classes we take so hopefully it will feel less like a prison. We hope that we will learn important lessons even though our teachers do not have the slightest bit of potato in them. We'd love to know how school is like for you! Let us know through twitter (cambrielapotato) or email (cambrielapotato@gmail.com)!!

How we feel: 

*We do not take credit for these pictures