Shout out to Blue

So Liz took the kittens today to see the vet so they could have a check up. They got shots and what not but bad news is Blue might have to lose an eye. His infection is so bad his left eye might be lost for good. So sad. But he is a fighter and you would never know he can only see out of one eye. We are going to try one last possibility with some crazy ointment but if it doesn't work I think we will have to change his name to One Eyed Willy. (That is a shout out to one of my favorite movies-Goonies. In case you didn't get it)
Think happy thoughts for Blue!
Major
P.S. Blue is the dark grey one in the picture. And no, that is not Liz. That is our old roommate Ziegler.

APUSH Study Sessions

Hey! Hey!
So I dropped off my most recent roll of film and to my surprise there were a lot of APUSH study session pictures. I won't share them all but here are a few highlights. A shout out again to Elisabeth, Leah, Jake, Kevin and Joe Jones. The only folks to make it to every unit offered. You guys rock!
See you on Friday!
Major
P.S. Can you tell which pictures were taken when Joe Jones stole my camera.

Please do not try this at home

Check out this guy who actually TATTOOED APUSH on his arm. Wow! Now that is dedication!!! Unbelievable.

Top 5

I got on the subject of movies today while talking to APUSH superstars notorious j.o.e. and Ry-dawg. (Yes, I am not cool enough to use nicknames but I have to pretend) Anyway, it got me thinking about what movies would be in my top 5 of all time. So, here is my list. First let me stipulate that these are not necessarily the best films that have ever been made. They either just make me smile, remind me of happy events in my life, or are movies I could watch over and over and over.
So here goes:
1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Sixteen Candles
3. Good Will Hunting
4. The Goonies
5. Breakfast at Tiffany's

So what are yours???

APUSH Across the Country

So as I was looking for some pictures for the last blog, I found some interesting images from other APUSH classes across the country. Check out the t-shirt one class even made up. Wouldn't you want a t-shirt with my crazy mug on it? I think we should look into it.
~Major Pain

Yahoo!!!!

Congratulations to all of my wonderful APUSHers. I am so proud of you and all of your accomplishments and hard work these past two years. You are all amazing young adults and I am so thankful I had the opportunity to work with you.
So, now that the big, bad test is over, let's have some fun on the blog. Today's topic: Nicholas Cage and why he is the man. Discuss

Alright, we are back!

Sorry for the hiatus of the APUSH blog. I was being a blogging slob but it is back and in full affect! Hope you are all enjoying the current unit and you aren't getting too depressed. It is a time period that will try the nation but also bring families and communities closer together. As we end this unit, I would like you to look at one more important cultural "leader" from the time period, Woody Guthrie. Do some "googling" and figure out what this man was all about. What was his profession? Political beliefs? Topics he wrote about? If he were the final Jeopardy question, what would you need to know about him to win? Once you have done your research, post your interesting stories, random trivia, and other tidbits found about this man under the comment section. Let's see what you can dig up! Bragging rights, APUSH glory, and Student of the Week are at stake.
Good luck!
~Ms. Major
P.S. Here is a song of his to get you going. Read to find out what happened to his gal. Poor guy!

Dust Bowl Blues by Woody Guthrie
I just blowed in, and I got them dust bowl blues,
I just blowed in, and I got them dust bowl blues,
I just blowed in, and I'll blow back out again.
I guess you've heard about ev'ry kind of blues,
I guess you've heard about ev'ry kind of blues,
But when the dust gets high, you can't even see the sky.

I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing,
I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing,
And the wind so cold, boy, it nearly cut your water off.

I seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down,
I've seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down,
Buried my tractor six feet underground.

Well, it turned my farm into a pile of sand,
Yes, it turned my farm into a pile of sand,
I had to hit that road with a bottle in my hand.

I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl,
I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl,
When you get that dust pneumony, boy, it's time to go.

I had a gal, and she was young and sweet,
I had a gal, and she was young and sweet,
But a dust storm buried her sixteen hundred feet.

She was a good gal, long, tall and stout,
Yes, she was a good gal, long, tall and stout,
I had to get a steam shovel just to dig my darlin' out.

These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know,
These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know,
Buried head over heels in the black old dust, I had to pack up and go.
An' I just blowed in, an' I'll soon blow out again.