Tuesday's with Morrie Blog

The Tuesday that impacted me the most was the one that talked about death. This talks about how Morrie feels about dying. He said this aphorism, "Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live." This is a profound statement because, all of us right now take life for granted, we don't really value it. Unless it is in danger of being taken away. And Morrie said he was like this before he got ALS, he took life for granted. But now, he cherishes everyday as much as he can, because they are his last.

Also, he tells Mitch about the imaginary bird on his shoulder. And Morrie keeps asking it if he will die today. Morrie is expecting death, he knows it's coming quickly. Which is why he tries to savor every moment of his life. And it is also interesting how he refuses to be depressed, instead he acts happy, as of no disease is there. And in another Tuesday, Morrie tells Mitch he only pities himself for "a few tearful minutes", then goes on with his day. Mitch knew people who pitied themselves all the time, but Morrie who was facing death did it for only a few minutes. This really tells a lot about Morrie, how he is sort of optimistic, and how he accepts his death.

Bucket List Blog

So far in the book, I like what I'm reading. It's really interesting, and the foreshadowing of Morrie's death makes me wonder how he will die. I know because of the disease, but will anyone be there, will he be all alone, will he be in pain, things like that. I like how he still wants to teach even though he is ill, it shows how teaching is a part of him. It will be interesting to see what else happens in the book, I am excited to read the rest.

Bucket List:
1: Go skydiving
2: Start driving
3: Go to Six Flags
4: Go to Apple HQ
5: Go to California
6: Go bungee-jumping
7: Go on a bullet train

"A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy" Blog

For the 40 book challenge I am reading a book series called, "A Series of Unfortunate Events," because it has 13 books in it, so that will get me a lot closer to 40 books. I have already read them all, but decided that I want to read them again. I have just finished the 5th book, "The Austere Acadamy," where the Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny, have been transported because their previous home, Lucky Smells Lumbermill, was not safe because Count Olaf was there. For those of you who haven't read any of the books, Count Olaf is the main villain in the story, and the Baudelaire's parents were killed in a fire that destroyed their home. Their parents left a huge fortune that the children can attain when the eldest child, Violet, comes of age. So Count Olaf has been trying to get the fortune, and is so determined that he'll kill anybody (and he has) to get his hands on it. And wherever the orphans go, Count Olaf always follows them.

And now, in the 5th book, they are living in a boarding school, actually outside it, in a terrible shack infested with crabs, and mold on the ceiling. They have met two friends at the school, the Quagmire triplets, Duncan and Isadora. They are triplets because, even though there is two Quagmires, there used to be three. The third one, Quigley, died in a fire along with his parents. The boarding school is very strict, and it is very boring and unpleasant to live there. The Vice Principle isn't very kind, and chooses to play the violin even though he can't play it correctly, and he thinks he is a genius. The school education isn't that good, there are three known teachers, two of them (Mr. Remora and Ms. Bass) teach almost absolutely useless information. And the third one, Coach Genghis, is very fishy. He is new and just came to the school after the old gym teach mysteriously disappeared. The Baudelaires recognize him immediately as someone they despise and fear very much. But to find out who, you must read and see...

Prompts:
Create a wanted poster for the main antagonist:

Describe the main characters:

• Violet Baudelaire: Oldest Baudelaire child, has great inventing skills, and has been describes to be very eyesome.
• Klaus Baudelaire: Second oldest Baudelaire child, has a vast advance vocabulary, and proficient researching skills, has glasses.
• Sunny Baudelaire: Youngest Baudelaire child, speaks in indistinct (i.e, ayjim, resyca), has been describes to be small as a bag of flour, but has four very sharp teeth, and is good at biting things, and likes to bite hard things.