My passion blog is going to be a discussion of Vampire Diaries characters. I haven’t done a blog like this before, in the style of a discussion about another creative work, so I’m excited to try this new style. This blog will include some spoilers, however, so watch out! I will start by discussing the main cast and move into lesser characters. I will be starting with Elena Gilbert, the main character of the first six seasons before Nina Dobrev left the show, next moving to Stefan Salvatore, Damon Salvatore, Bonnie Bennett, Caroline Forbes, Matt Donovan, and Alaric Saltzman. Next I want to hit the Mikaelson family, Gemini Coven, the werewolves, and, of course, the staple villain of the entire show, Katherine Pierce. Ooh, I’m so excited! Along with Stefan, I can also talk about Silas and Valerie, Damon connects well to Enzo, Bonnie lets me bring in Jeremy, Caroline pulls her mom, Sheriff Forbes into the mix, Matt is attached to Vicky, and Alaric ties to Jo, Jenna, and the twins! Of course the Mikaelson’s will not only discuss the family dynamic with Niklaus, Elijah, Kol, Finn, and Rebecca, but I can also discuss their parents, Esther and Mikael, as well as someone like Hayley and Hope (Klaus’ knocked up werewolf and child). The Gemini coven is their own issue with those many twins, including Jo and Kai, but also Lizzie and Josie, and Liv and Luke. Prison worlds and even the Heretics and Lily Salvatore have a place here, too. The werewolves will cover Tyler Lockwood, more on Hayley, and minor characters important to the first seasons such as Mason and Jules, and can talk about the Lockwood clan overall, too, such as both mayors and their deaths. Katherine, well, what isn’t included here? Everything from the Salvatore brothers becoming vampires to the search for the cure, the race against time and the part when she Passengered into Elena’s body. Oh, and let’s not forget about her daughter, Nadia, and all the other people whose deaths she was responsible for. Overall, it’s gonna be a ride.

My civic issues blog will deal with budget cuts in schools and the effect it is having on education. Things such as disappearing music and arts programs to worse buildings in desperate need of renovation, and all the way to fewer teachers being employed, or ones not qualified for the subject they are teaching.