You know we like you to read our blog, but we also want to encourage you to exercise and play outside!  But what if you don't know what to do?  What if you are....BORED?  (dun dun dun)
I have a suggestion for you.  There are lots of fun activities to do EVERY season...even winter!! 
Some activities for every season are listed below:
Winter
Skiing.  Maddison and I both LOVE to ski!
Making snow angels.  It's fun, it's vigorating, and it shows off your creativity!!
Making a snowman.  This also shows off creativity and it makes you stronger!!!

Spring
Jump roping!  Some people think it's just for little girls, but it is fun and GOOD EXERCISE!!!
Roller blading.  There are lots of places to go roller blading, and you can improve your speed in everything you're good at!
Bike Riding!  It is awesome, and you can be odd while doing it.

Summer!!!
Swimming...builds muscles, is FUN, and refreshes you on a hot day.
ANYTHING IN SPRING!!! 
Squirt gun fighting!  Like swimming, refreshes you on a hot day, and you exercise your strategic thinking. 

Fall
ALMOST anything in spring, as long as it's warm.
Walking a dog.  Even if you don't happen to own one, you can always go to your local humane society and help them out!
LEAF CATCHING!!!!!  Okay, even I admit it sounds weird.  But seriously!  You can run fast and it improves focus!  If you can focus on a leaf, you can focus on anything!  Good exercise and is very fun!  In fact, I was just leaf-catching myself!  Me and my friends caught FORTY-ONE leaves!  We are odd, all right!  YOU CAN BE, TOO!!!

--Ashley B.
 
 Have you guys checked out the coolest new videos on Youtube? They're called the DoodleKat1 videos, and they're awesome! If youre one of those creative people who love to draw, check out their videos on Youtube.

DoodleKat1 Facts:
did you know that in just 3 days, doodlekat1's first video, how to draw a cartoon tiger has recieved 1500 views? Also, doodlekat1 has been commented on and posted on 5 major blogging sites! Their videos are awesome. Check um out!

Sining off,
MM
 
We've been getting a few emails from some of you guys about our new look. Do you guys like it? So far, it seems like you do!

We just wanted to tell you that even though the look is different, you still get what you love... Odd Topics! Thanks!
 
Dear Odd Topics Readers,

Wow! I am excited.
Do you know why?
Its because Odd TOpics is having its FIRST EVER
BLOG WRITING COMPETITION!!!
So for all you authors in waiting, its time to get writing!!!
Here are some rules for the competition:

1. You have to be between the ages of 0-200 Years old
2. Your blog entry has to be apropriate for all ages
3. Your blog entry has to be between 100-300 words long
4. Your blog entry can be on any apropriate subject
5. Your blog entry has to be your OWN WORK
6. No blog entries will be excepted past September 30th, 2009

Well that is simple! Now there is a lot of good authors out there, so here are a few tips on things that might impress us.


1. Make it about something that happened to you that was out of the ordinary
2. Make it about someone in your family that you think is odd
3. Make it about ANYTHING CREATIVE!!!

We're looking for new and original ideas.
And if we pick you....

Your blog entry will be featured on this site and you will be named
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP BLOGGER!

Sumbit now! Contest starts today!!!
Send it as an email (our emails are on the front page) or as a comment. Be sure to include your name, state, and email. Thanks!

Maddison & Ashley
 
Hi this is Maddison!

I have something to share with you guys- my email!

I know that we have had some mix ups in the past about emails, but finally, we have official ones. My email is
 
 [email protected]

Well thanks alot, and be sure to email me a lot about what you think of the site! (And other stuff, like stories, and more!)

TTYL!

Maddison

P.S.

You can now find me on FACEBOOK! My name is Maddison Monroe and my picture is the same as the one on the home page.

Contact Me!

 
Just saying, I'm sorry if I don't reply to your email, cause I get a lot and I'm not always going to be able to reply to them right away.  I try to reply to all of them personally and I want you to know that I care about all of your emails. 

Thanks for understanding!!

--Ashley B.
 

 What's THAT supposed to mean? You might say.  Well, I'll tell you.  Maddison and I are making a NEWwebsite!  This NEW website is:::: oddtopicsmembers.webs.com!!!  On this website you can become a member and get a newsletter!  Make friends with other people who LOVE our blog! 

We know you'll love this new site as much as you loved this one!  Enjoy! 

Plus, we'll also keep this site up for those of you who can't bear to leave it behind.  I'll probably be doing more on this site, and Maddison will probably be doing more on the new one.  But that's my prediction. 

So have fun!  Sign up for oddtopicsmembers.webs.com!! 

--Ashley B.

 

You know, it's probably Maddison that will probably be doing most of the reviewing stuff, but I thought I'd review this TOTALLY AWESOME website called oddtopics.weebly.com!!  Hey, why are you laughing!  I'm trying to be SERIOUS HERE!!  :) 

Well, anyway, this website I have no part in making is very cool, it has a game called Smashing!  That sounds kind of like ours....hmm.  I'll have to think about that.  Anyway, it has lots of other games, too, but I'm not going to go into detail about those NOW.  You can look at them for yourself. Hey, why is my text still purple?!

Whatever.  That's better. That rhymes!  I'm a poet! Yay! 

So, I've said a little bit about this website, and I hope you'll enjoy it. :)

--Ashley

P.S. I hope you don't think I'm too weird about this. :) LOL!

 

Hey guys!  It's Ashley!  I'm just telling you that I got an email address that I can use to send emails to you guys!  It's [email protected]Send us mail!  I'll try to reply as soon as possible--but I might not get to it right away.  I've got other stuff to do, too.  Bye, guys!!  I'm looking forward to getting some emails!!

--Ashley

 

Ok.This is Maddison here. I want to tell you about the new thing that we will be doing on this site. It is called : Book and website reviews! We will review websites and  books and tell you what we think from a highschool/middle school opinion. Well Lets get started!  

  Our first review is one of the www.neopets.com website. This website enables users to create their own virtual neopet for free. You can choose a name, color, and type of make believe pet to own. After that, you can go around Neopia(or the land that neopets live in) and collect items, create homes, and more.

Overall, this is a pretty cool site-but  i  would only recommend it for ages 6-11 at most. There is one thing, however, that would be awesome for kids our age. There is this thing called "Neopian Times" where users can submit stories. This is cool! Anyways, i have submitted a story recently, and am waiting for a response. Well  thats all for today!!!!Bye Maddison