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Since it’s the middle of the month, it’s time for my oh-so-awesome playlist suggestions. If you’ve missed this before on either of my other blogs (hell, you think I’m giving out the links? Go find them!) it’s simply me posting my top songs that I’ve been listening to this month with a short reason why I think you should check them out. They could be old songs, new songs, album songs, b-sides. Whatever. I love my music and I love sharing.

Oh-So-Awesome Playlist August 2007

Calvin Harris – Acceptable in the 80’s
This song is wonderfully electro and..well, 80s. I have a liking for Calvin Harris just because he’s also Scottish but man that guy makes good music. He’s been linked with Kylie Minogue, so that just shows how good he is in bed at music making.
Acceptable In The 80’s is a feel good dancing song, guaranteed to get you up on the dance floor! Written and produced by Harris, before he slapped in to BMG Records to stick their name to it, it’s proof that there are still great musicians out there in the chaos of manufactured bands who all bring out the same sort of tracks. A definite Friday night song.

Mika - Big Girl (you are beuatiful)
I don’t care what anybody says, when a Mika song comes on you sing along, even if you don’t like him. This has to be my favourite Mika song by miles. Don’t ask me why, it’s probably because it’s not old enough to be as overplayed as ‘Grace Kelly’ or ‘Love Today’. It’s a real feel-good song, and not just for ‘big girls’. At last, a famous person who embraces the non-size 0 world - even if he is as skinny as a lolly pop!

Rhianna - Umbrella (Sensation White version)
Again, I don’t like Sensation White (dance festival-thingy) but this version of Umbrella is the best one that I’ve heard. Somehow, making the ‘Ella, ella, ella’ bit last long works bloody well and gets your feet tapping. Dude, if you only listen to one other version of ‘Umbrella’, make it this one.

Reverand & the Makers - He Said He Loved Me
Classic Brit-Indie. I was convinced the first time that I heard this song that it was somehow interrelated to Franz Ferdinand. Alas, no. Reverend is from Sheffield, England. And is actually boringly called Jon McClure. I can’t explain this song very well, you’ll just have to listen to it. Especially if you like Franz Ferdinand, Artic Monkeys or anyother Brit-Indie band.

Newton Faulkner - People Should Smile More
If you haven’t heard of Newton Faulkner, what rock have you been under? Granted his music maybe a bit folky, but it’s amazing. This is my favourite song off of his album because it reminds me of an advert for ‘Orange’ mobile phones. Total chill out music. Great for Sunday mornings.

Groove Armada ft Mutya Beuna - Song for Mutya
Ex-Sugababes stunner, Mutya Buena, has teamed up with Groove Armada to come up with one of the best songs of the summer. Question is, is the song directed at the Sugababes or an ex-boyfriend? Great for the pop-lover you know you really are.

Have I missed a great song? What have you been listening to this month?

When I first started visiting blogs of friends who had signed up to payperpost, a service that allows it’s users (generally referred to as Posties) get paid to blog I was extremely dubious of the whole situation. Money for posting a few links and reviews on your blog? There had to be a catch.

It wasn’t until I was reading Jenn’s blog and realised just how much money she had earned from PPP that I starting doing my research. Surely it wasn’t just as easy as posting an entry on your blog to meet the advertisers requirements? As it turns out it is that easy to earn money!

Unfortuantly for me, at the time, my blog wasn’t old enough to meet PayPerPost’s requirements. So I patiently waited until my blog was old enough, 90 days, in order to register my blog. I considered signing up as an affiliate until my blog was old enough to register but it seemed like I was last to jump onto the bandwagon and everybody had already signed up!

Since I’ve become a member of PPP I’ve made a cool $42 from four posts and it couldn’t have been easier if PayPerPost tried.This money is a godsend at the moment as I’m desperate for a new digital camera which I’ll buy from eBay and since my earnings are paid into my PayPal account I’ll never actually ’see’ the money, it’ll just be put to good use buying things from the internet! My next big purchase will be from eBay also, a laptop. Granted I’ll need to post more than 4 posts to buy that
outright but anything towards it will be excellent since I can’t really afford one at the moment!

If you’re looking for a way to make some extra cash online then I’d recommend PayPerPost - there’s no catch and it’s easy enough to write posts to the advertiser’s requirements. If you’re having doubts - don’t! Sign up now and start reaping the benefits.

A quick favour to ask firstly. Does anybody have either a link or download of the WP plugin that allows you to display commenter’s links at the end of the entry? The links I keep finding are down or a 404
I don’t know why I’m sitting on here. I need to leave for work at 3.05pm and I still have to tidy up a little (or my mum will kill me when I get in from work!), do my hair and grab a bite to eat. But yet I’m still sitting on my laptop browsing lavish.nu.

I had such a good weekend even though I was working Saturday dayshift and Sunday backshift. The boy and I slept for most of the weekend as we’re both so tired - he started his new job last Monday and he’s not used to 7.30am starts! We watched a lot of Battlestar Galactica as he got season two on DVD for £9.99 in Virgin Megastores. I’m sure it’s about £49.99 in HMV. I don’t even like BSG that much but I enjoyed just sitting and watching them while snuggling up and drinking Bacardi Breezer since there was no juice in the house!

I’ve started doing my exercise DVDs again - I finally found them. You see half my stuff is in my mums house and half of it is in my grans - I was only supposed to be staying in my mother’s for 2 weeks until I got my keys to my new flat but that fell through and I’ve been here a year now!

So anyway, I’ve been doing Carmen Elektra’s Aerobic Striptease and I absolutely love it. It’s not exhausting and keeps me on my toes. There’s also the small fact that I think Carmen Elektra is one of the most beautiful women on the planet so that’s keeping me paying attention. Also been trying the Coleen McLaughlin one but that’s a bit too fast-paced for me at the moment as I get out to breath far too easily and when that happens I just want to give up. Between them and the fact I’m trying to cut out bread from my diet and grabbing myself a pedometer when I get paid on Friday to keep account of how far I’m walking each day and adding to it every week I’m on plan to loose the extra half stone I want to and tone up my thighs and arms.

Anyway, I need to get my skates on and get to work!