#MusicMonday - Angry

Morning all.

2 weeks back I ran an experiment on my twitter and facebook called #Musicmonday.

It went so well I've decided to make it a weekly themed event.

The first one is themed on Anger or Angry

For me, it has to be Unfinished Sympathy by massive attack. It's an angry song without shouting it from the rooftops. One i listen to when annoyed on the road



Now i've shared mine. Please share your angry song in the comments below
I'll make a mix-tape on soundcloud for everyone to listen to next week.

The previous weeks experemental mix will be up later *redoing it as it sucked a bit*

Paul


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My Vitus Vee - 1 revew Part two.

Holyhellsticksonaplate I'm still here!

this is my little way of blogging about the bike and trying to ignore things happening with my nan passing away.recently (operation stop me doing illegally stupid things)

The problem is Operation Stop me doing illegally stupid things has a fail point. My Bike!

THE VITUS VEE ONE IS AN EVIL, TWO FACED MONSTER! *Clarkson voice* Oh yeahhhh baby!

The bike has shown me how the gears were being used poorly on Betsy my old, retired GT, but also how reliant I was on them too. This is my naughty bike and my daughters fun ride to school too.

(photo will be up soon - phone mmc has gone screwy - Meh, don't expect miracles)

The best part of it being Vee's ride to and from school is Naughty Bike Time! The bike has so far kept up with (sticking to the limit of 30mph. I have to respect the law too!) including an irate pair of police officers and anyone else who wants to take my babyVee on!
I get it to school and the sensible hat comes back to play.The kids all know Vee's dad as I ride the bike, even in the rain. (she likes sliding about somewhat)

Once Vee gets on though the attitude is dead set. no higher than 20kph (set to Kilometres to look better... he lies. I changed it's settings by mistake and the broadsheet manual is too confusing) she loves it and the lack of gears make it less clunky, which she hated on the old bike. Also in comparison, Arriva Bus 38/7 from Dunstable to Houghton Regis. Vs the bike on the same route. We arrived to our location in 13-16 mins (video being uploaded soon) the bus should have mirrored us, we beat it by 45 mins.  the GT did struggle, but has beaten the Arriva drivers on the 31 route a fair few times too (just me on the bike at that point, YES NAUGHTY TIME) A bike can beat a bus big time,

Now the bugbears.
Handlebars and grips are an opposing force, the grips hate me, Club Roost and much hairspray to the rescue here methinks, not to mention my DB flanges being rubbed down to snugly fit there new home. I need car scratching bars, too many loons like me on the road. Failing that I may upgrade the front bars to a DMR WingBar like on Betsy, as there lighter than the current bars, and I can get them in Purple. (my bikes have to stand out, not just for the cameras on them)

Drive Actually, the bottom bracket.
It's crap. Comes loose too quickly, I can only assume torque damaged on installation or inaccurately set torque on it's readjustment. service 2 coming up very soon :(

Wheels.
Front rim has had two spokes become dangerously loose within a week or three. that's probably an isolated issue and I've fixed that already
Although the rear was possibly not set up properly as it sounds like it needs adjustment, (at 400Km it's done well so far I'll say) Off to Bedford for that in the next week or two thanks to a recommendation from the father in law. Tim. You rock!

Niggles so far.
Apart from the above all i want to do is slap a 3 speed hub on it in the future.
Fit a rear child trailer for when the two girls both go to school,
My beast best pull like an old Volvo F12 of she's in trouble.

In short I love the bike and once tweaked up and setup properly it'll be awesome!

:Paul

Monday, Grumpy Monday.

This is a test post using the iPad I won thanks to glam media. (Using blogger+)

It's the monday after cybermummy11 and boy it's still a huge buzz to be part of it. And I loved every moment of it. Bar none.

But things come crashing back to reality when we realise school is closed for Vee. Causing huge upset to a little lump setting the mood for the rest of the day, with the weather really not helping made both a grumpy pair of girls.

Now the easiest way for me to help was fruit lolly's, drinks and hugs. They didn't want anything, surely not!

But windows open, pasta cooked and we have three happy kiddo's.

The strange thing i've noticed. While there grumping they seem to keep alternating between both me and my partner. Usually they avoid us unless they want wifies iPod or twinkle twinkle little star from super simple learning. (trust me. They are awesome.)

I'm no complaining, I love spending time with my children, it's the best feeling in the world to have them come for a snuggle, leaving me with a useful feeling, as if i'm doing right. When on some occasions it's the opposite they avoid me like I'm evil. Crying at any attempts to comfort them, but. Mummy saves the day here.

Does anyone else have days where it's more a love/hate relationship from there little cherubs?

Paul.

30 Day Song challenge! (hooker1uk's Mixtape)

I have taken up a 30 day challenge. No not a keep Paul away from chocolate. but maybe next time.

It is Thanks to Nickie at I am Typecast that I saw a link to the 30 Day challenge facebook page which she liked.

I have decided to take this challenge as a strangely fun way for you to see the mind of daddy, but if possible I will also host a mixtape of all the songs in 30 days. Yes it will be full of fail.

Today is Day1: My Favorite Song: Without a doubt it has to be Mansun's Legacy from the awesome Album, Six. It's a song which has never left my side, and is always on my mp3 player or phone. I love it too much, sad i know. But this song got me through the worst days of my life and kept me up. Thank you to all of Mansun (Paul Draper, Dominic Chad, Stove King, Andie Rathbone, Carlton Hibbert, Mark Swinnerton, Julian Fenton and Dark Mavis)

Update I feel some of these will cause tears! - Sorry!

day 01 - your favorite song: Mansun - Legacy
day 02 - your least favorite song
day 03 - a song that makes you happy
day 04 - a song that makes you sad
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to
day 09 - a song that you can dance to
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
day 11 - a song from your favorite band
day 12 - a song from a band you hate
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
day 15 - a song that describes you
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29 - a song from your childhood
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year