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About Me
One of the vids I made at Uni in my second year... co-written with my mate Umair, who's the asian guy 'singing' near the middle. Bit amateurish but the cameras we had were crap and time was scarce
I made this for college, and we have to make weird stuff, this one comprising of the 'Eleanor Rigby' and 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds' video. This was made using Adobe Audition, Premiere, Cakewalk 5, Soundshaper 5 and Reason 3. A couple of bits to watch out for, the bass drum is a gorilla beating its chest and the crash is an alligator hissing. Get ready to be freaked out, I used a whole ton of sound effects for this 
Blog Posts
Welcome to life, Joshua
It seems there was no greater challenge than to watch the woman you love and the mother of your child to go through this great torment of life that is giving birth. It seemed that nothing prepares you for that moment especially when as a man you soothe your wife and hide your emotions to such a great intensity and then suddenly they have to disappear into theatre while you wait for them to prepare you to meet your first child. Those 25 minutes I had to wait to see her again was sheer agony. And there is nothing greater than the bliss and happiness of those hours of hard work she put into this, to see those beautiful eyes staring back at you for the first time.
Life has a really funny way of putting you to the test
As you know, Sara and I are about to have our first child in less than 7 weeks. These times just get happier and happier - we love going to antenatal classes and the new things that come up i.e. Sara gets all the stuff in, we go shopping and gawp and the price of nappies, I integrated my idea of nesting (BMW)...
We have never been happier. This whole journey gives you such a clear idea of what real love is all about.
Now 4 weeks ago, the lights went dark.
Our second antenatal class
We really enjoy going to these classes - we're definitely learning many things going to these, even despite Sara being a nurse.
It makes me eager to start Googling things that have suddenly started many ideas and situations in my head such as me having to deliver the baby (shit, shit, shit, shit, shit) or details like induction etc etc.
Overall the experience in these classes just makes me feel happier in the faster and more lucid realisation that I am to become a father.
What were your experiences with pregnancy and being there?
Hafeez
My cat died yesterday. He was a real close friend to our family and he was the last of a litter we had for years, and he had all the character of his mother and father. His name was Hafeez, as he was born on the same day as the Sudanese bass player in my mum's African dance band. Hafeez the cat shared the bassist's characteristics; he was black, ate curry and slept a lot. It's been a sad day. I'll post a picture later, when I can find one.