Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 12:26:39 +1000 From: Mat Ward Subject: [WRITERS] FILL: BIO: Mat Part 2 - The Mat Strikes Back G'day everyone, I haven't haunted this list for around six months or so due to various illnesses and relationship problems. Also haven't done any writing in this time - I've been locked away in a self imposed gulag attempting to sort my life out. Guess what? It didn't work - everything's as confused and directionless as ever - I've just decided to stop letting it bother me. So I'm now back on the writing trail, jerking the reins every now and then in a futile attempt to keep moving in the right direction and shouting 'Yee haw' as and when I see fit. For those who don't remember me: I'm a 30ish Yorkshireman sharing a house in Australia with two Smeezes (Ming & Gremlin) a stupid wussy dog (Chardi) and an Immy (my significant other, life partner or some such pukesome phrase). At some point I fell into the trap of being very good at fixing PC problems and am currently Team Leader for a group of itinerant rabble rousing computer engineers based at Coles Myer in Melbourne. Fortunately I look nothing at all like Dilbert (apart from the hair). My sense of humour occasionally borders on the bizarre though is never intended to be offensive (honest!). When I intend to be offensive I will make sure the intent is perfectly clear. Jester is my nemesis and according to my automatic Shakespearean insult generator he is also a gorbellied, plume-plucked snipe. It'll be nice to joust with him once more. Mat Ward