1. I live in Perth, Western Australia. Born here, live, work and this rate will die here... I travelled Europe in 1992 for my gap year like most Australians and went to Italy back in 2008 for my honeymoon. Have been to Bali a few times as well but then since going there is actually cheaper than flying to Sydney, who in Western Australia hasn't been to Bali?...?

2. I don't work pro in the comics industry, though I have a 'work-for-hire' contract with Marvel. (I worked on the Official Hanbook to the Marvel Universe" vol 7 - 14 and few other "Official handbooks to.."  at Marvel. In the past 24 months though they seem to have forgotten about me.. ahh well.)  By day I'm a teacher at Lesmurdie SHS. I teach social studies and geography, not art as many people seem to think though frankly I'd rather be teaching art.. Mind you if Mr Marvel or Mr DC or even Mr Topcow emailed me and offered me a lock solid long term contract for the same $80+K that I earn now....

3. I don't read comic books. I just colour stuff for fun mostly and got into the comic pages and such because I liked to do the pretty colours! The last comic book I bought and read was probably a "Richie Rich" and I was about 10 years old, so there's no point asking me about any particular character or story line because I won't have a clue. I often have to look characters up on google before I colour them so I get the colour scheme right

4. I'm really bad at pullling out gladwrap (clingfilm) to cover things in the kicthen and inevitably stuff it up and get it all stuck and twisted and mangled.

5. It took me until age 14 to work out that the zig-zaggy line painted on the roads in Australia meant that there was a cross walk comiing up ahead... before then I couldn't figure out why they painted it on the road at all.....doofus huh?

6. I drive a 2006 Mazda 6. Best car I've owned since my 1990 Camry, which was 3 cars ago. The Mazda 6 just fits me like a glove and I've got one in "Radiant Ebony" so it looks metallic-purple-burgundy by day and black at night... cool huh?

7. I simply hate most sports with an searing passion... unless they have 4 wheels and an engine and go very fast. I can not abide the foortball season here and cheer quietly when the final siren of the grand final sounds each year becasue then I know its all over for at least 3 months before they start on the pre-season summer cup. Mostly its the 7-day a week flogging that football gets that turns me off and the desperate promoting by the PR guys of the latest star player all the freaking time...

8. I have never watched an epsiode of Neighbours, Home and Away, Sons and Daughters, A Country Practise, Prisoner... or pretty much any Australian produced drama on TV. This is despite Neighbours for instance being on TV on prime time at 6.30pm every night for over 20 years here. I am quite proud of this achievement

9. I have a cat named Kisa (which is a demutive variation of the Ukrainian word for cat - kotar) --> [link]

10.  I am unable to think of 10 things that no one cares about... about me.