About Matt... who?

Cardy. If I were to ask someone to tell me about me, some would maybe say I'm a laugh, other will say I'm loving, and some wouldn't say a lot of nice things about me. If I'm honest I couldn't care less, opinions are like arseholes and everyone is guilty of having one as well as being one from time to time. Of that, I am guilty too.

So what about me? Who am I and why have I deemed it necassary to build a whole site about this guy that nobody knows? The answer would be because I can. It seemed like a great idea at the time. I don't like blogging, although I have four or five of them and I really hate talking about myself because there are so many other subject matters I would rather talk about. For starters, if you know me and want to get the inside scoop on what makes me tick, what puches my buttons and what I had for dinner last night, forget it. You're not going to get it. I had Sausage, mash and onion gravy actually, but as for anything else, you've come to the wrong place.

Parts of my life are all over the pages of this site, so if you're really interested in finding out more about me, just read the rest of the site. But a brief introduction of what I like, what I do and what I like to do in my precious little spare time, well read on.

Work and making a living.

I'm a pretty simple guy who hates working for other people, has a problem with discipline from others and hates being told what to do and when to do it. I also hate the word 'JOB'. To me it stands for Just Over Broke, I mean, what's the point in working for someone else? In my time I've had too many jobs that I have put myself into 110% and for that I've had no bloody recognition. I've come out of the job with nothing to show for it and nobody will ever tell me that I had a hand in that business's success. Apart from my own. I can honestly say I have my own destiny in MY hands.

My philosophy is that life is a one time experience we have to make the most of. I don't believe in selling my time for a small amount and not getting what I want out of life. If I do then I point the finger at myself and in doing that, I know what I have to do. Apply myself and my skills to create a reward. It's not rocket science.

Right now, business is good and my future prospects look good because I've got up off my arse and done something about it. I believe that we don't get anywhere in life by thinking small. I have dreams and aspirations and no matter how much shit I go through to get it, I'll do it. It might kill me, for but at least I'll die doing something for myself and my family rather than for a boss who was always up my arse talking shit and telling me what to do and when to do it while counting the rewards I've been instrumental in providing him.

I don't need someone else to tell me when I can have a day off, what time I have to be at work, and what time I'm allowed to eat my lunch and when I can go home. I'm not two years old any more and I can decide when and how I do things for myself. I live my life for me, not for anyone else and I'll be damned if I ask anyone if I can go and have my lunch or go home early ever again.

This is my life and I'm in control. Not some jumped up middle manager with bollocks for brains. Not some CEO who swans in and out and doesn't know and doesn't care who the hell I am, other than just a link in his corporate chain.

Hobbies

I bloody hate that word. On every job application I've ever been for, apart from writing more shit on the page than appears in the tabloids, I've always hated it when they ask what your hobbies are. Maybe it's to throw it in your face at the end of a 72 hour week - 'Matt, what are you going to do at the weekend? Maybe a bit of Fishing? Going out on the town?' Yeah right! After the week I've had, earning money to endulge in 'hobbies'. All I'll be good for is sleeping to gain enough energy to get up at 6am on Monday... Bollocks to that.

My past times or enjoyable activities. Well, anything to do with cars, apart from socialising with other car lovers, they're mostly as dull as shit and make me want to tie a noose around their neck and tie the other end to someone's tow bar. Car Shows are great as long as you don't get stuck talking to the owners. Once they start, I stop listening, pretend to be deaf and ignore them.

Cooking

I love cooking. I might not be very good at it, but every once in a while I'll make something that I really love. When I do, I tend to cook it all the time. Once upon a time I wanted to be a chef. I wanted to be a culinary artist, to showcase my talent in a restaurant kitchen. I didn't because I would rather be eating in the dining room rather than being in a hot hell hole of a kitchen cooking someone's breakfast, lunch and dinner. The hours are anti social, chefs are renowned for being drug addled, on the brink of alcoholism, bad tempered, narcisistic and sleep deprived. That's not for me. I'd rather have a very non-pretentious dinner party with a few mates, a couple of bottles of cheap plonk and wash it down with a few beers afterwards. However, if I ever got the chance of spending a day in the kitchen with Gordon Ramsay, I'd be in heaven. Gordon is one of my heros.

Gardening

Recently I've discovered the joys of growing a veggie patch. We went out and bought loads of seeds, came home, sowed them and watched them grow. I'm a bit impatient and wanted to see results straight away, but about 2 months later, I'm not dissapointed. A few heads of Broccoli, a few peppers, tomatoes and an array of other veggies, organically grown I may add, and we're on the brink of having to buy another fridge to store this stuff in. I'm really excited about what our hard work will bring.

Photography

Alothough I know nothing about cameras I have a bit of luck for taking pretty good photos. I'm no David Bailey, by any stretch of the imagination, but I really enjoy trying. The photos I take are pretty crap really, but one or two now and again will turn out really well and leave me with a proud moment. I'd love to do it for a living, but I'm not good enough and I'm not going out to buy all the equipment as I know I'm really crap at taking pictures. I just enjoy it. I'll just apply myself to getting better.

Writing

I enjoy writing, but the problem is the subject matter. I struggle with something to write about and if I lose interest I tend to give up. I've tried writing short stories, but I tend to get carried away and turn them into really dark and disturbing pieces that should never see the light of day. In fact, it's become an ambition to actually finish something the size of a book and get it published. Maybe I'll have to self publish.

I'm not brilliant at English and cheated to get my 'C' at GCSE level, aided and abetted by my Mum who went out and bought a book for me when I had to dissect Shakespear's classic 'Romeo & Juliet'. It was a few days before it was due to be handed back to the teacher. I coudn't do it and wasn't going to give an excuse other than, honestly proclaim to my teacher that I thought Shakespear was, 'a load of old shit.' But Mummy wouldn't have it and rather than endure my moaning while reading the play for the next 48 hours, she opted for a drastic measure. The book she bought me was a complete review of Romeo and Juliet. I copied a part of it and ended up with a 'C' instead of a 'D' on the strength of someone else's hard work and words. Thanks for that!

I do actually enjoy writing and I am a published writer. I joined a forum a year or so ago and started writing articles to support the forum. It worked out well. I was approached by a magazine who wanted to use my article in a forthcoming magazine. It was published in January 2008 and here is link to that article.

Reading

More recently I have discovered that I actually do have time to read. I say recently, it's been within the past 3 years that I've started reading to fill the daily monotomy while doing... necessary tasks. When I visit the reading chair, I take along a book and enjoy my daily read. Again, subject matter is a bit of a drag for me. There are so many things I hate or I wouldn't even touch, and then there are the books that I am advised to read. I mean, this is a guy that wouldn't even sit and watch Harry Potter. After the first three movies, I was adamant that I didn't want or need to read the books. I read them and totally loved them. Sometimes I'm wrong.

Being a critic

I love being a critic. Don't we all? I'm a food critic, book critic, movie critic, life critic and an other people critic. The latter being my ultimate favourite. I am a people person and I always treat people the way I want to be treated until they piss me off or give me a good reason not to treat them with respect. I love stupid people because I can berate them as much as I like. I can also take the piss out of them and they have no idea that I'm doing it.

Especially I love rude people because it gives me free reign to do the same back to them. Best of all, one group of people that I hold the most love/hate for, are the religious, holier than thou, arseholes. For starters, I'm not religious, I don't believe in god and all the bullshit that goes with it. I see churches as a total waste of the earth's resources (apart from the really nice, ornate, historical buildings in the historical world) and attending them listening to someone talk bollocks on a Sunday is a waste of a good sleep, and I don't apologise for my own belifs or opinions.

However, I can respect someone else's religious beliefs as long as they don't try and convert me or talk to me about it. If you do, I see it as one way respect. I respect you enough to agree to disagree and keep my mouth shut about my own opinions, but you don't respect me enough to shut up about it. I'll be very, very rude. I don't have time in my life for it and if I'm going to hell, let it happen, bring it on. What happens to me when I'm dead will happen. I don't believe that Jesus dies for our sins and I don't believe in god. (I'm not even going to write that word with a capital G) I believe that I am lucky to be alive and I'm going to make the most of it. Sitting in a church while someone tells me I'm a bad person isn't my idea of fun, I can get that anywhere at any time, so I'm never going to do it.

Life is short. I'm not here for a long time, I'm here for a good time.

Enjoy the site. I enjoyed making it.

Matt

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