Acquisition, Christmas, Thanksgiving
Posted by Joel Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:08:00 GMT
I haven't updated in a while so I'll give you a brief run-through of what's happened in my life.
The most important thing to happen to me is that my company, Affinity Labs, was acquired, by Monster. To be blunt, it means I made and will continue to make a considerable amount of money due to the stock I held in the company. You're likely curious as to the exact amount but I'm not sure how appropriate it is to give that information out. It's a life milestone of sorts, and with it has come a lot of varying emotions and experiences. I always feel bad when I know I've been boasting, but at the same time I want to celebrate my success with my friends and family.
And that should transition elegantly to the next two things, Christmas and Thanksgiving. For Christmas, I went back to the Chicago suburbs to spend time with my dad and step-family, as well as my childhood friends, mainly Hans, Bill, and Dave. I spent some great time with Katie and also Matt as well. New Years Eve was actually a fairly great one in recent memory and I'm really glad to see how my friends are turning out, and I miss them a lot.
Thanksgiving I went to LA. My grandfather, fully aware he is not long for this world due to his ailing health, has been very appreciative of us. I want him to feel good about his family, so I'm going to do what I can to visit him this weekend for his 80th birthday party.
Aside for these events, my life has consisted of fairly enjoyable, stress-free, and productive work days. In my off hours I like to study politics, the economy, and finance and discuss them with my geeky friends online, and sometimes actual people I know, although they typically aren't as interested.
I was a Ron Paul supporter, and still think he's a good man. However, I ultimately am maintaining my Democrat registration and will vote for Obama in the primary. If it comes down to it I will vote for Hillary in the general. My key issue is the Iraq and Afghanistan occupation. I will try to go into more detail on my re-evaluated political positions, having been focusing on them so much during this election. I'd like to make more focused posts on this site, and not just discuss my life.
