Birthday boy!
Today is my birthday, so I felt this was a nice time to update this mini-blog, especially since I haven’t written anything on here in nearly 4 months.
As of today, I’m officially 17 year old… yes, I know, 17 years of my life are destroyed, gone forever, but not my ability to almost certainly waste my next 17. So:
1- In case you haven’t heard, GeekSmack and I made a mutual agreement to part ways due to a change in direction on their part. Thankfully, Taimur Asad (@TaimurAsad) from RedmondPie (@redmondpie) quickly hooked me up and I’m now working on a one-month trial for the site. All indicators so far show that we’ll reach a longer-term deal once the trial is up, but it’s too early to tell since I only started my job a little over a week ago.
2- My job at RedmondPie is the first I’m doing under my real name. Although my “amon91” handle will always remain in some capacity, my plan is to phase in my real name over the next few months. Doing so will allow me to have a more professional presence online, and attract more professional work opportunities down the line.
3- Over the last few months, I’ve moved towards a partially for-profit model. While not all my jobs will be paid, this will allow me to maintain a fairly strong online footprint far into the future, even when money becomes more of a factor.
4- If everything goes according to plan, my real life will undergo a 180-degree change beginning in September this year. While I won’t go into details on this post, some of you already know what I’m talking about. Yes, it’s that expensive thing. Once planning on that matter is finalized, I’ll make a lengthier post about it here.
5- I’m still a huge fan of cheese cake and All Stars. Yeah, I’m still the same douche.
What I’ve done in the last 4 months is just the tip of the iceberg of what’s to come in the next 4.
So that’s my birthday post. Thanks for reading.
