Matthew Affolder:  

Life After I left MI in 99' I went to California where I lived and worked on a small island called Catalina off the coast of LA. Spent the summer and loved it there. Then went to Crested Butte, CO where I spent two winters working as a photographer and skiing everyday, loved it there. Went back and forth to Catalina for a couple summers. Went to Tahoe for another winter of fun. Worked as a photographer in a lot of different trades, and even got my work published in Thrasher! Ended up going to community college in Santa Barbara, CA. Got my liberal arts, and my student loan bill. Then moved to Hawaii on a whim, spent the summer, loved it there (notice a trend), and now live there permanently. I own my own construction cleanup company which me and my girlfriend of two years work together. We just hired two new employees as well, and hopefully within the next year I can promote myself to full time sales and service, while my girl can manage a crew to clean. Renting a great house with an ocean view, new truck for the business, and as Im typing this its Feb. and Im sitting in my surf shorts listening to the waves. Everythings not a perfect paradise in my life, but overall Im feeling very achieved, fullfilled, and in general pretty farking happy. Hope you all are doing well for yourselves, and still remember the good times of chair throwing, garbage can spilling, dr...Expand for more