ok my bad, then were you talkin about sellin it in like'02 or so? i could have swore somebody was talking about selling the site or takin it over or whatever. like i said, i had just joined and i didn't know wtf was goin on, so yea.
oh yea, and did you even talk to your supervisor or boss? damn how do you expect to get paid what you think you are worth if you don't speak up. i agree with everyone else, atleast let em know that you are looking elsewhere since they seem to not be able to pay you reasonably. atlest get a review, then when they get that done, and if you get a really good one, start from there. once you get a good review it should give you a good reason to ask for a raise. if they give you any shit just say "hey its right there in black and white, i'm a good employee". i got a couple friends that do pretty much the same thing and they are getting paid about the same. they're about my age too. i mean thats out here in cali and all, but its in a small town so cost of living isn't the average of cali. I'm sure here in a big city it would be easier to get a higher paying job.
oh yea, my new roommate jsut moved out here from Pennsylvania and i asked him how it is here compared to Penn, and he said it sucks there compared to here, even with all the BS that goes along with livin CA like smog and shit. so maybe you rethink relocating
remember, not all of cali is expensive to live in, just the big cities.