Author Topic: I'm moving! ... but to where? (Read 11053 times)

The Fake Shemp · « **on:** June 21, 2008, 03:34:45 AM »

The Lord has rained down a heap of shit on me and has shown me who my true friends are. And I think it's time to pack up and head... where?

Los Angeles?

Seattle?

D.C. Metro Area?

Texas?

Florida?

Vizzys · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2008, 03:39:28 AM »

I would love to hear your tragic tale

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2 on:** June 21, 2008, 03:41:02 AM »

It's too tragic to regurgitate. But obviously moving here was my biggest mistake. It has made me stronger, for having to endure a lot with so little to show for it.

Let's pick my destiny!

Mandark · « **Reply #3 on:** June 21, 2008, 03:48:42 AM »

Quote from: Willco on June 21, 2008, 03:34:45 AM

Florida?

Not for another 40 years, buddy.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #4 on:** June 21, 2008, 03:49:39 AM »

I thought about the old Jew joke.

Mandark · « **Reply #5 on:** June 21, 2008, 04:03:49 AM »

I'm mostly sorry that things suck, but a part of me is imagining you as Woody Allen in Annie Hall. Conclusion: get the hell out of LA.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 21, 2008, 04:09:10 AM »

Australia

Fresh Prince · « **Reply #7 on:** June 21, 2008, 04:09:48 AM »

Ren't all the places except Texas expensive to live in anyway?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #8 on:** June 21, 2008, 04:33:26 AM »

I live in the San Francisco bay area - it's all expensive no matter what.

drozmight · « **Reply #9 on:** June 21, 2008, 04:43:36 AM »

Come to Seattle, we can hang out.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #10 on:** June 21, 2008, 04:47:06 AM »

I was thinking Seattle. I certainly have the depressing mood to match the scenery.

Mandark · « **Reply #11 on:** June 21, 2008, 05:05:17 AM »

You could wear flannel and loudly tell people that I CAME HERE FOR THE GRUNGE.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2008, 05:06:07 AM »

I'm a decade late, but I can still pull it off!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #13 on:** June 21, 2008, 05:28:46 AM »

I am leaning towards returning home to Maryland for a brief sabbatical, where my real friends and family are or meeting up with some film school grads and friends who are returning to Los Angeles for another stab at Hollywood. If I go back to Maryland, it'd pretty much be a temporary springboard for any real, long-term move. It'd give me more flexibility to jump on a plane to Los Angeles at a moment's notice, versus being bogged down with leases and whatnot if I were to relocate to say, Seattle or Austin.

But Seattle sounds nice. Housing and everything is cheaper in Texas according to FlameOfCallandor. And Miami looks swell, because Dexter is there!

Akala · « **Reply #14 on:** June 21, 2008, 05:32:47 AM »

Good Luck Willco.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #15 on:** June 21, 2008, 05:57:57 AM »

We can watch Redskins games!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #16 on:** June 21, 2008, 06:03:57 AM »

This day has been bad enough - don't say the Cowboys out loud!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #17 on:** June 21, 2008, 06:09:36 AM »

Z104 was like NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC VOL. FM-RADIO EDITION!

abrader · « **Reply #18 on:** June 21, 2008, 06:16:57 AM »

Wilco - how much money do you need to make to relocate?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #19 on:** June 21, 2008, 06:20:14 AM »

I don't know. I don't care. I will hitchhike to get out of this dump.

I takes all I could and I can takes no moar!

abrader · « **Reply #20 on:** June 21, 2008, 06:24:28 AM »

You should move from being EB store manager to doing executive account management.

YEARS ago I was a DM for Specs music and fucking movie gallery - those experiences positioned me to move into executive account management where the base pay was 90K and I got 1% of the gross margin from all of the accounts I managed (which brought me up to like 120K/year).

Its the proper kind of pay-off job step that anyone deserves after slaving away in a retail chain for years.

I imagine EB has been working you hard - take a payoff and make the next step!

bork · « **Reply #21 on:** June 21, 2008, 07:01:20 AM »

Willco, good luck in wherever you move to. Hope nothing bad happened at Gamestop that led to this.

I too, am questioning the future. 7/31 I will be jobless AND homeless, YEAH!!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #22 on:** June 21, 2008, 09:39:06 AM »

No, lyte - if anything, I will try to transfer my job at GameStop.

Grecco · « **Reply #23 on:** June 21, 2008, 10:26:01 AM »

Puerto Rico. Best Weather ever.

bork · « **Reply #24 on:** June 21, 2008, 10:54:41 AM »

Quote from: ParticleReality on June 21, 2008, 07:08:57 AM

Quote from: lyte edge on June 21, 2008, 07:01:20 AM
7/31 I will be jobless AND homeless, YEAH!!

come to Maryland. You could be a translator or something here.

I'll be staying in this country for quite some time, if not permanently. If I don't have a job by the end of next month, it's off to the in-laws' house until I find something.

Quote from: Willco on June 21, 2008, 09:39:06 AM

No, lyte - if anything, I will try to transfer my job at GameStop.

Good to know it wasn't that.

muckhole · « **Reply #25 on:** June 21, 2008, 11:05:35 AM »

You should all move to Canada. Then I would teach you all to appreciate hockey and beer drinking. And Boogie could arrest you!

muckhole · « **Reply #26 on:** June 21, 2008, 11:12:08 AM »

Quote from: ParticleReality on June 21, 2008, 11:06:31 AM

No thanks. Your milk bags scare me.

You obviously haven't had the joy at whipping one of them at someone's head.

Mupepe · « **Reply #27 on:** June 21, 2008, 11:14:00 AM »

Will, go to Austin.

It's really a great city and doesn't have as many rednecks as Houston and also not as much pollution or humidity. Plus, you'll be like 2 hours aways so you and I can rock out!

tiesto · « **Reply #28 on:** June 21, 2008, 11:40:21 AM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #29 on:** June 21, 2008, 12:43:49 PM »

Michigan

then you can hire me at the local gamestop

APF · « **Reply #30 on:** June 21, 2008, 01:39:05 PM »

Yeah, come to Jew York City and hang with the big boys; you can't be Jewish without experiencing NY bagels--it's like a Bar Mitzvah and getting pieces of your dick chopped off all rolled into one.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #31 on:** June 21, 2008, 01:44:44 PM »

NYC!

But really, good luck duder. I have no good advice, sorry.

max_cool · « **Reply #32 on:** June 21, 2008, 01:59:50 PM »

Seattle's nice, at least on a visit.

Of course I would recommend Phoenix I love it there. Possibly not your scene though.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #33 on:** June 21, 2008, 02:56:24 PM »

Boston

demi · « **Reply #34 on:** June 21, 2008, 03:03:23 PM »

I'd definitely go back home and re-evaluate things. Especially with your whole brother thing that happened recently, I am sure your mom could use the company? I dunno.

Then go to Chicago, I'll move in with you.

da bulls

da bears

da beers

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #35 on:** June 21, 2008, 04:07:23 PM »

You should move to NYC. Either that or back home if that's what you need.

So what happened? Girl trouble?

cloudwalking · « **Reply #36 on:** June 21, 2008, 04:12:30 PM »

come on willco, move to europe! you can crash at my place for a few weeks, next weekend is the biggest party in all of europe in my city, we can go out on the streets and get hammered and eat fondue

Beezy · « **Reply #37 on:** June 21, 2008, 06:53:34 PM »

NYC just because

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #38 on:** June 21, 2008, 09:30:28 PM »

New York is out of the question. Don't like the weather, the city or the people.

I will definitely take you up on that drink, Cohen. I also appreciate the support, guys.

GilloD · « **Reply #39 on:** June 21, 2008, 10:37:10 PM »

New York, man. The city is great- Today I took a cruise, saw some bands and kayaked all for free.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #40 on:** June 21, 2008, 11:54:37 PM »

Film grad buddies are lobbying for me to stay and return to Los Angeles.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #41 on:** June 22, 2008, 12:22:35 AM »

Chris Cooley or bust.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #42 on:** June 22, 2008, 12:23:23 AM »

dude

ann arbor, michigan!

demi · « **Reply #43 on:** June 22, 2008, 12:25:56 AM »

Chicago!

drozmight · « **Reply #44 on:** June 22, 2008, 02:23:46 AM »

* drozmight vomits into his hand at the thought of LA

etiolate · « **Reply #45 on:** June 22, 2008, 02:42:42 AM »

some friends of mine really like san diego

brawndolicious · « **Reply #46 on:** June 22, 2008, 05:23:21 AM »

Quote from: etiolate on June 22, 2008, 02:42:42 AM

some friends of mine really like san diego

..why?

And what's the purpose in doing a big move?

Himu · « **Reply #47 on:** June 22, 2008, 06:04:31 AM »

how often do you move, willco?

good luck, whatever has got you down i know you can get past it!

what about school?

etiolate · « **Reply #48 on:** June 22, 2008, 06:05:31 AM »

Quote from: am nintenho on June 22, 2008, 05:23:21 AM

Quote from: etiolate on June 22, 2008, 02:42:42 AM
some friends of mine really like san diego
..why?

And what's the purpose in doing a big move?

They just do. I guess the weather and southern california-ness minus the LA bullshit.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #49 on:** June 22, 2008, 06:52:43 AM »

Quote from: etiolate on June 22, 2008, 06:05:31 AM

They just do. I guess the weather and southern california-ness minus the LA bullshit.

oh, I haven't been there in like a decade and a half so I honestly don't know much about the city.

bagofeyes · « **Reply #50 on:** June 22, 2008, 09:54:22 AM »

Quote from: GilloD on June 21, 2008, 10:37:10 PM

New York, man. The city is great- Today I took a cruise, saw some bands and kayaked all for free.

I'd love to live in New York someday. But isn't rent super expensive? Can a regular joe afford to live there?

tiesto · « **Reply #51 on:** June 22, 2008, 10:21:32 AM »

Quote from: bagofeyes on June 22, 2008, 09:54:22 AM

Quote from: GilloD on June 21, 2008, 10:37:10 PM
New York, man. The city is great- Today I took a cruise, saw some bands and kayaked all for free.

I'd love to live in New York someday. But isn't rent super expensive? Can a regular joe afford to live there?

It's affordable if you rent in an outer borough or LI/NJ... with roommates. But renting in Manhattan is super duper expensive.

Rman · « **Reply #52 on:** June 22, 2008, 11:02:37 AM »

Quote from: Amber Lambchops on June 22, 2008, 12:23:23 AM

dude

ann arbor, michigan!

I love college towns. I'll probably retire in one.

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #53 on:** June 22, 2008, 11:12:23 AM »

Austin has a pretty good indie film scene if that's something you want to stay in with. Rent is low. Gas is a little cheaper. And the mammacitas are great!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #54 on:** June 22, 2008, 01:28:01 PM »

Quote from: Himuro

How often do you move?

I lived in Hollywood for 2.5 years. I probably should've stayed put in retrospect. I've had a good run of bad luck up here for about a year and a half, and nothing to really show for it.

I'm sure as hell not moving to Michigan! Lame!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #55 on:** June 22, 2008, 01:34:29 PM »

you could walk in the footsteps of bruce cambell!

Raban · « **Reply #56 on:** June 22, 2008, 01:38:55 PM »

http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/105190/Best-Cities-to-Live,-Work-and-Play

Problem solved.

demi · « **Reply #57 on:** June 22, 2008, 01:50:40 PM »

Chicaaaagoooo

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #58 on:** June 22, 2008, 02:17:14 PM »

At least it's better than folks telling me to move to Hawaii.

Ecrofirt · « **Reply #59 on:** June 22, 2008, 05:47:08 PM »

You could move in with me if you want, I dunno. Rent is dirt cheap here.

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Author Topic: I'm moving! ... but to where? (Read 11053 times)