Here's what I want to know...

[helvirago]

Why couldn't I just fall recklessly in love with some person I hardly know, and use them as an excuse to move to their city? Even if it's a bad basis for making the decision, at least it'd be some basis! Right now my bad bases include such non-deal-makers as "$5,000 signing bonus" and "free tattoos" and "my brother lives there." Maybe I'll just

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[dxmachina]

Move down here. We have beaches and stuff.

[helvirago]

Not quite the same, but I certainly appreciate the sentiment.

[nisaa]

And, we need a roommate as of August 1st. We're a block from Venice Beach.

[helvirago]

Ah yes, but do your pets also need a roommate, is the question. Unlike the standard Emily figure, I come with kung-fu cat attachment.

[bethbethbeth]

Lots going on in Los Angeles!

I lived for a year in San Francisco and it's great!

Portland's a wonderful town!

*is no help*

[helvirago]

See? This is what people keep doing! Giving me good things about places! I want bad things!

[hecubot]

I vote San Francisco! Because that is clearly the best choice for you.

[pyrric]

Seconded! And I'm not saying that just because UCSF has the best midwifery program in the country and I'll certainly be applying there once I get some experience under my belt....

[helvirago]

Based on....

So, hey, how far away is Oakland, anyway? Or if I work in San Francisco, can I afford also to live in San Francisco?

[hecubot]

Oakland is a quick BART ride away. (It's actually faster to get to Oakland from some parts of SF than it is to downtown.) Here's an xpost from Bitches with my full review

[shrift]

I am currently mired in "Decisions: Why You Gotta Be So Difficult?" land. Make one big decision, and suddenly you have to make all these SMALLER decisions. That wasn't in the brochure!

[helvirago]

If only there were a brochure! Maybe a convenient OKCupid quiz, telling me which city to live in!