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Old 06-03-2010, 06:56 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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That's my plan too -- drop everything and leave. I live only 4 miles from my current job right now and it's like a 10min drive, but I hate it and everything here is really boring.

LA is cool, I've gone up there for numerous gigs. It would probably be my 2nd or 3rd choice (along with frisco) to live in. But LA doesn't have that feel as NYC does, know what I mean? Lucky for you, you have a place to stay for free. If that was the case for me, I'd leave in a heartbeat. Only live once.
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Old 06-03-2010, 07:55 PM
 
Location: in city near you
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are we all in our 30s, interested in the entertainment industry from SD and wanting to move to NYC? haha

i hated LA everytime i used to drive through it to pick up parts while living in SD. but once i got to live in LA, i quickly learned to appreciate it more. as much as i want to relocate to NYC, if i had to stay in cali, i'd really have to move back to LA.

molocono, you're in the same boat as somnang and i where we don't really have much holding us back. (well, now, i have a father whose health has recently become poor.) as you say, you have nothing holding you back and the fact that you've an uncle, whom you can stay with, to your advantage. that right there is your chance. once it's passed, you either don't get another chance, or the possibility of another chance just becomes very slim. we could only hope for such an opportunity.

after everything, i see it as a life-experience.

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Old 06-04-2010, 12:31 AM
 
Location: Astoria, Queens, you know the scene
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I wouldn't risk giving up a stable job in this economy just because you're itching to move to New York to try something new. You will have big regrets when you see how difficult it is to break into the New York market and compete against the best of the best in any given field. In my opinion it's really not worth that unnecessary risk if you're just acting on compulsion. At least secure a job first, then you won't have to run that risk of going bankrupt and regret quitting your current job. Also have you thought about having a social life outside of work? NY gets old really quick if you don't have close friends in the city, and believe me it's not easy to make new ones here. People are always so busy working or they usually have well established relationships. I've yet to meet anyone that has come here without knowing anyone and developed meaningful friendships. That's one blind leap of faith I would not take. A job is a different story. People often ignore the social life aspect of moving when it's actually more important than your work life. You will slowly realize how meaningless all the glamor and glitz of NY is when you don't have your basics taken care of. I'd suggest fighting the compulsion, taking a step back and really thoroughly evaluating the risk you're taking. I'm sure you will see that it makes more sense to stay in SD where you have family, friends and a great, stable career than taking such a drastic risk to move to a strange city where you will basically be starting from scratch. Moving at 30 is much different than moving at 22 where you have your 20s to experiment and have a greater tolerance for risk. I know I wouldn't want to drop everything at 30, spend a few years in NY and potentially not find anything, return to SD broke and at square one looking for a new job when I already had a good job and basically starting over again in my mid 30s. The only way you can avoid all of that is to secure a job before you move.
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Old 06-18-2010, 06:09 PM
 
Location: in city near you
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take it from a man that's there. use it as hindsight. thanks for the tip, Biskit.
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Old 06-18-2010, 08:27 PM
 
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...but I also want to do it for the experience
You know, you don't need to live in a garbage can in order to know that it stinks. San Diego is a paradise compared to NYC. You are comfortable but not happy? Well, you will be both uncomfortable and unhappy. It's hard to find another big city in US as dirty, ugly, uncomfortable as NYC.
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