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Finding A Place To Move To

Discussion in 'General Forum' started by Vase Full Of Rocks, Jul 10, 2018.

  1. Vase Full Of Rocks

    Trusted Supporter

    Hey guys,

    I'm going to try to make this as succinct as possible. I graduated four, nearly five, years ago from college with a BFA in Creative Writing for Entertainment, basically scriptwriting for TV, movies, games, etc, but after I graduated, I got really indecisive about what I wanted to do with my life and just kind of bailed on everything. Now I've been living in a place I don't like with a job I hate (that I only keep because I really need the health insurance) and I don't have friends that live near me. I've allowed fear of failure control me for so long and suffering from some serious depression doesn't help either, but I want to get better and I've been taking steps in self-improvement. I feel like I'm finally at a place where I can start looking seriously at finding a new place to live, but I don't exactly know where I should be looking. I can do my current job from home, so I wouldn't need to immediately get a new job when I move, but it's something I would certainly like to do eventually.

    Anyway, I was hoping maybe people had some nice places to suggest to me. I'll give you a little bit about what I'm looking for and what I like: a good music scene, preferably a city or a decent population, not a place with extreme winters like Maine (been there, done that), I'm a big gamer so a nice active community would be nice, I enjoy having stuff to do late at night, but I'm also not a drinker, so the bar scene/clubs do nothing for me.

    Thanks in advance for all your help.
     
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  2. Garrett

    i tore a hole in the fabric of time Moderator

    Atlanta kinda sounds like a good fit. Especially if you ever wanted to get back into script writing and not being in LA.
     
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  3. summertimejesus

    Birds and Guitar

    I feel you on the part about getting indecisive about what you want to do since that’s pretty much been me since graduating.

    I’m from the Bay Area and currently live in Brooklyn so I can’t speak for a lot of smaller cities but maybe Portland, OR would be worth checking out? It’s really pretty with a great food scene and it’s awesome for biking and hiking and I’m pretty sure the weather is a lot less extreme than the east coast. And if you’re into gaming, the Bay Area might be worth checking out since you could potentially find good work out there but it’s gotten ridiculously expensive and overtaken by tech (a lot of people originally from the Bay don’t take kindly to a lot of the tech newbies since it’s caused so much inequality and saturation of tech bros). But the weather is also very mild and it’s pretty and close to nature and the food scene is great.
     
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  4. Vase Full Of Rocks

    Trusted Supporter

    I've heard good things and I've been meaning to check it out. Considering I live pretty close to central Florida it wouldn't be that far of a drive for me, I could make a short trip sometime and check it out. Have you been yourself?

    My ideal place to live is San Francisco because I went there in 2014 for GDC and fell in love with the atmosphere of the city. It's just so vibrant and creative, but the cost of living is absolutely absurd and I simply can't afford it. I could look into getting a better job, but with my degree I don't really know what I'd be qualified for and I really need to make sure I have good health insurance.

    I've actually started looking into both Portland, OR and Nashville because of their weather, music scenes and such. Portland is starting to sound more and more like a place I should visit soon.

    I just get really nervous that I'm going to make a big move and it's all going to go wrong. I don't have any friends in any of the cities I'm looking at and I'm going out by myself so the idea of being completely alone is not totally appealing to me with my depression.
     
  5. Garrett

    i tore a hole in the fabric of time Moderator

    I live in Knoxville/grew up in Tampa, so I’ve spent a lot of weekends in atlanta. It’s lovely and hella overcrowded haha.
     
  6. scroopy.noopers

    : (

    New York, because it has something for everyone and the winters aren't that bad (I'm from Chicago, so I might not have the best perspective on that).
     
  7. Vase Full Of Rocks

    Trusted Supporter

    Unfortunately I can't afford that.
     
  8. summertimejesus

    Birds and Guitar

    It's currently a lot more affordable than the Bay Area and there is a lot of job opportunity/diversity here! Affordable as in there are still a lot of options to find a room for rent under $900 a month, unlike SF.
     
  9. stars143

    Trusted

    Are you trying to get back into entertainment writing? Or open to anywhere?
     
  10. Vase Full Of Rocks

    Trusted Supporter

    Open to anywhere.
     
  11. stars143

    Trusted

    I'll throw Charlotte, NC or the triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) into the mix. Both are usually in both top 10 best cost of living lists and top 10 fastest growing cities lists. Both are within a couple hours of the beach and the mountains and have lots of jobs (though very little in entertainment). Both have decent music scenes.

    Downsides: the Summer's can be hot and NC is known for being conservative politically, though you'll have no trouble finding like-minded people in either city.
     
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  12. theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    I want to rec Seattle but it's pretty damn expensive here. Portland is up there $$ wise too now. Damn Californians! /s

    What about Austin or Nashville? Both of those places have great music scenes. Nashville seems to be much more up and coming and still pretty affordable from what my friends out there have told me. Austin is the only part of Texas that doesn't entirely suck, but you'd still have to live in TX.
     
  13. summertimejesus

    Birds and Guitar

    I've actually heard that Dallas is pretty awesome but is getting expensive. I personally couldn't deal with the heat of the South. The Northeast summers are enough for me.
     
  14. Vase Full Of Rocks

    Trusted Supporter

    It's been a month since I posted this thread and my mental health has been so bad I've made zero progress on this.

    Why is it so hard trying to find out where you want to be?
     
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  15. Max_123

    Nope. Supporter

    Denver is a pretty great spot, 300 days of sunshine and our winters aren't that bad at all, it'll snow in the morning and it will be completely gone by 4pm. I don't know anything about the gamer community or if we have one but i'm sure we do. There's tons to do at night for non drinkers as well. It's gotten more expensive here in the last 5 years but it's still well below NYC, Seattle, Bay Area
     
  16. Vase Full Of Rocks

    Trusted Supporter

    I've heard so many good things about Denver