April Swanking - Huntington Gardens - April 22nd

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

But, I've lived on OC, worked for a major OC city, lived in Hollywood and in Long Beach for many years so I've experienced the differences firsthand. If you choose to live in OC there are many benefits, but hip happenings isn't really one of them and the drive you have to make to get to "someplace" is tedious. But, these are my priorities talking.

Totally agreed. Even places that are kinda cool, like Laguna, don't hold a candle to the splendor of old-Hollywood, a-la the Avalon. Clubbing in OC is, well, clubbing, i.e lame. Clubbing at a place like the Avalon...is still lame, but at least you're at the freaking Avalon!

If I didn't have a job that I truly love, I'd seriously be looking for a way out of here. But I'm in a niche industry, and the few opportunities in SoCal that exist are here in OC, and I really do hope to be at this company for a long while. Hopefully, this summer will bring a move closer to the county line. As much as I enjoy the benefits of Irvine (clean, quiet, safe-ish), I'll trade it for proximit to something other than another Daphne's and another Dave & Busters.

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

If I didn't have a job that I truly love, I'd seriously be looking for a way out of here.

That is us too. And AZ is a much suckier place than almost anywhere in CA. But a good job and family (ok, so I'd sort of like to move away from family ) keep us here for now. When we're ready to leave the job though, we'll leave the state. Probably for someplace where we can buy more than a one bedroom apartment for what we pay for rent here, though. CA is nice, but it ain't cheap.