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- gabe0
"If you charge over $15/hour, don't even bother applying as you are over priced in a highly competitive market. your response will be deleted..."
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i hate reading shit like that. someone needs to slap him around a little bit...
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surgeon wanted: if you expect a salary of over $300,000 a year don't even bother applying, i can get people willing to do the job for $75,000
granted design isn't open heart surgery, but you get what you pay for
bastards
- ryn80
for some reason my "LOS ANGELES" post from yesterday is missing, so i'm apending on to this one...
arythmic, gabe - you guys that said you were moving to LA - how's the progress coming? I'm looking to get out there soon.. in the research stages now.. just wondering how positive things are looking.
- gabe0
i'm going out there tomorrow for more interviews, and i plan to move out there for good around the end of this month.
i found a nice apt. complex in burbank that i'm considering, and they offer 3 month leases, so i'm considering staying for at least 3 months while i try to find a place, or permanently if i like them enough. rent's a little steep for a 1BR, $1050/mo., but i expected that...
from what i've heard practically the only way to find a place that you're comfortable with is by driving around. a lot of places don't list vacancies, and photos on the internet are always a bit glorified and hard to judge
- jennydean0
if you work for Sony, Culver City is a decent place to live.
but seriously, EVERYWHERE there is a commute. It might be worth it to look into Long Beach, where I live, and just drive. It feels a little less crowded, a little less competetive and a lot less fake.
long beach is pretty central to both LA and Orange County... bout 20 minutes each way.
- badzen0
As someone born and bred (and still living) in Los Angeles, I would seriously recommend living either in West LA / Mid Wilshire or Silverlake / Los Feliz. While Silverlake is a bit farther from most stuff, the rents are more reasonable.
On the other hand, I'm renting a LARGE (1200 sq foot) 2 Bedroom in Palms (3 blocks from Sony) for $1100.
BTW, there's at least one apt open in my building (small apt building, 12 units, secure parking, gated) and I think it's going for $800 or so. Awesome location, walking distance to tons of great restaurants, places like Sony, close to MTV, MGM, etc. and the art cluster in SM.. drop me an email I'll call me landlord (good guy)
- gabe0
i've heard mid-wilshire district is a pretty sketchy area, and especially at night... isn't it?
speaking of wilshire, i'm going to be staying at the wilshire royale hojo plaza while i'm there. are you familiar with this hotel and area? any thoughts?
- badzen0
depends which mid wilshire we're speaking of -- people call everything west of Normandie mid wilshire sometimes, but I really consider mid wilshire to be mostly the Miracle Mile district (la brea to fairfax) -- that area is just crowded, crime is present but not all that bad. Korea Town is to the east, and is kinda sketchy, but not as bad as it was in the 80s
that hotel is right by where Otis Art Institute used to be. Don't walk around at night, and stay away from the parks (day, not so bad, night, dangerous). I mean it. You're just as likely to be picked up by police as mugged by a crackhead or fucked with by 18th Street or Mara Salvatrucha
- daspirom0
Highland Park...90042
Its close to the studios, its close to downtown, there's a new trainline that will be running in July (the Gold Line) and its still cheap! Although, Mt. Washington is pretty nice, but a little more pricy.
Its not the "westside" but you'll come to despise the westside anyways when you get here, its all about image over there.
- badzen0
*hehe* he's got a point, but it all comes down to who you work with, I guess.
btw, totally off topic, but anyone working in LA, drop us a line -- we're pretty out of touch with whatever design community exists out here, and I'm trying to rectify that...
- ryn80
Gabe - what area are you moving to LA from? I'm on east coast and was wondering how much it's actually going to cost me to move my stuff out there.
I'm paying $1000 for a 1BR in ATL, so it looks like the cost is about the same out there - not bad.
- fatoe0
What up B!
Welcome to the mix, flex some ish. hit me up!
- jennydean0
i hear you badzen.
LA people don't get together as much as NY people.. hard to keep up with everybody.
- fatoe0
me and my crew always hang out. allot of us are going to Mad Mixer2 everyone in the area should try and make it.
- ryn80
when/where is mad mixer 2?
- simpletext0
I gotta say, west hollywood is the spot..i gotta 2 br for 1450..nice area..and close to EVERYTHING..20min to beach, 12 to los feliz, 25 to work (in N.hollywood)..if you can find an affordable space..hollywood is where it's at!
- fatoe0
2 br for 1450??!!
i gotta 2 bedroom 2 bath, hookups, balcony, parking spot for 1275...west l.a. though not hollywood...that's probably why i suppose...still that's pretty steep in my book.
MadMixer
http://www.madmixer.net
- ryn80
those prices aren't bad at all! i was expecting much worse. in midtown atlanta you could pay nearly $2000 for a nice 2 BR/2BA.
- Douglas0
I start a new job in SantaMonica February24th... can anyone recommend something affordable (apt. sublets, roommate, etc) without dealing in heavy traffic commutes. Thanks.
broadcast designer - age25
- unknown0
i got a nice 2br apt with vaulted ceilings, private parking, and free cable in the long beach art district for like 800 bucks.
- jennydean0
scarabin - im really close to you.. on pine in LB