San Francisco
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- neuebrand0
Just moved to SOMA from LA. LOVE IT! Really a great city.
- madirish0
– we're coming from Boston too, which aint cheap – so it shouldn't be too shocking.
blastofvoh, but it will be....
- material-10
thats a great south park
- Typographica0
From my office window this morn:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ste…This is why I like SF.
- _0010
I moved from NYC to SF about 2 years ago. This is my PERSONAL observation...I prefer NYC. For these reasons...
• San Francisco smells like bong water. Pot is legal (medicinal pot...which anyone can get) in Cali....which is cool when you're visiting but sucks ass when your neighbors are blazed everyday and your apartment permanently smells like a bong. It also effects the way they drive.
• I think this has been said before.... on average the people here dress like Canadians. Some people are fine with that.
• No art galleries.
• I actually find it more expensive than nyc. You need a car.
• The people here are passive aggressive and smug.
• Public transportation SUCKS
• The city is corrupt. Unlike NYC there are virtually no cops on the street. So be prepared to be street smart....because this city is rough and full of angry vagrants.
• It's cold year round. No real seasons.
• Yet to find a brooklyn equivalent.
On the plus side the food is amazing. Once again this is just my 2 cents. I think people are either west coast or east coast. I think i'm east coast all the way.
- robotron3k0
frisco is boring.
- material-10
no art galleries?
- arthur0
There are some galleries, but only a handful are noteworthy.
- kingjulien0
I'm not familiar with the place _001 described. The SF I live in is so warm today I'm wearing a short-sleaved shirt. It's been a mild winter, and it was relatively nice throughout most of the fall, with temperatures in the mid 60s most days. My rent is cheap - I live pretty much on the border of North Beach, Nob Hill, and Chinatown (give or take a block or two), which means I can either walk, take BART or Muni just about anywhere in the city. There are all kinds of experimental galleries in the Mission, the Moma and Yuerba Buena Center often have interesting exhibits, and the two big art schools, CCA and SFI, always have cool shit going on. Add the fact that the dive bars downtown are full of interesting characters, the excessive amount of live music every weekend (I've been to 6 amazing concerts since I moved back in June), the diversity of food and cultures and experiences, and for me anyway, you have an awesome place to live.
I'm sure if I lived in NYC I'd say the same thing.
- effort0
I found a job super quick after moving out here from NYC in early November. I was overwhelmed with interviews and job offers within a week. Even though I planned on freelancing, I ended up with a dream job within two weeks of landing here -- no networking involved.
I'm still on some of the placement agencies mailing lists, and I'd have to say that there is a fair amount of print work, tho I'll second what a prev poster said about there being a lot of UX/visual design work.
I'd say the cost of living is about like what it is in Brooklyn, i.e. not Manhattan.
This morning, on my walk to work, i had to take off my light jacket b/c it was so beautiful outside.
- kingjulien0
I like your portfolio, effort.
- _0010
for me 56 degrees is not warm
http://www.weather.com/weather/l…I much prefer longer stents of warm weather. Even where i live in the mission it's not sunny are warm enough for me year round
I've also found the majority of the interactive work is outside of the city. Which means commute.
- effort0
thanks Kingjulien.
I guess warmth is subjective, and I am wearing a wool sweater today.
Either way, it's a sunny, beautiful day in SF. Which is more than can be said for most of the country in mid-Feb.
- material-10
I'm missing SF and Oakland right now
- blastofv0
this is not at all design-related but:
anybody play soccer out there in SF? like a city/regional mens league? I need to line up a job, a place to sleep, and a soccer team for my move this spring. not necessarily in that order.
- blastofv0
I found a job super quick after moving out here from NYC in early November.
effort
(Feb 15 07, 12:54)So what was your approach for the job hunt? That's encouraging to hear that the job market was vibrant when you got to town.
- subversve0
effort - did you work with eli beit-zuri on the jdate stuff? just wondering if he's still around.
blastofv - there's a peninsula soccer league which plays up and down the peninsula. there are also south bay and east bay leagues if you move into either of those areas.
- effort0
No, I didn't work with Eli at JDate. I was in the LA office. Perhaps he was in IL?
Blastov, yeah, I hooked up with Creative Circle, who sent me on a ton of interviews right away. But the job I ended up with was one I contacted on my own. They told me they had been searching for a long time for the right person.
So, yeah, I'd say things are good if you're looking now.
- Typographica0
I don't know what sort of life 001 lives but most of my SF friends don't have a car. If you're anywhere near a BART or Muni line you're fine.
- curedjinx0
san francisco changed my life. Coming from the south(dallas, texas) it was nice to be surrounded by screaming liberals instead of ignorant right wingers fighting for a cause they dont even have any true information to support their fight with.
with that said... i have been back in texas since december and i feel rich every day i am awake b/c of how cheap texas now seems.
I have been missing the culture, weather and general attitude of the west coast..... but the price difference is unbelievable.
The SF attitude is definitely a smug one. The southpark episode nailed it. But there is a reason they can act that way... they are surrounded by beautiful terrain and an overwhelming attitude of progression of the American culture as a whole.
I would advise anyone that can afford the move to make it. It was worth alllllllll of the ridiculous money that was spent.