Where should I go next?

[nycwriters]

... and anyone says "to hell" and I'll flick you on the nose.

Job's about driving me nuts. One day back and I'm already irritated. A new record. I came into the office in a GREAT mood ... rested, happy.

Now I can't wait to get home.

So that's it. Time for me to go job hunting.

Having some leverage and flexibility ... where's my next adventure.

I'm actually considering either London or San Fran ... but I'm open to other ideas.

Where's a cool place in the world to live and work?

Find me my new adventure.

[Klynne]

NYC,

Are you really sick of your job, or sick of where you live?

You are a very good writer, so what do you want to write about? What interests you? What kind of climate do you like?

Sorry that I am answering your questions with questions.

One more question, do you do any free lance work?

[Klynne]

If you like a nice climate, and affordable living, south east asia is nice. Thailand.

[zenbabe]

San Diego!!!!!!

[Klynne]

Originally posted by zenbabe
San Diego!!!!!!

Is it still kind of pricey to get an apartment there? Well, I guess it could not be any more than a place in NY.

[nycwriters]

I'm not a writer anymore Klynne ... haven't been in years. I'm an editor. I edit and design.

I love this city, but am not happy with the job at the moment. I've been feeling like this for two years now. It's an incredibly hard office to work in, it's finally wearing me down. (I could tell stories that would probably horrify you).

I'd love to find something else here in NYC, but it's a very tight market.

So either someone gives me a good suggestion for a new place to explore, or I'll do what I've done before -- throw a dart at a map.

I'm even contemplating Oz.

[Hermione]

I would love to live and work in london. Orange County, CA is nice and relaxing.. kinda boring though. My vote is for London.

[zenbabe]

San Diego!!!!

(yes, costs about the same as NY)

[Hermione]

I haven't been to SD in about a year. I love it there

[nycwriters]

Ok, investigate SD. - check

[Klynne]

Originally posted by nycwriters
I'm not a writer anymore Klynne ... haven't been in years. I'm an editor. I edit and design.

I love this city, but am not happy with the job at the moment. I've been feeling like this for two years now. It's an incredibly hard office to work in, it's finally wearing me down. (I could tell stories that would probably horrify you).

I'd love to find something else here in NYC, but it's a very tight market.

So either someone gives me a good suggestion for a new place to explore, or I'll do what I've done before -- throw a dart at a map.

I'm even contemplating Oz.

Do you miss writing? Do you like editing?

[nycwriters]

I like coaching and mentoring .. don't get to do a lot of that anymore where I am.

I just emailed Sharon Stone's hubby. Hopefully he'll call.

[Hermione]

I hope he calls too:)

I really admire you for wanting to pack up and move to another city. I would be so scared. I would love to do it though.. one day.. you never know.. hehe:)

[lapietra]

San Francisco would be nice and relaxing... beautiful, nice weather. Calming. :) Good people. Lots of cute gay men. :D

Of course - you'd have to change your screen name to GGBWriters or SFBWriters or something like that...

[sparticle]

I would tell you to come to Cleveland, that it is the glittering center of a cosmopolitan hotbed of writers and artists the like of which has not been seen since Dorothy Parker et al. held forth at the Algonquin Round Table, but that would just be a bunch of bullshit I made up because I would like a friend who lives near me and you'd probably figure that out pretty quickly and get mad and leave.

[amanda]

Originally posted by sparticle
I would tell you to come to Cleveland, that it is the glittering center of a cosmopolitan hotbed of writers and artists the like of which has not been seen since Dorothy Parker et al. held forth at the Algonquin Round Table

I thought the Algonquin was a hotel in New York City. The round table was in the center of the hotel's restaurant.

[trisherina]

like this (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/algonquin_round_table.html)

[nycwriters]

Aw Spart, that's almost tempting! :)

But here's the nature of this city and my job.

I'm watching Growing up Gotti tonight (don't ask me why, I was) ... and at the end Victoria's going on a rant about a fashion spred our paper did for fashion week with her boys in it .. and that was a spred I did/worked on! I chuckled. I did the design and editing, I didn't do the content, so I'm safe.

[topcat]

tough it out nyc, plenty of other place to work in ny

[nycwriters]

Originally posted by amanda
I thought the Algonquin was a hotel in New York City. The round table was in the center of the hotel's restaurant.

I think she was being sarcastic.

Topcat. Yeah. But not for a Canuck. I'll just have to put out a few feelers, because I really do love this city. Unless I hear from San Fran.

[topcat]

also you might want to check out D.C.

[sparticle]

Originally posted by amanda
I thought the Algonquin was a hotel in New York City. The round table was in the center of the hotel's restaurant.

Um, yes, it was. I was implying that we had an identical cultural attraction right here on the banks of the brightly burning Cuyahoga.

Actually, we used to: the glittering salon of literary lights, bookies, iron workers and off-duty firemen in O'Donnell's Tap House, but it's been years since I had so many drinks I was under the host. :cool:

[amanda]

gotcha. for a second, I thought you were confusing New York with Cleveland, which is an easy thing to do.

[sparticle]

Originally posted by amanda
gotcha. for a second, I thought you were confusing New York with Cleveland, which is an easy thing to do.

Indeed. Every morning I wake up and say, "Now, what the hell have they done with the Statue of Liberty? Ooops, wait a minute, there we are.....I can see the chimney stacks down at LTV Steel -- it's all coming back to me now...."

[daverbee]

Charlotte, NC.
Job market like Atlanta without the insanity of living in Atlanta.
Close to the Great Smoky Mountains.
What more could you want?

[chuckie egg]

Manchester - cheaper than London, and the people are friendlier.

Oh yeah.. and I live there! ;)

[sparticle]

Have you ever been to the American West? New Mexico is so beautiful. Don't know how easy it would be to find a job there, but there are days I think I'd gladly wait tables or scrub floors for a chance to see a Taos sunset every night. If I were single I'd have gone by now.

[imdrsmooth]

Straight to the MOON!

*KAPOW*

[Clytie]

figure out what you love...and do it

[tsunamimom]

>>Manchester - cheaper than London, and the people are friendlier.>>

I love Manchester. If it wasn't for the work situation, I'd have moved there. I was living in North Wales, just 14 miles from Chester before we moved to the States.

Do they still have 'exclusively gay space' down by the canal, or have they seen sense and abandoned that particular bit of nonsense...?

[chuckie egg]

Originally posted by tsunamimom
I love Manchester. If it wasn't for the work situation, I'd have moved there. I was living in North Wales, just 14 miles from Chester before we moved to the States.

Do they still have 'exclusively gay space' down by the canal, or have they seen sense and abandoned that particular bit of nonsense...?

Oooo.. whereabouts exactly in Wales? I was only over there last weekend. Are you originally British?

Canal Street area is still the 'Gay Village' but its not exclusively gay. Its a great night out down there.

[melissa]

Portland is great, if you don't mind the rain. I imagine Seattle is the same as far as weather goes if you want a bigger city in the Pacific NW. But the job market in Portland is the suckiest right now.

[Coffee]

San Francisco...Or maybe...The City of 7 Hills.

Then there is Frisco (but don't call it that, it annoys the locals) as a good possible third choice.

And lastly, although these are a bit of a stretch, and I hesitate to mention them...Oakland or Berkeley.

Note how I am offering several choices rather than just one that is near me...like some selfish monkeys :(

[tsunamimom]

>>Oooo.. whereabouts exactly in Wales? I was only over there last weekend. Are you originally British?>>

I lived in Flint - lovely Flint on the Marsh... I'm originally from London though - have been in the States for 3 1/2 years.

>>Canal Street area is still the 'Gay Village' but its not exclusively gay. Its a great night out down there.>>

I used to go with a couple of friends of mine, but there were a couple of bars that tried to make their places 'gay exclusive' - sounds like they abandoned that idea...

[dinzdale]

Originally posted by tsunamimom
whereabouts exactly in Wales?

Bangor :)

[chuckie egg]

Originally posted by dinzdale
Bangor :)

:p

[nycwriters]

Heh, Chuckie, I have a buddy who works for Ericsson in Manchester ... what's the local rag there?

[chuckie egg]

The Manchester Evening News (http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk)

[nycwriters]

Thanks! :)

I'm looking at all those "u"s -- and "s" in words like realise ... guh, I'd have to unlearn all my AP style ... but life's an adventure no?

[chuckie egg]

Originally posted by nycwriters
Thanks! :)

I'm looking at all those "u"s and "s" in words like realise ... guh, I'd have to unlearn all my AP style ... but life's an adventure no?

theres a "u" in realise?

hehe
:D

[nycwriters]

fixed it ms. smarty. :p

[chuckie egg]

hehe :D

[Frieda]

if you're looking for a great place to live, come here and bring an umbrella. but if you're looking for a job too, don't come here..

[chuckie egg]

haha! Yeah, ditto to the umbrella thing..

[priceyfatprude]

Originally posted by topcat
also you might want to check out D.C. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

OMG.


Sorry Topcat, nothing against you. NYC will know why I'm laughing.

[drivinmissdaisy]

Colorado. Laid back not to mention beautiful. Boulder is in the valley and doesn't get too too cold.

[Aphrodite]

You could always try the Globe and Mail! Free health care....

[nycwriters]

hahaha, but a 43% tax rate Aphro!!! :o

PFP ... buh? J-ho?

[Coffee]

SF Bay awesomeness...World class resturants...One of the World's premier wine producing regions just a bit north. Several major newspapers that could use a good spell checker :D . Natural beauty, Lots of cultural pastimes ( I hear...not that I partake much of it). High as fark rents though. :(

Where's SmartyP? No doubt he knows the place better than I do.

[nycwriters]

So, just to keep ya'll apprised, cos I know you really really wanna know.

Feelers out to:

San Fran, San D, hometown, Sydney, London and Manchester.

[sparticle]

Cal, Aus and GB all rock, and I bet you'd love any one of them. I hear San Diego and SF are almost as cool as Cleveland. *evil grin*

[rmr]

go to chicago..........the only place worth going to ;)

trib
suntimes
chicago reader

[nycwriters]

I had THE rudest and worst interview of my career at the Sun Times. I was astounded by how nasty they were.

But the Trib is good.

[rmr]

i know they were but maybe .......new people ....new building :) ???? thank you trump.
reader would be great but no money.............how about CHICAOG MAGAZINE or PLAYBOY (h.q. in chicago)

[Audreyvgs]

I went to High School with Dave Hoekstra of the Sun Times...he's been there for years and years...

[priceyfatprude]

Originally posted by nycwriters
PFP ... buh? J-ho? But of course.

How about Boston? "My boy's wicked smaht!"

[sparticle]

Originally posted by priceyfatprude
But of course.

How about Boston? "My boy's wicked smaht!"

I'm going to Boston Thursday -- it's a great city.

[Aphrodite]

What kind of weather do you prefer?

Do you want to experience each season in its full intensity?
Do you want to be warm year round?
Do you love the ocean?
Which do you absolutely refuse to live through....Tornadoes? Earthquakes? Hurricanes? Blizzards?

[madasacutsnake]

but that would just be a bunch of bullshit I made up because I would like a friend who lives near me and you'd probably figure that out pretty quickly and get mad and leave.

Um. About that good stuff I said about here.......


Don't forget to pack one of these for the UK:

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[chuckie egg]

Originally posted by madasacutsnake
Don't forget to pack one of these for the UK:

<img src=http://www.hangar18surplus.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/15950.jpg>

uh?!

*confused face*

[madasacutsnake]

No decent showers. Those tiny boxes on the wall which dribble lukewarm water are not showers.

[chuckie egg]

aha, hehe.

Well, I know what you mean, but they're not all like that I can assure you :)

[madasacutsnake]

There's one in a B and B in Aberdeen that is not like that. I can give you the address if you want.

[chuckie egg]

I dont go past Aberdeen much if I can help it, if I ever do though, I'll let you know! :D

[nycwriters]

Originally posted by drivinmissdaisy
Colorado. Laid back not to mention beautiful. Boulder is in the valley and doesn't get too too cold.

My coworker just got a job as sports copy chief for the Post in Denver.