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I've enjoyed my time here. We've met some nice people and have built a decent social circle.
It is expensive to live here; just depends on the area. If you need advice on that or anything else feel free to email and I'll be glad to help.
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: built a decent social circle.
This makes me trust your opinion... I'll drop you that email explaining the full situation.
Jeremy Falcon
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Also, what are the best areas to live if I want to be able to drive to Hollywood for acting classes a couple times a week without traffic being too much of an issue.
Jeremy Falcon
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Email me and we can have a proper chat.
Also, depends, are you single? Wife, kids? All makes a difference.
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Will do man. I have meeting coming up in a few, but I shall drop a line shortly after.
Jeremy Falcon
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I'm outside of LA. Anything in particular you want to know?
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Yeah man. So far, out of all the tech people (coworkers) I've talked to, they keep on trying to scare me or some crap telling me things like LA people suck. But in my experience, the folks I've talked to on the phone from there have been awesome to chat with. So, I just want a better idea of the people.
And, I'd like like to know the best spots to live reasonablity if I want to have access to Hollywood so I can go to a couple acting classes twice a week. The one in particular I'd go to at first is in North Hollywood I believe.
And of course I want a tech job for the daytime hours.  So, any ideas of recruiters or companies hiring would be super.
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: and would like to know all about it from a tech standpoint.
Well...there's a network of faults underneath the city. Eventually, LA will suffer a BSOD. 
Marc
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Yeah, but will anyone there actually notice?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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 Can't be worse than New Orleans, it's a big toilet bowl under sea level. Next time God's decides to flush, they're gonna be screwed.
Jeremy Falcon
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LOL!
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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I grew up in the area around LA. Nothing could induce me to go back other than to cash in a huge lottery ticket and leave immediately. Los Angeles - Southern CA generally - is a cesspool. The northern part - far from the Left Coast - might be tolerable for a while, but it's still a Peoples' Republic.
Will Rogers never met me.
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As you say the only good thing about LA is getting out of it!
New version: WinHeist Version You didn't fall from the stupid tree you got dragged through the whole dumbass forest.
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No, the speed with which you get out of there is important too!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Absolutely!
New version: WinHeist Version You didn't fall from the stupid tree you got dragged through the whole dumbass forest.
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What do you mean by cesspool though? All money aside, what didn't you like about it? Just curious because I'm a couple weeks away from packing up and moving.
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy, all of Southern California is a sewer - overpriced, overcrowded, overtaxed, polluted air and water, when you can get water... And, to boot, it's filled with Liberals who believe the US Constitution is optional, and citizens' rights are what the local government or homeowners' association decide they are for the moment. There is nothing whatsoever about LA or it's surrounding environs that is worth tolerating at any wage. Wherever you are, it's better than LA.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I've been told that, but I have my reasons to go. It's not to live out until I'm dead, it's because I'm on a mission. So, I'm going regardless. But, despite all that, it can't be as bad some people expect me to believe. I'm sure NYC has its issues too.
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: I'm sure NYC has its issues too.
That's certainly true, and they're many of the same issues. Be prepared to deal with them, keep your head, and you'll survive it for the time you're there, I'm sure. Happy Trails! 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Thanks man!
Jeremy Falcon
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Do you really mean just Los Angeles and very near surrounding?
Or more of Southern California in general?
I'm in north Orange County, about an hour from downtown LA.
(Distances in Southern California are measured in travel time, since, depending on the end points, the same mileage can take quite different amounts of time!!)
There are plenty of tech companies in Southern California.
They tend to be clustered near universities (no surprise there):
Pasadena -- Caltech (my alma mater)
* JPL (I worked there, too!)
Irvine -- U.C.Irvine
* Google has a development center in Irvine
* Neudesic is another company in Irvine I know of with SW developers
* Microsoft has an office but I don't know if sales/support only.
Westwood -- U.C.L.A.
Downtown -- U.S.C. (but that's not a great area, so their related-businesses are further away)
San Diego -- U.C.S.D.
* WebSense
But not exclusively near universities:
Brea (~20 minutes from Disneyland)
* Sciex Separations (I'm here)
* Beckman Coulter
(These are not Software businesses but have significant software development efforts.)
Those are the ones I can think of without any research. I'm sure that there are many more!
"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed."
- G.K. Chesterton
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Well, I mean in particular as close to Hollywood as possible. I've done the acting thing for a while, and I want to take it seriously. It's something I do on the side though, so I'm going to want a tech job for the daylight hours. So anywhere around the LA area that could get me to one of my acting classes in Hollywood a couple times a week would be awesome.
Jeremy Falcon
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All nice areas but mostly too far from Hollywood to make it viable (other than Pasadenaa which is nice but a long way from the beach (important to me!) Westwood is very nice but probably a bit pricey.
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: other than Pasadenaa which is nice but a long way from the beach (important to me!)
How far away is far away? I'd still rather be closer to Hollywood since my acting classes[^] are there. I've already studied with Brad online, and I like him. So, I want to study with him in person.
Jeremy Falcon
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Just say it's too far for me! I live 20 minutes from the beach in a nice area with lots of amenities and stuff to do.
However, as I said, what's right for me might be suburban-hell for you!
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