meara, I can tell you that if you're working in Jersey, most NYC-ish places you'd want to live would be a huge PITA commute, but there are apparely places for The Young People to live in New Jersey. I hear. My friend who works for some pharma company only had a decent commute from NYC when he lived in the West Village, right by the tunnel, but it's pricey.
This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jun 29, 2007 3:54:59 pm PDT #5615 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
meara - Jun 29, 2007 3:56:46 pm PDT #5616 of 10001
Yeah, I'm kinda ruling out New Jersey, because I think I'd just be bitter to be living NEAR New York, and having to pay New York prices, but not having the cool bits *right there*.
Kathy A - Jun 29, 2007 4:07:04 pm PDT #5617 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Good luck on the job hunting, meara! Unfortunately, I don't nothing about no pharma companies, especially not in DC.
I meant to post my exercise update, since I finally got my ass into the center for the first time in two months. I was still able to swim a mile, but it did take me almost 90 minutes instead of the 70 I was down to before I went on exercise-vacation.
I'm going back tomorrow afternoon to break in my new swimsuit that I just realized is three sizes smaller than the first one I got back in February, not two!
bon bon - Jun 29, 2007 4:17:49 pm PDT #5618 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Yeah, I'm kinda ruling out New Jersey, because I think I'd just be bitter to be living NEAR New York, and having to pay New York prices, but not having the cool bits *right there*.
I dunno. I work with some people who live in Jersey. It's pretty accessible via PATH but YMMV. It's also not NY prices, and the taxes are enviously low. (I'd get a 12% raise just by moving!)
OTOH, a friend (in no way related to work) works at Merck and is trying to get out. Says it's not happy there.
What about the research triangle?
brenda m - Jun 29, 2007 4:20:56 pm PDT #5619 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, I have a good friend who lives in Hoboken. Twenty minutes on the train to Manhattan, and much cheaper. She seems to like it, but I don't know more than that.
Tom Scola - Jun 29, 2007 4:23:25 pm PDT #5620 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I used to live in Hoboken, right by the City, and then reverse-commute to interior NJ. It's doable.
meara - Jun 29, 2007 4:33:28 pm PDT #5621 of 10001
Heh. You'd think y'all wanted me to move to New York! :) I'll keep that in mind. I know here in DC, it's a lot harder to reverse-commute by public transport--sure, if you're on the lines, there are trains, but they run less often, or the connecting busses do, or whatever.
Jesse - Jun 29, 2007 4:45:18 pm PDT #5622 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ain't nothing cheaper than Philly. At least, not in a northeastern city. And it's decent enough, AND close to both DC and NYC!
Cass - Jun 29, 2007 4:50:46 pm PDT #5623 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Lake Oswego (wait, I KNOW that's cool, Cass lives there!)It is! And I never even got to show you most of it. (And the commute into Portland's downtown is easy.)
Heh. You'd think y'all wanted me to move to New York! :)Do not want.
Want you to move to Portland, obviously .
Jesse - Jun 29, 2007 4:56:59 pm PDT #5624 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG, Best Week Ever just reminded me about "Trapped In The Closet" by R. Kelly, and that month when I had to sing the narration of everything I was doing. "And I'm making some copies! Making the copies!!"