Dang, finally made the move. I am sooo tired. LA seems cool enough, but I'll have to find out more over time. My first day at Neversoft is tomorrow and I'm looking forward to that. I'm gonna miss the art team at Mythic, especially Mojo and Doc_Rob, *cry*. At least I stole Arshlevon to keep me company.
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Scott
Buy a GPS for your car. (invaluable!)
Steer clear of west hollywood, there's another area you really don't wanna go but the name escapes me for now. Begins with a G, ho well I'm sure someone will warn you.
Have fun with Neversoft
I visited L.A. last September. Man would I have to be paid a crap load of money to live there. Don't get me wrong, it was lovely. I'm just way too much of a small town girl!
I'll have to pay you a visit once you get settled in.
Congrats on the move.
If you want to keep up your 2D skills, check out the Animator's Union for cheap classes taught by amazing artists.
When E3, Siggraph, and the San Diego Comic Con roll around you'll find it much easier to hop on the freeway to get there than having to book a flight and hotels and all that jazz.
I worked at Treyarch before moving up to Seatle and Activision seems like a good publisher to work for, and I've had friends at Neversoft that said it was a great developer to be at. Good move man.
If you have any questions about the area in general, just let me know. I grew up in OC and lived in the valley for about 5 years. The cost of living isn't really all that bad, unless you're eating out all the time and clubbing it every weekend. Rent isn't too bad if you look around, but if you ever want to buy a house, forget it.
Thanks!
Yeah I'm working on GUN. Today was my first day and I gotta say I had a blast. I can really see myself enjoying this place. Already half way done my first character. Woo Hoo!
Arshlevon's girl took me out for some rocking Sushi.
i will be in LA for a few days before i goto Austraila.. just enough time to fire bomb your house for taking out my girlfriend
good luck there, LA seems like an OK place to live, have fun!
and siggraph is in boston next year :P
congratulations on the new job!
i hope it's working out fer ya.