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east or west; boston or sacramento

I've recently had to make a decision regarding where I want to work; a decision which I'm not sure I was ready to make. Unfortunately, life doesn't take rain checks, so my hand has been forced so to speak. I had originally narrowed my choices down to L.A., Sacramento, NYC, and Boston, but after thinking it through some more, I decided that NYC and LA were out. NYC's cost of living is just too high at a staggering 55% above DC, and LA is just... well, too LA.

As of 3 days ago, I was sure that Boston was my top choice, and Sacramento as the runner up. Now however, I'm not exactly sure. Each has its own pros and cons.

Boston is a great city, altho I'm not too into the whole historical aspect of it. In addition, my cousin Jennings (yes, thats his first name, and yes, he was named after Peter Jennings) would be there, not to mention all my housing concerns would be solved since I could just sublease from Tristan.

Sacramento on the other hand, is in CA. I just remember stepping out from the SAC airport, and being overwhelmed with the greeness of the whole city. I'm sure Tristan would agree with me when I say that I've never seen grass so green before. Granted that the whole experience was a short one, but driving along the highways out in CA felt like a scene from a movie.

I'm quite torn as to which city I'm pulling for, but hopefully I'll know by the end of next week. Dying from the heat.

Posted on Sunday, May 2, 2004 at 03:04PM by Registered CommenterKen in | Comments5 Comments

Reader Comments (5)

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May 3, 2004 | Unregistered CommenterAnthony Casalena
I'll be living in a shoebox in nyc. no thx. Maybe if you moved to NYC, and bought a giant apt, I'd sublease from you.
May 3, 2004 | Registered CommenterKen
Maybe sacramento is cheap because its boring... if its a state capitol and a town of government workers, I bet things close early and there isn't too much excitement. But maybe not.

Have you seen Sperling's Best Places? Its info about U.S. cities... here's a link to a Boston- Sacramento comparison:
http://www.bestplaces.net/city/ccmain.aspx?Lcity=0664000&Rcity=2507000&
May 3, 2004 | Unregistered Commenterrameez
hmm, the differences in starbucks is quite revealing. I guess its still too early to become a suburbanite. thx for the link rameez.
May 3, 2004 | Registered CommenterKen
oh wow.... the stats b/t the two are so different. 99 days out of the year are freezing in boston? o.O thats pretty sketchy.
May 4, 2004 | Registered CommenterKen

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