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« on: March 27, 2009, 11:33:50 AM »
So I made one last attempt at finding a job in Cleveland, had the interview last Friday, and got the call today that they "decided to hire a girl instead". I've been living here for almost a decade, and I have to give up my apartment and move elsewhere within the next two weeks. I'm really nervous about it since I have no car, no savings, and a ton of shit to store.
I managed a wine bar here for about a year, it closed a few months back so I receive an unemployment check once a week that will continue for about 4 more months. Problem is, the unemployment doesn't cover all of my bills, so each month I stay here I accrue more and more debt.
I've spoken to a bunch of friends that live around the country, and I have a few options as to where I can stay for awhile, but I'm looking for some opinions on these cities as I've never been to a few of them:
Denver - college roommate has a house that he lives in alone, half a mile from downtown. I've never been to CO to visit him, and it seems like most bands skip over the city when touring. It also seems like Denver is about a thousand miles from anything else remotely interesting to me.
Ft. Lauderdale/Boca Raton - my cousin just split with her husband and moved here from Pittsburgh. I'd have my own room in an apartment 8 blocks from the beach. She works in a cool little pizza place with about 10 cute single girls that are my age, and I've already been promised a bartending gig. I've read a lot about the south florida music/art scene being huge right now, but this is pretty far away from all of that right?
Brooklyn - my best friend from grade school lives here, i've been out to visit him probably 5 times in the last 3 years. He lives in a pretty fucking snobby/trendy area (31st st. and 3rd ave. if I remember correctly) right near prospect park. I talked to him about it last night, I'd have a free place to stay until the end of the summer. Problem is, his place is tiny, I'd be staying in his living room on the couch/bed and could only bring a duffle bag of clothes and that's pretty much it. Another problem, dude's been in nyc for almost 4 years now and has made like zero friends, i could really see him sitting around in the apartment all summer, seriously impeding my masturbation schedule.
Any words of wisdom would be appreciated. Is it possible to find under-the-table work in Brooklyn (so as to keep my unemployment)? Is Denver a cool town if you hate hippies? Is Florida really all that bad? Will you be my friend?
Look for a "for sale" thread coming soon from me, as I'm going to need some extra cash to store all my junk. All new-ish releases that everyone will give me shit about selling for profit.