I promise that LA isn't as bad as they say it is! It just depends on where you are. I avoid any neighborhood with "Hollywood" in the name, or anything adjacent to them. It's really the transplants coming to LA who were the most popular kids in their small town high schools and want to emulate Entourage. They tend to move to those neighborhoods. For those of us who just grew up here in the suburbs it's a totally different experience. There's a lot of cool stuff here, and the weather is unbeatable!

My main thing right now is getting my foot in the door with part time gigs and seeing if something turns out to be sustainable and reliable enough. Would be amazing to be one of those people who make their living on here (or even part of it) but I am under no illusions that would be easily accomplished overnight.