nurgleming       03-22-2007, 11:01 am

is this a moving out of the parental units abode and onto your own, or just out of the hometown to the big city lights? what is the reason for said move?

have to say doing both at the same time is the best thing i ever did.

clavis_apocalypticae       03-22-2007, 11:07 am

Hollywood?

JohnLenin       03-22-2007, 11:08 am

officially moving out of the parent's place, and moving to the big city for a'schoolin.

clavis_apocalypticae       03-22-2007, 11:09 am

Haha, I'm a non-image posting fagit. Here ya go:

ghostrider       03-22-2007, 11:36 am

Burn the nest as you're leaving.

SexNinja       03-22-2007, 12:33 pm

Wake me up before you go


























go.

nocal       03-22-2007, 02:39 pm

even though i never have lived in hollywood, i am prepared to give you the official welcome:

enjoy waiting tables for famous people, you failure.

dent       03-22-2007, 04:49 pm

Whatever you do, do NOT fuck up your credit. Going on your own is important, but doing whatever you have to do to do it is stupid, ie; running up credit cards and not paying, talking out loans without paying them back on time, fucking up your utility bills, car insurance.

If you ruin your credit you'll be fucked for many, many years to come.

nurgleming       03-22-2007, 05:44 pm

moving out for university was the best fuckin thing i ever did, 5 years later i'm 20 grand in debt, convinced i have damaged parts of my brain through alcohol and drug abuse, have a wierd growth where they put the 2 metal pins in my thumb,dodged untold scores of sexual diseases and still don't have a degree to show for it. the BEST fucking decision you can make.... period. though i have met my future wife and have an offspring on route. have fun.

lefen       03-23-2007, 05:23 am

In my first year of living away from home I houseshared with 5 other people and in that time we recieved 2 court summons over non-payment of council tax (long story). Moral is: don't trust anyone else to sort out shit that will directly affect you.

I also suggest that you sit down with a spreadsheet or something, work out a realistic budget and then stick to it. Also, it'll be hard, but try and save some money too.

Also, don't eat like shit. Very important.

Dumbskull       03-23-2007, 07:12 am

Save more money and eat shit.

ghostrider       03-23-2007, 08:40 am

Loving the nest

mundhra       03-23-2007, 09:26 am

dent on credit: agree++

lefen on bills/budget: agree++

no one's looking out for your ass except you. don't overexend yourself.

also, you wouldn't normally worry about it but having a washing machine/dryer in your own domicile is pretty fucking convenient.

if you're lazy, you can always go to some superstore and get like a thousand paper plates and sets of plastic cutlery. that way, all you have to wash is the pot you cooked your ramen in. ^__^

ghostrider       03-23-2007, 01:23 pm

Gas station restrooms are a valuable resource for oversized tiolet paper rolls.

Don't be afraid to steal, it saves money.

Apartment complexes are great places to get free houseplants, as they are left outside doors after watering.

Sell meth or weed or both to supplement your income.

Don't forget, Dine & Dash is a great way to eat well, and keep up on your exercising*


*DO NOT try this at chinese restaurants, as they will chase you for miles

sadiesue       03-24-2007, 06:07 pm

I used to live in "the valley". You are definitely in for a culture shock, but a cool one. Do you have friends there already?
Hollywood has an interesting history. There is Laurel Canyon Blvd. that goes from the San Fernando Valley into Hollywood and a lot of musicians and actors and such lived out there in the late '60s-70s. Frank Zappa specifically and Jim Morrison used to live behind the Canyon Country store. Look up "Laurel Canyon Boulevard" and you'll see a bunch of neat information. The ruins of Houdini's house was up there, but they have since torn it down, which is too bad.

Infectionconnection       03-25-2007, 12:18 pm

A couple tips from someone who grew up in LA.

Dont call it "cali" or "lala land" or any other of those stupid ficking nicknames.
It's "California," "LA" or "Los Angeles." Nothing else quite says "Hey ya'll, i just drove in from Topeka" apart from the bush sticker on your mudflaps.

And since you're driving, get used to people not using their blinkers (or directionals or turn signals or whatever you want to call them). If you cant figure out the person passing you is going to come into your lane after he gets by you, you don't belong on the freeway. We don't need turn signals here.

And what the fuck are you doing in the fast lane when people are passing you on the right anyway? If people are passing you on the right YOU ARE IN THE WRONG FUCKING LANE. Get over, asshole (turn signal not necessary).

If you can't drive and talk on the phone, own up to it, and don't attempt it. we are much better drivers. We can deal with passing farmboys in the fastlane, people not using their blinkers answering an email and talking on the phone. We were trained like that. Know your limitations.

In fact, just take the bus. You'll save yourself alot of humiliation and anquish and you wont see get bird nearly as much.

They're not all Mexican. A lot of them are Honduran and Guatemalan, and they all work a fuck of a lot harder than you ever will so get the fuck off their case and show them some respect.