[zkarcher]

Portland has been good to me, see this thread for inspiration: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=888065

The Portland economy is very bad right now. I recommend securing a job before you move here. There's a surplus of talent in this city, and not enough work available.

[jacobroufa]

Thanks for the link! I'm alright with being "out of a job"... I telecommute with most of my clients anyway. It's just difficult for me being physically separated from a population conducive to creativity and filled with professionals who network and meet up on a regular basis. To give you an idea of where I'm coming from, I moved to Idaho over a year ago from the Chicagoland region and being within a 1-2 hour drive from multiple meetups and networking events... So it's really the networking scene I'm missing desparately and being able to really keep a finger on the pulse of what's up and coming and where the web technology is moving.