Shh! don't tell anyone how awesome Portland and Bend are ;-) Lots of good things happening in both places. You are right, in Seattle you can have a new gig an h

Shh! don't tell anyone how awesome Portland and Bend are ;-) Lots of good things happening in both places. You are right, in Seattle you can have a new gig an hour from now if you want it, but it is expensive and pretentious. I grew up there, love it, but left three years ago...sure it isn't SV, but still too expensive and terrible commutes.