Show no quarter!

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[Poll #1417382]Duke it out in the comments. Try to change each other's minds. Try to make up our minds. This is a public post, so get other people involved. Pull no punches (except at each other's privacy).

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[lorimt]

Boston has literally dozens of colleges! One could get a Master's degree in practically anything. Not only that, it has lots of tech companies, bio companies, and (even more, it seems) biotech companies.

We've also got Mudd folk (iluvsheep, zwilichkl, fabricant, leech all live nearby, there are some others around too) and piles of cool non-Mudd folk (7+ within 2.5 blocks of my house). We have games nights on order of 3 times a week, drawing on what I will estimate is one of the best game collections around. There's good rock climbing, indoors and outdoors - iluvsheep is climbing a couple times a week. There are interesting small towns up and down the coast as well as lots of hiking options (from the very low key to the fairly energetic).

Massachusetts is full of shiny things to do: New England Pirate Faire, Roller Derby, and a Tango Festival are all this weekend, along with dozens of other events. We've got a world class aquarium, several world class museums, the museum of bad art for balance, a large and active kink scene (or so I'm told) and sports (for people who like that sort of thing).

That's all I've got off the top of my head - more as I think of things. :)

[lorimt]

Oh - Archery! I don't know enough to tell quality, but there seem to be lots of tournaments, and at least a few coaches/ranges within half an hour or so of Cambridge.

[iluvsheep.livejournal.com]

Hey, I know those people!

Seriously though, the people are awesome in Boston. We have a score or so in our social group all within a couple block radius (and the MIT kiddies you haven't met are every bit as awesome as the Mudders you know and love), but in my various meanderings off the beaten track, I've run into scores more of really interesting, young, awesome people. I think that very few places have such a high concentration of cool, young people. I blame the bevy of institutions of higher learning.

As alluded to earlier, I do usually go climbing 2-3 times/wk. We have an amazing climbing gym 30 minutes away (15 without traffic), and I would enjoy more belay partners. I've barely scratched the surface of the outdoor stuff, but it's around and really quite good if you're willing to drive for a hour or two.

I don't know if you play or are interested in learning, but there is also a weekly pickup game of ultimate a couple blocks away that a bunch of us attend.

On the topic of making big, scary decisions that deeply affect two people. Katy and I have had a lot of luck with writing down all the factors that we can think of and scoring each alternative for each of the factors (Ex: Public Transit - Boston: 5 of 5, Seattle: 3 of 5). Then you each get 100 weighting points to divy out amongst the factors. Then, chug the numbers and see what comes out ahead.

Of course, it should inform the decision making process, rather than being the decision making process. I've always found in very elucidating to see Katy's weights, and (in my experience) knowing what they care about and how much really does help guide the discussion.