Wow, yeah, you definetly don't have any room to talk. Newberg is even bigger than Forest Grove, let alone Gaston. Ha-ha. The Dilbert Principle is an excellent book. Weed out the in-duh-viduals.
Easier doesn't mean better, I know. It would have been easier for me to just stay back in Canada instead of moving out here to marry my ex, have us breakup, and move in with new people 3000 miles away from home. It's been hard, but worth it. I've met tons of rad people that I would be very sad never having met. But sometimes, I just wish things were more simplistic. My life seems far too complicated sometimes.