Being a senior WB commuting pilot I would never advise anyone to commute to reserve on anything unless that was the only alternative. Knowing your exact days off, not sweating getting on the airplane, relaxing drive (LAX may not be such a great drive from affordable areas) to airport and many other positives comes with holding a line.

There's no reserve nirvana in international fling when compared to holding a domestic line.

Now if you are so jounior you will be on reserve no matter what, then my best advise is to find a community within driving distanceyou to a major base base. Then reserve will seem pretty great sometimes, when nothing's happening and at least tolerable during the busy times.