putting forth effort... sort of

[rivendellrose]

Yesterday was day one of what I'm now calling "Operation Life Outside Your Apartment House," and so far... not so lively. Went out to Zokas, a very nice (and often crowded) cafe near the house, and settled down with the laptop. No, I realize this isn't the best way to look available... but I honestly can't be buggered to waste an hour and a half doing nothing just to 'look available.' Especially since for the first half hour the place was reasonably empty... and a good thing, that, since my computer has Major Battery Issues. This is what comes of hand-me-down laptops. Even with the AC adapter, it takes ten minutes of me fiddling with the damned thing to get him to recognize "oh... I'm getting a charge."

I wrote. I listened to Kate Rusby. I broke frequently to stare into space (and at the people around me). I interacted with a grand total of two people: an older (40s or so) guy who settled at the table next to me and asked me to plug his adapter in, since the outlets were next to me, and a cute guy sitting by the window on my way out, with whom I exchanged smiles because, hell, he was looking at me. Figures it'd happen on the way out.

So... Zokas, kind of a flop. I'm considering Coffee and Comics (local cafe where the price of a drip coffee (or whatever) buys you an hour with their comic collection... and a good opportunity to ask other geeks for recommendations) as my next effort. The theory, after all, is that sitting at home doesn't give opportunity to meet new people... well, neither does sitting in a cafe plugged into my laptop. Duh. Tonight's DnD, though, so that'll have to wait.

And then trying to finish the damned picture, if I get home early enough.

Comments

[capnexposition.livejournal.com]

May I recomment you avoid Coffee and Comics. The owner, Will, is one of the most notorious jerks in the Seattle comicbook scene, and has driven off many of the "cool" people with his general jerkiness...as well as a lot of the uncool people (myself included). If you want cool geeks and comic books, try Golden Age in the market. While there is no coffee service IN the store, there are about five million cool places to sit all around the store when you ask some cute geek to give you some recommendations over coffee.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Charming, and good to know. *Shakes head* I'd heard something like that, but since it was from a date who turned out to be kind of a spaz on his own special terms, I didn't put much credence in it.

The problem with Golden Age is that I actually have to make a special trip to get there - I've been looking for options 'close to home' so that it doesn't take a lot of effort for me to get out. I'm a homebody by nature, so a lot of time spent out is already a struggle sometimes. Still, might be worth a shot. Thanks for the recommendation!

[capnexposition.livejournal.com]

In that case, Sure Shot Coffee (Next door to Half-Price Books, or whichever it is) for the win. Cool owners, good coffee, high level of geek-chic.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Okay, yeah, I've been there before. They seemed nice.