Writing in Coffee Shops: C/D?

The precious and delicious local option is a 12-minute car ride east.

that's good to know. nice having occasional options.

i've been thinking about patronizing the kinda generic non-starbucks regional chain here because they've got a spot that's the closest thing to me, but it just looks so cramped inside i can never bring myself to weigh the cost-benefit on their prices even. so i trudge further down the block to the more credible, other regional chain. but it's one of those places that is too annoyingly full of too many kinds of lingerers, conversants, people on dates, weird neighborhood types, campus types, just far too busy a profile. the kind of place that makes you feel like you should hurry out just because you don't want to be in there with all of them.

Nothing harder than sitting a foot away from someone and trying to concentrate.

like a lot of others upthread, I can only really concentrate in a public space. headphones and droney music are necessary though.

lol "stfu lounge" sounds like my kinda place

― SEEMS TO ME (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, September 1, 2014 3:09 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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no writing allowed in the GTFO Lounge

pointless story: when I lived in houston while working on my phd I was a regular at this one place--usually weekday mornings or early afternoons--along with a lot of other student types. it was a great place because they had a full menu so you could have lunch without having to stop working. anyway, one day I made the mistake of coming in on a Saturday around lunch time. I ordered an ice tea and started in on a book I was reading as the place started to fill up with brunchers. a few minutes later the owner came over to me, stared hard at my iced tea, and asked "can I get you anything?" there was no table service at this place. I gulped down my tea and left after that.

spoiled w good doing-work-in-coffee-shop options tbh, one in particular where i sort of know the gay-couple owners and my bf is friends with the entire staff, plus it's bright inside, busy, not too comfortable, classical music always playing, everyone else is also staring into a laptop.