Writing Log & Urban Bean Coffee Shop
As part of the compromise Phil and I have, which means I'm occasionally allowed to see other coffee shops, I got to choose where we went yesterday. Based on some recommendations, I chose Urban Bean. I liked it. The tea and chocolate croissant I had were tasty. The back room was very light and airy, with a huge picture window and a beautiful urban cityscape cutout mural. They had a lot of electrical outlets. Even when it was seated to almost-full capacity, it didn't feel crowded. I liked the ambient electronic music. It had a quiet, almost library-like atmosphere.
Drawbacks: There was no padding on the chairs/bench, the tables were a little small for 2, and the quiet made one a little self-conscious about talking to friends. Phil's drawback list was silly: it was "too clean" (!) and lacking in hummus.
Conclusion: It was nice and I'd definitely go back there, but it isn't necessarily the best place to go to hang out with friends on Saturdays. It would be a great place to study. On the other hand, it's on a direct bus line from our house, so it's definitely someplace I might go on my own to work if I'm feeling cabin fever.
Between sickness and lack of work (except for a transcription project I did at home), I hadn't been out of the house except for martial arts classes for a couple of weeks, so it was so nice to go out and see someplace new and hang out with discoflamingo, cvalenti, and bitwise.
Writing Logs
03/06/2009 - Friday, no work
* Finished redmarking Vicesteed Chapter 13. I took an ax to that baby. Um. Perhaps I should find a different metaphor.
* Penthius freewriting about alien skeletons.
* Posted writing logs.
* Updated market list from Ralan's newsletter.
* Hilarious publishing 911 "transcript": http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2009/03/publishing-911.html
* Read FFWSmallMarkets newsletter.
03/07/2009 - Saturday, no work
* Queried Doorways re "Dining on a Dead Girl's Dime."
* Submitted "The Miracle Material" to Dead Bait Anthology.
* Submitted "The Haunts of Hill Crossing" to Escape Clause Anthology.
* Submitted "The Radiator Burped" to Expanded Horizons.
* Submitted "These Things Take Time" to Alternative Coordinates.