So I have discovered this place called the library. Where they'll apparently let any local yokel in, and provide them with tables and books and computers to use free of charge. To get access to the good stuff you have to prove you live within the county, but even proving that is a piece of cake. So you can sit and, in a relatively quiet environment, get work done. Without the cat wanting to play, or The People's Court tempting you to turn on the TV, or the million other things that can distract while sitting at home. There are even electrical outlets underneath every single table I've seen so far, so you can plug in the laptop while here.
There's still the internet-surfing to be thwarted, what with the free wifi and all.
I have deemed this my part-time office for the part-time job. At half-time, my job should average four hours a day. Parking at my local library is limited to three hours. So I can come down here for three hours worth of work done. And the stuff that can be done while sprawled in a La-Z-Boy with the cat on your legs and The People's Court on TV will be done at home.
As an added bonus, my local library maintains a strong non-profit library, as a cooperating collection of The Foundation Center. Which is what brought me here in the first place, to do some research in their database. That's limited to an hour a day (and I have many, many hours of research to do), so I show up, do a little research, then take over a table and pretend it's my very own office.
The only problem I've encountered thus far is the VERY LOUD children whose parents have apparently never taught them about INSIDE VOICES and LOOK THERE ARE PEOPLE TRYING TO WORK AND DO IMPORTANT THINGS HERE. But, I've got the iPod that kinda blocks them out. And I prefer them to the former co-worker who would ramble on things that they weren't very knowledgeable about and I'd have to pay attention to maintain good relations and all that.
So if you're looking for me, I'll be at the library.
Ehhhhh-xcellent.
Posted by: Joe | 05 March 2007 at 02:06 PM