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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Writing Spots
Well, I bit the bullet the other day and went and got a library card. It costs $12 here in Calgary... I dont' remember having to pay in other places but?? Who knows. Anyhow, it's a good deal for a year's worth of access to books and dvds and wireless! Yup, they have free wireless access if you bring in your laptop... So I've decided that this could my next cheaper, leaner place to go and blog or write. At least in the winter-time. In the summertime I can always go outside and take my bike and laptop and go and find a nice little park bench or picnic table somewhere! The potentials are endless, but here in the wintertime, it needs to be somewhere indoors. With Starbucks, I also feel like I need to buy something when I come in here. I can't just waltz in and sit down at a table and start typing and using their wireless! Well, I could... but I'm not sure how long that would last. The other great thing is that I have my iPod and I can bring whatever background music I want with me... Right now, I'm listening to Hooked on Swing... Usually Starbucks has some of those older styled songs (Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, etc)... but today, that's not on the menu, so... I bring my own... I just have to get creative in my writing opportunities! There are probably many more places I could go to type away... I was thinking it might be cool to take my laptop to the Glenbow museum and see what I could find to write about there! I'm trying to think of inside places that are free to access (don't have to buy anything)... Mind you, I would have to pay an admission fee to the Glenbow... Hmm... how about community centres??? Anybody have any ideas out there?? There is the Farmer's Market... if you can get a table to sit at... I'm pretty close to the Military Museums... but probably admission there as well... Let me know if any of you have any bright ideas!
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OK I'll give this a try.how about: the back or a corner in a church in the poorest are of town; lots of places on a University campus;some sort of center where the homeless and poor hang out; Community recreation center; waiting are of hospital: waiting area near Emergency; art gallery (that might cost you): usually if you take out memberships in places like museums etc., it costs a lot less in the long run; join a writers club for ideas and stimulation of that 'right brain' and more creativity....maybe something else will come up later. have a great day
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