Soon I'll have a respectable home-office set up, but I'll probably still work in cafes some of the time. I like getting out of the house. The Tea Lounge is really square in my zone, but the only internet there is from neighbors, tends to be unreliable. When I really need to work, I roll down to Cocoa Bar, which is not as much my scene, but has the net for real.

The people who work there are great, but I'm not the client profile the owners are gunning for. I think the music they play totally blows (lots of Coldplay and Dave Matthiews Band Live and things in that vein), and I'm not looking to buy wine by the glass or chocolate gift packages. On the upside, they have $4 hot chocolate that's worth it, and you get to meet kids who's parents bring 'em in for a treat. I like meeting young people who are just learning to be social, asking you your name, how old you are, etc. It's pretty uplifting.