Library!!
Posted in Life on 09/22/2007 05:07 pm by enjanerdSince I moved into my current domicile 1.5 years ago, I’ve been to my local library 3 times — all to vote. Basically, just in and out before normal library hours in their community meeting room area.
Today, I decided to go check out the library and try to get some homework done. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my headphones so I wasn’t able to listen to lectures and block out the guy learning Arabic across the table, but otherwise, it worked out splendidly! There are about 20 or so double study cubicles (2 desk/cubes facing each other with a divider in between) lining the exterior of the non-fiction, periodicals, and reference sections. There were about a half dozen or so chairs dispersed around with those too. There’s a word processing area, computers with internet access, large tables for groups to work together, and a “teen sanctuary.”
Oh! And free Wi-Fi! :)
It looks like I’ll have to get there much earlier next time to get a primo studying spot at one of the cubbies. Those areas were super-quiet though, so I think it’ll be worth the [minimal] effort. I also got a library card and checked out a couple books that have been sitting on my amazon list that I wasn’t sure if I wanted to buy.
Best thing about the library: Quiet
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Next consideration: getting a bike. I don’t walk around or do outdoorsy stuff like bike much, but I’m thinking that my apartment is close enough to certain places, that I feel wasteful driving there. I could walk, but I always think I’m in too much of a hurry. But a bike would totally make up the difference. Save gas, don’t have to look for parking, and for the places I have in mind, I don’t think it would make a significant difference in time. Metro (1 mile), library (1.5 miles), Giant (0.75 miles), CVS (0.5 miles), Edgardo’s (0.5 miles)… Hm, this sounds like something I should look on Craigslist for. I think I will!
09/22/2007 at 22:14
Bikes and libraries are outstanding. I recommend a “cruiser” style bike, with a chain guard and a comfy saddle.
09/23/2007 at 09:49
Ooh, thanks! I looked up how to pick a bike yesterday and there lots of recommendations for road bikes and hybrids. But I’ve always had trouble with switching gears (maybe because I never actually learned..?), so I had a cruiser in mind.