Jelly in Austin

I got tired of my 18 mile commute FROM work. TO work isn't too bad, but coming home is always a pain in the patootie - moving south on MOPAC during rush hour abuses both "moving" and "rush". I takes me 40 minutes and I know all the tricks. So, I decided to do something else.

With three children, difficulties exist working from home - they are always underneath and it is generally not super conducive to effective work. It can be done, but takes supreme effort. I read an article in our local newspaper a few months ago about casual co-working at various venues throughout the country. An organization of sorts manages these venues - Jelly - and they have a Jelly in Austin. On Fridays, Jelly takes over Cafe Caffeine, which is conveniently located less than two miles from me, and is on an official bike route (which goes almost from my house to the Cafe).

I've only been here twice. 1st time, it was pretty uninteresting - just a bunch of people with laptops hanging out. This time, someone from Sun And Ski is filming some promotional video, trying to convince people to follow SunAndSki on Twitter. Should be available on YouTube shortly.

Distracting? Yep. More so than working in the office on a typical Friday? Nope. Net gain for me.

August 30, 2008 by Brent Schneeman

Posted in General | 0 Comments »

Tags: