Hi everyone!
I'm sitting here at 33 Revolutions trying to start my novel ( a couple of days in, and I'm already behind. Eek!). Anyway, in order to procrastinate even more, I thought I'd drop y'all a note to see if anyone is interested in doing write-ins here a day a week, or if there are other good cafes you had in mind. I love this one because its big, spacious, inexpensive yet hip, independent, and has delicious organic goodies and coffees and teas. There's plenty of big tables and outlets we can commandere. But I'm definitely open to other spots.
I'm thinking Monday or Tuesday evenings, because Wednesday is spoken for by the Lake Merrit peeps (I work in Lake Merrit, so was planning to go there on that day) and Thursday is a no-go for me. Saturday mornings, post-farmer's market, could also work.
Any takers?
Blessings on your work and blissings on your process,
Rebecca
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Nov 3, 2008 - 16 31
PS - 33 Revolutions is in El Cerrito right near the theater; it's a hop-skip-and-a-jump away from the El Cerrito Bart, right on the corner of San Pablo and Center.
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Nov 3, 2008 - 17 14
Tuesday would be great for me- I know 33 Revolutions and think it would be great! does 6 to 8:30 work?
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Nov 3, 2008 - 17 20
Yes! I'd come to this one. Tuesday's best for me.
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Nov 4, 2008 - 00 16
Sure, I'd love to come. Any day works just fine, although tomorrow, being Election Day, may not be so ideal. Otherwise, I'm there!
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Nov 4, 2008 - 00 21
Tomorrow is not do-able but the following Tuesday I am in! see you there...
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Nov 4, 2008 - 02 28
Albany's by far the closest I've found, so I'm in... if the location and time suit! Is there any chance of finding a place along Solano?
I wish El Cerrito B&N would allow unlimited use of their cafe space. Er... or maybe it's not so ideal after all.
Ummm, being that this is my maiden voyage with NaNo, and I haven't quite gotten to the part where I figured it all out--- can anyone tell what exactly goes on during a write-in? :)
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Nov 6, 2008 - 10 59
Revolution is probably the most spacious place in the area. I will be there next tuesday, but I wonder about the availability of power outlets.
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Nov 6, 2008 - 13 06
Could someone bring a power strip with multiple outlets that we could plug into the wall, and then we could all have a source of juice for our computers? Let me know... I think I have a spare somewhere about.
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Nov 8, 2008 - 11 48
I just got the announcement for write-ins in the East Bay... Why don't we set up our own? This Tuesday @ 33revolutions, drop ins from 5 - 10 pm? How does that sound? Send me NaNoMail if you're in.
Hope everyone's having a great weekend-- There's a 10K Word War going on for the weekend. I'm going to be using that to get all caught up. The excitement over the election caused me to lose a day or two. :-)
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Nov 8, 2008 - 17 02
I love it! I'll definitely be there on Tuesday evening. There are a pretty fair amount of outlets here, but a few power strips would be great, too.
I just emailed the NanoWriMo East Bay peeps and told them we were doing it, so hopefully it will go out on the next email.
Blissings,
Rebecca
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Nov 13, 2008 - 19 54
Hi, L.A. WriMo here. *waves* I'll be up in Berkeley this weekend, in walking distance of San Pablo and Alameda, and was wondering if anyone is planning to meet up for a write in at 33 Revolutions or anywhere around the area on Sat., Sun., or Mon. I'd love to get to know some NaNoers up in the fabulous Bay Area and put some good writing time in at the same time.
Cheers!
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Nov 14, 2008 - 08 12
Good possibility for me of bright and early on Monday morning. It will be my reward when and if I catch up to the word count goal.
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Nov 15, 2008 - 00 29
I'm sorry I couldn't be there on Tuesday night. I hope it went well! I'll definitely try to make it this coming Tues., depending on how exhausted I am from my flight from Charlotte, NC.
I hope everyone's coming along well with their works-in-progress. I appear to be totally stalled. Life is winning out over art. ::sigh::
DG
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Nov 15, 2008 - 18 05
I hope to join y'all on Tuesday. I'm a bit behind due to the election and a 3-day trip to Texas, but I am GOING to catch up.
I work best on BART, so I'm thinking about riding BART back and forth one day until my computer dies. Is that weird?
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Nov 16, 2008 - 18 48
I went to my very first write-in today in Berkeley, and it was a lot of fun. I'm really looking forward to our write-in on Tuesday now. I will personally buy a yummy vegan truffle for the person who wins the first word war. (And I know it won't be me because I suck at word wars!)
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Nov 17, 2008 - 07 10
What a fabulous idea!!!!! I might try that as well.
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Nov 17, 2008 - 22 48
Cheers!
Sorrry we never got to meet up. Have a good flight tomorrow, and good luck on the word count!
L'amore della belleza e Gusto. La creazione della belleza e L'arte.
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Nov 18, 2008 - 18 41
If anyone is here now, I'm in the corner near the front, in a lime green chair. I just bought myself a truffle because I won the word war (with myself, of course).
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Nov 19, 2008 - 21 07
I think I might FINALLY make it tomorrow morning... if I don't find something/someone in the Hercules/Pinole area. I'm aiming for 10 AM
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Nov 20, 2008 - 21 10
Heh, I furtively eyeballed the patrons when I went in, but couldn't determined if anyone there was a NaNo participant. I had some suspicions. A girl two tables away had a mini notebook/netbook that was the virtual twin of mine. 'Cept hers was an Asus, mine Msi. Hmmm...
Anyone going again before the 25th?
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Nov 20, 2008 - 22 25
I love writing at 33 R. I'm planning on writing there most of the day tomorrow, Friday, from late morning to early evening? working on a 5 hour word war. I'm a bearded guy, probably on a couch or at a booth table, writing on my little alphasmart neo 'cessor.
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Nov 21, 2008 - 22 16
Argh. Just saw this now. I could use a good, live word war. Though anyone can beat me-- I am from the school of two-finger typing. I think... I think I'll hit 33R on Monday. Tomorrow, it's gonna be the Hercules Library for me.
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Nov 22, 2008 - 13 30
Or Starbuck's, because i just came from the bus stop, and am feeling to lazy to trudge all the way to the Library. Right now, at least.
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Nov 24, 2008 - 20 36
Hi all,
I'll be at 33R Tuesday from about 5ish to 7ish. I'm a dark-headed gal, I'll be typing on a mac, and I've got a nanowrimo sticker on my laptop. I'll also likely be wearing huge headphones because I'm an avid eavesdropper and need to block that out to work. But I welcome any word war! I really want to get to 43,000 by the end of the night tomorrow because I've got a busy rest of the week planned.
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Nov 25, 2008 - 11 22
I should be there. I hope. I'm still in the low 30Ks. Oh mi, oh my. Were we supposed to let someone know so they could get some sort of headcount and reserve an area? Oh... I'll be on a little MSI Wind.
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Nov 28, 2008 - 13 57
I'm heading down to 33R right now and will be there for the next few hours. If anyone is wanting some post-Thanksgiving writing, I'll be down there. I'll definitely be with my big headphones, and will be in a grey & black sweater or a black hoodie.
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Nov 28, 2008 - 22 04
There will be a one-last-time write-in at the Pinole Peet's Coffee from 6-9, if anyone wants to join in. I'm meandering between going and attending another event. Maybe I'll hit 50K by tomorrow morning :D