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Change of Locale

Thursday, August 11th, 2005 | life

Since I have no time on my working days to work on my freelance stuff, and I have yet to purchase a desk and chair from a certain Swedish Affordable Furniture/Lifestyle Company, I have decided that I shall find locales where I can concentrate, and let the creative juices flow.

That of course rules out Outwrite, because a man who can actually get work done in there must have an iron sense of concentration, or a boyfriend who plugs him satisfactorily every morning, day, and night.

And since I’m not the latter, I decided to stop by this cool coffeeplace called octane on Marietta Street. A coffee bar & lounge, octane has a very industrial-chic look. Bright Eyes was playing when I got in, and it reminded me so much of Diesel Cafe in Davis Square, my place of refuge when I spent that one summer in Boston.

The clientele is undeniably young, hip, and creative. The place itself is located in a reviving warehouse/loft area at the intersection of Howell Mill and Marietta Street, with some urban chic apartments popping up around it. There are also quite a few imaging/graphic design companies in the area too. The high ceilings of lofts is quite en vogue amongst designer circles now.

I had two chai-lattes, and one of their panini sandwiches, a prosciutto/cheese/basil lovely served with terra chips. You can also request a mug, if you want to save a tree. The employees are nice and warm, and cute, in a very “hipster” kind of way.

I also got a big chunk of my planned work done, and I think i shall be back here soon.

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