I live in Collierville and unless I want to drive the SUV (and crash and burn and die and never finish my novel because I can't DRIVE that beast) I'm stuck cajoling and bribing my mother to be less overprotective of her car so I can get anywhere in the city. While I can make it to some Memphis things, it's difficult, especially with my erratic work schedule that usually has me busy all weekend and bored all week.
That said, I wanted to shout out to all my Collierville (and Germantown! depending on how close you lot are) peeps and see who's out there and if anyone wanted something unofficial in town? I know for small groups we might be able to raid the Avenue's B&N Starbucks, but there's possibly the library, too. If anyone else has any other ideas that'd be great because after six-and-a-half years here I still don't know crap about the town, let alone where any decent-sized group of people could linger for an extended period of time and write at low/no-cost.
It's my first year doing this and as much as I love my baby novel, I'm needing a little more encouragement than an eyeroll and condescending smirk from my mother and a sweet IM here or there from my friend in England. (She is very helpful, but I need some face-to-face with this.) I'm catching myself lagging already and really wanna get in on this communal insanity. I think it'd majorly help get my butt in gear and feel like I'm not the only one. (Yes, I've seen the numbers, but I still feel like a lonely fish in a big sea of plot holes.)
That said (longer than I'd meant...), who's out there? Talk to me, people! I'm really nice, I promise! *gets suddenly shy*
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Nov 5, 2009 - 09 21
There are some Germantown people around here somewhere. I don't live in Germantown but I work there (after a 15-20 minute drive but I digress) so it's not a huge deal for me to come out to Collierville sometimes. Unfortunately, my work schedule is a beast. Today I work afternoon/evening. Tomorrow, 6 AM to 3 PM. Blah on that :P Anyways, I will probably be able to do something next week out there at least once. I don't get my schedule til Friday afternoons though, sometimes Saturday depending on how dumb certain people can be.
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Nov 5, 2009 - 11 58
TOTALLY get that. The work bit. Our schedules are SUPPOSED to be posted on Wednesdays, but how often does that happen? Yeah... Lol. I work this evening/night and then I'm actually off til next week. I don't have that schedule yet, though. Need to grab it tonight. The fun one is call-ins. I have to call them one hour before I'm scheduled to ask IF they need me. I have one of those Saturday but will still try to make it to both unofficial things at the Wolfchase B&N.
Also, amusing tidbit. Takes me about 15-20 minutes to get to MY job and I live IN Collierville lol.
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