Okay, not that kind of subway. I was thinking more along the lines of massive exploration via local train/bus. I live in San Francisco, a city which includes TONS of various means of public transportation. For example, there are at least 20 bus routes on which I have never ridden. There are also numerous neighborhoods I have yet to explore. I recently found myself with not a single thing I HAD to do, so I hopped on a MUNI train at a given point on it's route and rode it until it ended. I hopped off, grabbed some hot chocolate (it was freezing!), took a few photos and hopped back on. While I was in parts of town with which I was familiar, I read my book. When it was unfamiliar, I just looked out the window and I stayed on until it ended on the other side of town. It was quiet, I got through a book I was reading, I saw much of this amazingly, insanely, over the top beautiful city, I took some notes about restaurants I have been meaning to visit and it only took a buck fifty out of my pocket. Solid day time activity.
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Laid Off Camp.
Posted on Mar 2, 2009
by e-bro
I previously mentioned that a lot of people are job-free. So many that things called LaidOffCamps are springing up all over the place. The website says:
LaidOffCamp was founded in January 2009 by Chris Hutchins. It is an ad-hoc gathering of unemployed and nontraditionally employed people (including freelancers, entrepreneurs and startups) who want to share ideas and learn from each other. At LaidOffCamp, attendees will discuss topics in sessions that may include: living on an extreme budget, building your personal brand, how to be a freelance consultant and more. The first LaidOffCamp will occur on March 3, 2009 in San Francisco, CA.
I am attending this gathering in the morning with another laid off friend of mine. Like the first day of school, I am a little nervous. It says it's casual but I haven't gotten out of lounge wear in the non-weekend daytime for the past month. Anyway, we decided that we will go find a very cheap bar if it's scary. The website lists upcoming camps in tons of cities nationwide, so check it out.
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