It's still warm and (mostly) sunny in New Haven, with temperatures in the 70s. Since the wi-fi at the apartment has all but disappeared, I've tried a new routine, which involves using the wi-fi in local cafes. On the way to the Beinecke Library I pass a cafe called 'Koffee' - seen here. So, at about 8am each morning I call in at Koffee and have a coffee. Which then entitles me to an hour online. I use it to catch-up on emails and the BBC and Guardian websites in order to find out what's going on the world (you can't really discover that by watching TV or listening to the radio). And that takes me to 9am, when the Beinecke opens. Between 9am and 5.30 (or 6pm: the precise duration depends on my stamina) I'm working in the reading room at the Beinecke - which is plush and quiet, though quite warm and a bit airless. I usually take a break at about 12.45, have a walk through the campus and find somewhere for a sandwich. On the way back 'home', I call in at Koffee again (I'm there now), and do some more online business - e.g. downloading essays to mark, draft chapters of dissertations to comment on, bits of admin. - for about an hour. Then perhaps I pick up some food for the evening-meal at a local shop (which is very expensive, at least if you want fresh ingredients). I get back to the apartment at about 7pm, then have the evening to work on the radio-scripts, with a break for cooking. That, I think, will be my default routine. But it will be nice to break it every now and then. I worked last weekend, so I'm tempted to have this coming Saturday off and catch the train to Boston. Until then, though, its mostly just me at the Beinecke.
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
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