Queen Street Commons - Why did I get involved?

This will be a busy weekend. We open on Monday and there is a ton of things to do as with any opening. More cleaning, furniture moving, titivating etc.

So why did I get involved? What do I hope for? What might you expect?

I have worked for myself and largely by myself for 10 years now. I love my commute. I stumble out of bed and walk a few steps to my office in the next door room. My world is online. But I miss people at work. I don't miss the meetings. I don't miss the politics. I don't miss the internal competition.

I miss belonging to a community. I miss the accidental discovery that comes from simply interacting. I miss how easy it can be to look up and se a friend across the table. I miss the jokes, banter and flirting. I miss the adventure of doing something difficult and dangerous with a cool group of people. I miss the adventure of university where we would stay late and talk about mystery. I miss playing games and being silly with friends, I miss hanging out. I miss being with special people.

I want to go back to the best of work and to the best of university.

We are doing our best to set up a place where we can find this sweet spot of life again. Pictures and news to follow