This weekend I had my very first, multi-hour experience in a Starbucks.

This may seem like a non-event for many of you, but I’m not prone to holing up  in a Starbucks with a latte in one hand and bestseller novel in the other.

Not that I have anything against the notion – I just haven’t done it.

Anyhow, my experience involved a “premium” Hot Chocolate, a netbook, and a 3G cellphone.  And all in all, it was pleasant… ish.  The particular Starbucks I was at was rather small, and the angle of the sun at that time of day was such that it made seeing my netbook screen a little difficult at times.  That, and I was situated right beside a high traffic area.

But I accomplished what I needed to accomplish online.  No, I wasn’t there to soak in the ambience – I had a task to perform, and I’m happy to say that it went off suprisingly well.  I’ll attribute that to my cellphone 3G service vs. Starbuck’s WIFI service, which I have no interest in partaking of given my own mobile capabilities.

I guess the only downside was that my jacket smelled like a barrista for a good 2, 3 days afterwards.  Oh well, such is the like of a Starbucks yuppie I guess…?