coffee & internet should equal happiness

The neighbors are no longer providing me with free wireless internet. It was too good to last.

I am no longer working, which means no time-wasting interneting at work.

So I am now on a quest for the ideal coffeeshop with wireless in which to keep myself connected to the wider world.

The requirements:
good coffee
reliable wireless network
music that I can stand
good people watching
not too far from my house (the laptop gets heavy after a while)

I have been to two coffeeshops this morning. Neither is a taker.

Common Grounds Coffeehouse
I was willing to overlook my hatred of the punny name for this place. I like their coffee. Their music is generally good - they play XM. This morning's barista likes blues. Blues is okay. The place is close to my house. It is busy enough in the morning to keep the people watching interesting. Their downfall: their wireless network was very spotty. It kept cutting out. I tried 4 different seats, continuously rotating my computer, trying to figure out the ideal placement of my laptop. I did not succeed.

and now I am at Homestar.
It is the closest coffeeshop to my house. I had never been here, before, so I had high hopes for it. They are dashed. All it has going for it is a reliable internet connection. Their coffee sucks. E told me it did months ago. She was right. They claim it is Stumptown, but it doesn't taste like it. It is bitter and foul. And it cost 50% more than Common Ground's. Their music is not so good. Fiona Apple was on when I came in, which is enjoyable sometimes. The barista quickly switched to performance today. I hate performance today. The space is interesting. The people watching is boring.

So the quest continues.