Last week was a week of many events at Office Nomads.
On Monday we had two things happening in the space after normal working hours (whatever those are).
On the very unofficial side of things, Chris, Tim, Eric, and Jacob all got together to play board games and drink. I was going to go too, but came down with a really annoying cold (that has yet to pass completely). Apparently the boys had a really good time (except for an unfortunate run in with Mille Bornes which they all hate) because they were still talking about it two days later when I got back to the office.
According to a new note on our blackboard, Board Game Night is bow every first Monday of the month.
Also on Monday night, Office Nomads played host to Sustainable Capitol Hill’s monthly general meeting. Unfortunately they don’t yet have a web site so I can’t link to them. Susan is involved however and gave me a run down of the organization to share with you all. Basically, they’re working to make Capitol Hill the kind of clean, green and community-oriented neighborhood we know it can be. Oh heck, let me just quote the draft mission statement she sent:
Sustainable Capitol Hill is a network of neighbors, businesses and community groups dedicated to making Capitol Hill a sustainable community. We are working to create a vital neighborhood — one with strong connections between people, place, and the local ecosystem. Through education, organizing, and action we can make our neighborhood a model for a sustainable future.
According to Matt at 8 Block Walk, Sustainable Capitol Hill is an email list (sustcaphill@gmail.com) and a lot of meetings. There are monthly meetings, and committee meetings. I know they’ve put on a few events in their time, including the rad-sounding Tank Tops to Totes that I wrote about on Seattlest a few weeks ago. There’s a lot more stuff they want to do from what I hear, so if you’re interested, drop a line and see what you can do.
Wednesday, Susan and Jacob hosted the first-ever Office Nomads Wednesday Lunch which promises to become a weekly event according to ye olde blackboard.
Basically, everyone who working in the office sits down in one of the conference rooms and eats together. Last week we were going to talk about the space and what we all want from it. But it really was just an opportunity to take advantage of our intentional community and eat lunch with people, not computers. Almost all of us were there and really, it was just a bunch of people eating lunch together. Mostly a lot of joking and really a lot of fun. Feel free to drop in and have lunch with us at noon on Wednesdays.
Thursday night at Office Nomads, Susan hosted a woman-only clothing swap. I’ve heard about these kinds of events before and lemme tell ya, I’d love to go if only they’d have me cause I love free clothes. No dice though so it’s back to Goodwill for me (I found some awesome t-shirts this weekend). Anyway, Susan says the women all had a great time and she is now thinking of hosting a more public clothing swap in the near future. Stay tuned.
Coming weeks hold the promise of more events in the space including the monthly Sustainable Capitol Hill meeting which all are invited to attend, possibly an art show and who knows what else. Of course, I’ll let you know when I know, but you can also check out our Events Calendar if you want to be on the cutting edge.
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