Rachel (nosce_te_ipsum) wrote, @ 2005-03-24 11:17:00

the longer i wait to hear back from the grad school that hasn't actually rejected me yet, the more i am pondering - what the hell am i going to do if i don't get in? at first i considered becoming an english teacher or a psych teacher. only one problem: i don't want to be a teacher. i don't like teenagers enough to be surrounded by them for the rest of my life.

and then an idea hit me.

i don't know exactly how out of the question this idea is. i know nothing about business and i have no money. however, i had this vision this morning whilst in the shower.

a bookstore/record store/coffeehouse/music venue. a place mostly for buying books and zines and whatnot, but then also sell kick ass music, let local bands play there some nights, have trivia nights, book clubs, movie nights, singles nights, music lessons, sell art...whatever! basically a place people can just hang out and do whatever! (all you have to do is imagineer it!)

big comfy armchairs, an area (obviously) dedicated to harry potter, awesome listening booths ala empire records. not overcharging people, not being a dick - giving people in south jersey somewhere to GO, maybe. does this sound too good to be true? am i just kidding myself? i think it would be the best thing ever. of course, there is always a chance of it going under...BUT...maybe it won't, right? and maybe if enough of the community embraced it, it would be wonderful. anyone could be in on it. want to play there? sure. want to sell a painting? sure. want to make coffee for people? be my guest. want to discuss confederacy of dunces? absolutely!

i am excited. tell me what you think. i would obviously be taking some business courses before i ever took anything seriously...but still. i need feedback to help me decide if i am out of my mind or not.

	(Anonymous) 2005-03-24 15:29 (link)
	There are tons of government grants and stuff you can get for start-up. And I bet there is some kind of way to get donations if you're like, supporting the arts or something. You need to see if that guy with the crazy question mark suit has a book about this kinda thing! love, dawn (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: nosce_te_ipsum 2005-03-24 15:38 (link)
	drennen + dan hill(in theory)= financial advising dawn + casie = organizational advising brad + gina + kristen = artistic advising john + britt = technical advising 75% of our friends = literary advising 98% of our friends = musical advising i am so set!! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Coffee House of Dunces (Anonymous) 2005-03-25 09:48 (link)
	"i don't like teenagers enough to be surrounded by them for the rest of my life." So I'll open a coffee house. hahahahahaha Make it a bar. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Re: Coffee House of Dunces nosce_te_ipsum 2005-03-25 10:25 (link)

okay correction...i don't want to be in charge of and/or disciplining teenagers. it's okay if they hang around - sometimes. and it's not so much a coffeehouse...but more of a bookstore/record store that may or may not have delicious refreshments. would it be possible to make a bar/bookstore? people would be drinking merlot and falling asleep in copies of ulysses. or pounding beers and knocking over my display of the latest sedaris book. wait a minute...i don't even like bars, why would i open one? hahahaha (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)