Remote work from the gay pub

❧ Blog posted AEST

Friday lunch at the Wickham, Brisbane’s local gay pub, is one of my favourite new traditions.

The exterior of The Wickham Hotel, a three story pub with palm trees out the front. It's overcast.
The neon flower lounge, surrounded by plants, a brown leather couch and a wall mosaic of pop culture
Outside at the Wickham beer garden. It's wet, but there's shelter. Only one other person here
Chicken parmy with chippies and salad. So good. Laptop set up in the background, and the bar out of focus on the distance

I’ve been intending to go on Fridays because it’s a great spot, there’s plenty of places to work, and it helps keep the lights on at a place that’s important to me. This is where I’ve met a lot of my friends, done a lot of growing as a person, and really it’s a nice spot to be.

It’s been wet, and I’ve had other commitments so I’ve only been twice in the past month but each time it’s been great.

Last night my friend R arrived after work and we stuck around for a few drinks which turned into a bottle of wine back at my place, where he stayed on the couch for the night (he lives on an island, it’s a trek).

For a person who “doesn’t drink” I have a low grade hangover this morning. Coffee is brewing now.

This is part of how I’ve been getting a bit more experimental with how I’m approaching remote work in a pandemic world. There’s a bunch of picnic shelters down by the river that I’ve been working at from time to time, and the local coffee shop has pretty good outdoor seating. Depending on my meeting load it’s not always possible to do, but I think it’s important to get out and be a part of the world.