[GLLUG] Lansing Coworking / Shared Office Space

[Ed Thomson]

Hi guys-

I'm wondering if anybody's interested in setting up a Lansing-area  
"coworking" setup.  That is, shared office space for telecommuters,  
consultants, entrepreneurs - basically anybody working out of their  
house or a Beaner's, who wants something else to call home for their  
workday.

As some of you know, I moved up to Lansing late last year with my  
girlfriend, who's working on her PhD at MSU.  I still work for the  
same employer, who's headquartered in Illinois.  I work out of the  
"office" in our home - basically a spare bedroom.  But I'm getting  
tired of going all day without leaving the house, and the space  
constraints are becoming an issue, etc, etc.  But I don't want to  
rent an entire office for myself since I'm just transferring my  
social isolation to a different (and more expensive) location.

So I'm hoping there are some like minded individuals who'd be  
interested in collectively renting office space.  So if you're a  
freelancer or telecommuter who's tired of working from home, or if  
you know of any, please let me know.

Some links to other people setting up similar shared office spaces:
http://coworking.pbwiki.com/   (the "Coworking" wiki)
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/jan2007/ 
sb20070131_094012.htm (BusinessWeek)
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/02/27/coworking_facilities.html   
(Boing Boing article)

Cheers-
-Ed