Normally I have a nice full pipe of bandwidth, however, my recent move has left me without an internet connection until next week. How do people live like this? To catch up on things last night I headed down to a local Phoenix coffee and gelato house that had a wifi connection.

The crowd waxed and waned over the night being populated by a mix of the very old and the very young. Presumably the 25s to 45s were in the restaurants, clubs and pubs; while the early 20s and over 50s preferred more sedate, quiet and juvenile surrounds to spend their evening chatting and/or giggling.

I admire the cafe-scapes that photographers like Michael Blamey take. It is hard taking photographs in those environments, especially ones where you try to compose a shot rather than a quick happy snap or a fast 'say cheese' type picture. I always feel I am intruding to an extent onto an individuals use of the public space. As I do it more and more I am sure I will get over that reticence.

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