Coffee Shop Hype

So, as you know by my repeditive claims of computer disuse, I don't go online at home very often (mainly b/c the unsecure network that I've always used doesn't seem to be allowing me full access anymore), so I'm sure you're all very proud that I've actually made changes to my page (all by myself I might add!).

Well, yesterday I decided to try to go to Starbucks to go online and actually do all the things on my computer that I never do.  Okay, so this was motivated by my DVR's inability to properly record 2 of my shows and I really just wanted to watch them, but whatever, I finally found the motivation.  So I go to the wretched coffee house (I hate coffee.  Really, really hate it.  Even the smell is disgusting to me) and I order my delicious hazelnut hot chocolate (I highly recommend this by the way) and go to set up my computer.  I even had my headphones so no one else was disturbed by me, I opened up my itunes so that I could listen to music while I set everything up and tried to get started.  Now, keep in mind before I went in I made sure that the window had the little "ATT Wifi" sign, thinking that meant that I could get free internet.

You techies must be laughing at me by now.  Let me just interject now that, first of all, I don't go in coffee shops, I just know that on TV people sit in coffee shops and play on their computers.  Secondly, I clearly have never tried to go online anywhere but my house.  So, as you may have guessed, I open up Explorer, and it gives me login info and differnet options. . . point is, I can't get online without paying for it.  Stupid Starbucks and stupid ATT and stupid coffee houses with their stupid false stereotypes!!!!

So my mom suggested that I go to McDonald's that now offers wifi.  Here's the thing with that.  I feel like when I walk out of places like that I have a thin layer of grease on me, and that's just gross.  Oh, and I also figured that they'd cheat me out of my free internet too.  So I went to my friend's shop and watched my shows on his computer (b/c low and behold their wireless seemed to stop working the moment that I walked into the shop.  Shocker).  While there, I also updated my Shelfari page (the dorkiest, most awesome site ever), and I finally cancelled my eharmony account (Really, what was I thinking??). 

This all took so long I didn't have time to work on this (let's just say that my day today allowed me access to this. . . which it normally doesn't, and we'll leave it at that) and I couldn't use my laptop so I couldn't download music. . . or go through all my emails.  Anyhoo, point is, I finally got to update this (you'll notice I even have the movie rating scale at the bottom of the page!!) and still need access to the freakin internet!!!  If I didn't already hate coffee, I'd boycott that place!!

So uh. . . where am I supposed to go for free internet?  Any suggetions that you guys can give me, your antiquated (I guessed on the spelling for that) blogger, I'd appreciate it!  Oh, and I really hate training classes that you take to get out of the office and the teacher is so slow that after more than 2 hours you're only on page 30 of the training book. . . that has over 160 pages!!!  There's no way I'm getting out early today!!!

UPDATE:  I got an email from Borders telling me that they have free internet, but isn't that dangerous???  Telling me to go to a bookstore and spend tons of time in there??  I never walk out of that place without bags of books. . . so dangerous.