coworking noe valley/mission?

Ever since the Start conference, I've been having this mental itch to collaborate in some way with all these talented folks I know. A brain trust kind of thing, or a supportive community to bounce concepts off of, and to be the same for others.

For a while I've been seeing tweets from my San Antonio friends about "coworking" days they hold monthly at my friend Susan's Firecat Studio - you can get . It sounded intriguing; a way for people who have struck out on their own to keep a community. They have a space where anyone who wants to can come and work - either on their own stuff but getting human contact, or to work with each other, answer questions, help each other work through some particularly knotty concepts.

Despite the fact that I'm not an independent or startup person, I'm craving that kind of interaction. There are some places in SF that offer space like that for indies, but I'm thinking of something more personal, a closer group of talent; more salon-like.

Anyone else out there feeling that urge? Want to get together monthly for something like this? It can be something as easy as a WFSF day at a local coffee shop (for my fellow googlers), or an evening thing at someone's house or a bar. Noe Valley/Mission area generally - could involve beer at the end...

You can share, or not; be there just to have company while you work, or to collaborate and tap the brain trust. I'm just throwing it out there. Let me know what you think.