I chose the above image because it comes closer to conveying my feelings about the upcoming Blogtown Meetup than words ever could. I hope everybody wrote August 12 on their calendars like I told them to, because next Thursday your favorite Mercury writers (and Patrick!) and your favorite anonymous internet friends will be meeting on the porch of the spankin' new Landmark Saloon (4847 SE Division) for drinks and a few friendly games of cornhole. (That's a lie, there is no such thing as a friendly game of cornhole.) It's been a while since we've done one of these—if you've never been, they're good fun, and really not as awkward as you might imagine. IRL Blogtownies are very nice people. Even Graham.
So that's: Thursday, August 12, 6 pm, Landmark Saloon. I'll bring nametag-making stuff and some review copies of books to give away, if anyone is looking for reading material (perhaps my admittedly stingy-ass co-workers will be motivated to cough up some swag as well). Who's in?