Careful calendar observers might note that next Tuesday is the fourth Tuesday of the month of September. And by the arbitrary conventions of Metroblogging Seattle, it means that it is time for the authors and readers of this site to step away from their laptop computers, dress in something other than pajamas, and break forth from their caves into the real world to hang out, eat, drink, and generally be social creatures.

Per our custom, we’ll be at the Elysian Brewpub (1221 E Pike St.) at 7 pm on the 26th of September. If the organizer is on the ball, there might even be a sign so that you can distinguish us from the rest of the people in the restaurant.

Now, we aren’t kidding about this! We really want you to come — it will be fun and not that scary at all. It’s getting on autumn; so the possibility of the Elysian having pumpkin ale seems real and tantalizing and ever so hard to resist. So, clear out a spot for us on your Tuesday agenda and RSVP [upcoming] so that we’ll know to expect you and we won’t need to do an awkward scramble to borrow chairs from other diners, interrupting their very serious conversations, et c.

Finally, this is usually a good time to let you know that there’s room on this ship for a few more members who are into the group weblog scene. If you’re mildly obsessive about Seattle-related topics and want to join the Metroblogging family, point your browser over to the application [#].