#@occupypatio

It's been quite a while since we occupied anywhere, hasn't it! Sorry about that. Don't you hate it when life gets in the way of living? Occupy Wild Rose Brewery last month was a great success. We occupied that patio for a goodly number of hours and sampled some fresh-from-the-cask Seasonal ale.

Next up, the much-discussed, much-anticipated Ironic High Tea. If I had to break it down, I'd wager this occupy is 70% enjoying the occupy experience, and 30% performance art. Read on for more details:

When: Sunday, September 30; 2:00pm until whenever we feel like leaving or the sun goes down and it gets cold, whichever comes first Where: Central Memorial Park, 1221 2nd St SW What: High tea in the park. We're brining fine china and wearing our Sunday best. If you want to go all out and don the Queen's favorite sunhat, have at'er!

Valerie is in charge of providing tea cups, so it's up to the rest of us to each bring the following:

1. A thermos of tea. And cream/sugar, if so desired 2. Delictable finger foods, the likes of which you would find at a fancy high tea. For example, scones with Devonshire cream; watercress sandwiches; strawberry tarts, etc. 3. A blanket to sit on 4. Your camera! We're dressing up and sitting in a park to have high tea. It deserves to be recorded!

We had a great, hot afternoon occupying Sunfest on Sunday. After @outdoorphil and his band of merry mates wandered the festival for a bit, we hunkered down at the covered half of the Hose and Hound patio. Thanks, Phil, for making it a great day as always! (if occupy patio was into hierarchical structures and whatnot, you'd totally be winning "most frequent patioer"!).

On to a patio with a twist. For starters, like our indoor events, this one doesn't actually have a patio. You could almost call it a picnic, but, y'know, in the dead of night. For those not familiar with the goings on up yonder, August 11-13 marks the peak window in North America for the Perseid Meteor Shower. With the potential to see as many as 16-60 meteors per hour (with the peak being after midnight) it could be a pretty amazing show. So here's the details:

When: Saturday, August 11; 9pm meet to work out carpooling; approx 10pm arrival Where: Meet at Good Earth Cafe (once again, the big one downtown), 1502 11th Street SW at 9pm to arrange carpooling. We'll then head off to Nose Hill Park, the 14th street, 64th Ave parking lot, for 10-ish. What: A meteor shower picnic patio extravaganza! Bring a blanket, warm clothes, some hot coffee/chocolate/tea, maybe some snacks to share, and of course, a flashlight, and we'll just kick back and watch the sky Why: Because it's awesome

Very important: DRESS APPROPRIATELY (@ASKdesignCSI, @JennaShummoogum, I'm looking at you...) and bring your blanket, flashlight, etc. If you have a camping lantern, that would be awesome, too, for the pre-shower fun. If you're not opposed, bug spray might also be suggested. And for the love of all that's good, wear decent shoes!