Wednesday is Scrabble night at Blue State Coffee. There are two boards and one dictionary on site (as well as Uno and dominos and chess — play whatever you want) but bring your own board if you’ve got one. You will also need paper and pencil, and money to buy coffee and stuff. Bring a …
Wednesday is Scrabble night at Blue State Coffee. There are two boards and one dictionary on site (as well as Uno and dominos and chess — play whatever you want) but bring your own board if you’ve got one. You will also need paper and pencil, and money to buy coffee and stuff. Bring a …
Don’t forget the tile bag, sweetie. Wednesday is Scrabble night at Blue State Coffee. There are two boards and one dictionary on site (as well as Uno and dominos and chess — play whatever you want) but bring your own board if you’ve got one. You will also need paper and pencil, and money to …
Don’t make her mad and don’t be fashionably late for Wednesday’s show at AS220. The openers include performance musician, beer-swilling valkyrie, and international wild child Blevin Blectum, who has wowed the crowds from Rio to Richmond. She describes her work as follows; Slow-mo sunspots, high contrast hydraulics, Cascaded Integrator-Combing, and negative acceleration. Epic sound for …
Things to do on Wednesday. First, remember to go to Langevin’s meeting at Warwick City Hall, 3275 Post Road at 6pm. (I am heartened by news (NYT) that the Dems have suddenly realized that they are the majority party and that attempts at bipartisan cooperation are, and always were, pointless and stupid. Why are we …
Casual players (who enjoy winning) are invited to Blue State Coffee on Thayer Street for Scrabble Wednesdays. People start showing up after 6pm. Bring a board if you’ve got one and definitely bring paper and a writing implement. Snacks, tea and coffee drinks can be purchased at the register right next to the tip jar. …
And delicious. Come play Scrabble tonight at Blue State Coffee (emotional support lions welcome with doctor’s certification). Just wander in any time after 6pm. Bring a board if you’ve got one, and pencil and paper. The floor hostess will adjudicate all disputes — no arguing balls and strikes. Purchase tea, coffee, espresso etc. and yummy …
Someone at The Onion must be into Scrabble; it gets abused with such frequency (and accuracy). Whoever writes these things knows the game. This week we learn the terrible truth behind the unhappy life of CEO Mortimer Z. Hassenfeld in ‘Jilted Hasbro CEO Laughs Coldly As Scrabble Destroys Another Relationship’. If you are trying to …
Tonight is Scrabble Wednesday at Blue State Coffee, corner of Thayer and Cushing Streets, from 6pm to 10pm. Bring a board and your own pencil and paper. BSC will supply (sell you) coffee, lattes, espresso etc. at a very reasonable price. Baked goods by Seven Stars. Pay at the cash register located next to the …
Okay, the weather still stinks. Why not stay warm and dry and play Scrabble tonight at Blue State Coffee. This is an unsanctioned gathering of people with boards, so no dues and no timers (unless you want). Bring paper and pencils for keeping score. Sidearms will be confiscated at the door as arguments will arise. …
Check out today’s Brown Daily Herald for a feature about the Scrabblers who meet every Monday night at Julian’s Restaurant on Broadway. Emmy Liss did a fantastic job of capturing the white-knuckle thrills and chills of our weekly slugfest. (One minor correction: The ‘Jesse’ mentioned in the article is a man. Don’t ask me how …
Scrabolous is my new hip-hop name. Someone, maybe Elvis Costello, once said “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” It’s true, music should resonate as a visceral experience — either you respond or you don’t. And then maybe the lyrics speak to you. Having said that I suppose in some cases a genre becomes …
Just as I was embracing the new ethos of anti-consumerism (although this is as much a life-style ‘choice’ as celibacy is for people who can’t get laid… I’m just broke) along comes Steampunk to fill me with lust for objects that I must possess before I die. Speaking of lust, the artist behind Datamancer, Richard …
Scrabble S.I.T. Pillows $22.68 These 3 gorgeous Twill Pillows are hand screenprinted by the owner of H2F with Scrabble inspired designs. One S, one T and one I come standard. Typically 12″ square, but I’ve been known to mix it up and do 14″ pillows when stock allows. You can now special order an H …
What are the odds that two Dosers would need to write about Scrabble on exactly the same day? This is a little vexing since I actually have some news to report and the other guy just wanted to say ‘Butts’. In the future, Matthew, why don’t you stick to reviewing your clinically-depressed techno-vikings and leave …
I saw this in a blog entry dated at 2:00 this morning, so I’m not sure whether it’s today or yesterday, but Scrabble just turned 60! The game itself is about ten years older than that, but creator Alfred Butts [tee-hee] didn’t manage to sell the game until 1948. Though I excel at certain things …