the books that await

I have the following on my shelves:

Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver)
Grasshopper King (Jordan Ellenberg)
Positively Fifth Street (James McManus)
Loveship Hateship Courtship Marriage (Alice Munro)
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)

which to read next?

Also, why have I been awake since 7?!

scrabble article in the Washington Post

( How To Win at Scrabble )

Where to go score:

Alexandria Scrabble Club. 703-680-1408. drowe@mitre.org. Meets the first, third and fifth Sundays of every month, 4-9 p.m., at Springfield Government Center (6140 Rolling Rd.); the second and fourth Sundays at Franconia Government Center (6121 Franconia Rd., Alexandria).

Baltimore Scrabble Club. 410-254-7014. jonjen@charm.net. Meets at Borders in Towson (415 York Rd.) every Monday, 6-10 p.m.

Bowie Scrabble Club. 301-390-6751. lstephan@juno.com. Meets at 7 p.m. every first Monday at Bowie's Barnes & Noble (15455 Emerald Way). Other Mondays, the club meets at the Woodward Estate (14977 Health Center Dr., Bowie) at 7 p.m.

Washington D.C. Scrabble Club. www.nsli.com/.../scrabble. For more information, contact Ted Gest (202-966-5215 or tgest@sas.upenn.edu). The club meets every Tuesday, 5:30-10 p.m., at the Chevy Chase Community Center (5601 Connecticut Ave. NW) and the first Monday of the every month, 6-10 p.m., at Bethesda's Barnes & Noble (4801 Bethesda Ave.).

hey fiberpeople - hypothetical question

would you be more likely to buy a skein of (wool/merino blend, worsted weight) hand-dyed yarn at $10 for 165 yds, or $15 for 250 yds?