“ Hi. I am a recovering workaholic hoping to meet friends who live in my area and who share my interests. ”

“ Senior citizen woman who is looking for groups in cross stitch, scabble, card games, learning to knit ”

“ Hi, my name is Allie and I'm a recent transplant from Connecticut. I enjoy cooking, shopping, being outdoors, art, movies, politics, board games, music, and many other things. I am in my twenties and am currently a grad student. I'm looking forward to mee ”

“ Recently moved back to Richmond from Boston--trying to build a "life" down here and want to expand my network of friends and activities so I won't be so homesick! ”

“ I grew up in a large family (5 brothers and sisters) and would love to find a nice group of people to socialize with over a wonderful meal in Boston. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because .I found the WGBH Doo-Wop reunions were very sentimental,and I think local shows could have a good audience. ”

“ My latest passion is golf, am looking for folks interested in meeting once a week to hit the range and courses in the Boston area. Would like to eventually enter tournaments. ”

“ I grew up in a TV-free house, so we learned to play music and card and board games; the music passed me right by but I still love the competitiveness of a fierce game of backgammon! ”

“ I do word games everyday, but Scrabble is a favorite online. Looking forweard to playing with people I can see, hahaha. ”

“ Looking for other late 20's/early 30's couples to play Catan, Carcassonne, Cards, Scattergories, Taboo, Hoopla, Flux, and others we might not have played yet on a casual basis. ”

“ I enjoy Scrabble and practically all other word games. I am a punster and puzzler and am fond of all sorts of wordplay. Would love to meet some fellow (and gal) logophiles for linguistic leisure! ”

“ I just moved to Epsom, have been dying to find a watercolor group/class in my area, and make some new friends with the same interest. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because with winter coming I would like an opportunity to enjoy games I have always loved (orwanted to learn) inthe companyof like minded adults. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am moving to the area in September '07 and I love to play all kinds of games. I'm looking to meet new people and have some fun! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'd like to meet new people and play Scrabble. ”

“ I am a recent Smith grad. I now live and work in Lowell as a youth worker, and am looking to meet some fun people outside of my work environment. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because it will be a fun way to meet new people. I am an active woman but do not do a lot socially so this could be a great way to broaden my horizons. ”

“ I want local Scrabble Meetups because I like playing Scrabble. Duh. ”

“ I'm Ilse and I live in Medford. I'm a fairly good player, and I'd like to meet a good and fast player who's local to the Medford area. ”