This week we asked the team to share a memorable moment playing a favorite board or card game. No stipulations– this game could be from childhood, or last weekend. In a previous installment of our QOTW, we inquired about favorite apps, so be sure to check that out if you missed it previously.

Matt: Playing Euchre on a Saturday morning with my a few of my friends and winning in 4 hands (2 loners, and 2 marches).  It was the…

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This week, we asked our team members to talk a bit about who inspires them, either professionally or personally.

Below, a handful of our favorites:

Jamil: Indie game developer Jonathan Blow, who developed the award-winning game Braid. Proof that a solo game developer can create a product that is innovative, thoughtful, and commercially successful.

Susan F.: My children and their unending inquisitiveness inspire me to make every day count.

Melissa: Emmet Gowin. As a photographer, his work has long been an inspiration to me;…

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In light of the recent launch of our Astronomy app Star Seed, we turned to thinking about which apps we enjoy the most. It’s always interesting to see the diverse answers from our group. Below is a sampling.

Melissa: Grocery IQ, which is essentially a shopping list, but you can scan the barcodes of frequently used items and create custom lists. My husband went through our pantry and scanned everything we use, so creating a shopping list is…

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This week’s Question of the Week encouraged us to think back to our University days and reflect on our favorite courses. We’re a diverse group, so we thought that it would be fun to share a small sampling of some of our favorite collegiate memories.

What was your favorite course?

Jackie: Human Gross Anatomy was by far my favorite course. It felt very professional and it was something that not many people get to experience.

Dave: I graduated from RIT in…

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Now that we are in the midst of the Holidays, I thought that it would be fun to share traditions (old and new) at our staff meeting this morning. As we went around the room, it was fun to learn about new traditions as well as learn which ones we shared with one another.

A sampling, from the Second Avenue team:

Matt: Pizza with the family on Christmas Eve

Jackie: Frosting homemade cookies with friends

Jamil: Oranges in Christmas stockings… and the Steam…

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Hope that everyone had a fun and frightful Halloween. Did you dress up? At Second Avenue, I was the only one who chose to in office this year– a badge that I wear with pride!

At our all-staff meeting we discussed our BEST EVER costumes. Some of us had standout memories from only a couple of years ago, while others dated back to childhood.

Below, a sampling:

Tory: The cat that…

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In the spirit of co-workers helping choose names (we helped Melissa out with a new baby name a few posts back) we took a stab at helping Mike name his new puppy that will join him and his wife in 6 short weeks. (They are getting a white German Shepherd!) Bonus points for floral or plant derived names.

Below, a sampling of our suggestions:

Jessica- Daisy

Emily- Violet, Olive

Jamil-…

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This week’s Question of the Week (QOTW) is a throw back. What is the first game that you remember playing?

Below, a sampling of our responses…

Bryan- Tank Wars (he recalls it was on a Windows 3.1 machine)

Nick- Centipede

Jessica- Ice Climbers

Emily- Frogger on Atari

Janice- Pong

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This week Susan F. posed the weekly question: what was your best brush with fame? Could be about you personally, or a celebrity infused encounter. Take your pick!

Ray- Met Bill Clinton, Arnold Palmer, and The Lone Ranger

Susan F.- Saw Michael J. Fox riding his bike in Toronto

Emily- At age 4 appeared on the Deputy Don show, also made Michael Moore’s weekly coffee years ago working at Border’s Cafe in Michigan.

Susan B.- On a trip to California, saw Michael Jordan…

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This week, we got a bit personal with our project manager, Melissa. What should she name her baby boy? He is due in August!

Susan F.- Quinn, Owen, or Henry

Susan B.- Quentin

Rebecca- Ashton

Emily- Maxwell

Emma- Liam

Jamil- Lars, Luther, or Hippogriff

Tory- Samuel, Bryan, or Charles

Mike- Gabriel

Steve- Hippogriff

Nick- Ian

Svend- Bob

Curt- Jesse

Dave- Jeffrey

Bryan- Thor

Do you have a name suggestion for Melissa? Leave it in the comments below!

Also, can you tell that we were discussing Harry Potter and mythological creatures previously in the day?

-Emma

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